This is a solo podcast where I discuss a trend in publishing to include a "morality clause" that would allow publishers to nullify a contract if the author hits any of the myriad tripwires that could cause public "condemnation," "hatred," or "ridicule" and hurt sales.
This is the statement from the Author's Guild opposing these clauses.
Some good information here too.
William Wilkerson's resentful takedown of the Hollywood 10 during McCarthyism is documented by his son, here.
This episode is another in a series on craft in partnership with Kaylie Jones Books. In this "Craft Series" we interview a KJB writer...
This is Episode 4 of a 9-episode discussion of John Gardner's often overlooked, but important and timely treatise "On Moral Fiction." On Moral Fiction...
Novelist Michael Mihaley and I sat down at Tommy's Place in Port Jefferson to discuss his debut novel "The Underdog Parade." We talked about...