Luca Cottini

In writing, less can be more... Georges Simenon discusses his writing and revision process: During an interview with the Paris Review, Simenon commented that he kept submitting short stories to the literary editor of Le Matin even after they were repeatedly rejected. Reacting to Simenon's most recent submission, the editor finally said to him, "Look, it is too literary, always too literary." "So, I followed [the editor's] advice. It's what I do when I write and the main job when I rewrite, " Simenon said. The interviewer for the Paris Review asked, "What do you mean by too literary? What do you cut out, certain kinds of Words?" Simenon: Adjectives, adverbs, and every word which is there just to make an effect. Every sentence which is there just for the sentence. You know you have a beautiful sentence ____ cut it. Every time I find such a thing in one of my novels, it is to be cut. Interviewer: Is that the nature of most of your revisions? Simenon: Almost all of it. _____ Curated by Dennis Mellersh Source: Writers at Work: The Paris Review interviews, edited by Malcolm Cowley, The Viking Press, 1959 #Marketing #ContentWriting #Editing #Rewriting #Brevity

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For the #WritingCommunity: a #litmag's editor's checklist to tick through before hitting "send"; determining if your nonfiction idea can be a book; more. https://lnkd.in/eY4b4dC9

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Leiden Series in Comparative Historiography: This series on Asian Histories puts historiography in a comparative perspective. Is this also your approach? We offer a home to your research output – send book proposals to masja.horn[at]brill.com - www.brill.com/LSCH #brill #comparativestudies #historiography

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The Other College Debt: Student loans aren’t the only kind of university debt. Colleges and universities have borrowed billions, mostly to build new dorms, dining halls and facilities, spaces they may – or may not – need as student enrollment declines nationally. Today, nearly 10 cents of every dollar in university budgets helps pay interest on institutional debt. Listen to our podcast “College Uncovered,” you know the drill by now, wherever you get your podcasts:  https://lnkd.in/eVqZVy7V  GBH The Hechinger Report #highered PRX

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A well-crafted memoir isn’t just about the author’s unique experiences—it’s about making those experiences resonate with readers, even if their lives are entirely different. A powerful memoir connects on a human level, speaking to universal themes like resilience, love, and growth. It’s this relatability that turns a personal story into something impactful for every reader. Great memoirs remind us that, despite our differences, we share common emotions and struggles. That connection keeps readers turning the pages.

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The Financial Times describes how academic publishers profit from the publish-or-perish culture and where the biggest publishers have increased their share of the more prestigious end of the market. #openaccess #scholarlypublishers #academicpublishing #researchintegrity #peerreview

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