Topic: Writing

What’s So Bad About ‘Oversharing’, Anyway?

What's So Bad About 'Oversharing', Anyway?

There’s been a lot of noise made of late about all the “oversharing” young people (especially young writers) are doing these days, and how it’s bad and scary. The idea goes, I guess, that if the content of a story is inspired by one’s own life, that story loses validity as a work of fiction (why? It just does!), and by the way, does your mother know what you’ve been up to? I’m here to tell you why this idea is intellectually baseless, and also that I will not get off your lawn. More »

Chasing Thirty: The Halfway Point

Chasing Thirty: The Halfway Point

Today is my half birthday. It seems fitting that it falls on a Wednesday since that is the day of the week that I write my column for you, dear Gloss readers. I have six months left of my twenties and I can’t help feeling that it will be gone before I know it. Twenty-nine almost feels like a fake age somehow, a gray area, neither here nor there. I’m not technically thirty but I don’t so much feel like I’m in my twenties any longer either. More »

Some Good Things To Write About

Some Good Things To Write About

So, possibly, someone was tired and out of ideas about beauty or fashion, and perhaps that someone was me. It’s 4:00 and Tuesday and Christina Hendricks only has so much cleavage to share with the world. But because I was resourceful I took to the Internet and googled “what are some good things to write about?” I don’t want to spoil this for you, but the answer is “not wizards, they’ll make you look like a newb.” More »

Other Books We’d Like To See Women Write Besides ‘Go The Fuck To Sleep’

Other Books We'd Like To See Women Write Besides 'Go The Fuck To Sleep'
"Shut the Fuck Up"
"Take Your Shitty Job Offer And Go Fuck Yourself"
"Fuck Having Children"
"Give Me the Fucking Promotion"
"Get The Fuck Out"

Over at Babble, writer Amy Sohn recently wrote a piece about the book “Go the Fuck to Sleep.” The faux-children’s tome was written by Adam Mansbach, about how much he wants his kids to settle in for the night so he can go watch a DVD. In her article, Sohn wonders whether the story could have been written by a mom like herself, and still been as well-received.
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