PinnedJanice HaraydainLit LifeThink You Can’t Get Sued For Putting Real People In Fiction? Think Again.You can’t protect yourself as a creator just by changing names — but here are 5 tips from that could help·5 min read·Nov 18, 2023--71--71
PinnedJanice HaraydainLit Life‘I’m In My 20s And Want To Be A Writer. What Should I Be Doing Right Now?’The brutal truths nobody tells you about launching a writing career when you’re just a few years out of school·6 min read·Mar 5, 2024--52--52
PinnedJanice HaraydainThe PubWhat Do Publishers Really Pay You For A Book?Learn from these 63 mind-blowing (or heartbreaking) ‘advances’ paid to bestselling or barely selling authors·13 min read·Mar 31, 2023--75--75
Janice HaraydainLit LifeTrue Tales of Two CitiesAre we all wrong about Houston and Miami Beach? Nonfiction books reveal their hidden vices and virtues·4 min read·9 hours ago--1--1
Janice HaraydainThe PolisLibrarians Shouldn’t Go To Jail For The Books They SelectThe war on reading has entered a dangerous new phase, but librarians are fighting back in court·5 min read·2 days ago--13--13
Janice HaraydainThe PolisDo We Really Get More Conservative As We Age?Surprising research shows that the popular belief is exaggerated and sometimes flat-out wrong·5 min read·May 11, 2024--65--65
Janice HaraydainLit LifeA Feminist Defense Of CinderellaWhy new versions won’t turn girls into wimps waiting to be rescued by princes with foot fetishes·5 min read·May 8, 2024--21--21
Janice HaraydainLit LifeQuick Tips On Finding Your Voice As A WriterWhat you can learn from Joan Didion, David Sedaris, and others who always sound like themselves·7 min read·May 5, 2024--47--47
Janice HaraydainLit LifeHow America’s Child-Protection System Fails Its Most VulnerableAn award-winning book shows how its appalling injustices hurt black families and others·6 min read·Apr 29, 2024--3--3
Janice HaraydainLit LifeThe Truth About Ian Fleming’s Golden TypewriterIt didn’t help him with his James Bond novels, but this writing method did·5 min read·Apr 25, 2024--7--7