Your Friday Recommendation #24

A few weeks back I wrote about Cormac McCarthy’s The Road being turned into a film that will be released this Thanksgiving, and in the process of doing some research for that blog post I stumbled across a new steelbook edition DVD of The Proposition, an excellent film which led me to McCarthy in a … Read more

Your Friday Recommendation #20

Scrawlers writer Andrew’s prize is in the mail (oh, Andrew, your prize is in the mail…) and I’m in the middle of re-reading today’s recommendation, On Writing by Stephen King. If you want a petty argument about the worth of taking the advice of a genre writer who appeals to the masses, with all due … Read more

And the winner of the “Back to School” contest is…

Andrew! Congratulations to Andrew for winning our “Back to School” contest. You can read his winning entry here. Andrew will receive a hardcopy edition of “On Writing” by Stephen King, a book we’ve discussed at The Scrawl several times in the last two years – including it’s appearance last week as Your Friday Recommendation. Thanks … Read more

Still time to enter our “Back to School” contest

Just a reminder that Scrawlers is running a “Back to School” contest for one lucky winner to receive a hardcover copy of “On Writing” by Stephen King. See this post or the Scrawlers contest page to learn how to enter and get the rules. Don’t miss your chance to win this inspirational memoir with practical … Read more

Win a free hardcover copy of Stephen King’s “On Writing”

We interrupt our infrequent blog posts about why we haven’t been blogging to bring you an official announcement for the “Back to School” Scrawlers Contest. We’re giving away a hardcover copy of Stephen King’s “On Writing” to one lucky Scrawlers writer. One part memoir and one part meditation on craft, King delivers a well-written and … Read more