Bernard Schweizer

Mar 8, 2024 | wrongspeakpublishing.com | Bernard Schweizer

“Against the assault of laughter, nothing can stand.”— Mark TwainOne year ago, the longtime director of UCLA’s screenwriting program, Richard Walter, submitted his novel Deadpan for consideration to Heresy Press. Soon after I started reading, I came across these statements: “Hitler Was Right.” “Deport Jewish Scum.” There were more phrases along those lines. Did I express outrage and write a harsh rejection letter?

Feb 29, 2024 | heresy-press.com | Jonah Winter |Bernard Schweizer |Sherman Alexie |Elizabeth Cline

Guest EssayFear and PublishingBy Jonah WinterFranklin Roosevelt once famously said, “the only thing we have to fear is fear itself” –which begs the question, what about Siberian Tigers? Or nuclear weapons? Or drunk drivers?But after one gets such sarcastic rejoinders out of one’s system, one has to acknowledge the point he was making. Fear is itself a dangerous thing. And when fear takes over a person, a community, a country, or a publishing world, bad things can happen.

Jan 25, 2024 | litmagnews.substack.com | Bernard Schweizer

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