shit rough drafts

"The first draft of anything is shit. Go fuck yourself." -Hemingway (by @PaulLaudiero)
The Brothers Karamazov, by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. 1880.

The Brothers Karamazov, by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. 1880.

The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins. 2008.

The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins. 2008.

Nineteen Eighty-Four, by George Orwell. 1949.

Nineteen Eighty-Four, by George Orwell. 1949.

Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, by George Lucas. 1977.

Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, by George Lucas. 1977.

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Earlier this year, Chronicle Books and Tumblr collaborated on The Great Tumblr Book Search. There were 175 terrific book ideas pitched, and today’s Tumblr Tuesday features the winners!
Shit Rough Drafts The grand-prize winner, by 22-year-old Creative Writing major Paul Laudiero, imagines early drafts of famous literary works and screenplays. The book is slated for publication in Spring 2014.
The Awkward Phase Awkwardness is inevitable, so let’s celebrate it.
Activitorium by The Tangential This proposed activity book for real-life adults will get you coloring, staging paper doll plays, and more.
Twitter: The Comic Original art illustrating borrowed text in four brilliant panels.
For updates on what’s new, check the official New & Notable blog.

staff:

Earlier this year, Chronicle Books and Tumblr collaborated on The Great Tumblr Book Search. There were 175 terrific book ideas pitched, and today’s Tumblr Tuesday features the winners!

Shit Rough Drafts
The grand-prize winner, by 22-year-old Creative Writing major Paul Laudiero, imagines early drafts of famous literary works and screenplays. The book is slated for publication in Spring 2014.

The Awkward Phase
Awkwardness is inevitable, so let’s celebrate it.

Activitorium by The Tangential
This proposed activity book for real-life adults will get you coloring, staging paper doll plays, and more.

Twitter: The Comic
Original art illustrating borrowed text in four brilliant panels.

For updates on what’s new, check the official New & Notable blog.

(via chroniclebooks)

Shit Rough Drafts Book Deal!

I’m happy to announce that Shit Rough Drafts will soon be a book!

Look for a 2014 release with Chronicle Books!

Tell everyone you know.

Also, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you.

-paul

Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen. 1811.

Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen. 1811.

The Three Musketeers, by Alexandre Dumas. 1844.

The Three Musketeers, by Alexandre Dumas. 1844.