December 2010
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So I’ve been out here in Cali for close to a week. Escaped the snow I wanted on the East. Celebrated my son’s 7th. I fly back tomorrow, the first day of 2011, not really knowing in what state I’ll be. I’m rested but tired. Overly fed but hungry for something else. It’s nice to get away, even if a few miles from your usual, just to have somewhere else affect you. Out...
Dec 31st
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So I’ve been out here in Cali for close to a week. Escaped the snow I wanted on the East. Celebrated my son’s 7th. I fly back tomorrow, the first day of 2011, not really knowing in what state I’ll be. I’m rested but tired. Overly fed but hungry for something else. It’s nice to get away, even if a few miles from your usual, just to have somewhere else affect you. Out...
Dec 31st
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“There’s a hazardous sadness to the first sounds of someone else’s...”
– Jonathan Franzen, Freedom
Dec 31st
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10 Literary Family Dynasties →
Dec 30th
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Dec 28th
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Dec 28th
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Dec 25th
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Dec 25th
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Dec 24th
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Dec 24th
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Dec 24th
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Dec 24th
Dec 22nd
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“I think the ongoing challenge of the writer is to persist even with no guarantee...”
– Rachelle Gardner
Dec 22nd
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“Find a subject you care about. It is this genuine caring, not your games with...”
– Kurt Vonnegut
Dec 20th
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“Find a subject you care about. It is this genuine caring, not your games with...”
– Kurt Vonnegut
Dec 20th
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broadcastr.com “Like Foursquare for storytellers, the new platform will link the audio to that specific place, allowing listeners to hear your story when they enter the same location. The platform will officially launch on December 20th…” Read more here: “Broadcastr Debuts at the eBook Summit” Reminds me of listening to audio while walking through an art museum. I...
Dec 19th
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broadcastr.com “Like Foursquare for storytellers, the new platform will link the audio to that specific place, allowing listeners to hear your story when they enter the same location. The platform will officially launch on December 20th…” Read more here: “Broadcastr Debuts at the eBook Summit” Reminds me of listening to audio while walking through an art museum. I...
Dec 19th
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Dec 19th
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Dec 19th
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Is Your E-Book Reading Up On You? →
This is an intriguing article for authors. It talks about tracking data from eReaders. Tracking is not new. But in the realm of reading… For an author, this can be gold or a new neuroses to kill his writing abilities. Imagine finding out that the average reader of your book stops at page 11 and does not pick up the book again for more than two weeks. Or that as soon as they read the first...
Dec 18th
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Is Your E-Book Reading Up On You? →
This is an intriguing article for authors. It talks about tracking data from eReaders. Tracking is not new. But in the realm of reading… For an author, this can be gold or a new neuroses to kill his writing abilities. Imagine finding out that the average reader of your book stops at page 11 and does not pick up the book again for more than two weeks. Or that as soon as they read the first...
Dec 18th
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Dec 18th
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Dec 18th
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The New Literary Stars Of Spain And Latin America →
Dec 18th
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“A man jumps from the 40th story of a building. As he’s passing the 28th floor on...”
– One of 642 different writing prompts brainstormed by The Grotto to be published by Chronicle Books.
Dec 17th
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“A man jumps from the 40th story of a building. As he’s passing the 28th floor on...”
– One of 642 different writing prompts brainstormed by The Grotto to be published by Chronicle Books.
Dec 17th
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Dec 15th
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Major international literary prizes of 2011 →
Just in case you need time to find something to wear.
Dec 15th
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Dec 15th
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“Sometimes a writer tells as a shortcut, to move quickly to the meaty part of the...”
– James Scott Bell
Dec 15th
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Writers pick their favourite short stories →
There’s always a lesson to be found in a good short story…
Dec 11th
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Writers pick their favourite short stories →
There’s always a lesson to be found in a good short story…
Dec 11th
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Dec 10th
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Dec 8th
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Dec 8th
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Dec 8th
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Dec 7th
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My in-laws from England have landed. This means Conversation and TV volume ↑ Consumption of beer and whiskey ↑ Diverse meals ↓ Cooking and cleaning ↑ Comparisons made between England and the US ↑ Visiting places of interest that I haven’t bothered to even if they are in walking distance ↑ Watching the Premier League on cable ↑ Having a reason to blow-off ↑ Love them immensely.
Dec 7th
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Dec 7th
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Dec 7th
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Dec 6th
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Okay, so that was an interesting pause. Good to be back after a refill of perspective. Missed y’all.
Dec 6th
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Dec 5th
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Dec 5th
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Dec 5th
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Dec 4th
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Christine O'Donnell Has Book Deal →
This is a like a punch to the balls of logic. At what font size will they print, “Check my website.” to be able to fill a book? (or maybe it’s a check-out book?) I hope my wife doesn’t see this. I will have no excuse for being unpublished.
Dec 3rd
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2,799,449,947
The collective word count for NaNoWriMo 2010.
Dec 3rd
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