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Sep.08.2008
I am often asked how much money I make. Seriously, I am.
This may occur in a private conversation with (or email query from) a fledgling author, or it may occur at a reading I'm giving at a library or bookstore in front of a hundred people. Do strangers ask those of you who are teachers, doctors,...
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Sep.06.2008
REVIEW
Months and Seasons by Christopher Meeks
Fiction short stories, paperback 170 pgs
White Whisker Books, Los Angeles
This is Christopher Meeks second book of short...
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Sep.02.2008
So this is a first, not just for me but for the ENTIRE FREAKIN FERRY SYSTEM. I’m having a booksigning on the ferry Thursday, on the 4:40pm Seattle/Bainbridge run.
Come to a booksigning aboard a Washington State Ferry!
I’m known for doing signings in unusual places. This one is to celebrate...
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Aug.24.2008
“Writing is like prostitution. First you do it for love, and then for a few close friends, and then for money.” — Moliere
After the joy that was NaNoWriMo last November, when my family and I agreed I could throw everything into those 30 days and write a novel, I’ve worked on many writing projects...
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Aug.22.2008
I've been writing for as long as I can remember. I don't remember the first day I decided to create stories visually; I could have been making little comic books when I was five, maybe six. I was obsessed with writing, and with entertaining myself and others with my imagination. I used to get my...
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Aug.14.2008
Here is a link to lulu.com where you can download a pdf of my latest book: Please check it out.
http://www.lulu.com/content/1280407
I'm looking for constructive criticism.
Thanks much.
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Aug.14.2008
SOLIDARITY SELLS: Enlist Friends to Help Promote Your Book
You work together, play together; why not promote your book together? Friends are often an overlooked and underutilized resource for book promotion. We’re often reluctant to impose, and despite sincere offers to help toot their talented...
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Aug.09.2008
Today I finished the forward edit of "The Warrior Finds Peace." It only took a couple of weeks. As opposed to the reverse edit which took months. Keep in mind I get only a few hours a week to write / edit and I use most of that time to write this blog or the story at peacefulmeans....
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Jul.25.2008
Here is a link to an interview I did with Wordybirds, a weekly radio discussion about books and ideas, hosted by Liz Humes on 97.3 FM in Richmond, VA.
http://wordybirds.org/2008/07/08/stephen-evans/
I was appearing on a panel that night discussing writing comedy (fortunately with thoughtful and...
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Jul.21.2008
Just got word from my editor last night that he's finishing off the manuscript for Fenway Fiction Three, and my latest story about the Red Sox (or their fans, at any rate) has made it in.
It's a touching story about two erstwhile gypsies from Ireland visiting their old friends, now living on the...
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