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june-casagrande's picture
Sep.10.2008
I do a lot of copy editing for publications that follow Los Angeles Times style, which is just a slight variation on AP style. More recently, I’ve...
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susan-browne's picture
Sep.10.2008
It's difficult to be positive and compassionate all the time.  I guess everyone knows this, so why bother saying it?  I need to say it so I can...
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anne-brooke's picture
Sep.10.2008
Spent this morning getting through yet more marketing admin stuff, with relative ease. At least, I’ve sent out a lot of emails and it’s easy until...
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gerard-jones's picture
Sep.10.2008
In the midst of all this political stress I completely forgot to mention that I'd uploaded Chapter 8 of my collaborative novel-in-progress, Million...
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jon-clinch's picture
Sep.10.2008
Wow. It's been forever since I last checked in here. To those of you who visit regularly, a thousand apologies. The latest news is that a video of...
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christopher-meeks's picture
Sep.10.2008
My cousin Stanley has a hobby I'd never heard of.  It's not unlike Six Degrees of Separation, but he goes over the family tree and finds people we're...
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jessica-barksdale-inclan's picture
Sep.10.2008
I went to a funeral yesterday, and the day cooperated, starting off blustery and cold and foggy, just like it should look and feel on a solemn...
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mindy-klasky's picture
Sep.10.2008
The past two weeks have seen the resolution of two contentious interactions between writers and readers (a/k/a "fans").  Stephenie Meyer,...
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dale-estey's picture
Sep.10.2008
               Queen Elizabeth's thankless poet Sep 10, 2008, 11:00 GMT   Poet Laureate Andrew Motion says writing for the British royal family...
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rosy-cole's picture
Sep.10.2008
               My Dad was one of those you cite Correcting syntax as of right 'A great big meany' to the core He...
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nancy-devine's picture
Nov.11.2008
Victory, it was looking so good and there we were in the Silicon Valley Obama office, still making calls on Tuesday afternoon, and then one trainer...
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rebecca-livesey's picture
Nov.11.2008
It's my first NaNoWriMo and i completely changed my mind (not sure if that's a good thing!) and despite the plans i made on the plane to Sydney have...
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kyla-perry's picture
Nov.11.2008
This morning I woke up and said a mental hello to someone who has never existed outside of my imagination, my ancient-of-days laptop and my faithful...
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mary-menacho's picture
Nov.11.2008
This is the fourth, maybe fifth year that I have NaNoWriMo'd. I love the headlong plunge of this kind of writing. And it is also, every time, there...
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kelli-meyer's picture
Nov.11.2008
So, this is where I'm supposed to write something intelligent about NaNoWriMo in order to be eligible for the contest. Oh, wait, I only have to...
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lynn-liccardo's picture
Nov.11.2008
Sam Ford asked me to pass along information about a great conference taking place next week in Cambridge, Massachusetts, MIT's 3rd Futures of...
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luciana-lhullier's picture
Nov.11.2008
How to be a good parent? There are plenty of handbooks on the subject. Some say you should invest in your child´s future, by giving her opportunities...
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love-babz's picture
Nov.11.2008
It's Veteran's Day.  My children had the day off.  They attend private school but still had the day off.  It was a lovely day. We Iistened to Jazz...
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tracey-w's picture
Nov.11.2008
I reached 30, 982 words today and I went completely off of the outline.  I'm going to have to backtrack tomorrow to pick up some of the more salient...
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john-palisano's picture
Nov.11.2008
Okay, so wow, I cannot believe how quickly I've gotten to the middle point of my NanoWrimo Book. I'm at 26,006 after only ten days. This means I'm...
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