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michael-john-jasper's picture
Sep.05.2008
One of the great things about the Web is that, along with its nasty ability to suck up time as you surf through the latest blogs or catch up on the...
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camille-marchetta's picture
Sep.05.2008
Last February I was on a 'virtual' book tour that included eighteen 'stops', consisting of reviews, interviews, and guest blog posts.  Despite the...
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anne-brooke's picture
Sep.05.2008
Yet more strange dreams last night. This time, Lord H and I were in some kind of bar which had a room at the top filled with bees. There was...
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jt-ellison's picture
Sep.05.2008
Why do we write Southern? When I chose to set my Taylor Jackson series in Nashville, I had no idea what I was getting myself into. I love this town...
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lisa-alcalay-klug's picture
Sep.05.2008
The envelope please... The winner of the first Cool Jew book giveaway is Rebecca Sacks of Rhode Island, the home of the historic Touro Synagogue...
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jessica-barksdale-inclan's picture
Sep.05.2008
It's too hot to be smart these days, so I"m getting by on muscle memory and hope.  We aren't sleeping well, the fan on, the blankets off, the...
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caroline-leavitt's picture
Sep.05.2008
This is from an email from Amy Tan--Jeff and I just signed our books (I drew a coffee cup with a fork and spoon and stars on mine) and sent them off...
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marilyn-kallet's picture
Sep.05.2008
Lately my poems and essays have been appearing more with online literary magazines.   I used to feel a little let down by the intangibility of this...
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scott-c-holstad's picture
Sep.05.2008
Today's blog post is not a literary one, so many apologies.  However, this weekend is pretty big for me and I just wanted to mention it, should...
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karen-dionne's picture
Sep.05.2008
What a fabulous innovation, and just in time for me to plan a few drop-in signings on my travels from Detroit to Boston and back next month! I did a...
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jen-steffen's picture
Nov.09.2008
This is my second NaNoWriMo, and I have fallen in love with it.  I hope to do this annually for a while to come.  Last year my novel came so easily...
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christy-ng's picture
Nov.09.2008
Hi, it's Christy here. I'm just a rookie when it came to writing, but because I'm aiming to be a writer, I joined Red Room. My family consists of 5...
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love-babz's picture
Nov.09.2008
I have been thinking about my excuses...You know, the reasons I make myself swallow, so as to not do what I say I really wanted to do.  I posted my...
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tegugecko's picture
Nov.09.2008
After a week of intense writing, I have achieved something that I have never before accomplished--67,000 words!  My wife probably hates me by now and...
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natasha-carpina's picture
Nov.09.2008
haiku # 1 outside the windowlooking down the grounda swarm of bees haku # 2 flies swarm the plate of fortunemakes it go withered haiku # 3 a net...
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john-palisano's picture
Nov.09.2008
Greetings.   Nano is a fantastic resource. Of course, seeing this link to Red Room on the home page inspired me to head on over. What a gorgeous,...
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Nov.09.2008
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mary-wilkinson's picture
Nov.09.2008
I was making dinner tonight and thinking about what my life would be like without passion.  Isn't it a wonderful word.  Passion.  It's so smooth and...
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former member's picture
Nov.09.2008
by former member
It is a slightly different post today, folks. I suppose it could be said that I’m guest blogging for myself. As well as all the nifty reviews and...
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jennifer-kathleen-gibbons's picture
Nov.09.2008
When I was a kid, there was a TV show called Hotel. It made a big debut when Bette Davis starred in the pilot, then it got even juicy when Davis...
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