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darlene-arden's picture
May.29.2008
Despite the title of this entry, it has nothing whatsoever to do with politics. It does, however, have everything to do with books. I love bookstores...
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katie-macalister's picture
May.29.2008
There are times when I really would like to have a working brain. One of those times is when it comes to saving chat transcripts, as promised, but...
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steve-hauk's picture
May.29.2008
Lighthouse Avenue in New Monterey, California is a heavily traveled, stop-light infested boulevard of bars, twelve-dollar hair cuts, Mexican, Italian...
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gerard-jones's picture
May.29.2008
An interesting study here on media treatment of Obama, Clinton, and McCain since the beginning of the year, conducted by Harvard's Joan Shorenstein...
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christopher-w-gortner's picture
May.29.2008
“Why aren’t you going to BEA? “ If I hear the question one more time, I’m going to channel my Carrie Bradshaw and buy those really expensive pair of...
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kristy-kiernan's picture
May.29.2008
The talented and uber-cool Patti Abbott has asked me to contribute to her FRIDAY'S FORGOTTEN BOOKS (Red Room member and talented and uber-cool chick...
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terence-clarke's picture
May.29.2008
50Cotapos dice que tu risa cae como un halcón desde una brusca torre y, es verdad, atraviesas el follaje del mundo con un solo relámpago de tu...
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jessica-barksdale-inclan's picture
May.29.2008
Okay, these things happen. You know, you write something you like and for some strange reason the planets align and conspire, and poof! it's gone....
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jessica-barksdale-inclan's picture
May.29.2008
So another writer and I (who shall remain nameless lest she wants to come out of the HTML closet) have been trying to figure out how to promote our...
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joseph-john's picture
Jun.19.2008
In Manuscript Makeover: Revision Techniques No Fiction Writer Can Afford to Ignore, Elizabeth Lyon details the five paragraphs of a good query letter...
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sue-glasco's picture
Jun.18.2008
Here's the release sent out for SIWG: Laura Benedict to Speak at Southern Illinois Writers Guild June 19   Returning from serving on the...
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gayle-early's picture
Jun.18.2008
When it's hot I'm ready to go. Hang laundry. Fresh air smells better than computer radiation, I get the requisite 20 minutes of zinc-free Vitamin D...
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former member's picture
Jun.18.2008
by former member
Hey! For all of you folks addicted to reading blogs as an escape, here's a toy that'll keep you distractedly entertained  while staying in sync with...
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jennifer-kathleen-gibbons's picture
Jun.18.2008
         Lately everything is going wacky. I have no idea why. I think it started when I bought a new purse. It was really cute, but then things have...
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joseph-john's picture
Jun.18.2008
As I promised yesterday, today's post is a real email sent to an agent in response to a rejection letter. This is a perfect example of how not to do...
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gayle-early's picture
Jun.17.2008
Three words I hate: housewife, suburb, and "anyhoo." A friend tells me "housewife" has been completely coopted by the porn...
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thomas-higens's picture
Jun.17.2008
With Pythagorean precision the children of the discipline listen and learn The Euclidian Mystery calls out only to the children of the doctrine They...
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brian-miller's picture
Jun.17.2008
Okay first off I liked this issue. It had some great moments with Helena's first getting her costume, swiping her priest/foster brother's purple sash...
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jennifer-kathleen-gibbons's picture
Jun.17.2008
Lately I've been thinking of the expression "hiding your light under a bushel." I know it's a southern expression-Barbara Kingsolver talked...
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