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Jul.15.2009 - 11:41 am
July the Fifteenth
Now there's a stirring post title. I'm thinking that this could be a kind of writing diary for me, so I'm starting from the swirl in my head, and no one topic stands out. I...
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Jan.01.2013 - 9:34 am
In response to: Stealing Stories: when fiction tells the truth
Is it stealing?
I agree with your ethics. They, and your conscious processing is admirable. I believe what I hear from others becomes...
Dec.14.2009 - 10:41 am
In response to: The "Publishing Contrarian" sells out
Lynne Scanlon and POD
You're right, L, but the ball Lynne has dropped vis-a-vis her blog is doing the job there she started out to do --...
Jul.15.2009 - 11:28 am
In response to: The effects of e-books
E-verything
As you say, L, this crapshoot world is even more so now. My favorite quote: "Nobody knows anything" -- William Goldman...
Jun.25.2009 - 7:39 am
In response to: Reading tea leaves
William Goldman
Goldman, the first miliion-dollar-a-script screenwriter, famously said of the movie business: "NOBODY KNOWS ANYTHING...
Jan.23.2009 - 11:28 am
In response to: The jungle of New Publishing
Creative destruction
I still like the idea of help and approval of a professional, establishment editor-gatekeeper. But, the Internet is...
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About David

I'm a writer with broadcast and advertising careers behind me. I run 3rdActs.com, write fiction and act in community theatre. 
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