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November 10, 2009

Fiction Writing

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Most writers will have trouble with writer's block at some point in their lives. The possible reasons for writer's block are myriad: fear, anxiety, a life change, the end of a project, the beginning of a project…almost anything, it seems, can cause that particular feeling of fear and frustration. Fortunately there are as many ways [...:]
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Published on November 10, 2009 09:25

Daily Writing Tips

http://www.dailywritingtips.com/34-wr... ReviewsBusiness WritingCompetitionsExpressionsFiction WritingFreelance WritingGeneralGrammarGrammar 101Misused WordsPunctuationSpellingVocabularyWord of the DayWriting Basicscouple of weeks ago we asked our readers to share their writing tips. The response was far beyond the initial expectations, and the quality of the tips included was amazing. Thanks for everyone who contributed.Now, without fu...
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Published on November 10, 2009 09:20

Author's Book Recommendation – Outliers

Title: Outliers: The Story of Success
Author:  Malcolm Gladwell
Paperback: 320 pages
Publisher: Penguin (24 Jun 2009)
ISBN-10: 0141036257
ISBN-13: 978-0141036250
Product Dimensions: 19.3 x 12.7 x 2 cm
Product Description
Why are people successful? For centuries, humankind has grappled with this question, searching for the secret to accomplishing great things. In this stunning new book, Malcolm Gladwell takes us on an invigorating [...:]
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Published on November 10, 2009 09:14

November 9, 2009

ALA Booklist

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The premier book review journal now features Book Links as a quarterly supplement!
For over 100 years Booklist magazine has helped more readers find more titles than any other publication. Published by the American Library Association, Booklist magazine delivers over 8,000 recommended-only reviews of books, audiobooks, reference sources, video, and DVD titles [...:]
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Published on November 09, 2009 10:23

Booklist Online

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The Brothers Story By Katherine Sturtevant
Kit longs to rise in the world but to do so would mean leaving his Essex village for London Town and abandoning his twin brother, Christy, who is "simple" and cannot care for himself. Yet the terrible privations of the Great Frost of 1683–84, the coldest winter in England's history, [...:]
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Published on November 09, 2009 10:21

Literary Blog of the Week Bookselling This Week

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Steven Hall: The Road BlogMay 03, 2007






Steven Hall




Steven Hall, author of The Raw Shark Texts (Canongate), an April Book Sense Pick, provides an entertaining look at his experiences on a cross-country promotional tour.
 
Friday, April 27
 
After a week on the road, my Raw Shark tour brings me back to the U.S. and to L.A. [...:]
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Published on November 09, 2009 10:19

Author's Book Recommendation – Noctures

Title: Nocturnes: Five Stories of Music and Nightfall
Author:  Kazuo Ishiguro
Hardcover: 240 pages
Publisher: Faber and Faber (7 May 2009)
Language English
ISBN-10: 057124498X
ISBN-13: 978-0571244980
Product Dimensions: 20 x 13.4 x 2.6 cm
Product Description
In a sublime story cycle, Kazuo Ishiguro explores ideas of love, music and the passing of time. From the piazzas of Italy to the Malvern Hills, a [...:]
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Published on November 09, 2009 10:16

November 8, 2009

Author's Book Recommendation- How To Paint A Dead Man

Title: How to Paint a Dead Man
Author:  Sarah Hall
Paperback: 304 pages
Publisher: Faber and Faber (4 Jun 2009)
Language English
ISBN-10: 057122489X
ISBN-13: 978-0571224890
Product Dimensions: 21.4 x 13.6 x 2.8 cm
Product Description
Italy in the early 1960s: a dying painter considers the sacrifices and losses that have made him an enigma, both to strangers and those closest to him. He [...:]
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Published on November 08, 2009 07:31

November 7, 2009

Author's Book Recommendation – The Forgotten Garden

Title: The Forgotten Garden
Author:  Kate Morton
Paperback: 350 pages
Publisher: Pan (29 May 2008)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0330449605
ISBN-13: 978-0330449601
Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 13 x 4.4 cm
Product Description

A lost child . . .
On the eve of the First World War, a little girl is found abandoned on a ship to Australia. A mysterious woman called the Authoress had promised to [...:]
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Published on November 07, 2009 08:03

November 6, 2009

Booksprouts.Com

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An online community for bookclubs and online reading groups with friends.
As its name suggests, BookSprouts is an online resource that caters for those who enjoy the fine pleasures of reading.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bookspr...
 
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Published on November 06, 2009 07:34

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