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December 12, 2014

Eavesdropping on Famous Writers

Books about famed writers, or collections of conversations with them, are always seductive to writers. How open will this famous person be? What heretofore hidden thoughts or behaviors are going to be revealed?

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Published on December 12, 2014 19:24

December 5, 2014

When It Really Is All About You

There are two kinds of people in the world: those who think their lives are too ordinary to fill a book, and those who understand that any life, carefully observed, can be the subject of a compelling memoir. Before you get too excited, learn more about the process.
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Published on December 05, 2014 16:53

When It Really Is All About You

There are two kinds of people in the world: those who think their lives are too ordinary to fill a book, and those who understand that any life, carefully observed, can be the subject of a compelling memoir. Before you get too excited, learn more about the process.

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Published on December 05, 2014 14:53

November 29, 2014

How Novelists Blunder into Meaning

It���s great fun to create a new world of your own design. Even better for novelists is to discover���during writing and even after publication���how the little details of their creation dovetail in ways they hadn���t imagined.
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Published on November 29, 2014 14:27

How Novelists Blunder into Meaning

It’s great fun to create a new world of your own design. Even better for novelists is to discover–during writing and even after publication—how the little details of their creation dovetail in ways they hadn’t imagined.

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Published on November 29, 2014 12:27

November 21, 2014

3 Mysteries To Kill For

Whether you spread out these intriguing mystery thrillers over several nights, or watch each series straight through, I believe you���ll be as happily engrossed as I was. Their psychological depth only adds to the fun.
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Published on November 21, 2014 23:34

3 Mysteries To Kill For

Whether you spread out these intriguing mystery thrillers over several nights, or watch each series straight through, I believe you’ll be as happily engrossed as I was. Their psychological depth only adds to the fun.

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Published on November 21, 2014 21:34

November 14, 2014

The True Story of a Journey to Bestsellerdom (Plus 9 Tips)

When his marriage and his teaching job ended, this would-be writer took off into the wilderness and came back with the raw material for what would become���after four unexpectedly long years filled with work, rejection, and self-discipline���a bestselling nonfiction book.
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Published on November 14, 2014 19:09

The True Story of a Journey to Bestsellerdom (Plus 9 Tips)

When his marriage and his teaching job ended, this would-be writer took off into the wilderness and came back with the raw material for what would become—after four unexpectedly long years filled with work, rejection, and self-discipline—a bestselling nonfiction book.

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Published on November 14, 2014 17:09

November 7, 2014

When Page Count Doesn���t Count

When the start and the end of a novel come many hundreds of pages apart, too many readers don���t even begin reading. Yet, chosen with care, a very long novel rewards time and attention many times over. Try these three.
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Published on November 07, 2014 18:16

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