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July 7, 2012

Four easy steps to writing your novel

S.G. Browne, author of Breathers, Fated, and the new book Lucky Bastard, has some great advice for writers who are having trouble getting down to business.


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Published on July 07, 2012 08:33

July 6, 2012

Where it all started

Not my childhood edition, which was faded orange

I was 10 the year my parents drove from Michigan to the Rocky Mountains for summer vacation.  The trip meant six weeks in the back of a truck camper: no TV, no radio.


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Published on July 06, 2012 09:15

June 29, 2012

Souvenirs of old New York

The Panorama of Central Park

One of the things we wanted to do in New York City last week was to see the remnants of the 1964 World's Fair.


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Published on June 29, 2012 09:58

June 6, 2012

Advice from Ray Bradbury

The summer I was 9, I stole a book from my mother’s bookshelf.  It had a ferris wheel on its cover and told the tale of two boys on the verge of growing up.  It thrilled me and terrified


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Published on June 06, 2012 20:01

June 5, 2012

Self-destructive reading

i09 had a blog piece about self-destructive reading habits over the weekend (http://io9.com/5915122/what-are-your-self+destructive-reading-habits#).  I started thinking about my own reading ha


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Published on June 05, 2012 19:38

June 4, 2012

My first Klout perk


I’m not a woman who would ever consider having botulism toxins injected under my skin.  I let my hair go gray in the last 10 years.  I think I am reasonably vain, but not crazy weird a


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Published on June 04, 2012 08:10

My first Klout perk


I’m not a woman who would ever consider having botulism toxins injected under my skin.  I let my hair go gray in the last 10 years.  I think I am reasonably vain, but not crazy weird a


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Published on June 04, 2012 08:10

May 27, 2012

Meditations from the Human Anatomy Lab

Loren Rhoads's Reviews > Body of Work: Meditations on Mortality from the Human Anatomy Lab


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Published on May 27, 2012 08:34

May 18, 2012

Reading your work in public

I'm teaching a class on performing your writing at the Writing Salon this summer:


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Published on May 18, 2012 13:54

May 17, 2012

Figuring out my Klout

My blogging teacher suggested I sign up for Klout, which is a service that measures your reach online.  After using it for a couple of months, I’m not convinced that it actually measures


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Published on May 17, 2012 10:37