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Tony Laplume

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Tony Laplume was born in 1980, spent a few years in Rhode Island, but started making his mark in the world when his family relocated to Maine, where he attended every year of his schooling, including college at the University of Maine in Orono (except for a year at Mercyhurst College in Erie, PA), where he earned a Bachelor's Degree in English. In high school, he created the comic strip "Newsroom" for the Academic Advocate, which published it from 1998-1999. He wrote a regular opinion column for UMaine's Maine Campus from 2002-2003. He co-founded and worked on the Hemlock literary journal from 2003-2004. In 2007, he co-created the short-lived literary journal Dead Letter Quarterly with A.C. Hall and Derek Koch. He also self-published The Cl ...more

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Tony Laplume I don't believe in writer's block. I believe if you're not writing you ought to be thinking and thinking and thinking about your story, and hopefully …moreI don't believe in writer's block. I believe if you're not writing you ought to be thinking and thinking and thinking about your story, and hopefully improving it.(less)
Tony Laplume Read like crazy. Read the best of what's around, not just the specific genre you intend to write. You aren't just aiming at immediate success. Your ch…moreRead like crazy. Read the best of what's around, not just the specific genre you intend to write. You aren't just aiming at immediate success. Your chances for that elusive long-term success don't just hinge on finding a story that has mass appeal, but one that has a chance to rewrite all the rules. And you can't do that by following all the existing ones. Blaze your own trail. Be bold. (less)
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Pale Moonlight: A Novel

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Sapo Saga

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The Whole Bloody Affair

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Miss Simon's Brute

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Yoshimi and the Shadow Clan

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So I went on vacation recently, bringing with me collections of my recently published material.

I visited the Burrito and her family, and my niece immediately glommed onto the book filled with stories I’d literally written for her, so that was gratifying. 

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Mythology by Edith Hamilton
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A delightful summary of Greek (and Roman) mythology and/or literature, including sketches of where Hamilton draws from, the writers, poets, and playwrights, when they wrote, their gifts and deficiencies. Tacked on at the end is a glimpse at Norse myt ...more
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Another brilliant, lucky find I’ve finally gotten around to reading, a gift in some previous lifetime from teacher to student for perfect attendance, ended up in a used book sale, and then in my possession…

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Fail-Safe by Eugene Burdick
"Last Night, I told a friend how this 1962 still-very-relevant bestseller chilled me to the marrow of my young bones when I was 12.

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It is 1961. Hemingway commits suicide.

It is 1962. The Cuban Missile Crisis occurs. Fail-Safe is published.

In is 1963. President Kennedy is assassinated.

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I started collecting volumes of My Hero Academia during the pandemic, and as the series wound down, the world emerged from the immediate effects of the pandemic, and life went on. Now, almost a year after this final volume was published, I read throu ...more
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Well, in some sense, this whole thing has really been like exploring Superman’s fight with Doomsday, the good guy actually winning, and giving Doomsday, in the original story, a more visible arc.

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Tony Laplume Mercyhurst was a pretty great community to be a part of for a year. I can only wonder what it would've been like for three more. I've never experienced a school merger. Erie itself was pretty great, reminded me a lot of my native Maine. I'm always working on something! Hope post collegiate life has treated you well.


Majenta Hi, Tony! Thanks for contacting me. Congratulations on your books! I hope you're well and having a great week. I'm glad you spent a year in Erie, PA, how did you like it? How did you like Mercyhurst? I attended Villa Maria College and Gannon University (during their merger--was accepted at both, started at Villa, graduated from Gannon. Have you ever lived through a school or college/university merger?). Well, happy reading, writing, and everything else, and all the best for future projects! Have a good day. Blessings!

Best wishes from Majenta


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