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You've got to go do this (category: fun)
Perseus Books Group is going to publish Book: The Sequel (all proceeds going to the National Book Foundation), and you're going to help write it ( Read more... ) -
Ask Me Thursday Q&A
Every week at Facebook, I have "Ask Me Thursday," where other writers and readers
ask me any questions they want about the writing life. Here are some of these
questions & answers, with the hope that they'll be of some help to you if you're a
writer -- or of interest as a reader.
I've edited from the originals to both keep the asker somewhat ( Read more... ) -
Movie: Mermaid
Mermaid -- or more accurately, "Rusalka," the original title -- is a Russian import, a beautiful, whimsical and ultimately dark tale of a girl who is born with a magical sense of life and luck.
Alisa (or Alice, depending on subtitles) reveals that she was born from a mythic mating of a sailor and a Venus-on-the-half-shell version of her mother in ( Read more... ) -
Movie: Left Bank
I watched a movie tonight called Left Bank -- a gothic horror thriller, basically, disguised at first as a sexy tale of love and mystery. I say "sexy" because the lead actress is naked through a lot of this movie -- and she and her boyfriend practice various positions before the movie's half over. Yet...it's tastefully done.
And integral to the ( Read more... ) -
Email Newsletter Marketing for Novelists: The Basics
Email Newsletter Marketing for Novelists: The Basics
I've been asked about this before and a reader (who is also a writer) just asked again in email. So I'm answering here in hopes it'll help some of you who write books. I believe that any novelist who is online and has books coming out in bookstores should be doing this.
Always keep "free" in mind. ( Read more... ) -
Tips for Scary Halloween Stories Plus a Challenge
Five Simple Tips for Writing a Scary Story for Halloween Night ( Read more... ) -
Recent Brideshead Revisited - Excellent Movie
Watching the recent movie version of Brideshead Revisited, with Emma Thompson as Lady Marchmain. This is much better than the '80s television miniseries. The script is sharp, the acting is perfect.
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I Want My Torchwood
Among my open guilty pleasures (I keep the others secret) is my absolute adoration for Torchwood.
And where is it?
Why can't I see Captain Jack snogging Ianto? That is the great, unusual gay love affair of television...and I can't find it anymore.
All right, I've substituted the recent season of Dr. Who for it -- for now. And while I enjoy Dr. Who, it ( Read more... )
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