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PotterCast 211: Never Be Afraid to Squee
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PotterCast, our Harry Potter podcast ,has its holiday episode online, just in time for Christmas. Our 211th episode starts off with the latest in Potter news, including a preview of the One Day in the Life of Daniel Radcliffe book from photographer Tim Hailand, a teaser of the ... The Hogs Head found this 36 ...3 days ago -
PC World: E-book piracy publishing industry’s ‘next epic saga’
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PC World has an article looking at the problem of e-book piracy . And while this article does get a few things wrong (such as believing e-book piracy started relatively recently), it does echo a few of the things that have been noted here on TeleRead. It begins by discussing the “growth” of e-book piracy coming ...3 days ago -
Excising redundant dialogue, or, there’s a reason Chatty Cathy is not the world’s best-selling doll
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Last time, I eased our discussion of self-editing for pace toward that graveyard of many a promising manuscript submission and contest entry, problematic dialogue. Through the subtle means of showering you with example after example, I sought to nudge you, gently, into an appreciation of just how annoying redundant, ...4 days ago -
DVD Review: HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS (ULTIMATE EDITION)
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This review was written by our guest writer, Lauren Lester. You can add Lauren on Twitter HERE . DVD Rating: 9/10 I’m probably not the only person, who, after reading “Harry Potter” for the first time felt a little shortchanged about being a “Muggle.” Maybe it’s because I’m lazy, but I don’t know ...5 days ago -
On Writing: How to Break the "Eliminate Adverbs Rule" & Get Away With It!
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One of my favorite quotes from Stephen King is on page 125 of his book, On Writing : “I believe the road to hell is paved with adverbs, and I will shout it from the rooftops.” (King, Stephen. On Writing by Stephen King. A Memoir of the Craft. New York: Shribner, 2000.) I teach this same principle of eliminating ...5 days ago -
Harry Potter: Icons of the decade
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He was the first new global superhero of the 21st century - a character with universal appeal Both statistically and artistically, its unlikely, in any given decade, that a new British fictional character will emerge to match the name-recognition, sales and cinematic bankability of Peter Pan, ... The Leaky Cauldron ...6 days ago -
Potter books are given to charity
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A Harry Potter villain has donated valuable books to the British Heart Foundation in Keighley. TheDailySnitcher found this 115 minutes ago on keighleynews.co.uk Find more top entertainment news, videos, and blogs on ShowHype: Harry Potter , Harry Potter , Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows , Foundation , ...6 days ago -
Death Eater donates first editions of Harry Potter to the British Heart Foundation
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Actor Michael Thompson, who plays a Death Eater in the latest Harry Potter movie, has donated the complete set of Harry Potter first editions to the British Heart Foundation charity shop in Keighley.For the past few years Mr Thompson has been collecting first editions of JK Rowling’s famous books. They are currently ...6 days ago -
On Writing: How to Break the "Eliminate Bland Adjectives Rule" & Get Away With It!
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My Institute for Children’s Literature * curriculum encourages writers to use specific rather than general words. For instance, using blue jay instead of bird and cobalt instead of blue conveys a specific picture. They gave us an exercise in which we had to replace bland, boring adjectives with more specific ones. ...6 days ago -
The Trouble with Blogging, or: A Writer’s Dilemma
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J ust read a post by Jane over at dearauthor.com: “Books as a Business” . It’s a mostly good article with some interesting analysis, though I would change the title, at least; books are what we read, while publishing is a business. Which aligns with my previous couple of posts, staying on the theme of writing ...1 week ago -
Story is key
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Revision update: Got a bunch of good work in yesterday. Nothing yet today, but I plan to get to work after this post. I found a great post on Larry Brooks’ Storyfix.com today, Get Published, Part 6–Avoid the Common Pitfalls . Brooks offers up six problems that get a manuscript a quick rejection, but the best ...1 week ago -
The fantasy genre’s strong showing amongst Amazon’s book and author’s of the decade
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The final and penultimate books in JK Rowling’s Harry Potter series were the top-selling books of the last decade, according to list released by Amazon. Stephenie Meyer also showed well in the list with three of her vampire romance novels appearing in third, fourth and fifth position.Rowling was, unsurprisingly, ...1 week ago -
On Writing: How to Break the "No Passive Voice Rule" & Get Away With It!
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Stephen King, in his book On Writing , gives almost the best definition of passive voice I’ve read. “Verbs come in two types, active and passive. With an active verb, the subject of the sentence is doing something. With a passive verb, something is being done to the subject of the sentence. The subject is ...1 week ago -
Harry Potter Films
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Whoa, what is the deal with the Harry Potter series? These craze creating stories have completely caused chaos in Tinsel Town. Have you seen the series? Well, if the answer is no, then you’re certainly missing out. Children and adults alike simply love the saga. Harry Potter Costumes are the latest craze. In ...1 week ago -
On Writing: How to Break the "Kill the Narrator Rule" & Get Away With It
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One of the writing rules I learned from my first publisher during a seminar was: Kill the Narrator. He wanted smooth prose that disappeared into the story instead of prose that sounded like Aesop’s Fables. I dutifully scanned through my manuscript and sucked the life out of my narrator. Honestly, it was one of the ...1 week ago -
Amazon: top 10 best-selling books of the decade
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The online retailer Amazon.co.uk has revealed its top 10 highest-selling books of the decade, with Harry Potter and Twilight featuring heavily. The Leaky Cauldron - News found this 23 hours ago on telegraph.co.uk Find more top entertainment news, videos, and blogs on ShowHype: Celebrities , Stephenie Meyer , ...1 week ago -
Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince: Special Edition
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Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Michael Gambon, Alan Rickman, Jim Broadbent, Maggie Smith, Robbie Coltrane, Bonnie Wright, Tom Felton, Helena Bonham CarterWritten By: J.K. Rowling, Steve KlovesDirected By: David YatesStudio: Warner Bros.Buy On Amazon.comHarry Potter keeps getting darker and ...1 week ago -
Tom Felton & Bonnie Wright to attend Harry Potter theme park opening in May 2010
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Actors Tom Felton, Jessie Cave, Bonnie Wright, Dave Legeno, and James and Oliver Phelps were interviewed by Canadas The Magazine (http://themagazine.ca/) last month from the set of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Jessie noted that she will take part in some of the battle sequences for... The Leaky Cauldron - ...2 weeks ago -
In pictures: British Comedy Awards
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Peter Kay and JK Rowling Outstanding achievement-winner Peter Kay joked that he wanted to thank people who had bought tickets to his sell-out tour next year, for "selling them on eBay". Harry Hill Harry Hills TV Burp was named best entertainment programme for the third time in four years. John ... TheDailySnitcher ...2 weeks ago -
Daniel Radcliffe to Appear Nude in the movie “Harry Potter”
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Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe is set to have several nude scenes in the upcoming film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the final chapter in British author J.K. Rowling’s hugely popular series of children’s books and whose first part is due to be released on November 2010 and the second on ...2 weeks ago
