the writing life

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• Friday finds

  
  STEVENHARTSITE — Authority: 429
  “Sister Jean”Webster , a former sou chef for one of the Atlantic City casinos, started feeding the homeless from her home and now serves hundreds daily at the First Presbyterian Chuch, across from the Trump Taj Mahal. This marvelous photo essay at Corbis will give you the picture(s). (Thanks Rix .)  ...
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• NanoWriMo Ho, Ho, Ho!

  
  Diary of a Mad Editor — Authority: 466
  So I did it.I hit my 50000+ words.I got a messy and incomplete first draft of a novel. A tangled mess of words that will need a lot of my sweat to get it even close to the neighborhood of publishable. (Truly, when I say it needs a lot of work, I’m admitting outright that [...]
  13 hours ago

• running around loose with 50 grand

  
  writing in the water — Authority: 116
  2009s first write-in at Genuine Joes I hated Brownies, Girl Scouts, and Girls’ Club. After-school clubs, organizations, or whatever you were supposed to join to add sparkle to your college application–no. And sororities? They scared the hell out of me. Anything that comes with a cheer is instant soul-sucking ...
  16 hours ago

• We All Fall Down, Chapter 17

  
  STEVENHARTSITE — Authority: 429
  SEVENTEEN          “Don’t get me wrong,” Crowell said, his voice as calm and contained as ever. “Those were good collars. The guy you got on the open-container charge, especially, he had a couple of bench warrants for non-payment of child support and speeding. Not a master criminal or anything, but ...
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• Health, Safety and Your Messy Office

  
  Diary of a Mad Editor — Authority: 466
  If you’re like me, you don’t keep a very neat workspace. I like to have the things I need (dictionaries, highlighters, file folder, etc.) within arms-length of me. Unfortunately this leads to a lot of clutter as I find I need so many resources during the course of my day. I also don’t have a [...]
  2 days ago

• What Every Writer Should Know

  
  Diary of a Mad Editor — Authority: 466
  One of the things I’m always preaching is that writers and bloggers should know something about publishing and copyright law. One of my gripes about graduate-level writing programs has to do with the fact that almost none of them offer any sort of coursework on publishing law or the publishing business in general. ...
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• For Thanksgiving: A Recipe and a Writing Exercise

  
  Writing Time — Authority: 123
  Here’s my favorite mashed potato recipe – a wonderful way to avoid that crazed last minute potato boiling and mashing for Thanksgiving dinner. I’m really a little embarrassed to admit how much happier and easier a recipe has made my...
  2 days ago

• Nice guy finishes first

  
  STEVENHARTSITE — Authority: 429
  Way back in the mists of time, when I pulled an oar in a galley that was part of the Forbes Newspapers flotilla, I interviewed a Metuchen resident named Robert Kaplow who had written a young adult novel. One of the nicest, smartest guys you could ever hope to meet, and midway through the talk he let it drop that he ...
  3 days ago

• We All Fall Down, Chapter 15

  
  STEVENHARTSITE — Authority: 429
  FIFTEEN It was just about dinnertime, and the white surfaces of the big shopping center across the way blazed orange against the deepening blue sky. A warm breeze billowed across the parking lot and along Peter Hull’s face, neck, and bare arms. He tilted his head back, ...
  3 days ago

• Those Who Came Before…

  
  jeannieruesch.com — Authority: 420
  Since it’s the week of Thanksgiving and I’m still recovering from a neck injury (shh, I’m not supposed to be on my computer at all), I thought I’d focus today’s post on being grateful.  Specifically, being grateful for those in the writing industry who have taught me, helped me, or shared their experiences. ...
  4 days ago

• Publishing’s Hard Knocks

  
  Novelists, Inc. Blog — Authority: 420
  Like most who see writing as a business, a career, and a passion, I’ve been closely following the backlash to Harlequin’s recent decision to associate with a vanity press.  I don’t need to get more detailed than that because I believe everyone reading this blog knows what I’m talking about.What I want to ...
  4 days ago

• Did You Hear About the Man Who Lost His Whole Left Side? Now He’s All Right.

  
  Diary of a Mad Editor — Authority: 466
  Cindy Rosmus in this month’s Amsco Extra blog takes on puns. It’s an article on a most hated/most beloved subject. She doesn’t fancy them and while it’s true that most puns are groan-worthy, I’m not inclined to lump all puns into the same big pile of steaming, corn-infested horseshit. I make a huge ...
  4 days ago

• Pro Writing Fundamentals: Contract Negotiation

  
  An Eclectic Mind — Authority: 130
  Negotiating a book contract without an agent. Posts in the Pro Writing Fundamentals Series: • Editors • Contract Negotiation Years ago, after reading Robert’s Rules of Writing , I spent some time seriously thinking about writing for a living. I took a few moments, while trapped on a jet speeding ...
  4 days ago

• We All Fall Down, Chapter 14

  
  STEVENHARTSITE — Authority: 429
  FOURTEEN Noorie dropped her sandals on the beach and crouched to examine a squarish black object about as long as her finger. It had the texture of plastic, and black tendrils trailed from each corner. A lump of something in the middle, squishy within the black sheath. A mermaid’s purse, an egg case for ...
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• Are There Many Versions of You?

  
  Creative Writing Corner — Authority: 126
  I was having a discussion almost a year ago with a friend that continues to stick with me, because we both raised important questions about identity. It varies from culture to culture, but in this day and age we tend to find ourselves with dramatically fractured identities. What I mean is that there are many ...
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• Let’s Name Africa’s Best Books of the Decade - and SA’s Top Ten

  
  STORYPOT — Authority: 123
  Not up to full-scale blogging and giving you an update on what ive been up to. But to touch on the important bits: My mother is better, Baby is doing great and my mind is fried. Nuff said:-)Lots of voting todayThe Read SA campaign is compiling a list of Africas Best Books Of The Decade - and South Africa Top 10 Books ...
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• The inevitable excerpt…

  
  writing in the water — Authority: 116
  For better or worse, I’ve been participating in NaNoWriMo once again. And so… here is an excerpt of The Memory Kiss .
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• He drink whiskey, Poncho drink the wine

  
  Eagles Over the Kennebec — Authority: 131
  My goodness, where did the weekend go? Saturday -- early haircuts, then breakfast at Tim Hortons, a stop at the auto supply store for a replacement headlight, then the grocery store, and home. Only got a couple pages written on Ghost Ship , not sure why -- oh. Because I was starting work on my presentation for ...
  4 days ago

• Into the woods

  
  Author Loreth Anne White — Authority: 100
  A Coast Mountain whitetail deer, I’d venture.
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• NINC Responds to Disturbing Publishing Development

  
  Novelists, Inc. Blog — Authority: 420
  A message from the Board:Vanity publishing is not new, although the Internet has become a lucrative feeding ground for vanity publishers. Presented with enough enthusiastic jargon and color graphics, a hopeful author might well be convinced that he has stumbled upon a fantastic new way of bringing his stories, his ...
  4 days ago

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