Category: Writing
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Reading and Writing Around the Web for 7/20
I tried to keep the distractions to a minimum today and limit my time online so that I could do a little bit of writing. Couple of things did catch my eye and they are listed below for those interested in a bit of writerly advice or an interesting read:…
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Today’s Best Writing & Reading on the Web
Every day I scour my Facebook feed for interesting articles and tips related to writing. I usually find a dozen or so articles that I open in separate tabs or bookmark to be read as I find time. Some of these articles are one-time only reads, meaning I’ll read the…
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Drunks, rapists, incompetent basketball coaches: an excerpt
“You have any enemies?” Chief Gray asked. “None that ever wanted to dump a body on my lawn,” Kramer said, his gaze drifting to a framed photograph of his father on the mantel. The glass had been shattered by a ricochet, but the picture itself was still intact. “But you…
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Review: ‘Unknown Sender’ builds suspense in tight 23 pages
“Unknown Sender” by Ryan Lanz starts as a somewhat predictable tale of a young college student haunted by a series of text messages from an anonymous source. The texter seems to know everything about our protagonist, Jessica, from the clothes she’s wearing to what she’s doing at a specific moment.…
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Review: What You Left Behind sometimes thrills, sometimes frustrates
Just when you think you’ve got a handle on events in What You Left Behind, the new novel by Samantha Hayes, she throws you a curve. That’s normally a good thing in a mystery-suspense novel. The twists and turns should be enough to keep readers glued to the pages, but…
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Last Discworld book by late author Terry Pratchett on sale Sept. 1
“Stories of imagination tend to upset those without one.” Terry Pratchett, 1948-2015 UPDATE: Aug. 26, 2005: New Discworld book hits stores Sept. 1 Fans of the late Terry Pratchett will be happy to know his latest (and sadly last) Discworld book, The Shepherd’s Crown, will hit bookshelves Sept. 1. His assistant,…
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Tools of the Trade: Spiral-bound notebooks still a favorite
By G. Robert Frazier Quick show of hands: Which tool do you writers like more, the spiral-bound notebook (along with a good old-fashioned pen) or a computer and keypad? For quick notes, character sketches, and random scenes that come to me in the middle of the night, I have to…
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Sports media has lost its cool over ‘deflategate’
New England Patriots players Friday said they have faith in quarterback Tom Brady and support him completely, despite the sports media who would just as soon as string him up by a noose without a trial. Thursday’s Bellichick and Brady press conferences were media circuses, and no matter what either man…
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