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Yes, it’s summer. Summer: roses in bloom, farm-fresh strawberries and yellow donut peaches, warm evenings, leafy trees, swimming pools, ice cream, watermelons, sleeping in, sleeping late… Janet Fitch’s very wise 10 Writing Tips HEY! HOW’S THAT NOVEL COMING ALONG? YOU … Continue reading
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Links! If last month’s links were heavy on rejection, this month’s links are focused on race and support. Coffee and support over at Book Writing World. This little 2 minute movie is charming and sweet and cute; I laughed so … Continue reading
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More luscious links. I love the Alphabet Meme (writing blog posts about a subject starting with each letter, and going through, the alphabet). One of the best posts I’ve read so far is Fog City Writer’s K is for Korean … Continue reading
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Links, links, links: Emily Raboteau, author of The Professor’s Daughter and someone who happens to be the fiancée of my old professor and friend, Victor LaValle, creates a room of her own. It’s BEAUTIFUL! James Franco’s short story in Esquire … Continue reading
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Links and a mood check
Links, again. Roger Ebert’s memoir piece about his father touched me. I like when people write about families. Hilarious sketch about a glaring plot hole in Lord of the Rings, a plot hole that my husband and I have been … Continue reading
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Intern’s list of the “Ten Best Things You Can Do For Your Novel” Joy Castro hits the nail on the head with a letter addressed, “Dear Hegemony” Speaking of hegemony…Jackson Bliss bravely iterates his encounters with the literary hegemony; he … Continue reading
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Links… When I get discouraged about how hard it is to write a novel, I read my notes from workshop with Junot. When that’s not enough, I also read what he said on Oprah.com. The widely read Ten Rules for … Continue reading
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Links and odds and ends, to share… Yo, writers of color…VONA is an amazing, lifechanging experience for writers of color. I highly recommend this writers conference. Application deadline is April 7, 2010. A bit of advice from Mat Johnson to … Continue reading
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Some links I want to share: Alex Chee has Part 1 of “100 Things About A Novel” up on his blog, Koreanish. If you are a friend of a writer, please note numbers 16 and 17. (i.e., in my own … Continue reading
