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Posted on Sunday October 11th, 2009 at 13:59 in news, authors, strange, edgar allan poe, books & authors
Today in Baltimore, Maryland, Edgar Allan Poe was laid to rest. In an attempt to give the renowned author a proper burial, the Poe House and Museum of Baltimore held a faux funeral service complete with a replica of Poe and appearances by Alfred Hitc...
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Posted on Friday October 2nd, 2009 at 12:06 in news, blogging, publishing, newspapers
Image: aloshbennett Many credit it for the fall of the newspaper business, but now publishers are turning to their arch-nemesis — the Internet — for a solution. Top of the list? Google. “Google’s latest proposal entails expand...
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Posted on Thursday October 1st, 2009 at 09:59 in books, news, publishing, authors, e-books, books & authors
I haven’t jumped on the e-book bandwagon yet, and apparently I’m not the only one. According to Carolyn Kellogg of the Los Angeles Times, only a very small number of new hardcover books are digitally distributed: “…despite oc...
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Posted on Tuesday September 1st, 2009 at 22:06 in books, inspiration, blogging, social networking, General, writer's block, method
Image: BY-YOUR-X Tips are always opinions. No matter how many blogs or magazines you read, the advice you get is never guaranteed to work for you, because we’re all different. Writing tips are no exception. None of that stops people like me fro...
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Posted on Monday August 24th, 2009 at 17:31 in inspiration, General, organizing
Image: net efekt Here’s something I think you should do if you haven’t already: create an idea folder. Newspaper and magazine clippings, passages from books, pictures, observations. Snippets of your own writing, or incomplete ideas. An id...
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Posted on Thursday August 20th, 2009 at 11:02 in movies, General, readers, comic books, method
If you’ve seen Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, you know the scene: after accidentally finding himself in a mock town near the center of a nuclear test site, Dr. Jones hurries to find a way out, only to jump inside a lead-lin...
I found this blog thanks to BC, and I am totally impressed. It's nice to find a site for writers that doesn't have that "formal" feel to it. I love Atlas' sense of humor, and he offers great advice in his blog. Totally worth the visit. Had to subscribe!!!
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