nonfiction
November 4, 2009
- I felt a little sad on Sunday, the first day of November. Nostalgic, because it was also the opening day of National Novel Writing Month. Last November, for the first time, I joined hundreds of thousands of aspiring novelists in that crazy, exhilarating NaNoWriMo marathon. I thought of it as an experiment—and as a way to stay busy while I awaited the publication of my first book, ...
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October 28, 2009
- By now it’s no secret that the Iraq War has been a disillusioning experience for many of the U.S. servicemen sent there. The literature on the war has, so far, been mostly written by journalists. There’s plenty of it, and like most journalism it runs pretty mainstream and inoffensive, no matter how bloody the scenes depicted. But Michael Anthony, a veteran of the war, has a different ...
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October 23, 2009
- November revolves around writing, and, like the Thanksgiving holiday celebrated during this month, that's something for which to be grateful.First, it was named National Novel Writing Month by Chris Baty, who began in 1999 with 21 San Francisco Bay Area friends writing a novel in 30 days. Of the 21, six of them succeeded that month in completing a novel, which they defined as 50,000 words—the ...
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October 15, 2009
- Dear Fellow Writers -- I felt hesitant and anxious before beginning the process of gathering industry quotes with my co-author Sharlene Martin for "Publish Your Nonfiction Book." Still, the November release date from Writer's Digest books was around the corner. It isn't often in such a competitive business that events require us to compile a list of friends according ...
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October 11, 2009
- I would like to share this interview with Henry Hutton, a good friend of mine who is helping revolutionize the publishing industry with his self publishing agency, Publish and Sell Enterprises. Known in publishing circles as The PublishingGuy, Henry has also created an online newspaper called PublishingGuy's News Update offering the latest news in the dynamic publishing industry. 1. What made ...
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October 2, 2009
- Thank you everyone for your awesome participation in my September-as-Book-Month project! And as promised, here's a rundown of what YOU read this month. (including books you were just starting, or were next on your list to read) Books:- 206 Bones by Kathy Reichs - A Bone from a Dry Sea by Peter Dickinson.- A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray- Biggie by Voletta Wallace- Catching Fire by ...
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September 30, 2009
- On Saturday, October 17, at 10:30 a.m., award-winning writer and editor Adele Annesi will present "Branding for Writers: The Importance of the Platform," a seminar for fiction and nonfiction authors at Sycamore Hills Park Community Center in Avon, Conn. Sponsored by the Connecticut Authors and Publishers Association (CAPA), "Branding for Writers" explores the concept and ...
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September 29, 2009
- Thomas Carlyle wrote that “A well-written life is almost as rare as a well-spent one.” There may be some debate as to whether Timothy Leary’s life was well-spent. However, his biography by John Higgs is one of the most well-written and compelling books you’ll ever come across. “I Have America Surrounded: The Life of Timothy Leary” is an alternative history of the turbulent times that ...
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September 24, 2009
- The other night I was listening to the host of a jazz program on the Boston NPR station talk with Branford Marsalis. During their discussion Branford described another musician as not being a among the "nerd Jazz" set. Asked about the term "nerd jazz," he said that there are many jazz musicians that have begun their careers in the past 20 or 30 years that have been educated ...
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September 22, 2009
- The writing, or at least the depth we are able to dive to, depends on our ability to be engaged in our lives and experience the variety of people that exist outside our front door. I say this as someone who really enjoys living a private existance and selected, in part, writing in order to try and find some path where I could create in anonymity and quiet. However, as I look at the stories I have ...
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