Posted on March 31, 2007 by Elizabeth McCullough
From J. Peder Zane’s Top 10 Blog: Without challenging Heard’s findings I asked – what’s the big whoop? – in a column last Sunday. The link to my piece provided by a popular website for journalists, Romenesko, sparked a very interesting discussion on the purity of nonfiction …. The most interesting responses, however, have come [...]
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Posted on March 31, 2007 by Elizabeth McCullough
Clifford Garstang at Perpetual Folly is maintaining a roster of upcoming author readings: Right now I’ve got items from University of Virginia, Sweet Briar College, Washington & Lee and right here in Staunton. I’d like to add, as I become aware of them, events at Mary Baldwin College, James Madison University, Eastern Mennonite University and [...]
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Posted on March 31, 2007 by Elizabeth McCullough
One thing you can count on at the Festival of the Book — all the sessions you really want to go to will be scheduled at the same time. The festival organizers are having mercy on us this year: they’re making audio, video, and slideshows of festival events available on their website. Well played, VaBook! [...]
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Posted on March 30, 2007 by Elizabeth McCullough
Things are shaping up very nicely for the 2nd Annual Treehuggers Ball, held to benefit the Living Education Center and Wild Virginia. Crutchfield has donated a 32-in flat screen TV for the raffle, and there are going to be some awesome items in the Silent Auction, including Twin Oaks hammocks and a vacation timeshare. And [...]
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Posted on March 29, 2007 by Elizabeth McCullough
Writing a book with British characters? Want to be sure your Glaswegian detective doesn’t sound like an Edinburgh pubkeeper? Wondering how Miss Marple would have pronounced “scone”? Then check out this feature from the British Library: Accents and Dialects of the UK. It’s brill! Related posts: Dialogue verifier
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Posted on March 29, 2007 by Elizabeth McCullough
Update: This review has been syndicated via advance.net, which supplies content to several on-line newspapers. Hello, New Orleans! How ya doin’, Cleveland? Are you ready to rock?? Scopes v Tennessee in 1925, Edwards v Aguillard in 1987, and Kitzmiller v Dover in 2005: Christians have made repeated attempts over the decades to give the Biblical [...]
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Posted on March 29, 2007 by Elizabeth McCullough
New look, wider format, easier commenting — those are just some of the updates at cvillenews.com in honor of its sixth anniversary. Very cool!
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Posted on March 28, 2007 by Elizabeth McCullough
Update: Looks like the original TNR article is available at last. Have fun. At least the Macy’s elf story is true: (Yes, he really was employed at Santaland. Bob Rutan, a Macy’s executive who worked there when Sedaris was around, remembers him as “an outstanding elf.”) Otherwise, it’s a tempest in a teeny little teapot. [...]
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Posted on March 27, 2007 by Elizabeth McCullough
Via a tip from Practicing Writing comes a cool blog from Poynter Online: Writing Tools. Although it’s aimed mainly at journalists, there is a ton a good stuff here for anyone who wants to write more clearly and creatively. The blog is a spin-off from Writing Tools: 50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer. For the [...]
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Posted on March 26, 2007 by Elizabeth McCullough
One of the first things I noticed about the three finalists in The Hook’s short story contest was their ages: ranging from 50 to 71, all three men are well seasoned. The first place winner, Charles McRaven, is the oldest, and his profile lists an impressive range of life experiences. “First Stones” is a rare [...]
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Posted on March 25, 2007 by Elizabeth McCullough
A friend invited me to accompany her to a presentation today on Virginia Politics: Where Have We Been, Where Are We Going. My plan was just to get out of the house and see my friend, but I was pleasantly surprised by how interesting and engaging the presentation turned out to be. The presenters were [...]
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Posted on March 24, 2007 by Elizabeth McCullough
Can you name 50 states in 10 minutes? From IronicSans.
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Posted on March 23, 2007 by Elizabeth McCullough
Maybe we were looking for a bit of critique on our critique group, but by some miracle all five members of our group were able to break away from home and work to attend The Gift of Good Advice: Critique Groups, Editors, and Everything-in-Between, featuring Charlotte Crystal, Jennifer Elvgren, Deborah Prum, and Andy Straka, all [...]
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Posted on March 22, 2007 by Elizabeth McCullough
Just some quick links to the outcome of The Hook’s 2007 short story contest, judged by John Grisham. I haven’t had the leisure to read the stories yet but will have some thoughts on them later. Winner profiles First prize winner, “First Stones.” And in nonfiction: a short and true story about one of my [...]
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