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Who knew? Bergman was not one of the greatest filmmakers in cinema history, an influence on all who followed him — he was tedious and overrated. This is a point of view I simply had not considered. Now I’m going to have to rethink my ideas about James Joyce and and Ludwig Wittgenstein. Maybe what [...]
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This tip from The Renegade refers to freelancing, but it can be true for fiction writing as well: 8. Rejection: If you’re a freelance writer, you will be rejected. The biggest reason for freelance failure is not an inability to write, report, or market — it’s an inability to get past failure. A rejection doesn’t [...]
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Open Culture brings us another gem: Orson Welles’ War of the Worlds broadcast. Listen to it, and see if you don’t get a chill. At 23, Orson Welles made the cover of Time Magazine for his radio and theater work. This was well before he made the classic Citizen Kane.
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Faithful reader Silvia of Po Moyemu is the winner of my review copy of Water for Elephants. May you read it in good health, Silvia, and please report back here when you’re finished and let us know whether you liked it.
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