Sugar? Cream? Wireless?

Posted on February 15, 2008 by Elizabeth McCullough

I had no idea Starbucks charges for wi-fi access. I guess I thought the profit margin on a four-dollar cup of coffee would cover the overhead on a thing like that. Segue to a plug for our local independents: Our writing group has been meeting nearly every week at Cville Coffee for about three years [...]

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How John Grisham did it

Posted on February 15, 2008 by Elizabeth McCullough

From a profile of the Charlottesville author at CNN.com: When he first started writing, [John] Grisham says, he had “these little rituals that were silly and brutal but very important.” “The alarm clock would go off at 5, and I’d jump in the shower. My office was 5 minutes away. And I had to be [...]

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Pat Tillman to get Krakauer treatment

Posted on February 15, 2008 by Elizabeth McCullough

A “coming attraction” from Publisher’s Lunch: – Jon Krakauer will write about football-player-turned soldier Pat Tillman, who died in a controversial friendly fire incident in Afghanistan for THE HERO, set for release in October. Doubleday’s David Drake says it reflects Krakauer’s “fascination with extreme people, who push themselves to the very limits of their capabilities.” [...]

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Washington Independent Writers announces 2008 Conference

Posted on February 15, 2008 by Elizabeth McCullough

From the WIW web site: The 29th Washington Writers Conference Sponsored by Washington Independent Writers Cafritz Conference Center The George Washington University 800 21st St. N.W. Washington, D.C., 20052 June 14, 2008 Laurence J. Kirshbaum Keynote Speaker for 29th Washington Writers ConferenceThe keynote speaker for the 29th Washington Writers Conference on Saturday, June 14, 2008 [...]

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Right to the solar plexus

Posted on February 15, 2008 by Elizabeth McCullough

Solar Plexus Watch — just what it says.

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