Lynda Barry on Writer’s Block Great idea — keep the pen/pencil moving! Living on Venus The age-old conflict: Art vs. Mammon Fantasy Cartography “It happens all the time. You’re reading one of your favorite novels, and you wish you had a good map to use as a reference. Here you will find a collection of [...]
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Readerville: The Trove “PBS has posted its video interview with Kurt Vonnegut. If you’re video impaired, the transcript is available. They also have an audio clip of the author reading from Slaughterhouse Five, links to his Guardian page, reviews and much more.” A trove indee VQR » Blog » Further Thoughts on Junker It just [...]
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Booksprouts “Book clubs, reading clubs, book discussions, and book club topics made easy and facilitated online” Viagra for the brain? “…if you give it to non-narcoleptics, they just become smarter. Their memory and concentration improves considerably, and so does their IQ.” And — you lose weight! Practicing Writing: Does Duotrope Have a Downside? “You check [...]
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Writer’s Digest – 101 Best Sites “We sifted through more than 2,100 nominations and chose the 101 most valuable.”
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KR Blog » Blog Archive » Get thee to a library Awesome photo The Book Bench: Online Only: The New Yorker New book blog at the New Yorker
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Citizen 3,445,320,043: New house, new bus route “I’ve driven down Avon Street into town so many times in the past four years since I started working down here. But, the approach as you near Belmont Bridge had never so much seemed like a City until this morning.”
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Charlottesville Writing Center announces summer youth workshops: Classes for Youths 2008 Summer Camp Creative Writing Workshop June 16 – 20 June 23 – 27 June 30 – July 3 Grades 4 – 12 Back to School Writing Prep July 28 – August 1 August 4 – 8 Grades 8 – 12 Registration Form: click here [...]
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Yesterday I was listening to NPR’s Science Friday. Ira Flatow was broadcasting from Milwaukee and the topics were those closest to his audience’s hearts: The Great Lakes, and beer. On the subject of contamination of the Great Lakes, two audience members in close succession questioned the panel about “invasious species.” I have never heard that [...]
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When Literary and Prosecutorial License Collide – New York Times …“much the same entertainment value you get from watching monkeys fling scat at one another in a zoo.” HT: Dan! Ralph Ellison, Truman Capote, and the difference between writer’s block and procrastination. – By Jessica Winter – Slate Magazine “Ellison and Capote were both the [...]
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Science & Spirit “Science & Spirit Magazine, published six times each year, explores the relationship between science and religion in the context of our everyday lives.”
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Virginia license plate seen on 250 near Pantops: OMGWTF7 I’m guessing it will be recalled in a few years when the boys in Richmond manage to decode it. A herald of the downfall of civilization as we know it? LOL!
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cvilleMUSE » Hypocrite Press: Charlottesville’s Stories in Black and White ‘Up until a few weeks ago I had never heard of Hypocrite Press. But as someone much wiser than I once said: “It’s always better late, than never”.’ EZ Rejection Form Letter: Agent Version “With your next novel submission, encourage the agent to fill out [...]
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Jenontheedge is giving away a cookbook — you better get on over there!
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