Posted on December 31, 2008 by Elizabeth McCullough
You can enroll today via Paypal, stop by WriterHouse during open hours, or send your check in by mail — this should be a great seminar!
The Online Writer: a Workshop on Website Design, Blogging, and Web-based Work for Writers
Instructor: Kristen King
Cost: $65
Saturday, January 17, 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Do you want to publish your [...]
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Posted on December 30, 2008 by Elizabeth McCullough
That’s right, CvilleWords is two years old! Thanks for reading!
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Posted on December 30, 2008 by Elizabeth McCullough
In Defense of Buying Books ∞ Get Rich Slowly
"…I personally love to buy books. Even after reading the arguments about saving money over the year, going to the library and everything else, I still think buying some books is good for me. This is my defense of buying books."
How TNR Exposed A New Oprah-Endorsed Memoir [...]
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Posted on December 29, 2008 by Elizabeth McCullough
The Renegade Writer Blog » Blog Archive » Write More, Worry Less: How to Beat Perfectionism
"If you, like many writers, have a file full of imperfect queries or a computer folder brimming with not-quite-right book proposals, take heart: There are ways to beat perfectionism for good." Linda goes on to list six tips to get [...]
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Posted on December 28, 2008 by Elizabeth McCullough
DrWicked.com: This is Dr Google's Office, we're going to refer you to a specialist.
Good research advice from Dr. Wicked: "Keep in mind, professionals are just people who know more than you do about a particular subject. Always be respectful but don't be intimidated. After all, you probably know more than they do about dragons."
BiblioBuffet – [...]
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Posted on December 25, 2008 by Elizabeth McCullough
WriterHouse classes begin January 24. Class Schedule and Registration Brochures are available at WriterHouse during open hours and at the following locations:
• Cville Coffee
• La Taza
• Read it Again, Sam
• Shenandoah Joe’s
• Twisted Branch Tea Bazaar
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Posted on December 25, 2008 by Elizabeth McCullough
New Dominion Bookshop will host a reading and book-signing
by Donna Authers
who will present selections from her book
A Sacred Walk: Dispelling the Fear of Death and Caring for the Dying
Thursday, January 8 at 12:15 PM
You are invited to accompany Donna Authers through the pages of A Sacred Walk. If you fear death or the dying [...]
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Posted on December 24, 2008 by Elizabeth McCullough
My Memory Needs All the Help It Can Get « ReadingWritingLiving
'Then some people began raving about this new tool called Evernote. Their motto is “Remember Everything,” which sounded promising. Supposedly it is a great tool for writers who need to organize quotes, research, freewrites, etc.'
Sounds like just the app for me. Now I need the [...]
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Posted on December 23, 2008 by Elizabeth McCullough
Soft Skull News: Book Design apres la deluge
"So one of the many areas of anxiety surrounding the impending transition from the majority-print to the majority-digital reading culture is a concern that the glories of good book design will fade.
Horsefeathers."
Plot Whisperer for Writers and Readers: International Plot Writing Month
Did you know it was International Plot Writing [...]
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Posted on December 22, 2008 by Elizabeth McCullough
I’m passing this on straight from the source:
1. GIFT CERTIFICATES
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We’re sure the writers in your life (or you) would love to receive a WriterHouse GIFT CERTIFICATE. Give or ask for a class or a membership.
Available at WriterHouse during open hours, by mail at PO Box 222, 22902, or at the Webstore (see #2 below).
2. WEBSTORE
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The [...]
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Posted on December 22, 2008 by Elizabeth McCullough
The December issue of the Internet Review of Books is out (up?). I have a short and strange review of Come on Shore and We Will Kill and Eat You All in the Worth Mentioning section.
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Posted on December 22, 2008 by Elizabeth McCullough
VQR underwent its first-ever redesign five years ago, and after twenty issues, we’re updating the design a bit. Our Winter 2009 issue will be the first issue sporting the new look. It’s slimmer and brighter, but has as much packed inside as always.
via VQR » Blog » VQR’s Minor Redesign.
More content in less space — [...]
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Posted on December 22, 2008 by Elizabeth McCullough
Language Log » The Rosa Parks of Blogs
This blog collects examples of the adaptable idiom "X is the Y of Z":
# The Yoko Ono of Saturday morning cartoons
# The Dr. Phil of pandas
# The Larry David of Swedish indie music
# The Foghorn Leghorn of evolutionary thinkers
# The Magic Johnson of the Bible…etc.
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Posted on December 19, 2008 by Elizabeth McCullough
Seed: Seed Picks 2008
"The editors of Seed select the year's outstanding book releases." Science-y!
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