Monthly Archives: December 2009
How to Get More Writing Done
Midway through last year, I scribbled down a few rules for myself. They’ve been on my desk ever since and seem to be working, last year was one of my best for total output. As it’s time for resolutions, I’m … Continue reading
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Christmas Book Haul
Like most book folks, one of the best things about Christmas for me are the books I get from friends and family. I received a treasure trove this year, with fantastic variety. How to Hepburn by Karen Karbo and Me: … Continue reading
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A Little Time for Reflection
Here’s a snippet of Gregorian chant from the Mass for the Nativity of the Virgin, with some great images of illuminated manuscripts. One can only wonder what the monks must have thought of Gutenberg and his crazy invention.
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Will Bookstores Disappear?
Blogging for the British Telegraph, Basheera Khan does an admirable job of rousing the book-reader rabble in the provocatively titled, No more bookshops? Good riddance. I worked at Books Etc. briefly when I was a student in London, and can’t … Continue reading
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Words, I Want Words!
In the so-called golden age of the novel, the writer had little more than his pen and ink fountain to foster procrastination… yet I wonder how much time many a great author spent searching for the right pen tip, making … Continue reading
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Taking Another Shot at the Pros
I’ve been a terrible lurker around the internet spat that John Scalzi started about Black Matrix Publishing offering the princely sum of one-fifth-of-one-cent per word to their esteemed writers. Scalzi’s posts were followed by a guest post from Rachel Swirsky … Continue reading
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Thoughts on The Collapsium by Wil McCarthy
I discovered Collapsium by Wil McCarthy in a backwards sort of way. I first bought Nebula-nominated To Crush the Moon–the fourth book in this tetralogy–off the staff recommends shelf of a local bookstore. It wasn’t until I got To Crush … Continue reading
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