Diane Sherlock
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Happy Friday! Something to think about over the weekend: Dialog is people saying no to each other in interesting ways. It is about people talking, but can often be about people not communicating (thanks to Rob Roberge) The Book Publicity Blog makes the case for authors not approaching show producers on their own. Pamela Dorman…
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Oh dear. I just figured out what I need to do to be done with this novel before my vacation. I really need 5 good pages a day. That seems daunting at the moment. Here is a roundup of writerly habits. It runs the gamut – no big surprise there. No formula, except finding what…
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Neil Gaiman’s library to be specific. Still trying to distract myself from the Chargers depressing loss to the Jets (heavy sigh). Variety of book reviews. I was most interested in Joshua Ferris’ The Unnamed. I am less interested after looking through the reviews, though most are giving him props for taking a risk.
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Great new post by Seth Fischer up at The Rumpus about the slush pile. He also links to this hilarious post on the DABDA of publishing.
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Yesterday I read an appallingly bad script that purported to be a comedy. There was nothing original or funny about it. It was a string of cliches and a few set pieces in which characters acted out for no particular reason. None of the action was grounded in character. Yeah, I didn’t like it! It…
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What’s your incentive to keep going when the writing’s a tough slog? I”m trying something different to start the new year. I was having difficulty keeping up with my writing schedule last summer into fall and then my mom passed away in late September. In taking care of all those details such as notifying Social…
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Continuing with our library theme…. Some of us tried to do this as kids. Now you really can. Well, if you have a spare $2,495,000, you can. Perhaps it’s time to buy that lottery ticket. I find I have mixed feelings about this. Mostly, I’m sad that this is no longer an actual library.
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Rose City Sisters is running a flash fiction contest and my friend, Bonnie Schroeder, has a story up. Check it out! (it won’t take long!)
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Amazing libraries! However, they did not include the one from Disney’s Beauty & the Beast! There are more here. Here’s one more personal library
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