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Revising the First Chapter

9 hours ago ago from The Roses of Prose

One of my favorite writing craft books, Donald Maass’ Writing the Breakout Novel , dropped off the shelf last night as I was dusting (yeah, sure that's me in the photo.) But the key point is, I was dusting instead of writing . I’m working on the final rewrite of my third novel, a yet unnamed romance set in Miami, and something about it just didn’t feel right. I’d gotten about a third through the rewrite, went back to page one, and started ...

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The Gumshoe’s Guide to the USA

15 hours ago ago from Killer Reads

Ever since Philip Marlow walked those mean streets of Los Angeles, crime writers have been among the best chroniclers of American life. There's hardly a place you can go in the USA, from Washington DC to the deserts of Arizona, where a detective hasn't made a city or a landscape his own. Whenever I'm traveling anywhere in the USA, I always pack a gumshoe as well as a guidebook.   If you're heading for Tinsel Town, Raymond Chandler's ...

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K Workshops

21 hours ago ago from Dredlocks Tree

Besides writing books for and about hard to reach populations, I also teach language arts and urban psychology, and do workshops on topics ranging from general life skills to alternative education. Past invitations include Guildford College in Greensboro College, NC and The City University of New York. The following is a list of workshops I've either done or are on-going, for those interested in having me come speak to their students and ...

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Breaking: Vevo is Now Live

9 hours ago ago from Erictric

The moment we have all been waiting for all day today is here. Vevo has officially gone live! You can visit the website at www.vevo.com . There's a big Launch bash going on in New York City as of this writing. Some of the exclusive guests include Google CEO Eric Schmidt and Bono, who will be presenting unknown details about the website. In addition, new videos from 50 Cent, Mary J Blige, and Mariah Carey will be ...

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Billy nae mates! (heavily disguised as the NY Cake Convention)

11 hours ago ago from Extra Icing on the Cake!

I wrote a short time ago about my excitement building up after being invited to take part in the NY Cake Convention coming up in January....2nd til the 4th to be accurate. I would be teaching workshops, shorter workshops than here at home which meant a looooong day but filled with fun and laughter. Two workshops per day making a baby...in sugar I hasten to add! Well as time was marching on, no flight tickets were appearing so a little alarm ...

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14 hours ago ago from ESPN.com - MLB

INDIANAPOLIS -- Bill Madden of the Daily News of New York has won the Hall of Fame's Spink Award for his work as a baseball writer. His election by members of the Baseball Writers' Association of America was announced Tuesday at the winter meetings. He will be honored at the Hall's induction ceremonies on July 25. Madden joined the Daily News in 1978 and was the New York Yankees ' beat writer from 1980-88. He became the newspaper's ...

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