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    The Mistresses of Mayhem

    SEPTEMBER 28, 2011 9:57AM

    By Susie Lindau


    Topics: horror, gothic horror, ann radcliffe, edgar allen poe, mary shelley, life, lifestyle, writers, writing, movies, television, history, pop culture

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    • 18 Ratings
    • 1395 Views
    • 23 Comments
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    Three Heroes

    JULY 29, 2011 8:03AM

    By Ken Honeywell


    Topics: writers, writing, shawn cassidy

    • Editor's Pick
    • 34 Ratings
    • 6308 Views
    • 50 Comments
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    The World According to Ebert (Yes, it's YOUR turn Roger)

    JUNE 12, 2011 12:32PM

    By Keka


    Topics: roger ebert, chicago sun times, newspapers, reporters, journalism, journalists, writing, writers

    • Editor's Pick
    • 11 Ratings
    • 1912 Views
    • 16 Comments
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    Menage a trois? I bet that means I’m the most!

    FEBRUARY 9, 2011 9:00AM

    By Willett .


    Topics: menage a trois, marcia brady, brady bunch, humor, artists retreats, alcohol, writers, life stories

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    • 5 Ratings
    • 994 Views
    • 7 Comments
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    The breakout novel of 2011?

    FEBRUARY 3, 2011 4:18PM

    By Dave Cullen


    Topics: books, bruno littlemore, writers, award-winners, novels

    • Editor's Pick
    • 5 Ratings
    • 438 Views
    • 8 Comments
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    Can Writers Demand Privacy?

    JANUARY 18, 2011 11:43PM

    By Tea Scrolls


    Topics: writers, privacy, open call, our online selves

    • Editor's Pick
    • 24 Ratings
    • 1714 Views
    • 34 Comments
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    You Can't Take the NWORD out of the Huckleberry

    JANUARY 5, 2011 1:15AM

    By William Hazelgrove


    Topics: huckleberry finn, nword, twain scholar, censorship, books, writers, writing, novelist, novels, scribes, publishing, books

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    • 13 Ratings
    • 1646 Views
    • 31 Comments
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    The Dark Side of Facebook

    DECEMBER 29, 2010 5:37PM

    By William Hazelgrove


    Topics: facebook, zuckerberg, writers, writing, social media, social network, literary, novelists, readers, writing, environment

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    • 11 Ratings
    • 1681 Views
    • 33 Comments
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    Confession of an Ex-Cable News Junkie

    DECEMBER 22, 2010 1:59PM

    By William Hazelgrove


    Topics: hemingway, attic, matthews, odonnell, olbermann, maddow, readers, literature, books, junkies, television, writing, cable news, writers

    • Editor's Pick
    • 37 Ratings
    • 1766 Views
    • 46 Comments
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    Pick Me, Oprah

    NOVEMBER 17, 2010 7:30AM

    By Nikki Stern


    Topics: oprah winfrey, television, daytime talk show, entertainment, pop culture, writers, books, irony, humor

    • Editor's Pick
    • 14 Ratings
    • 4635 Views
    • 61 Comments
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    Straight Pride at my son's High School

    NOVEMBER 15, 2010 10:12AM

    By William Hazelgrove


    Topics: gay/lesbian, publishers, novels, novelist, writers, books, literary, publishing, writing, free speech, high school, gay, straight pride

    • Editor's Pick
    • 3 Ratings
    • 769 Views
    • 18 Comments
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    Murder and Mayhem in a Parked Car

    NOVEMBER 9, 2010 1:38PM

    By Holly Robinson


    Topics: mystery novels, reading, books, elly griffiths, erin hart, p.d. james, dorothy sayers, elizabeth george, writers, mystery writers, england, british mysteries, lord peter wimsey, mystery writers, writing, voodoo

    • Editor's Pick
    • 40 Ratings
    • 3091 Views
    • 57 Comments
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    Things you can't tell by looking at me

    NOVEMBER 4, 2010 5:00AM

    By Kat Hudson


    Topics: nevada, delivery, childbirth, utah, other family, brick heck, the middle on abc, writers, writing, nature made sam-e good mood blogger, baltimore, switched at birth, kat hudson

    • Editor's Pick
    • 16 Ratings
    • 1160 Views
    • 65 Comments
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    The horror of my first writing group

    OCTOBER 20, 2010 11:42AM

    By William Hazelgrove


    Topics: books, rocketman, hazelgrove, hemingway, writing, literary, novelists, writers, writers block

    • Editor's Pick
    • 11 Ratings
    • 1275 Views
    • 28 Comments
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    The Book Tour: Is It Worth It?

    OCTOBER 14, 2010 11:38AM

    By Holly Robinson


    Topics: marketing, writers, authors, gerbils, the gerbil farmer's daughter, publicity, publishing, writing, book tours, red rock books, china lake, coronado, ridgecrest, navy wives, navy exchanges, navy bases

    • Editor's Pick
    • 32 Ratings
    • 2300 Views
    • 64 Comments
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    Twenty Lessons New Authors Learn

    OCTOBER 6, 2010 5:02PM

    By Caitlin Kelly


    Topics: travel, sports, science, photography, poetry, business, book publishers, publishing, agents, authors, writers, writing, books

    • Editor's Pick
    • 5 Ratings
    • 1212 Views
    • 67 Comments
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    Falling off the Freedom Train

    OCTOBER 1, 2010 11:22AM

    By William Hazelgrove


    Topics: novelist, novels, reviews, publishing, literature, literary, books, writing, writers, freedom

    • Editor's Pick
    • 33 Ratings
    • 2621 Views
    • 64 Comments
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    Freedom For Readers: What's Your Device Of Choice?

    SEPTEMBER 7, 2010 8:18AM

    By Ken Honeywell


    Topics: freedom, salon book club, jonathan franzen, writers, writing, reading, publishing, kindle, ipad, old-timey books

    • Editor's Pick
    • 22 Ratings
    • 7121 Views
    • 34 Comments
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    Editing Out the Hero: The Ghost Writer

    MARCH 9, 2010 12:28PM

    By Nelle Engoron


    Topics: macguffin, mcguffin, hitchcock, heroes, writers, writing, ewan macgregor, roman polanski, review, film, movies, the ghost writer

    • Editor's Pick
    • 59 Ratings
    • 2087 Views
    • 82 Comments
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    How My First Movie Got Made

    JANUARY 18, 2010 3:48AM

    By john blumenthal


    Topics: business, comedy, movies, scripts, screenplays, short time, producers, celluloid, dabney coleman, teri garr, bruce willis, demi, writers, writers strike, 1988, hollywood, cop, oscar, death to smoochy, fox, residuals, hack, dreck, summer blockbusters, hitler, schindlers's list, vancouver, money train, backed money

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