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Tabitha Olson: April 2011
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Apr 27, 2011. Basket of Grapes Cake. Links to this post. Apr 19, 2011. Jingle Bells in April? Yesterday, we woke up to a half inch of snow on the ground. Yeah, not exactly spring weather. It didn't help that I wasn't feeling all that great, because I kept waking up cold the night before. So, I went downstairs to get breakfast for the kids, and Youngest ran to the window. Looking) Yeah, I noticed. Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, jingle all the way! Me: No no no! No Jingle Bells, sweetie. Okay? Apr 13, 2011.
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Outrageous Fortunes | Novel Dog
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Helping writers tell the truth, get published, and change the world. It’s about novels, dog. A Novel of Alternate Histories. Shy amateur historian Randy Sullivan, age 23 and unhappy with his life, is approached by his double from a parallel Los Angeles, a bombastic physicist and inventor who calls himself “Sully.” Together they step out of this reality and visit versions of Earth stranger than Randy has ever imagined… and those so eerily close as to be just out of reach. No rain fell. Precipitation s...
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A Writer’s Commencement Speech | Novel Dog
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Helping writers tell the truth, get published, and change the world. It’s about novels, dog. A Writer’s Commencement Speech. Last month, I graduated from the Northwest Institute of Literary Arts. With my sparkly new MFA. My fellow grads were kind enough to elect me as their commencement speaker. Among other things, I said this:. There are benefits to a writing career. Nicholas Taleb, in his book. Teachers, bankers, and janitors crave the status quo. This entry was posted on Thursday, September 5th, 2013 ...
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Book News | Novel Dog
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Helping writers tell the truth, get published, and change the world. It’s about novels, dog. Thanks for stopping by my blog. The best way to get the skinny on my upcoming books is to sign up for my occasional newsletter. I also use the newsletter to reward my fans, so you can expect ebook coupons, contests, and giveaways. Just click this button and type in your first name and email. For the latest about me, look below:. August 16, 2016:. Hair of the Bear. Will be included in a StoryBundle. April 17, 2015:.
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The Promised Confrontation | Novel Dog
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Helping writers tell the truth, get published, and change the world. It’s about novels, dog. This is another snip from my talk on “suspense” at Write on the Sound in 2012.]. It was a powerful moment for me when I realized that we don’t read fiction to find out what will happen. When you’ve got a confrontation coming up, don’t merely foreshadow it, creating uncertainty. Let the reader know with clarity that trouble is on the way. 8220;I’ve seen some high school pictures of her, and that horrible bla...
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bloggerbyconvincement: March 2014
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Monday, March 31, 2014. Afterthought #26 - New Poetic Voice. Earlier this month (March 15) I wrote about my introduction to poet KevinYoung through his anthology, The Hungry Ear. In response to that post, a friend and fellow blogger (thank you Lopez Island Kitchen Gardens. Sent me a link to Young’s. Interview with Terry Gross on "Fresh Air". It’s a moving conversation in which Young talks about. His newest collection of. Poems about the death of his father alongside poems about the birth of his son.
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NILA | Novel Dog
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Helping writers tell the truth, get published, and change the world. It’s about novels, dog. The Writing Process Blog Tour Continues. March 26, 2014. Thanks to Claire Gebben. For inviting me to this tour. Claire was born and raised on the southeast side of Cleveland in Moreland Hills, Ohio, and penciled her first novel at age ten. Her writing has appeared in. The Last of the Blacksmiths. Is her first novel. Now, on to me. What am I working on? Hair of the Bear. Is the sequel to. I often write about power...
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Success | Novel Dog
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Helping writers tell the truth, get published, and change the world. It’s about novels, dog. How to Succeed When You Don’t Have a Clue. July 4, 2015. The world is much more complicated than we think. Theories about how something should work are nice for making us feel less overwhelmed, but if you fly by theory, and can’t understand why you aren’t getting anywhere, throw the theory away. What’s more: don’t replace it with another theory. 2) Don’t give up. When I’m hammering away at troubleshooting a...
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Stephen King | Novel Dog
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Helping writers tell the truth, get published, and change the world. It’s about novels, dog. Indie Author Interview: James Derry. August 25, 2016. One of the authors with me in the Weird Western StoryBundle. I got to ask him a few writerly questions:. Novel Dog: Tell me about your experiences in publishing. Any traditional contracts, or are you pure indie? Why did you choose to self-publish? And my agent and publisher won’t even help me market it? ND: What are some of your influences? ND: Could you set up.
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Novelists Don’t Collect a Paycheck | Novel Dog
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Helping writers tell the truth, get published, and change the world. It’s about novels, dog. Novelists Don’t Collect a Paycheck. And that means we writers need day jobs. I still collect a paycheck from my career teaching math, science, and economics. But the essence of a paycheck is this: you are being paid for your time. Whether per hour, or every two weeks, annually, whatever. And you can only be paid for your time. Then it’s gone. Rich Dad, Poor Dad. Suppose you’ve published a couple of novels a...
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