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Jun.17.2013
Once again, I'm experiencing a problem with Red Room. It becomes such a time suck.
It's a delightful time suck, like discovering secret tunnels in a house that you thought you knew. Exploring the tunnels reminds me of how it used to be in the Internet's woolly early days, before the...
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Jun.17.2013
Reading and writing – hand in hand, refilling the well
One of the major things that I’ve discovered is that if I don’t read, I can’t write. So it’s absolutely mystifying when I speak to writers who tell me they don’t have time to read any more. Or even more astounding – those that don’t...
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Jun.16.2013
Hi, everyone. Welcome to WRITING LITE #2. I’m still talking about suspense, but this time I start at the beginning and discuss the power of that first line. I talk about why it's important, how to approach it, and give you some of my all-time favorite examples.
It is a little longer than I...
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Jun.13.2013
This morning I called my brother to tell him about the Red Room detective story challenge and to ask which words came to his mind when he thought about Nero Wolfe. My brother said “I have all the books here if you'd like me to check?” I said “not really."
The truth is that I just wanted to hear my...
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Jun.13.2013
Writers read, as a general rule, and I'm certainy no exception. So, here's what I'm currently reading at home:
"Haitian Vodou: An Introduction to Haiti's Indigenous Spiritual Tradition" by Mambo Chita Tann. This is part of my research for a series of stories set in an alternate New...
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Jun.08.2013
Event with Andrew LamStart: 06/14/2013 6:00 pm
Location: 1200 S Coast Hwy# 105Laguna Beach, California92651United States
On Friday, June 14 at 6 pm we are co-sponsoring an eventwith the Vietnamese American Arts & Letters Association forauthor Andrew Lam....
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Jun.05.2013
I cannot believe the dashing pace at which life flings itself past me these days. It is simply unbelievable. And by "dashing," I don't mean to imply "incredibly attractive," as in "Cary Grant." I mean that time has sped up beyond belief.
I really, really, REALLY want the current class I am...
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May.30.2013
Would you wish to enter the house of a character? I’d much rather enter the mind. A home, it is assumed, reveals how the character thinks, and this is of course if such a place exists.
Recently, Slate did a detailed piece on Jay Gatsby’s mansion, which prompted CBC to track a few others. There...
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May.29.2013
I think my new kickstarter project will be going live tomorrow, so watch this space. I have made some changes to make the rewards for pledgers IRRESISTIBLE and the target much more attainable! :)
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May.22.2013
The textbook which I use for teaching English Reading is full with short interesting passages. Their purpose is to whet the students’ appetite so they want to read more, and they always remind me of colorful bite-sized party food. One intriguing example is a passage about the Cargo...
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