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Memo to self: Writing projects and beyond
SELF-INDULGENCE ALERT: Warning the following is about what I have been up to lately. Not for the faint of heart. Now that I've ushered one big writing project out the door, it's time to assess and indulge. A... Cyn Mobley to host Internet radio call-in show on publishing
Best-selling thriller novelist Cyn Mobley will host her first Internet radio call-in show on what it takes to get published on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008 at 7 p.m. EST at Talkshoe.com. The link to the show is here:... Google Given the Green Light to Publish Copyrighted Books
A $125million settlement means consumers will soon be able to read in-copyright books online.In what has been hailed as the start of the digital reading revolution, Google have been given the go-ahead to make... Google Given the Green Light to Publish Copyrighted Books
A $125million settlement means consumers will soon be able to read in-copyright books online.In what has been hailed as the start of the digital reading revolution, Google have been given the go-ahead to make...Eat your Leftovers, the First Step on Going from Consumed to Thrifty?
Ronald Wilcox, the author of What happened to Thrift? was a guest of the Takeaway on November 17 as part of their Debtor Nation series.Basic changes in going from Consumed to Thrifty are plain and simple as he reminds us in Eat your Leftovers. My paternal grandfather was...Smile...Downturns Come to an End...At Some Point
Let's face it, whether we like it or not, we are in a downturn. Unlike bears we cannot go into hibernation until things pick up as Stefan Stern points out in Let’s meet when it’s over (FT, November 6).Keeping your expenses under control is important yet it will not be... Michael Crichton, author of Jurassic Park, has died
Michael Crichton, the author of Jurassic Park and a multitude of other science fiction books, has died unexpectedly during a fight with cancer. " "While the world knew him as a great storyteller that challenged...
created by Jason Sanders | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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1180 views | 18 recommendations | 9 comments
Nothing to Lose but Your Overdraft: Credit Crunch Chic & The Thrift Book
One advantage of being a writer, especially if you are already a marquee name is that you can turn your misadventures and shortcomings into a new tome.A good example of that is India Knight (a Brit) whose failed efforts to manage her finances gave birth to The Thrift Book... UPDATE: Winnie the Pooh sketch makes £31,200!
Update: The Winnie the Pooh sketch auction has taken place and the pencil sketch reached an amount way in excess of estimates at over £31,000!Art and nostalgia looks the place where investors are putting their...
created by Paul Conneally | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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2202 views | 3 recommendations | 2 comments
5 Ways to CRUSH CONFORMITY this Holiday Season
Esteemed readers, as of November 1 consumer confidence in these United States has plunged at the greatest rate in over 30 years. It is my contention that in recent economic quarters citizens who were once malleable and obedient have become accomplices in dragging down the... 178 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
'Navajo Tribal Police' Author Tony Hillerman Dies at 83
Author Tony Hillerman, who wrote the Navajo Tribal Police mystery series, has died at the age of 83. "Tony Hillerman, author of the acclaimed Navajo Tribal Police mystery novels and creator of two of the...
created by Jarrett Martineau | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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Guga hunter culture revealed by poet
Salted and boiled the guga are eaten as a delicacy. For the uninitiated just the smell can make one wretch but they are prized by the people of of the Isle of Lewis. The guga are young gannet chicks taken by the...
created by Paul Conneally | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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1232 views | 15 recommendations | 4 comments
'The White Tiger' Wins Booker Prize
Indian author and journalist Aravind Adiga has won the 2008 Man Booker Prize for his debut novel The White Tiger. Adiga becomes the third debut novelist to win the award which is valued at a substantial £50,000....
created by Jarrett Martineau | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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Cooking with Patience, Fresh as a Berry on Menu at Natural & Organic in Cape ...
After deciding to head down to South Africa (virtually that is) for this edition of Green Day, I was noodling around the Natural & Organic event site when I landed in their Conscious Cooking Corner. I was not sure it would make me tick with such a solemn name.The table...Babar is Alive and Well in New York, at the Morgan Library and Museum that is!
In our turbulent times, the slow going elephant is a reassuring presence. Babar is in New York, not for one of his family outings with Celeste and their children but as the star of Drawing Babar: Early Drafts and Watercolors an exhibit at the Morgan Library and Museum. ...Top Members Today
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