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The top six blogs of writers you probably don’t know (or don’t know you know)

September 13, 2007

I’ve got deadlines out the yingyang this week so I’m a day late on this week’s SOTB. My apologies to the handful of people who wait with bated breath.
Now that that’s out of the way, here’s a double scoop of links… specifically, it’s a half-dozen blogs from writers you probably don’t know. That was rude… [...]

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Get free books from JA Konrath

September 13, 2007

You’d think, judging by the number of times I’ve blogged about him, that I have a man-crush on JA Konrath. No, no. That distinction belongs to Barry Eisler, a man my wife calls my “literary boyfriend.”
Truth told, I blog about Konrath so much because he’s just gosh darned generous, both to other writers and to [...]

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Who said cheaters never prosper?

September 12, 2007

Because, apparently, they do.
From GalleyCat:
James Frey Sells Novel to HarperCollins“The press release went out just before 5:30: James Frey has sold a novel called BRIGHT SHINY MORNING to HarperCollins, with publisher Jonathan Burnham sealing the deal.”
I’m curious to see how the book-buying public responds when it’s released next summer. Will we remember Oprah? Will we [...]

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The sons of no one

September 4, 2007

God, what a mess, on the ladder of success, where you take one step and miss the whole first rung.”
The Replacements, from “Bastards of Young“
There’s an awesome discussion on tap over at Konrath’s blog about the definition of success. Konrath made a nice comparison using the parable of the ant and grasshopper.
“The grasshopper believed that [...]

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The most beautiful blog in the world

August 31, 2007

I’m serious, and it belongs to writer who calls herself Vienne.
The blog, Eavesdrop Writer, is simple and elegant: she listens to the world around her and then posts up what she hears. It’s a living, breathing writing exercise… this thieving what’s intended for the ears of others. I eavesdrop, too. It came standard. Factory equipped. [...]

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My Five Most Important Books

August 20, 2007

Yesterday at The Outfit, Marcus Sakey takes a tip from Newsweek and posts his five most important books. It’s a great list, and it contains two books I considered putting on mine (see if you can guess which ones).
Heeding his call, here’s my stab:
My Five Most Important Books

THE WORLD ACCORDING TO GARP, by John Irving
This [...]

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