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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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Six surefire ways to boost writing productivity

September 5, 2007

After last week’s doozy, I figured I’d tee up a couple of softballs out of the gate for the resurrected SOTB.
I’d like to say that I can sit down to write anywhere and any time. I do know some writers who can pack up the laptop and head to the busiest coffee shop in the [...]

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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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The top 5 reasons I’ve been blogging less (and one way I plan to change that)

August 29, 2007

It used to be that I was putting up stuff here constantly. Between regular weekly Six on the brain posts and reviews for the books I was reading, I’d sometimes get several things per week up on the ol’ blog.
Then things slowed down a little before finally coming to just a trickle.
Not that many of [...]

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Crimespace and other stuff

March 29, 2007

I haven’t been keeping up here as much as I’d like… I’ve been little too busy lately.
And that’s a good thing.
I’ve been working on a short story and the ending is proving elusive. Big time. I feel a little like Professor Grady Tripp from WONDER BOYS.
Six on the brain is on hiatus but [...]

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