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This blog has only been in business since the beginning of June, and even then, it was a very personal blog dedicated to keeping record of my daily novel writing progress. Since September, the blog has transformed into something a bit more than that with book reviews, tips on writing, announcements of […]
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This might belong in the number one spot. One of my resolutions for 2008 is to complete a full-length novel. By complete, I mean that not only will the first draft be completed, but several rounds of editing will be done so that the novel can then be either determined as a practice and not […]
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Okay, okay. I know that New Year’s Resolutions are a terrible way to talk yourself into doing anything. Each year, people around the globe make a list of all their resolutions for the New Year. List makers sign up for expensive packages at the gym and by mid-January, the number of trips to the gym […]
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Merry Christmas everyone! I will be spending time with family tomorrow, but I leave you with five great Christmas mystery novels to read while sitting cozily by the fire after a long and tasty holiday dinner with family and friends.
1. Visions of Sugar Plums by Janet Evanovich. This special holiday novella in the Stephanie […]
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The Poe Shadow is Matthew Pearl’s second historical mystery/thriller. I thoroughly enjoyed his first, The Dante Club, so I had high hopes for this one. I am happy to report that it more than lived up to my expectations.
The Poe Shadow takes the factual mysterious death of Edgar Allan Poe and adds a fictitious avid […]
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This week, I picked up only one new comic: Angel, After the Fall #2. The first of these was just okay. I enjoyed it, but I wasn’t blown away. This week, I was excited to see that it had gotten oh-so-much better. Some old characters from the television show kept popping up, and the Joss […]
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I believe that exercise boosts creativity, especially when attempting to do some writing first thing in the morning. I don’t know about anyone else, but I am at my worst when I first get out of bed. I am sluggish, lazy, fuzzy-headed and grouchy. It is really hard for me to sit down […]
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This post was contributed by Cappy, the regular, guest contributor at JenWriter.
A ridiculously detailed non-spoiler-y to spoiler-y review
Quite a while ago, I ordered a book called Atonement on a whim. I had never heard of Ian McEwan and other than some good reviews online, I didn’t have any particular reason to want to read it. […]
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Finally! “The Hobbit” by J.R.R. Tolkien is by far my favorite book. I loved the animated film, but ever since Peter Jackson directed “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy, I’ve been antsy for more. I honestly believe that no one else could have created a better movie adaptation of those novels than Jackson. Yes, […]
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About a week ago, I wrote a post on actions you can take to support the writers on strike. One of these actions was actually going out to events and picket line locations to join the writers on strike.
I wrote about this event coming up over on my New York City blog, but I wanted […]
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