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Monthly Archives: July 2012
R.L. Stine
Here’s an in-depth article The Atlantic Wire published earlier this month about YA author R.L. Stine. I’m part of that Goosebumps generation the reporter spoke about. This year marks the twentieth anniversary of the first book in that series being … Continue reading
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Lennon & Garant
Earlier this month I listed my favorite books about writing. One of them, Writing Movies for Fun andProfit, just came out in paperback. The authors, Thomas Lennon and Robert Ben Garant, appeared this week on Attack of the Show to … Continue reading
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Chandler on Hollywood
Here’s an article from The Atlantic, “Writers in Hollywood,” written by Raymond Chandler and originally published in 1945. Almost seventy years later, it’s amazing to see how much of it still rings true. Hollywood long ago ran out of ideas. Look … Continue reading
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What is a Book?
With the advent of the digital revolution, the long-standing definition of what a book is seems to be shifting. No longer is it just printed pages glued, bound and set on a bookshelf. It can be an e-book as well, … Continue reading
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Post-SDCC
Good interview posted this morning with author Jonathan Maberry. Mark Coker, founder of Smashwords, asks an array of questions about publishing’s current tribulations. And a lengthy (albeit low quality) Q&A with Joss Whedon from the San Diego Comic Con:
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Blackstone on Sale
Anyone who follows this blog knows that I always try to do something special for Friday the 13th. Today’s no exception, as I wanted this to be my official announcement that Blackstone is now available. The ebook has been on sale … Continue reading
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Writing Guides
Here’s a list of the top ten writing manuals I’ve come across. Many of them are horror-centric, so if you’re a not a genre writer you likely won’t get as much out of them. I’m including books on screenwriting as … Continue reading
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Rules of Storytelling
Couple of interesting tidbits: The first comes courtesy of an animator at Pixar, who tweeted twenty-two rules of storytelling that the company follows for their movies. If it’s good enough for Wall-E, it’s good enough for you. Pay special attention … Continue reading
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Walk Before You Run
Just a reminder that I’m still taking Blackstone preorders for the print version. Order now for a 20% discount. The ebook went on sale about a month ago; I expected print copies to be available by now, but there was a snag from the printer … Continue reading
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