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Monthly Archives: February 2012
I’m Guest Blogging Today…
Come join me over at Aaron Ritchey’s blog where we’re talking about angels and demons in pop culture.
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Movie Review: The Descendants
Alexander Payne is at it again, creating yet another seriocomic film where humanity is laid bare in all its grit and glory. He takes his time in between films. But like About Schmidt, Election and Sideways before it, The Descendants … Continue reading
Posted in Movies, Reviews
Tagged About Schmidt, Alexander Payne, Best Actor, Best Picture, Election, George Clooney, Judy Greer, Oscars 2012, Shailene Woodley, Sideways, The Descendants
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Weekly Writer’s Round-Up: Week of February 12, 2012
Publishing Social media guru Kristen Lamb actually answers the question what publishers should do to stay afloat in the changing world. Literary agent Rachelle Gardner answers that question also. Yet more on the e-pubbing revolution via The Passive Voice and … Continue reading
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Tagged Dean Wesley Smith, Jeff Bullas, Kristen Lamb, Mike Shatzkin, pinterest, Rachelle Gardner, The Passive Voice
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“You Don’t Want to be in Love, You Want to be in Love in the Movies”
Can you name who said the above movie quote and in what movie?*** (See below for a movie trivia quiz.) Then you probably like romance in the movies. In honor of the big VD (Valentine’s Day, of course), here are … Continue reading
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Weekly Writer’s Round-Up; Week of February 5, 2012
Writer Dean Wesley Smith, musing about writerly behavior that confuses him. Comprehensive overview of the seismic changes in publishing on the Author’s Guild blog, via Karen Duvall on twitter. Writers: How to be an indie bookseller’s dream, via Tattered Cover … Continue reading
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Tagged Author's Guild, Dean Wesley Smith, Jeff Bullas, My Name is Not Bob
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My Own Personal Whitney Tribute
Whitney Houston just died, like so many too-young people with addiction problems, in a hotel of unknown causes. The new and old media will be buzzing with the story, with breathless updates of any new detail, showing clips of the … Continue reading
Twitterers Whose Handles I Like to See
A friend of mine has a great way of picking movies. If you can’t decide between two movies, toss a coin. Heads it’s The Help, tails it’s The Human Centipede II. Flip the coin, then hold your hand over the … Continue reading
31 Days of Oscar Now Playing on Turner Classic Movies
Turner Classic Movies is a great channel to check out any time, but it’s especially cool in February when the movie network for movie lovers highlights Oscar winning films from all eras. TCM’s February schedule. The honored film might have … Continue reading
Vocal Hygiene for Writers
Ever go to a writer’s convention and lose your voice on the first night at the bar or hospitality suite? How do you schmooze with book people if you sound like Linda Blair in The Exorcist? Here are some … Continue reading →