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Author Gail Gauthier's Reflections On Books, Writing, Humor, And Other Sometimes Random Things

Thursday, June 30, 2011

So What Is It Editors Do?

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John Green sounds seriously overcaffeinated in this video post , but he does touch upon what editing books is actually about.
Tuesday, June 28, 2011

The Past Is A Foreign Country You May Not Want To Visit

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Little Blog on the Prairie by Cathleen Davitt Bell has a cute cover, and a lot of the reviews focus on the "fun premise" and hum...
Monday, June 27, 2011

Literary Mash-ups For Young Readers

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Though I liked Pride and Prejudice and Zombies , I haven't made a mad dash to read other classic/paranormal or horror mash-ups. It seeme...

Sounds Like Someone I Should Be Able To Get Along With

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I spent Saturday evening at my only nephew's wedding. The ceremony and reception were held at a day camp dear to the couple and their fr...
Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Will You Pay Just To Be In The Same Room With An Author?

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Too bad Come Meet the Author, but Open Your Wallet appeared in The New York Times the Tuesday before Save Bookstores! Day . It deals with ...
Tuesday, June 21, 2011

My First Career Day

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Though I have been speaking at elementary schools for years, I took part in my first career day today at my local elementary school. It was ...
Monday, June 20, 2011

Seriously, I Would Have To Make People Up

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I just finished reading A Red Herring Without Mustard by Alan Bradley . I am a great fan of Flavia de Luce 's, so this book does not at...
Friday, June 17, 2011

A Surprise From Karen Joy Fowler

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Subterranean Press is a speciality publisher of horror, suspense, and "dark mystery genres." Its website has a Subterranean On-li...
Thursday, June 16, 2011

Or Perhaps I'm Just An Ungrateful Wretch

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Back when I first started publishing in the last century, you didn't see a lot of lengthy acknowledgments at the back of books. It seems...
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Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Is This Also About Plot? Or Am I Just Obsessed With That Element Of Fiction?

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"'The basis of drama is ... is the struggle of the hero towards a specific goal at the end of which he realizes that what kept him ...
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