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Monthly Archives: June 2006
Yup, they’ve bottled it
French cuisine. (Not really. Only some of the flavors . . . hmmmm, wonder how much of this goes on in the U.S.?) Technorati Tags: French cuisine
Posted in Pop Culture
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This is my lawn
In the back yard. Notice the length of the grass. And that it’s going to seed. I’m neglecting everything. Except my job, my kid, and my novel. I’ll pick up the blogging pace again soon, but priorities is priorities ;-)
Posted in Life, Writing
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Birdie birdie in the . . . plumbing aisle
You’ve probably noticed them: birds flying around in malls, or airports, or “big box” stores, like Home Depot or Walmart. Here’s an interesting article about this phenomenon in the Baltimore Sun (registration required). Turns out these stores are idea habitat. … Continue reading
Posted in Nature
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Upstate, downtimes
For an interesting conversation on the flight of young, educated people from Upstate New York, hop over to Vodkapundit and check out the comments on a post that looks at a NY Times article on the subject. Here’s one that … Continue reading
Posted in Rochester, New York
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The world’s readers
From The Forest for the Trees: An Editor’s Advice to Writers, by Betsy Lerner: It’s easy to forget, in this ultra-accelerated culture of ours, where even fusty book publishing is caught up in the national fervor for celebrity and where … Continue reading
Posted in Writing
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“Hi, Concept!” “‘Lo, Concept!”*
The subject of “high concept” came up this week on TWLAuthorTalks, where agent Kristin Nelson is a guest (and is going to be critiquing pitches this afternoon!) If you’re a novelist — for that matter, if you’re involved in any … Continue reading
Posted in Writing
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Fun w/ metaphors
E for Editrix has a blog post of over-the-top metaphors — from one of those emails that gets passed around. They’re supposedly taken from high school English essays. Like E, I’m a bit skeptical about the provenance, but they’re still … Continue reading
Posted in Pop Culture, Writing
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Shakespeare online!
Courtesy of Google . . . Technorati Tags: Shakespeare
Above the knee? Below the knee? How long is long enough for that novel you’re writing?
Where’ve I been, you ask? Why, working! And editing my novel :-) Plowed through a good 150 pages today, starting to get tired, so thought I’d take a quick break now to blog about . . . novel length. My … Continue reading
Treat your children well . . .
I just read a June 12 article by Pamela Paul in Time magazine. This appalls me: According to the 2002 survey, Feeding Infants and Toddlers Study (FITS), which tracked the diets of more than 3,000 tots, a quarter of 9-to-11-month-olds … Continue reading
Posted in Health
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