Monthly Archives: October 2009

White Collar: USA has another hit on its hands

Posted on 10/31/2009 by amitha

You absolutely have to check out White Collar on USA. I had to keep reminding myself that this was USA and not some other channel! The pilot episode opens with a jailbreak — con artist Neal Caffrey (played by Matt … Continue reading →

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Scrivener 30-day trial: Days #1 & 2

Posted on 10/30/2009 by amitha

So I’ve been thinking about trying out Scrivener for a while now, but I’ve only just gotten around to doing it (spurred by Anna Staniszewski’s blog post about structuring a manuscript). After discussing the pros and cons with my writer … Continue reading →

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Twitter Chats and Twitter Parties: the only reason to watch live TV!

Posted on 10/30/2009 by amitha

I blogged about following hashtags to join in on twitterchats before, but I just have to blog about it again! Not all TV shows have live chats going on, but the two that I check out are #topchef and #projectrunway. … Continue reading →

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Author photo fail?

Posted on 10/29/2009 by amitha

I’m far from having to worry about this yet, but The Millions has posted an article about funny author photos. Here is the gallery that the writer refers to by Marion Ettlinger: http://www.marionettlinger.com/gallery1.php Some of the photos look fine to … Continue reading →

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Another new show to check out: White Collar on USA

Posted on 10/29/2009 by amitha

White Collar on USA premiered last week, but since it’s cable, it’s not too late to catch the pilot. A new episode airs this Friday at 10/9pm Central. The premise for White Collar looks interesting but I haven’t watched it … Continue reading →

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Community — The best part of the show is the last 30 seconds

Posted on 10/28/2009 by amitha

Community had such potential to be a funny show, but the only part really worth watching is the last 30 seconds (you know the little snippet that shows while credits are rolling?) where Abed and Troy do something ridiculous together. … Continue reading →

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Desperate for Desperate Housewives to End

Posted on 10/27/2009 by amitha

This used to be one of my favorite shows, but now that’s in its later seasons, it’s getting a bit…well old. Everyone gets attacked, murdered, cheated on. Baby scandals, bad kids, jealous housewives. Boring. Last season they pulled a Battlestar … Continue reading →

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V premieres next week on ABC

Posted on 10/27/2009 by amitha

Here’s a snippet from ABC.com: [clearspring_widget title="A First Look at V!" wid="48bda4baaf82f1d1" pid="4af1c2b97521fa8d" width="308" height="235" domain="widgets.abc.go.com"] I’m also going to check out the original V miniseries on Syfy this weekend.

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Writing tips from award winning authors

Posted on 10/27/2009 by amitha

Lately I’ve been attending a bunch of author talks at bookstores. Here’s what I’ve gleaned from seeing these authors: Handling Rejection from Newbery Award winning author Shannon Hale (seen at Porter Square Books in Cambridge promoting her new book Forest … Continue reading →

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B&N’s Nook

Posted on 10/23/2009 by amitha

I haven’t blogged about this yet because for some reason I though Barnes and Noble’s e-reader had already been announced (probably due to all the speculation online about it). Anyway, from the website, B&N’s Nook features many snazzy things that … Continue reading →

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