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Tips for writing with a co-author: Four Characteristics of a Good Co-author

Posted on 11/18/2009 by amitha

After racking my brain for blog ideas this week, I’ve decided to answer a question that I get asked all the time by fellow writers as well as non-writer friends: How do you write with a co-author? As you may … Continue reading →

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The world’s largest book!

Posted on 11/13/2009 by amitha

Via The New Yorker’s Book Bench: Apparently the world’s largest book is Bhutan: A Visual Odyssey Across the Himalayan Kingdom by MIT’s Michael Hawley available from Amazon.com by Friendly Planet for $30,000. Wow. I am definitely putting this one on my … Continue reading →

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Writing Tips from TV: 3 Reasons Why ABC’s V Doesn’t Work

Posted on 11/12/2009 by amitha

Have you seen V on ABC (see above preview)? Basically it’s about what happens when an alien race makes first contact with earth. I think the show is meant to appeal to Battlestar Galactica (aka BSG) fans as well as … Continue reading →

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Hannah by Kathryn Lasky

Posted on 11/09/2009 by amitha

Hannah by Kathryn Lasky A fantasy/historical fiction novel about a poor orphan girl in late 19th century New England who discovers within herself a strange longing and need for the ocean. The novel was inspired by a painting at the … Continue reading →

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Scrivener day #4: Oops.

Posted on 11/06/2009 by amitha

Hooray! I successfully figured out how to completely screw up my manuscript! I hit command-k thinking it would bring up keywords on Scrivener and accidentally split two of my cards. Not a big deal, (and I should probably change the … Continue reading →

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Scivener Trial Day #3

Posted on 11/05/2009 by amitha

(yes, it’s been a while since i sat down to work on this project) I implemented some of the suggestions posted by someone at Scrivener to the blogger version of my blog. So far so good. I basically renamed “Labels” … Continue reading →

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B&N sued by Spring Design

Posted on 11/03/2009 by amitha

Remember when I said that Spring Design’s new e-reader was similar to Barnes and Noble’s Nook? Turns out it might just be the other way around. Apparently Spring Design is suing B&N for ripping off their ideas. Spring Designs says they worked with B&N … 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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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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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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