<![CDATA[I won an e-book from Editor Unleashed: Get an Agent (regularly $15). It looks great -- here's a little information about it from the website:
GET AN AGENT
It’s no secret that getting a literary agent can be just as difficult as writing a book. And of course, you’d rather be writing than spending your time on [...]
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WWdN: In Exile
"There's quite a dustup at the moment about an editorial the president of the Author's Guild wrote in the New York Times, railing against Amazon's Kindle 2, which has a text to speech feature that he claims creates unauthorized derivative works and should be stopped at all costs.
"I'm not the only author who [...]
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Tournament of Books betting now open
"Based on many factors, a little pseudo-science and a hunch or two, here's how we have handicapped the Fifth Annual Morning News Tournament of Books which pits the best books of last year in a bracketed and judged competition. Place your $20 bet and help us buy a truckload of [...]
<![CDATA[Local artist -- and now author -- Russell U. Richards will be exhibiting art featured in his book, The Arts and Innards of Russell U. Richards!. I've had a peek at the book and the art, and they are both terrific.
The exhibit will run March 3-29 at the McGuffey Art Center. Opening reception is scheduled [...]
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Why it's pointless telling anyone that writing isn't worth it | Books | guardian.co.uk
"When I started writing no one told me it would come to this.
"But I do try to tell other people what it will come to – hence my occasional visits to Warwick University and its creative writing students. They want to write, [...]
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Barreleye Fish With Transparent Head Caught In Photos (SLIDESHOW)
"Every now and then, nature serves up a weird animal that you can't not stare at. Well, here's one for you -- the barreleye fish, with its funky transparent face..."
Augh! Its head is clear! Augh! Check it out.
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Newseum | Today's Front Pages | Map View
Flash display of daily newspaper front pages. The site warns: "Some front pages may contain material that is objectionable to some visitors. Viewer discretion is advised." Wear your goggles!
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<![CDATA[What: Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
Where: Bodo’s on Preston Avenue
When: Tuesday a.m., February 24, 2009
You: Bodo's employee
Me: Bodo's customer
Why: Why, indeed? Whyyyyyyyy?
Readers, can you help a young man out? Suggest something better for him to read in the comments. Anything better. Life is too short to waste it on Objectivism.]]>
<![CDATA[More news from local biographer Charles J. Shields:
On March 26, 2009, biographers will gather in New York City to create Biographers International Organization (BIO) that will seek to advance the professional interests of career-focused biographers through networking and advocacy, the creation of a virtual library, and providing legal advice.
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Dear Restaurant Servers: Stop Being Conspiratorial About Dessert
"I've been a waitress. I know it's rough, and you develop weird shticks, and a lot of customers probably respond to the whole "co-conspirator" approach to dessert ordering, the sly proffering of the dessert menu, the impish wink of the enabler, otherwise it wouldn't be so common. But. [...]