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Bird by Bird Reading Group

May 4, 2010 Books and Reading

I recently posted on Facebook that I felt like doing a re-read of Anne Lamott’s Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life.
One thing lead to another, and I ended up forming a reading group. We’re still in the beginning stages, getting the word out to anyone who might be interested.
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Review: Write Away, by Elizabeth George

June 3, 2009 Books and Reading

In Write Away, mystery novelist Elizabeth George writes about her “approach to fiction and the writing life”. I am always on the lookout for books about writing written by authors I know and love, and this is one of my favorites.
I am a big fan of George’s Inspector Lynley novels; I’ve read all of them [...]

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Why I Like On Writing

December 5, 2008 Books and Reading

I’m sitting here re-reading my copy of Stephen King’s On Writing. You could say I’m procrastinating, as I’m doing this instead of working on one of several editorial deadlines that are coming due next week and the week after, not to mention the condition of my TBR pile, each book of which I plan on [...]

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