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Category Archives: Books
Okay, Maybe I Have to Re-Write (and how my habit of trolling may get me published)
Today is the day that I stare into the narcolepsy-inducing abyss of needing to re-write my book. The main reason is simply because the next phase will me more laborious than the actual creative process– and this has to do … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Books, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged Blogging, Mark Twain, novel writing, publishing, Self publishing, writer's block, writing
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I’ll shank a fool before I self-publish
This writing process thing–and by that I mean the fiction/novel crucible, is a bit daunting. When I started out thinking I was going to use this “down time” to write a book, I first went into Barnes & Noble, and started … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Uncategorized
Tagged book, books, novel writing, Self publishing, writing
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Re-writing Is for Suckers
Actually having finished a rough draft of an entire book is a shock to the system for me. I talked all kinds of smack about it five years ago. I had all kinds of MS-13-level bravado about it. I had … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Books, Writing
Tagged novel writing, publishing, Self publishing, writing
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How’s a man supposed to carry on after this?
I just got my hands on a copy of Byron Preiss’ The Secret, knowing full well that the one treasure nearest me has not been recovered. There’s this thing that went through my head: What if I can look at … Continue reading
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Yes, Minister: The Five Standard Excuses
One of my father‘s influences, was for him to constantly eschew network television in favor of PBS. of course, this is before PBS became the current PBS. This, would be where I’d discover Monty Python, Is There A Doctor In … Continue reading
A few of you might remember–I was intending to write a book
I have had basically three books in me that I’ve wanted to write: 1. One of them involves the Founding Fathers. 2. One of them involves blues legend Robert Johnson. 3. One of them involves a ragamuffin band of childhood … Continue reading
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Tagged book, books, bucket list, publicity, publishing, writer's block, writing
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Siri, or SOMETHING is not only listening to me, it’s actually hearing me
It was a long time ago that I arrived at the conclusion that our technology is listening, parsing and ultimately categorizing us by political categories for boxcars when the revolution comes. I know this because the most obscure conversations in … Continue reading
Posted in Books, documentaries, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged documentary, flannery o'connor, writing advice
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You Think Covid-19 is Bad? Wait Until I Release The Pandemic Pocket New Testament
You don’t have to tell me that 2020 is turning out to be a veritable, traumatic melting-pot of apocalyptica. I mean, I’m over here, trying to coax that beast out of the sea, setting up a ways and means … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Guest Bloggers, Guest Columnists, Trolling, Uncategorized
Tagged Academic satire, Bible, covid-19, guest, guest blogging, new testament, Satan
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Strange Stories Amazing Facts, and how Reader’s Digest is an American Treasure
I’ll never forget the time my dad got this book in the mail. He handed it to me when I was a kid and said, “you’ll like all the interesting stuff in here.” He was right. I actually never did … Continue reading
Posted in Book reviews, Books, Reading, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged abraham lincoln, asassination, book, borely, john kennedy, reader's digest, rectory, strange
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In which I borrow from my own, 2006 Book Review of David Shenk’s “The Immortal Game”
Note: Apparently this review (which in and of itself is FOURTEEN years old)–has been sitting as a draft in my blog-post hopper. I have a tendency to think my Amazon reviews are wasted if all they do is languish there … Continue reading
Posted in Book reviews, Books, Reading, Uncategorized
Tagged anderssen, bobby, book, chess, david, fisher, game, immortal, kieseritsky, review, shenk
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