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July 13, 2010
Who do you Write Like? 7
by Edan Lepucki
Do you write like Stephen King? Or how about Chuck Palahniuk? That’s what the I Write Like website told me when I entered my work into their little magical computer program–of course, I had to do it more than once!
July 13, 2010
Tuesday New Release Day 0
by Ujala Sehgal
This Tuesday’s notable new releases include Ayelet Waldeman’s Red Hook Road, Laurence Gonzales’ Lucy and Tana French’s Faithful Place.
July 13, 2010
Moco Loco 0
by Edan Lepucki
On the new food-writing website Toque, Elina Shatkin takes chefs Jon Shook and Vinny Dotolo (owners of Animal, the wonderful L.A. restaurant exalting all things meaty) to try moco loco.
July 13, 2010
Night Shade Books Gets Shady 0
by Emily St. John Mandel
A publishing flap in three parts, with colons. 1: Publisher’s Weekly details unsettling allegations about Night Shade Books — an unwillingness to answer calls from writers or their agents, stolen digital rights, and missing royalty statements. 2: Night Shade issues an apology. 3: A wronged writer responds.
July 13, 2010
10 Rules for Writers by Janet Fitch 1
by Edan Lepucki
“Write the sentence, not just the story” is the first of ten rules for writers from Janet Fitch.
July 13, 2010
Colonoscopy: It’s Time to Check Your Colons 42
by Conor J. Dillon
And, as evidenced in The New York Times and elsewhere, the punctuation push has indeed gone upward. In comments, threads, emails, blogs, newspapers, and magazines, compelling colons abound.