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      • Revisiting Film Classics – “The Third Man”
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      • “The Woodsman” film review
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    • – The Lost Art of Disagreement
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    • are giftcards good to buy for the holidays?
    • chicken or the egg?
    • creationism, a.k.a intelligent design, v. evolution
  • the rise and fall of me
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    • The Rise and Fall of Me – 3
    • The Rise and Fall of Me – 4
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    • The Rise and Fall of Me – 9
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    • The Rise and Fall of Me – 19
    • The Rise and Fall of Me – 20/20 – Epilogue

Tag Archives: writing advice

Writing 4.7 – Moron (More on) Querying

You don’t need advice from me about querying, but you’re getting it anyway. Here are five additional thoughts about what we all hate doing.

June 9, 2016 in writing.

Writing 4.1- Stop “Being a Writer”

Are you spending too much time “being a writer” instead of actually “writing”? Be honest. Maybe you should read this.

December 31, 2014 in writing.

Writing 3.4 – Giving & Getting Advice

The only thing writers do more than write is give advice about writing. May as well put in my two cents. I’ve thrown together advice I’ve been given but didn’t understand until recently.

August 13, 2014 in writing.

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