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Authors' Unique Words Provide "Linguistic Fingerprint"

BBC News | Posted 12.11.2009 | Books

Read More: Authors, Linguistics, Language, Books, Writing, Words, Herman Melville, D.H. Lawrence, Thomas Hardy, Rare Words, Books News

Analyses of classic authors' works provide a way to "linguistically fingerprint" them, researchers say. The relationship between the number of words ...

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5 Ways To Feel More Legitimate As A Writer

Delia Lloyd | Posted 12.08.2009 | Living

Read More: Self-Employment, Working From Home, Self-Employed, Getting Paid to Write, Freelancing, Writer's Life, Writing, Freelance Writing, Titles, Legitimacy, Careers, Living News
Delia Lloyd

Feeling legitimate can be a tricky thing in the work world, especially for writers, freelancers, and - in many professions - women.

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8 Books That Predicted The Financial Crisis (PHOTOS, POLL)

Huffington Post | Amy Hertz | Posted 12.08.2009 | Books

Read More: Fiasco Frank Partnoy, Economy, Books, Writing, James Stewart, Slidepoll, Nasser Saber, The Black Swan, Recession, Liar's Poker, When Genius Failed, Den of Thieves, Den of Thieves James Stewart, Financial Crisis, Economists, The Predators' Ball, Barbarians at the Gate, Fiasco, Books News

Ever wish you had a crystal ball? Would have been convenient if there had been some warning about the kind of financial crisis we're facing now. It wo...

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Alexander McCall Smith: Prolific Author Keeps Churning Out Novels

USA Today | Carol Memmott | Posted 12.07.2009 | Books

Read More: La's Orchestra Saves the World, Alexander McCall Smith, New Alexander McCall Smith, Writers, Writing, Authors, New Books, Books, The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, Books News

Best known for his popular series starring "lady detective" Mma Precious Ramotswe, Botswana's only female private eye, the prolific McCall Smith is al...

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Literary Community Rallies Around Author Through Donations for Silent Auction

Cicily Janus | Posted 12.07.2009 | Books

Read More: Literature, Young Adult Literature, Silent Auctions, Hope, Young Adult, Donating to Charity, Literary Agents, Community, Young Adult Books, Charitable Giving, Artists, Cancer Patients, Hyperion, Literary Culture, Charitable Organizations, Disney, Literary, Holiday Charity, Cancer, Librarians, Bridget Zinn, Writing, Authors, Books, Books News
Cicily Janus

In artist communities around our country, it is imperative that we support each other and gather the support of others outside the community, especially in times of trouble.

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eReaders Through The Eyes Of Thriller Writers

The New York Times | PETER WAYNER | Posted 12.03.2009 | Books

Read More: Lee Child, Kindle, Novels, Reading, Thrillers, Ereaders, Writers, Joseph Finder, Thriller Writers, Writing, Authors, Ebooks, Books, Amazon, John Updike, Fonts, Books News

What do authors think of the new electronic replacements for bound paper? Some are traditionalists who want nothing to do with electronic readers -- o...

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How Romance Novels Take the Romance out of Romance

Alan Elsner | Posted 12.03.2009 | Books

Read More: Literature, Romance, Sexuality, Mr. Darcy, Reading, Jane Austen, Writing, Pride and Prejudice, Books, Romance Novels, Sex in Books, Books News
Alan Elsner

I don't do explicit sex in my books because I'm more interested in love -- and love takes place in the mind where it has to fight for its existence against all the other challenges presented by life.

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Poetry Activism

The Poetry Foundation | John Kinsella | Posted 12.02.2009 | Books

Read More: Poetry Activism, Animal Rights, Activism, Activist Writing, Books, Writing, Poems, Poets, Animals, Poetry, Environmental Activism, Books News

Vermin: A Notebook John Kinsella Poetry Magazine Driving down to the city this morning, we saw five or six emus crossing the road in an area of nati...

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The Creative Spark

Tamsin Rothschild | Posted 12.02.2009 | Living

Read More: Create, Creativity, Inspired, Sydney, Inspiration, Writing, Writing-Poetry, Creative Spark, Poets, New Age Poetry, Performance Poets, Performing, Poetry, Blake, Living News
Tamsin Rothschild

It took me months and years before I finally gathered enough courage to print off a bunch of my poems, and plonk them furtively on the table of a trusted friend.

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Andy Rooney's Publisher On New Book Of Collected Writing

The Atlantic | Peter Osnos | Posted 12.02.2009 | Books

Read More: Authors, Publishing, Andy Rooney 60 Minutes, Writing, Andy Rooney, Essays, Andy Rooney 60 Years of Wisdom and Wit, Cbs, Books, 60 Minutes, Essay Collections, Books News

Andy Rooney turns 91 on January 14, 2010. For 31 of those years he has delivered the closing essay on CBS's 60 Minutes. These pieces are the main reas...

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"The Marne 1914": A Bold New Account (PHOTOS)

Holger H. Herwig | Posted 12.01.2009 | Books

Read More: History, Military History, Historians, Wwi, World War I, Writing, Authors, New Books, Battle of the Marne, Books, Nonfiction, The Marne, Slideshow, Books News
Holger H. Herwig

I wanted to write about the Battle of the Marne because I regard it as the most decisive land battle since the Allies defeated Napoleon at Waterloo in 1815. I regard its impact to have been spectacular.

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"Monuments Men": Saving Historic Structures in Wartime

Robert M. Edsel | Posted 12.01.2009 | Books

Read More: Publishing, Nazis, Monuments, Writing, Self-Publishing, Art, Wwii, Books, World War II, Monuments Men, Architecture, Ponte Vecchio, Books News
Robert M. Edsel

I am driven by my passion to tell the story of a group of men and women who volunteered for service during World War II to save the greatest structures and other priceless works of art from destruction.

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Cormac McCarthy's Typewriter Up For Auction

The New York Times | PATRICIA COHEN | Posted 12.01.2009 | Books

Read More: Authors, The Road, Manual Typewriter, Books, Writing, Typewriters, No Country for Old Men, Christie's, Cormac McCarthy the Road, Cormac McCarthy, Books News

Cormac McCarthy has written more than a dozen novels, several screenplays, two plays, two short stories, countless drafts, letters and more -- and nea...

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The Story of Another Manual Typewriter's Journey

Carol Hoenig | Posted 12.01.2009 | Books

Read More: Olivetti Typewriter, Barbie, Writing, New York Times, Upstate New York, Smith & Corona, Passion, Long Island, Cormac McCarthy, Pulitzer, Writers, Authors, Books, Typewriters, Manual Typewriters, Books News
Carol Hoenig

When other girls were asking for Barbie dolls, I was wishing for a typewriter, one that would actually tap out a world of my own creation.

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Rick Moody's Twitterfiction Project: Failure?

Wall Street Journal | Alexandra Alter | Posted 12.02.2009 | Books

Read More: Short Stories, Fiction, Rick Moody, Twitterfiction, Writing, Authors, New Media, Twitter, Writing Fiction, Books, Twitter Fiction, The Ice Storm, Books News

This week, author Rick Moody has been experimenting with Twitterfiction -- he is tweeting a short story over the course of three days, posting a new s...

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Postcards From the Fun-Employed, Part Deux

Paula Froelich | Posted 11.30.2009 | Books

Read More: Page Six, Marriage, The Met, Simon & Schuster, Children, Atria, Writing, Africa, Novels, Novelists, George Clooney, Paula Froelich, Books News
Paula Froelich

I started writing a novel called "Female Kryptonite." It was about Jim - a never married, successful (in business and with the ladies), 40-something who starts to realize he's lonely.

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Meet Haiku Herman--Europe's New Poet President

John Lundberg | Posted 11.29.2009 | Living

Read More: European Council, Prime Minister, Art, Herman Van Rombuy, Haiku, Writing, Europe, Belgium, Poetry, Poem, John Lundberg, Living News
John Lundberg

Van Rompuy is becoming known throughout the continent for his passion for writing poetry. Dubbed "Haiku Herman" by the British press, he is said to regularly compose haikus during his daily meetings.

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Sarah Palin Snags Ziggy Honors

Gerald Sindell | Posted 11.25.2009 | Books

Read More: Egomaniac, Going Rogue, Carnivores, Sarah Palin, Sarah Palin Going Rogue, Writing, Palin, Going Rogue Reviews, Sigmund Freud, Frank Rich, Costco, Memoir, Books News
Gerald Sindell

Maybe there was something about Ms. Palin that everyone had missed. Maybe the secret of her attraction would finally, suddenly, become dazzlingly clear to me.

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Anne Rice On Her Switch To Angels

wowOwow | Joni Evans | Posted 11.24.2009 | Books

Read More: New Anne Rice, Anne Rice, Vampires, Angel Time, Writing, Anne Rice Angel Time, Authors, Author Interviews, Books, Angels, Interview With the Vampire, Books News

"Just write. That's what makes us a writer, is we write. I mean, if we don't do that we're not writers. And it's so important not to be discouraged, b...

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Crowdsourcing Content and Demand: Andrew Sullivan's "View From Your Window" Book

Eileen Gittins | Posted 11.25.2009 | Books

Read More: Publishing, Photography Books, Andrew Sullivan, Blurb, Writing, Photographs, Bloggers, Books, Crowdsourcing, Self-Publishing, Books News
Eileen Gittins

For three years, Sullivan had been inviting his blog community to upload pictures of the view from their windows. He wanted to compile a selection of these images into a book that captures the breadth and width of the web.

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Balanced Life -- Try Fun, Quick Exercises To Boost Your Creativity

Gretchen Rubin | Posted 11.23.2009 | Living

Read More: Creativity, Novel-Writing, Writing, Screenwriting, Happiness, Living News
Gretchen Rubin

Doing these types of games can boost happiness -- even for people who don't consider themselves to be particularly "creative."

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On The Road

Joy Preble | Posted 11.23.2009 | Books

Read More: Dreaming Anastasia, Advice-to-New-Authors, Debut Authors, Book Publishing, Michael Chabon, Chicago, Larry Day, Author, Writing, 57th-Street-Books, Book Promotion, Borders, Book Publicity, Naomi Wolf, Sarah Palin, Books News
Joy Preble

These are the humbling moments in the debut author journey. The ones that remind you to hang onto that day job.

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A Big Win For Experimental Poetry

John Lundberg | Posted 11.20.2009 | Living

Read More: Avant Garde, Transcendental Studies, Writing, Postmodernism, Postmodern, Keith Waldrop, Verse, Poetry, John Lundberg, Communication, Living News
John Lundberg

If you read a review of Keith Waldrop's "Transcendental Studies: A Trilogy," this year's winner of the National Book Award, there's a good chance it will include the word "postmodern" or "avant-garde.

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How "Nana, What's Cancer?" Was Born

Beverlye Hyman Fead | Posted 11.21.2009 | Books

Read More: Authors, Living With Cancer, Nana What's Cancer, American Cancer Society, Writing, Books, I Can Do This, Cancer, Grandparents, Families, Books News
Beverlye Hyman Fead

My granddaughter who was eight kept my book by her bedside and was fascinated with everything concerning it. One day she told her mother she wanted to do a book report on "I Can Do This."

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"There Is a Crack in Everything; That's How the Light Gets in"

Melanie Drane | Posted 11.19.2009 | Books

Read More: Mending, Re-Purpose, Re-Use, Critique, Restore, Workshop, Writing, Robert Johnson, Jane Hirshfield, Prompts, Repair, Poems, Breaking, Environment, Revision, Stories, Anu Tuominen, Revise, Jung, Books News
Melanie Drane

Mending is always accompanied by an element of risk. Something may function again, but differently, so that every successful re-use is accompanied by a sense of luck and relief.

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