Monday, September 30, 2019

Literary Existentialism

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Is it something to do with autumn - or as you guys like to call it, fall?  The note of literary existentialism struck by Sybil and Thomas ha...
Saturday, September 28, 2019

Our deal with the devil

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I just received a new Samsung smartphone. It replaces the iPhone I've had for many years and was so out-of-date that I couldn't down...
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Friday, September 27, 2019

Seen, Scene, Sawed

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Oh my scene! My lovely perfect scene. Cut to ribbons. The best writing I've ever done. But the fact is, this lovely scene didn't...
Thursday, September 26, 2019

God Bless the Clipboard: Continuing the thread (my own)

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My post from two weeks ago drew five comments, some conflicting, which, as a former columnist, I love. So…. I’m going to continue that th...
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Wednesday, September 25, 2019

Why I Write

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If you heard an odd noise last week, it was probably me sighing with relief. When I start a new project, it always takes me awhile to figure...
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Tuesday, September 24, 2019

So you’re a published author, now what?

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by Rick Blechta Tom’s post from yesterday is well worth reading — especially if you are a new author. He speaks truth, and if it’s not what...
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Monday, September 23, 2019

Why We Do This.

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My newest book, Graveyard Bay , launched on September 10th. In the past week, I’ve done several book signings, one book talk (with dinner), ...
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Friday, September 20, 2019

Conferences

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As I was last week -- when I briefly popped up because I had the wrong Friday -- I'm still deep into the manuscript I have due and day j...
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Thursday, September 19, 2019

A Little Bit of Yourself

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I (Donis) belong to an outfit called P.E.O., which is a philanthropic organization providing educational grants, loans, and scholarship...
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Wednesday, September 18, 2019

Old dogs in the digital age

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Lots of material for blogs here on Type M this week! I was going to skip over the politics discussion, but decided to put in my two cents&#...
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Tuesday, September 17, 2019

All over the map

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by Rick Blechta I don’t have a specific topic to write about this week, but I’d like to share a number of disconnected thoughts on various...
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Monday, September 16, 2019

Poisonous Politics

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Charlotte's post, not surprisingly, struck a chord with me.  Is the poison in politics a contagion?  Is simply the zeitgeist?  In Brit...
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Friday, September 13, 2019

Politics, Anyone?

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I don't discuss politics when I'm at a signing or asked to speak at an organization. I stay away from giving my opinion about con...
Thursday, September 12, 2019

Paper or Plastic (really LCD)?

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This week I'm editing –– lying on my couch, a No. 2 pencil in hand, manuscript pages cycling through my clipboard in stacks of 25, and I...
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Wednesday, September 11, 2019

A Little Rebellion, A Little Fun

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I’ve been feeling a little rebellious lately. And annoyed. And frustrated. So I went to visit those rebels in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Di...
Tuesday, September 10, 2019

The value of daydreaming

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by Rick Blechta Years ago, my mom gave me an envelope filled with a bunch of my old report cards from grade school. I must have glanced ...
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Monday, September 09, 2019

On Hurricanes, Book Launches, and Anticipation

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I’ve mentioned in the past, that my wife and I live on a barrier island on the coast of North Carolina. Not officially one of the Outer Bank...
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Saturday, September 07, 2019

Guest Post: Janet Laurence

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 Hello, Aline here. It's my pleasure to introduce you this week to Janet Laurence, a woman of many talents and very much a live wire.  S...
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Friday, September 06, 2019

Guilt as a Plot Device

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I'm still trying to finish up summer projects, settle into fall semester, and set up a schedule. But I did have a thought this morning t...
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Thursday, September 05, 2019

Time for Nice Girls to Be Bad

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Donis here. After spending more than a decade writing about a family in Oklahoma in the 1910s, I've started a new series set in Holl...
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