Archive | December, 2008

Bad Moon Rising

Bad Moon Rising John Gorenfeld’s book is subtitled “How Reverend Moon Created the Washington Times, seduced the Religious Right, and Built an American Kingdom. I’m only halfway through, but I’m learning a great deal which is surprising and illuminative—both about the world today and in how a cult moves from fringe to mainstream. I’ve followed […]

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Office Hours in Second Life

I forgot to mention, I’m still holding office hours in Second Life. Everyone is welcome to come on in and chat, starting at 6 PM game time/9 PM Eastern. While this conversation tends to be wide ranging, this week I’m going to try to focus it on how folks can edit their Nanowrimo books. (There […]

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The Secrets Newsletter #111 and #112, a class and a reading.

Two issues of The Secrets went out to subscribers today. I’d completed 111 before the holiday, but it got lost in all that was going on. In it I discuss how writers can produce kick-butt dialogue. Issue 112 covers the tricky subject of editing: how to do it, what to look for, and how to […]

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