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I Promise You Writers
Yesterday morning I woke up earlier than usual so I could finish the book I was reading before I sat down at my desk to write. I had only about fifty pages left. That was a huge mistake. Because after … Continue reading
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Tagged advice, books, fiction, Fifty Shades Of Grey, language, literature, magazine, publishing, reading, success, work, writer, writers, writing
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Sorry Not For Us
A few months back I got yet another “rejection email” from a publisher. Over the years and following the advice of other experienced writers I have learned to accept rejections with an open mind and not take them personally. Now … Continue reading
Behind The Scenes Part One
Do you think that personal preferences play a major role in choosing the recipients of great literary prizes? Do you think that foul play is involved to some extent in the voting process of the nominees and in deciding who … Continue reading
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Tagged art, article, articles, author, award, behind the scenes, book, books, creative writing, dreams, Europe, feelings, fiction, Germany, history, humor, ideas, Irving Wallace, Judge, literary prizes, literature, magazine, Nobel prize, novel, people, poetry, prize, publishing, reading, scandals, scene, science, story, Sweden, thoughts, words, write, writer, writing
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Don’t Think- Do It!
Ray Bradbury wrote; “Writing should come from deep inside you- you should go to the typewriter every morning and throw up- then clean it up every afternoon. I want the truth to come out. I want the great stuff from … Continue reading
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Tagged author, blog, book, books, character, conference, desire, dreams, emotions, feelings, fiction, grammar, happy, heart, hope, husband, ideas, life, literature, love, magazine, notebook, novel, people, post, power, Ray Bradbury, read, reader, school, soul, story, thoughts, touch, truth, words, work, writer, writing
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A Shattered Society
In the comfort and quiet of my sitting room in Montreal I watch the late night news about the riots in UK. I watch as hooded youths burn and thrash the streets of London. I watch images of shops and … Continue reading
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Tagged Amazon, Amazon UK, Beirut, book, books, cars, children, city, civil war, country, death, e-book, Edward Said, Ernest Hemingway, Europe, fear, happiness, history, journalist, London, loneliness, magazine, Mahmoud Darwish, memory, Middle East, neighborhood, news, newspapers, politics, radio, religion, riots, society, The Lost I, time, tv, UK, women, youth
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A Fine Dark Place
We all at one point in our lives have read books, some more than others. There has always been a story we have been interested in, a character we have liked or even hated and have been unable to forget, … Continue reading
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Tagged Amazon, author, book, books, bus, character, comfort, dark, drama, e-book, encouragement, era, first, form, future, library, life, love, magazine, magic, mind, mood, novel, people, plot, Ray Bradbury, reading, reason, room, sad, science, short story, story, technology, waiting, words, writer, writing
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Hardest Way Of Earning A Living
When I was in high school in our village in the east of the Bekaa Valley, we learned Armenian, English and Arabic. Of all the essays we used to write in these languages, I loved to write in English the … Continue reading
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Tagged Albert Camus, Anthony Trollope, article, bestseller, book, books, character, classic, classroom, course, e-book, English, Ernest Hemingway, essay, experience, feelings, high school, Honore de Balzac, ideal, Leo Tolstoy, lesson, library, magazine, Mathematics, Maxim Gorky, news, newspaper, novel, organize, read, senses, story, student, teacher, treasure, write, writer, writers workshop, young
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I Wish You All A Happy Bleeding
My son came to my room the other day while I was reading and said, “I am happy with the way I organized my library this time. I sorted my books out and arranged the shittiest all on one shelf … Continue reading
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Tagged article, bestseller, book, book club, books, character, classic, context, course, creative writing, dogma, e-book, Ernest Hemingway, experience, feelings, ideal, lesson, library, magazine, mature, news, newspaper, novel, novels, organize, rare, Ray Bradbury, read, senses, Stephen King, story, treasure, William Saroyan, write, writer, writers workshop, writing courses, young, zest
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Don’t Cheat With It
Did you watch Oprah’s interview with James Frey yesterday? Honestly, I don’t see the point of this interview and with two parts, the second part to be continued today. Maybe it’s just me. Two whole hours of James Frey when … Continue reading
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Tagged Amazon, Amazon UK, authenticity, author, beat generation, book, book club, books, cheating, children, e-book, education, Ernest Hemingway, family, form, generation, grammar, Henry Miller, Jack Kerouac, James Frey, library, lie, life, literature, lost, love, magazine, memoir, newspaper, Oprah, parents, professional, publishers, radio, reading, story, student, televion, writing
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