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Five People Who Made Me Want to Be a Writer
This question is not the same as my five favorite writers or the five writers I admire the most. Also, it’s possible that if asked tomorrow, I might change two or three of the names. But here are today’s five: Harlan EllisonStephen KingJack KirbyDon MartinSam Shepard Who are yours?
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Some Questions about the Appification of Buyout
Nobody at Random House told me that Buyout was going to be an app. I’ve never talked to anyone at ScrollMotion, who designed the app. There are many things I don’t know. Why is Buyout twice as expensive, for example, as some of the other books on the list? (It’s $16.99. Worth every penny, I…
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Lit Mags Are Dead. Long Live Lit Mags. But Maybe Not Pure Psychological Realism.
Everyone with an interest in fiction should read this piece at Mother Jones, if you haven’t already. Times are hard for litmags (most of them, anyway; but more about that in a sec). This piece has been out for a while, but I’m thinking about this now because it’s gotten tied up in my head…
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I Keel Keeng Tut
As USA Today notes this morning, I am doing an adaptation for IDW of The Murder of King Tut, James Patterson’s conspiracy-minded take on the death of the boy pharaoh. So I am neck-deep in ancient Egypt. Cool. Here’s the first cover:
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Beaker Sings Dust in the Wind
I come up for air long enough to present you with this… Now back to book with Friday deadline.
Crooked House Fictions 