Writing and Reading

Five Things You Should Know About Bryan Allain

by Shawn March 24, 2011

Five things you should know about Bryan Allain: – if you eat breakfast with him a lot, he will tell you all about what’s going on with him before the food comes, then question you after the food comes so that he can eat his food hot and you can’t – he is not interested [...]

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Another Winner

by Shawn March 23, 2011

“What do you mean, you don’t know what’s going on?” John Dran asked Macy. The rain outside stopped for a moment, and, without the band playing in the apartment above, the world seemed eerie and still. “What do I mean?” Macy looked around, confused. Water was still dripping off of her hair and her clothes [...]

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I Don’t Write Because I Need To

by Shawn March 22, 2011

Today’s guest post is brought to you by David Nilsen, someone who’s blog I recently discovered and have come to enjoy quite a bit (although I don’t agree with his certainty that he will “never be a famous author”). Today he writes about writing, and being known. * * * * * I’m about to type [...]

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Five Writing Secrets I Learned From “Inception”

by Shawn March 17, 2011

You know the drill. I’ve done this with Napoleon Dynamite, Dumb and Dumber, The Princess Bride, and Airplane. I’ve taken great movies and proven their multiplicity by gleaning immortal writing secrets from their depths. (Is multiplicity a word? Even if it is, there’s no way I used it correctly). In other words, I waste time [...]

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Searching For the Muse in a Bowl of Noodles

by Shawn March 16, 2011

John Dran stared into his bowl of noodles, trying to divine some sort of wisdom from the tangled lump of strands. It was late. He pushed his spoon through the broth, and when he blew on the noodles the steam scattered. And the muse evaded him. He wished the rain against the windows was louder [...]

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Run, Macy, Run

by Shawn March 9, 2011

Behind Geoff Campbell, thick drapes held the night at bay. Two small lamps, in the corners behind him, sent a glow through the cavernous study. His large mahogany desk sat in the middle of the room like a stone altar. His wrinkled fingers gently lifted the sheet of paper, methodically folded it into thirds, then [...]

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And the Winner Is…

by Shawn March 7, 2011

Last Thursday I asked you guys for your best blog post from the month of February. And you delivered. In the spirit of the Oscars (which I didn’t watch), here are my favorite five posts from the ones you folks submitted. What were the criteria? I have none: 1) Best romantic comedy: Andi‘s post, “How [...]

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