Category: Archive
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NaNoWriMo Wrap-up
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During November, the world of reading and writing is inundated with posts and blogs and articles about NaNoWriMo (or National Novel Writing Month). It is now December, and NaNoWriMo is officially over, but the comments and articles still abound. This year was my first year in attempting the challenge. And…
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Scandinavia and the World
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Written by Matthew Pardue And so, we have one of (if not the) my last webcomics, at least until I pick up new ones. Next week I’ll do something different for the final review of the year. Until then, here’s a European webcomic that I can pretty much sum up…
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Newsletter for December 2012
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Darths and Droids
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After I finished reading The DM of the Rings by Shamus Young, I stumbled upon a webcomic that takes a similar look at Star Wars. It’s called Darths and Droids, and it’s written by a whole host of people, a list of whom can be found in the website’s FAQ.…
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Link-N-Blogs for Nov 30, 2012
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“Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and that which cannot remain silent.”–Victor Hugo Music to Write By: Mediabistro’s Galley Cat has listed their favorite songs to write to. Remember, today is the last day of NaNoWriMo, so use this list to get your creative juices flowing! Best…
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8-Bit Theater
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Written by Matthew Pardue At first I wasn’t sure what to review this week. I didn’t have another book lined up (I started reading the Aeneid last night, but that’d be a weird thing to do here, even if I was anywhere near finished with it), and all my Discworld…
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Review: For Kings and Planets
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For Kings and Planets Ethan Canin by is a well written novel about two young men, Orno Tarcher and Marshall Emerson, who attend Columbia University in New York City. Orno, the protagonist, is from a small town in Missouri with more pigs than people. He goes off to Columbia to…
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A Dance with Dragons
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So here we are, the last released book in the series. I’ve got to say that I’m ready to get back to 300-page novels, ideally standalones (I cannot describe how much I appreciate Terry Pratchett’s Discworld now that I’ve waded through A Song of Ice and Fire). What should I…