Tag: Books
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Notes to Boys (And Other Things I Shouldn’t Share in Public) — Now in Paperback!
A Hello Giggles Item of the Day One of The Hairpin‘s “15 books to read now” “…what makes the book so good is that Grown-up Pam has enormous affection for Little Pam, who is, like a little sister, horribly embarrassing on the one hand and a fiercely protected loved one on the other. It’s a collection of embarrassing…
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Notes To Boys (And Other Things I Shouldn’t Share In Public)
Created by: Carlos Romero Music by: Adam Blau
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Book Giveaway! Recipes for Disaster by Tess Rafferty
My friend Tess writes jokes that probably already made you laugh. She spent years writing for The Soup, worked on roasts for Comedy Central, and now has a new book that perfectly captures the difficulties in maintaining perfect hostess calm while entertaining your drunk-ass friends. I have been one of these drunk-ass friends on more…
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“Super cute script, girl.”
I was driving home from a features meeting yesterday listening to Scriptnotes, a podcast by Craig Mazin and John August. If you are an aspiring screenwriter and you haven’t found Scriptnotes yet, I highly encourage it. Craig plays the cranky rich guy who grumbles when a screenwriter finds this job hard while John soothes with…
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Launch Party!
Please come to the launch party for YOU TAKE IT FROM HERE. There will be books and fun.
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Goodreads Giveaway for YOU TAKE IT FROM HERE
I can’t believe this book will be out in just over a month! This career I have involves a lot of writing that you never ever get to see. Scripts, pitches, outlines, specs — I write so much that isn’t for public consumption, or doesn’t make it far enough to get the greenlight.
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Libraries, My Mother, Dewey and You.
One day in and Dewey’s already making the DCPL excited and teary.
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It’s Dewey Donation System Time!
Hello, fine people. It’s that exciting time of the year when we put on our do-gooder hats and go send some books to some strangers. The Dewey Donation System is open for business, and this year we’re sponsoring two libraries in need brought to us by two very special pamie.com/Dewey fans.
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Hey, Pamie: “How Do I Get a Literary Agent?” and more letters of writer frustration.
We’re on Day Gross of me sitting in my pajamas as I plow through this to-do list of work. Most of the projects I have sitting in front of me I’m not allowed to talk about yet.
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Hey, Pamie: “How Do You Start Writing A Novel?”
I have a new editor on this new manuscript. I was nervous for the past few weeks knowing that the manuscript was on her to-read-and-edit pile. It was like I’d changed schools, got a new teacher, and wanted to find out if I was still considered a good student. I got an A! Karen only…