Tag: John Scalzi
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Making it Work While You’re Mostly Working for Free
I’m waiting on the phone to ring to find out about a project I pitched yesterday while simultaneously scheduling a pitch meeting around another pitch meeting I already have set, one that is effectively killing my original plans to attend a friend’s wedding, which leads me to answering an excellent question about money with a…
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interview: The Big Idea | Whatever
What happens in this novel bears little resemblance to what happened in my own. This is not a memoir. But the emotions the main character is struggling with that cause her to believe she might actually be going crazy — that’s where this story comes from. Because when things are in limbo like that, when…
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John Scalzi is a hero.
Thank you, John! (And click here for an update from Sharon Davis of the Harrison County Public Library.)
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thank you, john.
I wouldn’t be sitting here right now were it not for the advice of John Scalzi, many many years ago at a Journalcon in Pittsburgh, where he calmly explained that it might not be the craziest thing in the world for me to attempt to be a full-time writer. Like, as a career. He forgot…
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more dewey updates
We’re nearing 1000 book donations over at the Dewey Drive. [And thanks to John Scalzi, who threw some attention our way with an interview with me where I try hard not to sound like Oprah.]
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Why Girls Are Weird By the Numbers
Amazon has added a brand new evil feature. Now you can find out how many letters, words and characters are in the pages of Why Girls Are Weird. You can find out how many “complex words” I used (6%). You can find out what grade education is needed to understand the book (4.8). Sorry, third…
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More Airplane Writing
because i can. I am blessed with a middle seat on an emergency row for my return flight to Austin. Therefore I’m going to write tomorrow’s entry today because I have enough room and time. I don’t know if my morning flight to LA will bless me with space, and I don’t know if I’ll…