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Link dump Nov. 20th, 2009 @ 02:28 pm

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AAAWG 2009 Holiday meeting location for Tuesdays Nov. 18th, 2009 @ 04:57 pm

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The Tuesday night contingent of the AAAWG will be meeting at Patrick’s apartment complex’s club house for the remainder of the year.

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Link dump Nov. 13th, 2009 @ 03:32 pm

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Link dump Nov. 6th, 2009 @ 04:42 pm

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Link dump for Fri. 2009/11/06 after the cut. The wiki version includes a tag cloud.

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AAAWG notes (as relayed by Pelly and Winters) Nov. 4th, 2009 @ 09:35 am

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Pelly and Winters bring you the AAAWG notes

“Well, Winters, what did you think of yesterday’s AAAWG meeting?  I thought it went swimmingly.”

“Indeed, sir.  With an attendance of ten individuals, sir.”

“Ten, you say?  I wasn’t keeping track.   But it would seem that we are down to the holiday diehards for the next couple of months, don’t you know.”

“That would be a fair, if indelicate, assessment, sir.”

“Did you catch those jolly narrative diagrams?”

“Yes, sir.  Very interesting, sir.”

“And everyone should know by now that November 17th will be the last time we meet at Arborland Borders until the new year.”

“Not necessarily, sir.  But your having said as much will help propagate the information, sir.”

“Should I also mention where we will be meeting during the Holiday sales season at Arborland Borders?”

“While it is undecided as yet, sir, I think it would behoove those interested parties to know what the possibilities are.”

“Well, as I understand it, Sherlonya and Patrick have both volunteered their apartments, and Adrianna has suggested a conference room at her place of work.”

“It should be added, sir, that both Sherlonya and Patrick’s apartments are not far from Arborland Borders while Adrianna’s location of employment is off South University and Church streets.”

“Oh?  I say, Winters, you have knack for details.”

“Thank you, sir.”

“While we are on the subject of details, did you catch who read yesterday?  I was little busy hunting down von Krug’s head and fighting off a horde of Spokes.”

“Yes, sir.  The readers were:”

  • Dave
  • Patrick
  • Matt
  • Adrianna
  • Karen
  • Robyn
  • Fritz
  • Kate

“Excellent, Winters.  By the way, do you know what all that business concerning ‘velvet’ was about?”

“I wouldn’t venture to say, sir.”

“No?  Well, perhaps we will find out more next week.”

“I rather think not, sir.”

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» Narrative timelines

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Xkcd has what I can only say is a brilliant rendition of 

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» Link dump

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Link dump for Fri. 2009/10/30 after the cut. The wiki version includes a tag cloud.

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» Delicious.com tag cloud at 25K links

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The tag cloud for 25,000 links is:

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» Just slipped over the 25,000 links mark on delicious.com

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I just posted my 25,003-rd link to delicious.com and, after checking for the exact date, I found that my last major bookmark milestone was 20,000 back on March 27th, 2008.


» AAAWG notes

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First, congratulations goes out to Stephanie Feldstein for landing an agent this last weekend.

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» Link dump

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Link dump for Fri. 2009/10/23 after the cut. The wiki version includes a tag cloud.

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» Link dump

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Link dump for Fri. 2009/10/16 after the cut. The wiki version includes a tag cloud.

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» AAAWG notes

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The Tuesday meeting of AAAWG

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» Link dump

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Link dump for Fri. 2009/10/09 after the cut. The wiki version includes a tag cloud.

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» Example of ‘killing your darlings’ from All You Quantum Zombies

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If you are a writer you may have heard of the admonition “kill your darlings“.

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» AAAWG notes

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The Tuesday meeting of AAAWG

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» 16 well-regarded books on the craft of writing compiled by Patrick

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Patrick handed out the following list of recommended books at yesterday evening’s AAAWG meeting.

In descending Amazon.com users’ 5-star ranking percentage.

  1. On Writing: Memoirs of the Craft by Stephen King (Amazon search) — Amazon.com 5-star rating: 94% (638/682)
  2. Making the Perfect Pitch: How to Catch a Literary Agent’s Eye by Katharine Sands (Amazon) — Amazon.com 5-star rating: 88% (21/24)
  3. Plot & Structure by James Scott Bell (Amazon search) — Amazon.com 5-star rating: 85% (76/89)
  4. Self-Editing for Fiction Writers: How to Edit Yourself Into Print by Renni Browne and Dave King (Amazon search) — Amazon.com 5-star rating: 83% (105/127)
  5. Techniques of the Selling Writer by Dwight V. Swain (Amazon search) — Amazon.com 5-star rating: 80% (37/46)
  6. Creating Poetry by John Drury (Amazon) — Amazon.com 5-star rating: 80% (8/10)
  7. The Elements of Style by William Strunk and E. B. White (Amazon search) — Amazon.com 5-star rating: 79% (312/394)
  8. Stein on Writing: A Master Editor of Some of the Most Successful Writers of Our Century Shares His Craft Techniques and Strategies by Sol Stein (Amazon) — Amazon.com 5-star rating: 78% (49/63)
  9. On Writing Well: An Informal Guide to Writing Nonfiction by William Zinseer (Amazon search) — Amazon.com 5-star rating: 76% (135/178)
  10. Telling Lies for Fun and Profit by Lawrence Block (Amazon search) — Amazon.com 5-star rating: 75% (15/20)
  11. Formatting & Submitting Your Manuscript by Cynthia Laufenber (Amazon search) — Amazon.com 5-star rating: 73% (11/15)
  12. How to Write a Damn Good Novel by James N. Frey (Amazon search) — Amazon.com 5-star rating: 72% (71/98)
  13. Writing the Breakout Novel by Donald Maass (Amazon search) — Amazon.com 5-star rating: 72% (43/60)
  14. How to Grow a Novel: The Most Common Mistakes Writers Make and How to Overcome Them by Sol Stein (Amazon search) — Amazon.com 5-star rating: 65% (20/31)
  15. Give ‘Em What They Want by Blythe Camenson and Marshall J. Cook (Amazon) — Amazon.com 5-star rating: 63% (5/8)
  16. The First Five Pages: A Writer’s Guide to Staying Out of the Rejection Pile by Noah Lukeman (Amazon search) — Amazon.com 5-star rating: 58% (81/140)

Note: Amazon.com title searchs are used when there are multiple editions.

Date: 2009/10/06 AAAWG Tuesday night meeting at Borders Books, Arborland, Ann Arbor

Wiki version: 16 well-regarded books on the craft of writing compiled by Patrick


» Link dump

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Link dump for Fri. 2009/10/02 after the cut. The wiki version includes a tag cloud.

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» Link dump

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Link dump for Fri. 2009/09/25 after the cut. The wiki version includes a tag cloud.

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» AAAWG notes

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The Tuesday meeting of AAAWG

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» Link dump

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Link dump for Fri. 2009/09/18 after the cut. The wiki version includes a tag cloud.

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» AAAWG notes

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The Tuesday meeting of AAAWG

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» Link dump

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Link dump for Fri. 2009/09/11 after the cut. The wiki version includes a tag cloud.

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» AAAWG notes

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The Tuesday meeting of AAAWG

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» Link dump

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Link dump for Fri. 2009/09/04 after the cut. The wiki version includes a tag cloud.

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» Submitted “Stealing a Seed of the Giving-Tree”

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I managed to finish the rewrite on "Stealing a Seed of the Giving-Tree" and get it submitted to the Ann Arbor Book Fair Short Story Contest, too. 

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» Submitted “All You Quantum Zombies”

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I’ve submitted "All You Quantum Zombies" to the Ann Arbor Book Fair Short Story Contest and am trying to put enough polish on my heavily tweaked "Stealing a Seed of the Giving-Tree" in time to get it in by midnight.  It’s a bit dicey as to whether or not I’ll get it into shape and within the word count (you can guess which of those is more difficult for me).  Nose to the grind-stone and no writers' group for me tonight.


» Last minute work on “Stealing a Seed of the Giving-Tree”

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Hacking and slashing, I’ve been busy rewriting the last third of "Stealing a Seed of the Giving-Tree".  More action!  More danger!  Less words! (But not less dialogue.)

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» Productive workout leads to opening scene for “Nulspace Sargasso”

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Just finished up an hour on the epicycle.

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» Link dump

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Link dump for Fri. 2009/08/28 after the cut. The wiki version includes a tag cloud.

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» AAAWG notes

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Yesterday I attended the Wednesday night AAAWG (at Borders on Lohr Rd),

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» AAAWG notes

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Another AAAWG evening of reading for

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» Which SF/F/H World Would I Live In?

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The “Which SF/F/H World Would I Live In?” meme, found here and started there, prompts me to answer:

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» Mastering the graphical user interface

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xkcd has posted a flow-chart summary

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» Link dump

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Link dump for Fri. 2009/08/21 after the cut. The wiki version includes a tag cloud.

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» Dude! You totally have to check this out!

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I am a major Venture Brothers fan, so,

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» AAAWG notes

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There were fourteen people in attendance at last nights AAAWG meeting.

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» “Stealing a Seed of the Giving-Tree” just went beta

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"Stealing a Seed of the Giving-Tree" just went beta. If you are interested in being a beta-reader, drop me a line. It’s only 7000 words. What are you waiting for?


» SaSotGT in beta draft

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"Stealing a Seed of the Giving-Tree" has entered beta draft. I’m planning on reading the first part of it tomorrow evening at AAAWG.


» Link dump

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Link dump for Fri. 2009/08/14 after the cut. The wiki version includes a tag cloud.

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