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Monthly Archives September 2007

The Ineffectiveness of Agents

By Scott McKenzie Posted on September 25, 2007 In General 0 No tags 0

Bookninja points to an interesting article about just how impossible it is to get a literary agent and how ineffective they are once you do actually procure representation.

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Dybek Receives MacArthur Grant

By Scott McKenzie Posted on September 25, 2007 In News 1 No tags 0

Short story author Stuart Dybek is among this year’s recipients of MacArthur Foundation grants.

It’s weird.

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Meanwhile, at Bukowski’s Crib

By Scott McKenzie Posted on September 24, 2007 In News 0 No tags 0

Charles Bukowski’s former home in Los Angeles is one step closer to landmark status. The home has been the focus of an dedicated preservation effort.

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The Other Hemingway Home

By Scott McKenzie Posted on September 24, 2007 In News 0 No tags 0

Ernest Hemingway’s home in Ketchum, ID got a much needed makeover, although plans for its future are still evolving.

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20 Books in 6 Years

By Scott McKenzie Posted on September 20, 2007 In News 0 No tags 0

Seattle Weekly has an interesting article about Jennifer Worick, an author who has published about 20 books in six years.

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Faulkner Reading Marathon Announced

By Scott McKenzie Posted on September 17, 2007 In News 0 No tags 0

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To commemorate William Faulkner’s 110 birthday, about 60 readers will gather at Rowan Oak in Oxford, MS to read aloud his novel Go Down Moses.

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A 10 Year, $30 Million Offensive Genius?

By Scott McKenzie Posted on September 17, 2007 In General 0 No tags 0

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This has nothing to do with books, but I gotta say I’m just loving Notre Dame’s struggles.

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The Opulence of Drug Diaries

By Scott McKenzie Posted on September 14, 2007 In News 0 No tags 0

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Amazon says it’s not due to be released until next week. But my local bookstore had a big stack of Nikki Sixxi’s The Heroin Diaries: A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star on the shelf last night.

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Let’s This Be a Lesson About Whining

By Scott McKenzie Posted on September 14, 2007 In General 2 No tags 0

[I wrote this up earlier in the week and held off on posting it since there was a part of me that didn’t want to pay any attention to the whole thing.

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Deal Signed for Frey Novel

By Scott McKenzie Posted on September 13, 2007 In News 2 No tags 0

Yesterday, Galleycat confirmed that HarperCollins signed a deal for a James Frey novel. Today, there are a number of reports with quotes and insights from all the principals involved with the deal.

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Gang Author Faces Life in Prison

By Scott McKenzie Posted on September 11, 2007 In News 2 No tags 0

Colton Simpson, author of Inside the Crips: Life Inside L.A.’s Most Notorious Gang, was found guilty of robbing a jewelry store on Monday.

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Unstoppable Ideas

By Scott McKenzie Posted on September 11, 2007 In Writing & Submitting Tips 3 No tags 0

I’ve never really understood writer’s block. Or, at least not in the middle of a project. Typically my problem is being unable to stop ideas.

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Back up, Back up, Back up

By Scott McKenzie Posted on September 10, 2007 In General 6 No tags 0

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For the love of God, people, back up your computers!

My hard drive crashed the other day.

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