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Monthly Archives June 2010

One of These Things Seems Like the Other…

By Scott McKenzie Posted on June 29, 2010 In General 2 No tags 0

I made my feelings about writing books years ago. So I tend to ignore most of the industry news about how-to-write and how-to-get-published books.

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Ho Hum, Another Sports Coach Book

By Scott McKenzie Posted on June 29, 2010 In General, Rants 0 No tags 0

I love sports. And I love books. And I’m fascinated by coaches. So I should love sports books by coaches,

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Tragedy in Nashville, But Damn Fine Writing

By Scott McKenzie Posted on June 28, 2010 In General 0 No tags 0

As most longtime readers of Slushpile.net know, what little time in my life that isn’t absorbed in the pages of books is devoted to guitars.

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The Most Southern Weekend on Earth, by the Oxford American

By Scott McKenzie Posted on June 28, 2010 In General 0 No tags 0

The fine folks at The Oxford American are sponsoring an event they’re calling “The Most Southern Weekend on Earth.”

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Bourdain Readings: Tattoos, Births

By Scott McKenzie Posted on June 22, 2010 In News 2 No tags 0

Bestselling author, former chef, and current television personality Anthony Bourdain gave an interview to The Seattle Times in promotion of his new book,

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Protecting Your Ideas Against Theft

By Scott McKenzie Posted on June 21, 2010 In General 0 No tags 0

Many aspiring authors cling to their manuscripts, afraid to show them to the world, out of fear that their ideas will be stolen.

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RIP John Wooden

By Scott McKenzie Posted on June 7, 2010 In News 0 No tags 0

In the middle of last week, I was re-organizing some book shelves (or, to be honest,

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New Yorker Releases 20-Best-Under-40 List

By Scott McKenzie Posted on June 3, 2010 In News 0 No tags 0

The New Yorker released it’s list of the best (or most worth-watching or coolest or hippest or whatever criteria) writers under the age of 40.

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The Paris Review Launches Blog

By Scott McKenzie Posted on June 1, 2010 In News 0 No tags 0

Paris Review

Esteemed literary journal The Paris Review has launched a daily blog. In the introductory post,

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Buy Anne Rice’s Pad for $3.3 Mill

By Scott McKenzie Posted on June 1, 2010 In News 0 No tags 0

anne rice home yard

Seems that bestselling vampire writer Anne Rice is selling her home (at least one of them, that is) in an effort to downsize.

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