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Monthly Archives May 2007

The Gorge of Free Advance Copies

By Scott McKenzie Posted on May 31, 2007 In News 0 No tags 0

Lo, Book Expo America is upon us. So hoards of publishing professional will descend upon the Javits Center in New York to gorge upon free advance copies,

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Potential Short Story Idea of the Day

By Scott McKenzie Posted on May 29, 2007 In News 2 No tags 0

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“A man clad only in underwear and a T-shirt wrestled a wild leopard to the floor and pinned it for 20 minutes after the cat leapt through a window of his home and hopped into bed with his sleeping family.”

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My So Called Punk

By Scott McKenzie Posted on May 23, 2007 In News 1 No tags 0

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Check out some of my brief comments about My So-Called Punk: Green Day, Fall Out Boy,

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The Most Famous Character in American Literature?

By Scott McKenzie Posted on May 23, 2007 In General 10 No tags 0

header.pngSome time ago, I visited Louisville, KY to do some research for a novel. I stayed at the grand Seelbach Hotel.

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J.E. Pitts to Appear at Square Books

By Scott McKenzie Posted on May 22, 2007 In News 0 No tags 0

You might recall my interview with J.E. Pitts from a while back. Pitts is a painter, a poet,

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Slashed Books

By Scott McKenzie Posted on May 21, 2007 In News 0 No tags 0

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The New York Times had an interesting article yesterday where authors provided their suggestions for book that could be edited down with large sections cut.

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What’s Hot Right Now

By Scott McKenzie Posted on May 18, 2007 In General 0 No tags 0

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There is the eternal question of trying to write a book that cashes in on a hot trend.

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Fresh

By Scott McKenzie Posted on May 16, 2007 In News 0 No tags 0

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Fresh is a debut novel by Scottish writer Mark McNay. The book is due out May 18th from MacAdam/Cage.

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Alan DeNiro at LBC

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

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While I’ve been trying to catch up from my trip to Hawaii, Alan DeNiro has been blogging at The Litblog Co-Op.

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CityLit Festival IV Appearance

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

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Hi gang. Tomorrow, I’ll be on a panel at the CityLit Festival IV in Baltimore.

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Don’t Worry, It Only Looks Like They’re Stealing Ideas

By Scott McKenzie Posted on May 8, 2007 In General 4 No tags 0

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New writers often fear losing their ideas. They’re the ones who ask agents to commit to total confidentiality before they’ll send a submission.

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Test

By Scott McKenzie Posted on May 5, 2007 In General 0 No tags 0

This is a test webpage.

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Sportswriter Movies

By Scott McKenzie Posted on May 4, 2007 In News 0 No tags 0

Variety is reporting that HBO plans to turn Richard Ford’s Frank Bascombe trilogy into a six hour miniseries.

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Wickett in the New York Times

By Scott McKenzie Posted on May 3, 2007 In News 1 No tags 0

Dan Wickett, one of my colleagues in the The LitBlog Co-Op provided an engaging lede to an articleon book reviews in yesterday’s New York Times.

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Some Cool Book Deals

By Scott McKenzie Posted on May 3, 2007 In News 1 No tags 0

While I was enjoying life in the islands, the publishing industry did manage to keep grinding away. And there were some deals signed for what looks to be pretty cool books.

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