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SIX OF THE BEST… types of columns I wrote in 2017
Instead of doing a boring “six of the best columns I wrote in 2017”, I decided to present my yearly best-of in a slightly different fashion.
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Tagged best of, books, chuck tingle, column, coping mechanism, fidget spinner, film, gadgets, games, handwriting, mental health, movies, norman spinrad, practice, reading, save the cat, signs, stakes, the defenders, the void captain’s tale, tv, unhappiness, writing
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SIX OF THE BEST… things I’m looking forward to in my new house
I bought a new house, and I’m really looking forward to it.
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Tagged bonus space, books, cell phone reception, consistency, house, kitchen, laundry room, neighborhood, new house, piano, remodel, six of the best, space to entertain, upgrade
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SIX OF THE BEST… books I discovered by accident
I know I’ve mentioned in the past that I subscribe to an e-book library that often gets pretty big dumps of books for borrowing. It’s not quite like going to the bookstore — you can’t just walk through the aisles … Continue reading
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Tagged book, books, bucky fucking dent, e-book, embassytown, friday, ghosts of engines past, grimspace, headcrash, holy cow, judge benjamin superdog, library, not quite the classics, please don't tell my parents i'm a supervillain, ready player one, saints astray, santa olivia, soon i will be invincible, things my girlfriend and i have argued about, wolf in white van
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SIX OF THE BEST… decluttering ideas
I’m moving soon, and before you move, you need to get rid of stuff. So I wrote a column about the stuff I’ve gotten rid of in the past month or so. SIX OF THE BEST… decluttering ideas
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Tagged backup disks, books, boxes, cables, CDs, clothing, clutter, decluttering, dvds, fat clothes, golf gifts, moving, school newspapers, stuffed animals, timeline
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SIX OF THE BEST… reasons for giving up on a story
Here are six of the best reasons for giving up on a story — at least in my eyes. Since it’s November, and NaNoWriMo, hopefully these tips help you keep your story on track. SIX OF THE BEST… reasons for … Continue reading
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Tagged books, exposition, fan fiction, in medias res, kushiel's dart, mitch hedberg, night watch, pancaking, please don't tell my parents i'm a supervillain, pop culture references, reading, the company, the girl with the dragon tattoo, too many names, wheel of time, worldbuilding
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SIX OF THE BEST… reasons to watch the movie first
I watched the Divergent movie before I read the book. Now, here are SIX OF THE BEST… reasons to watch the movie first over at Nerdery Public.
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Tagged books, divergent, game of thrones, movies, seveneves, shailene woodley, stardust, tales of the south pacific
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SIX OF THE BEST… reasons I keep coming back to the Anita Blake novels
Whenever I tell people about the Anita Blake series by Laurell K. Hamilton, I tell them to stop reading after the eighth book — before they get to the muddled middle that was everything from Cerulean Sins through about Hit … Continue reading
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Tagged action, anita blake, book, books, familiarity, internal monologue, investment, laurell k. hamilton, nostalgia, novels, sex scenes
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Josh Roseman: Writer, Voice Guy, Dad, Human 