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State of the WriMo

Posted by Mo on 1 Dec 2009 in Chatter

Yesterday marked the end of NaNoWriMo and – genius me – I didn’t get around to my word validator until too late. So, I have no official word count, only what my little MS Word spits out. I’m going with that… Coming in at 47,225 words is UNTITLED!!!!! I fell short, but I’m counting this [...]

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Open Letter to David Foster Wallace

Posted by Mo on 31 Mar 2009 in Reading

Dear Mr. Wallace, I’ve done it… twice. I have read Infinite Jest… twice. It only took me 10 years and more than a dozen attempts, but I have done it and I am not pleased with you. At all. Let me start by saying that I get it – ok… it’s a social commentary (a [...]

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Book List

Posted by Mo on 24 Mar 2009 in Chatter

I got this from here, but I don’t know where it originated. It reminded me of something, though – if you are a writer, reading is an important, and often overlooked, part of the job. Reading a great book can inspire you to write one as well. Reading a bad book can be a helpful [...]

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