Dan Johnson's The Perplexing Problem of the Porcelain Bandits is a compelling mystery unmistakably set in San Francisco. As the business of publishing itself has proven rather "perplexing" lately, we sought Dan's opinions not only on the creative process, but on the publishing process in the e-book age.
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While Marilu did her laps in the snow globe, I was having an episode. My heart was beating so hard, it felt like it was punching itself into my arm. I only had a few Nitro tablets left and I didn't want to waste them if I didn't have to. (FICTION)
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November is National Novel Writing Month, a.k.a. NaNoWriMo. The event started in 1999 with a group of about 20 attempting to write a novel in just one month. By 2009, NaNoWriMo had almost 170,000 participants, about 32,000 of which accomplished the task of completing a 50,000-word novel by month's end.
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Have you ever read a book or seen a movie that introduced some magical or fictional item that you just NEEDED to be real? I cannot be completely happy until these items transition from fake to fact . . .
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When Black Friday Comes--Your Guide to a Better Way to Spend the Day