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November 2007

Discover a New Writer: Brett Alexander Savory

November 26, 2007

Guest Blogging and Free Stories

No Further Messages The Canadian Indie magazine called Broken Pencil has enlisted Stoker Award winner Brett Alexander Savory, Editor-in-Chief of ChiZine: Treatments of Light and Shade in Words to be the Indie Artist in Residence for this month’s Horror issue.

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On a Personal Note

November 21, 2007

One of the nice things about having kids, besides taking up all that free time you once wasted on television shows, is that you have a ready made excuse for illness.

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In Remembrance: Ira Levin

November 16, 2007

Ira Levin was a novelist and playwright. Although he had many great accomplishments, including the play Deathtrap, he may be best known for a couple of important horror novels.

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More About Blogging for a Good Book

November 15, 2007

Previously . . .

The other day I introduced you to Blogging for a Good Book and talked about how it can help you find your next good horror novel. Today I want to talk about how it can help you find books of interest that are not in the horror genre.

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Has the Undead One gone over to the Bright Side?

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Oops – I Missed a Few

November 15, 2007

I’m way behind on my next blog post and I’m so tired I can’t spell straight. I’m pushing today’s post to tomorrow. However, while I was preparing to write what will be tomorrow’s post, I discovered a few summaries of books that I missed yesterday. These books aren’t strictly horror but they do have elements of storytelling that you find in good horror novels. If you’re looking for a book to read, check out these summaries provided by the good folks at Blogging for a Good Book.

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Introducing Blogging for a Good Book

November 13, 2007

What is This Blog?

Since March 2007, the good folks at the Williamsburg Regional Library have been posting a brief book summary each weekday with few exceptions (author obituaries replaced the book summary for 4 such exceptions).

This is an impressive blog. Usually one staff member from the library takes a week and posts 5 short summaries, each about a book he or she enjoyed.

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