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Wordless Wednesdays – Show Me the Hunny.

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Graham Strong

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Wordless Wednesday – Flippin’ Terry Fallis

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Graham Strong

Just downloaded Flipboard recently (apparently I’m the last person in the world to hear about it…) and found friend-of-the-blog and writing mentor Terry Fallis on the front cover. Terry recently became Resident Blogger for CBC Books’s Canada Reads.

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Day 484 – Why Do You Read?

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Graham Strong

Was your Christmas merry? Did you have a happy holidays? Ours might have been too good – I’ve been a lazy, lazy boy as of late. I’ve been seeing more of the family though, and balance is what it’s all … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesdays: Only 366 Days Left…

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Graham Strong

Only 366 days left to finish that novel!

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Day 470 – The Games Writers Play

Posted on December 20, 2011 by Graham Strong

I’ve always been fascinated with how other writers write. I’ve found out along the way that it is not just me – almost every writer’s first question at a reading or Q&A session is, “How do you write?” I imagine … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesdays: Duncan Weller Book Signing

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Graham Strong

Duncan Weller’s gallery opening and book launch for Rocket Fish. (I already have my signed first edition…)

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OTF: Why New Journalism Works

Posted on December 9, 2011 by Graham Strong

Just read Paul Jun’s guest post at Men with Pens the other day (http://menwithpens.ca/hunter-thompson/) about emulating Hunter S. Thompson. In the process of writing a reply, I realized suddenly why New Journalism works. A bit of back story first about … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesdays: YMAL, y’all!

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Graham Strong

When I wrote about the YMAL concept (You May Also Like…) and pigeonholing your own book, I was flummoxed that I could no longer find the term “You May Also Like…” on Amazon et al. I figured that (a) either … Continue reading →

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OTF: On Literal S&M

Posted on December 1, 2011 by Graham Strong

I feel tortured. And torturous, because who but myself do I have to blame for not writing in over a month? Sure, you could blame the Fates (and I do, as regular readers know all too well). Yes, they played … Continue reading →

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Random Thought: Curling Up with a Good Book

Posted on November 24, 2011 by Graham Strong

It occurred to me while reading Joan Baril’s latest post that part of “curling up with a good book” is the actual, physical book part. “Or perhaps I had joined those of my friends who wanted a book in the … Continue reading →

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