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Tag Archives: books
To be a Writer
To be a writer you have to write, it really is as simple and as complicated as that. Continue reading
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Tagged books, creative-writing, writer, writers, writerslife, writing, writing-tips, writingtips
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Dear Edgar 28 ~ The Mystery of Marie Roget
‘Based on true events’ is a cliche, a trope so common we pay it no mind. Writers have been using it for years… In fact it is not unreasonable to say they have been using it since the autumn of 1842 when our own Dear Edgar dipped his toes in that particular well. Continue reading
Posted in Dear Edgar, horror, movies, Poe, reads
Tagged amreading, book reviews, book-review, books, Dear Edgar, fiction, mystery, Poe, reads, writers
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The cost of AI
The use and proliferation of AI is decimating creative communities Continue reading
Posted in publication, writes, writing
Tagged AI, audiobook, audiobooks, books, technology, writer, writers, writerslife, writing
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Dear Edgar 37 ~ The Landscape Garden
the Landscape garden, a story by Dear Edgar that is not exactly worth your time… with an explanation of why that is the case. and an expose on 1840’s women’s magazines Continue reading
Posted in Dear Edgar, Poe, reads, retro book reviews
Tagged amreading, books, Dear Edgar, fiction, philosophy, Poe, reads
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10 years down the Lane
Ten years ago this month I published my first novel. I wrote it in July the year before, then spent a year redrafting it several times, while trying to convince myself it wasn’t just a mid-life crises project. I had always wanted to write a novel, I been writing for the better part of three decades, but now I had actually written one. It was finished it was done , it was as good as I could make it. The only thing left to do was to send it out into the world. It was terrifying… Continue reading
Posted in amwriting, big questions, cider lane, depression, reads, writes, writing
Tagged #novel, book-review, books, depression, fiction, novel, writers, writerslife, writing
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Dear Edgar 36 – The Masque of the Red Death
In the world of art there are many indisputable masterworks. True masterpieces that transcend the art world. Van Gothe’s Sunflowers. DeVince’s Mono Lisa. Vermeer’s Girl with a pearl earring. Goya’s The nude Maja, Giorgione’s The Sleeping Venus, that one by … Continue reading
Posted in horror, Poe, reads, retro book reviews
Tagged amreading, books, Dear Edgar, fiction, horror, literature, Poe, poetry, reads, writers
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Dear Edgar 35 ~ The Oval Portrait
On occasion, when you spend time in the company of dead authors, you come across an obscure little story that inspired something far more well known. Occasionally the original feels like it is a pastiche of the more famous work. … Continue reading
Posted in amreading, Dear Edgar, Poe, reads
Tagged amreading, book-review, books, Dear Edgar, horror, literature, Poe, reads, writing
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The post-con collapse
Working a convention is exhausting. I am not alone in this. Almost every author I know has much the same story. Conventions are draining, much I suspect because writers tend not to be the kind of people who are naturally … Continue reading
Dear Edgar 34 # Three Sundays in a Week
Occasionally, amid explorations of obsession and madness, horror and satire, existentialism and human frailty… You just need to tell a ridiculous tall tale or two to keep yourself amused. Nothing could be even slightly problematic about that could it… Well… … Continue reading
Posted in humour, Poe, reads, retro book reviews, Uncategorized
Tagged amreading, books, Dear Edgar, fiction, Poe, poetry, reading, reads, writing
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New Book, Conventions, and an update
Occasionally, just occasionally, everything all comes at once. Which is why I have an ear infection, am currently deaf on my left side, feel like curling up in a dark room under a blanket, just as I have the busiest … Continue reading
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