Day: November 30, 2017

5 RI things to do this weekend

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5 RI things to do this weekend

More than 135 authors from a variety of genres will participate. Headliners are romance author Marie Force and thriller writer Jon Land. There'll be book-signings, talks, presentations on memoir writing, humor writing, self publishing and other topics. Free admission and parking. riauthors.org.
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Review: Can't help but go loco for 'Coco'

There are a few familiar tropes and storytelling clichés, but none of them lacks heart or creativity. You'd have to be soulless not to enjoy this movie. … at the Riverside Cinemas, 1017 S. Boone St. in Aberdeen. George Haerle holds a bachelor's degree in creative writing for media and lives in Cosmopolis.
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Brexit and British Politics, by Geoffrey Evans and Anand Menon

To fully parse such tensions, however, would be at odds with the authors' evident desire to narrate live, topical events. Brexit is a gripping drama. But – even now – do we know what it's really about? Eliane Glaser is senior lecturer in English and creative writing at Bath Spa University and author of the
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Loved Our Cover Art? Here's the Renaissance Man Behind the "cat-fish."

The series has taken McGregor three years to complete and has now found its home in a new book “You Stole My Name,” which he is self-publishing through a fundraiser on Kickstarter. At first McGregor didn't realize that the images would become a book, but people really responded to them in a way
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La-Z-Boy posts Q2 gains in net income, sales

On-trend collections, competitive pricing, a 95% in-stock position on best-sellers, and quick shipping garnered more floor space with key retailers,
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Six local writers named finalists in statewide Write Off Competition

The proud finalists of the Write Off Competition are, from left, Barbara Wright, Juliana Bertrand, Ingrid Larson, Debbie Denney, Jeanne Rideout, Doreen Lang, along … The finale for the writing contest involved Symmons speaking to two English classes, the creative writing club and four of the teachers.
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A man from Scotland travels to NZ and discovers forgotten genius Craig Marriner

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A man from Scotland travels to NZ and discovers forgotten genius Craig Marriner

Was it something to do with every author being either a creative writing graduate, or else a creative writing teacher? That seemed to be a common
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Genter to return to Yellowstone with students in July

Genter has offered this course at JSC five times, but until this spring … of much painting, photography, and writing over the course of its long life.
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Italy to offer tax breaks for bookstores

The Italian government will introduce tax breaks for bookstores to help stem the number of store closures, reports the Bookseller. The government will
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Trying to update profile before publishing but

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Trying to update profile before publishing but

Hello, I'm trying to make save changes in my profile before I publish them, but whenever I enter information and click save, the loading picture.
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Women's All Best Sellers

Shop our latest styles of All Best Sellers at REVOLVE with free 2-3 day shipping and returns, 30 day price match guarantee.
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Facebook Adds 'Breaking News' Tag for Some Publishers

Facebook will now let some publishers add a “breaking” tag to news stories, making it easier for readers to identify news while scrolling through their feed. The new label is part of a test, and publishers will have the option to leave the tag on a story for as little as 15 minutes or as long as six hours.
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Students distill viral videos into viral book, getting lesson in overnight success

So it's fitting that when two Temple freshmen decided to craft a 74-page ode to the late social channel, the time it took to self-publish on Amazon and climb to the top of its coveted best-seller list was nearly as rapid. Adam Gasiewski and Emily Beck created Milk and Vine on a whim in mid-October.
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10 Things I'd Like My Readers To Know About Me By Abi Curtis

I work within the York Centre for Writing, teaching on undergraduate and postgraduate courses. I don't think that question about 'can writing be taught?' is that relevant, though you hear it a lot. You don't get that question with other disciplines, like music, sport, art, so I've never understood it really.
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Amazon KDP Support: Publishing paperback on Kindle

Last year when I published my first book, I did the paperback through Createspace. This year when I published my second book, Kindle offered a new program where you could publish your paper back through KDP. I thought it would be a good way to do it, have the ebook and paperback in one place.
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Sara Lytle: “Being able to play hard is just an overflow”

Lytle, a senior English major with an emphasis in creative writing as well as a starting forward for the Union University women's basketball team, has already turned many heads with her performance on the court this season. In the first two games of the season alone, she scored a total of 49 points. “Now
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ISU Honors Class to share contents of New Pocatello History Book on Dec. 4 at Juniper Hills

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ISU Honors Class to share contents of New Pocatello History Book on Dec. 4 at Juniper Hills

Bolinger offered special thanks to Trent Clegg at Marshall Public Library, Lynn Murdoch at the Bannock County Historical Society, Jenny Hopkins and Ian Fennell at the Idaho State Journal, Sherri Dienstfrey-Swanson and Jamie Romine-Gabardi of ISU University Honors Program, Cindy Hill of the
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History Department Changes Requirements, Makes Thesis Optional

The changes made in the history 600 writing seminar will lead to the seminar being open to all juniors and seniors. The seminar will be required by history majors. “In this CW course called Writing History, students learn about the craft of writing history and work on creating a historical narrative under the
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Tips for Memorizing Your Course Notes

As students, many of us often look for the best ways to study and/or memorize notes from class for a test that is coming up or for a paper that we have to write at the end of the week. It is kind of difficult to state emphatically which forms of memorization work best over others, simply because different
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Dancing bears, freaks, marvellous contraptions… and even a 1900s Daily Mail stall: Fascinating …

Fascinating Victorian photographs of Britain's most popular fairs and freak shows illustrate the incredible history of the UK's commonly celebrated pastime. The collection of pictures show hundreds of British men and women flock to busy fairs up and down the country. One photograph in the fascinating
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Melbourne's Running Touch Signs Worldwide Publishing Deal

The producer is being welcomed into the BMG family, joining the likes of LDRU, Peking Duk, Meg Mac and Tame Impala on the company's artist roster
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Too late for her son, Iowa mom continues fight for rare disease cures

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Too late for her son, Iowa mom continues fight for rare disease cures

But, they argue it does make sense for best-sellers like Humira to receive a benefit, because it could be the difference between whether alternate uses
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Exhibit, event series aim to educate on representations of black women in literature

The Project on the History of Black Writing hosts an annual Black Literary Suite. … Atakpa, a junior majoring in English and Spanish; and Simone Savannah, who recently received her doctorate in creative writing from the University.
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Why poetry matters

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Why poetry matters

A lifelong resident of Wisconsin, Huston started writing poetry in her 40S when she began teaching creative writing at Neenah High School, where she
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Author comes to the region

HISTORY UNCOVERED: Author of Railway Hotels of Australia Scott … “I formed my own publishing company, did all the layout for the book myself,
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ART SEEN: West Vancouver Museum tells overlooked story of four brothers who became artists

Clash of the Titans: St. Michael vs. St. Nicholas, acrylic on canvas, by David Mayrs. It's in We All Drew, Always at the West Vancouver Museum to Dec.
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Snap Unveils App Redesign, Takes Shots at Facebook

Last month, Facebook began testing a similar change: separating social updates by friends and family from media content by publishers. The test was
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Milligan wins 2017 Walkley Book Award for 'Cardinal'

The judges described Cardinal as a 'brave book' that 'tackles an extremely difficult and sensitive subject where the stakes are high and vested
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Sony/ATV Announces Consultancy With Jay Landers for Film and Theater Projects

Sony/ATV Music Publishing has announced an exclusive consultancy with music industry veteran Jay Landers and his Lighthouse Company that will
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Why newsrooms are using mobile push alerts for brand, not breaking

Alerts have a unique benefit for publishers: Because they reach audiences directly on smartphone lock screens, alerts are able to divert news traffic
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Legislators back down over publishing politicians' complete assets

A previous clause required the NACC to publish only a brief report about its scrutiny of assets, prompting widespread criticism that it would weaken the
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