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A Pachinko Through My Reading and Writing History

Posted on October 25, 2022 by Gene Stewart

Expanded from comments posted to CarolynMarieReads on  Youtube’s book tube on 25 Oct 2527 — My mother would give me a mmpb in my Easter Basket, and I believe the first one ever was Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens. From … Continue reading →

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Books Are a Good Start

Posted on June 16, 2018 by Gene Stewart

At the edge of the abyss known as the paranormal stands a library.  You’re advised to go in, explore the shelves of books, and read as many quality analyses and discussions as you can.  Find out as many facts as … Continue reading →

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Scribbles for Jingly

Posted on June 7, 2018 by Gene Stewart

Learn:  YA books are booming because adults read them because they’re EASIER TO READ.  Break down your own work to 4th grade level and watch your sales blossom.  Cynical, perhaps, but accurate advice. Your writing has to be good enough.  … Continue reading →

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A Day Closely Approaching Winter

Posted on December 17, 2015 by Gene Stewart

Stone Sea – A Socratic, Aristotelian, or Possibly Asimovian Dialogue for A Day Closely Approaching Winter # Cold winds blow leaves and sparrows through crowds of desultory shoppers. A Writer, shoulders slumped, hands in pocket, head hung low, slouches out … Continue reading →

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You Don’t Even Have Time For Only The Best

Posted on January 31, 2014 by Gene Stewart

Take this seriously: Read only the absolute best you can find. If a book or story begins to fail you, toss it over your shoulder and find one that compels you to keep reading. You think you have all the … Continue reading →

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A Culling

Posted on July 25, 2013 by Gene Stewart

Today’s thoughts culled from letters of comment, my fanzine column, my journal, and Facebook. /// I disagree with the assertion that electronic self-publishing is saturating the marketplace; no. It’s saturating the ebook zone, yes. Which is a hefty chunk of … Continue reading →

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The Intelligence of Books

Posted on June 27, 2013 by Gene Stewart

The American Revolution was founded on BOOKS. The root of the word “intelligence” is interesting. In = not. Tele = communicate. Gens = people. So Intelligence means Not For The People. Hidden. Occult. That’s how it was played back then. … Continue reading →

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Some Ripping Rip Snorters True and Otherwise

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Gene Stewart

One interesting book I snagged recently at Half Price Books is Mysteries of Police and Crime: Victorian Murders by Major Arthur Griffiths. It is a facsimile of the 1889 edition. He was a prison inspector and deputy governor of Millbank … Continue reading →

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Speak Carefully, It May Be Forever

Posted on May 3, 2012 by Gene Stewart

Carl Sagan wrote, “What an astonishing thing a book is. It’s a flat object made from a tree with flexible parts on which are imprinted lots of funny dark squiggles. But one glance at it and you’re inside the mind … Continue reading →

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Owning’s Onus: Intellectual Property Rights and Leftovers*

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Gene Stewart

For ages, the notion of copyright and intellectual property simply didn’t exist. Shakespeare openly used plots from Italian and other plays to hang his poetic dialogue upon. George Freiderich Handel, the composer of “The Hallelujiah Chorus”, “Water Music” and “Music … Continue reading →

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