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The Man with the Iron-On Badge Kindle-fied

Lee Goldberg — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:00:00 +0000

"As dark and twisted as anything Hammett or Chandler ever dreamed up [...] leaving Travis McGee in the dust." Kirkus, Starred Review My favorite, and most acclaimed book, THE MAN WITH THE IRON-ON BADGE, is now available in a Kindle...

Jim Dow, Journalist

Lasting Tribute — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:31:18 +0000

Journalist who came out of Africa to work at Scottish daily.

Read full tribute and leave your memories at Lasting Tribute.

You Can Become a Kindle Millionaire, Part 14

Lee Goldberg — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:49:00 +0000

Joe Konrath recently changed the covers for some of his weaker-selling Kindle books and saw his sales shoot up overnight. He suggested that I do the same thing for some of my books and I am following his advice. I just changed the covers for my sho...

Geoffrey Fletcher Wins Best Adapted Screenplay

Writers Write — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:00:00 +0000

Geoffrey Fletcher stands next to his Oscar backstage during the 82nd Annual Academy Awards at the Kodak Theatre. Geoffrey Fletcher won Best Adapted Screenplay for his adpation of the novel Push by Sapphire. He is the first African American screenwriter to win an Academy Award. Fletcher beat out favorites Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner who wrote the script for Up in the Air. Fletcher is also an adjunct professor of film at Columbia University and NYU.

Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire was nominated in six categories and won two Oscars. The second Oscar went to actress Mo'Nique, who won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role as an abusive mother.

You can find more coverage of the Oscars, including fashion coverage, on our sister site ShoppingBlog.com's Oscar section.

Photo: Todd Wawrychuk/ (C) A.M.P.A.S.

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Lee Goldberg — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:49:00 +0000

Why Should Writers be Social?

Writers Anonymous — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:47:30 +0000

If you haven’t already joined, you may wonder why a writer would be interested in joining something like Twitter, Qwisk, or Facebook. You also might wonder why a writer would want to start a blog. In today’s socially networked world, writers have far more opportunities to connect with their target audience. Before we talk about opportunities [...]

Celtic Knot Tattoo-Perpetuity and Balance

Mike hussey — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:26:00 +0000

Celtic Knot tattoo, with its multiple quizzical knots, has a dramatic and magical impact on the viewers and there is a subtle permutation and combination of shapes in Celtic Knot Tattoos.People generally sport with Celtic knot tattoos on various parts ...

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Mike hussey — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:22:00 +0000

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Mike hussey — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:17:00 +0000

Worn in dark pursuit of pure love, Black heart tattoo represents sorrow or the dark nights of the soul. Black heart tattoo celebrates the common agony of the human kind out of breach of relationship and distress.Some people flaunt with black heart tatt...

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Mike hussey — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:07:00 +0000

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