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Read more about the article My little boy, or girl, is all grown up (I hope)

My little boy, or girl, is all grown up (I hope)

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:September 2, 2009
  • Post category:UNEXPECTEDLY, MILO related

On Sunday, I sent the revised manuscript of Unexpectedly, Milo, off to my editor for her review. What I had hoped to be a two-week process quickly expanded into a…

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Read more about the article You had to read the whole list before getting upset?

You had to read the whole list before getting upset?

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:September 2, 2009
  • Post category:Recommended Reading/Viewing
  • Post comments:0 Comments

I found the second comment on this clever New Yorker article especially stupid.  It should be preceded by the following disclaimer: Warning:  Captain Obvious at work.  

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Read more about the article Stranger than fiction

Stranger than fiction

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:September 1, 2009
  • Post category:CHICKEN SHACK

My new book, The Chicken Shack, is about a combined funeral home and chicken shack. Since I began writing the book, combination business-like fictional creations seem to have been popping…

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Read more about the article Resolution update: August 2009

Resolution update: August 2009

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 31, 2009
  • Post category:Autobiography

I established a list of twelve New Year’s resolutions in January of this year. At the end of each month, I report on my progress as a means of holding…

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Read more about the article More attention for “Something Missing”

More attention for “Something Missing”

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 29, 2009
  • Post category:Review/SOMETHING MISSING Items

Newsday is picking up the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's highly favorable review of Something Missing to run on Sunday, September 6! My father-in-law informs me that Newsday has the seventeenth largest…

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Read more about the article Unfortunate mistaken identity

Unfortunate mistaken identity

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 28, 2009
  • Post category:Autobiography

I’m standing in line at D’Angelo’s, waiting to place my order. A husband and wife who look remarkably alike are directly in front of me. Both are about five feet…

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Read more about the article Does the multiple-author format make more sense?

Does the multiple-author format make more sense?

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 27, 2009
  • Post category:Appearances/Books

Last night’s appearance at the Wilton Library was delightful, and many thanks to the staff at the library for putting this event together. I sat on a panel of first-time…

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Read more about the article Appearing at the Wilton Library

Appearing at the Wilton Library

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 26, 2009
  • Post category:Appearances/Marketing and Publlicity

Tomorrow night, I will sit on a panel of new authors at the Wilton Library in Wilton, CT. If you’d like to attend, you can find details here. Though we…

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Read more about the article My bee sting

My bee sting

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 26, 2009
  • Post category:Autobiography

Since some of you have asked, yes, it’s true. I was stung by a bee on Friday. This tends to be a bigger deal for me than most people since…

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Read more about the article Is there value in publishing a first draft?

Is there value in publishing a first draft?

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 25, 2009
  • Post category:The Writing Process

Print Magazine has a terrific look at the cover art on a handful of books, along with some explanation from the designers. It’s a fascinating look into the world of…

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