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Read more about the article Tool of the trade

Tool of the trade

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:July 22, 2009
  • Post category:The Writing Process

Since I spend a good portion of my day on a keyboard, its design is important, especially the specific placement of the keys. I have five laptops in my home…

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Read more about the article More praise

More praise

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:July 21, 2009
  • Post category:SOMETHING MISSING Items

Another anonymous friend sent along a couple of positive reviews of Something Missing from readers on LibraryThing.com. Appreciated as always!

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Read more about the article To write or to revise?

To write or to revise?

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:July 21, 2009
  • Post category:SOMETHING MISSING Items/The Writing Process/UNEXPECTEDLY, MILO related

My manuscript for Unexpectedly, Milo arrived in the mail today along with a letter from my editor, Melissa, detailing her suggestions for edits and revisions. Some are broad abe difficult…

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Read more about the article News on “Something Missing”

News on “Something Missing”

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:July 20, 2009
  • Post category:SOMETHING MISSING Items

My author’s website, where you can access this blog, will be up shortly, but until then, here’s the latest news about Something Missing. First, a few appearances at local, independent…

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Read more about the article Front page day

Front page day

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:July 19, 2009
  • Post category:SOMETHING MISSING Items

It’s been quite a day. The Hartford Courant ran an article about Something Missing and my life story on the front cover of today’s paper, above the fold, and alongside…

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Read more about the article Amazon sales ranking

Amazon sales ranking

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:July 18, 2009
  • Post category:Books

My wife found an article that tries to explain the inexplicable means by which the Amazon sales rankings are calculated. Confused? Me too.

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Read more about the article Is “Something Missing” a bestseller yet?

Is “Something Missing” a bestseller yet?

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:July 18, 2009
  • Post category:Marketing and Publlicity/SOMETHING MISSING Items

Many people, friends, and strangers, via email, Facebook, Twitter, and in person, have asked me how the book is doing in the bookstores. Unsure myself, I asked my editor, who…

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My favorite words

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:July 18, 2009
  • Post category:Words

Inspired by the Guardian’s piece of words that poets hate, I posted my list of words, along with my wife’s least favorite word: Moist She’s not alone. According to a…

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Read more about the article Is there an aesthetic to the written word?

Is there an aesthetic to the written word?

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:July 18, 2009
  • Post category:The Writing Process

Bonnie Trenga, guest-writing for the Grammar Girl podcast, recently asserted that the standalone use of a "which" clause is acceptable when the author attempts to slow things down and create…

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Read more about the article Skipping his best material

Skipping his best material

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:July 17, 2009
  • Post category:Music

And while I’m on the subject of the Dylan concert, can I also add that I did not appreciate John Mellencamp’s set list, which did not include Jack and Diane,…

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