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Read more about the article Pen names

Pen names

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:December 12, 2009
  • Post category:Autobiography/Weblogs

Nathan Bransford recently posted about pen names, recommending that unless the reasons are compelling, there is no reason to use a pseudonym. While I tend to agree, I can’t help…

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Read more about the article People-pleasers

People-pleasers

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:December 11, 2009
  • Post category:CHICKEN SHACK/Critic/Film

As I was getting dressed this morning, I turned on the television. The channel was tuned to HBO, airing a movie I later identified as Bride Wars. Based on the…

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Read more about the article Like one great big pinball machine

Like one great big pinball machine

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:December 11, 2009
  • Post category:Autobiography

I liked this advice a lot (via Jason Kottke): Career advice from Charlie Hoehn: “Therein lies the best career advice I could possibly dispense: Just DO things. Chase after the…

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Read more about the article Saving the best

Saving the best

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:December 10, 2009
  • Post category:Television

My wife and I own a TiVo. There are two television shows that we do not delete in the event that we want to watch them again and again (which…

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Read more about the article How Many of Me?

How Many of Me?

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:December 9, 2009
  • Post category:Autobiography/Web/Tech

HowManyOfMe.com will tell you how many people in the United States share your name. It will also tell you the name of the most famous person with your last name.…

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Read more about the article Milo in Germany

Milo in Germany

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:December 9, 2009
  • Post category:UNEXPECTEDLY, MILO related

In keeping with the tradition of selling foreign rights only to former enemies of the United States, the first foreign rights for Unexpectedly, Milo sold last week to German publisher…

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Read more about the article White, fluffy drama

White, fluffy drama

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:December 8, 2009
  • Post category:Critic

From The Weather Channel: "Vicious winter storm blasts the Midwest. Parts of the Midwest are being ravaged by a December blizzard while the Northeast looks at a wintry mess." Vicious?…

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Read more about the article Goodness

Goodness

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:December 8, 2009
  • Post category:Weblogs

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Read more about the article Tortured soul. Thankfully not me.

Tortured soul. Thankfully not me.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:December 8, 2009
  • Post category:The Writing Process

I have never been forced to endure this kind of angst in the process of editing my books. It makes writing look yucky. But I give her credit. Amusing and…

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Read more about the article Broken eggs are always funny

Broken eggs are always funny

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:December 7, 2009
  • Post category:Autobiography

I went to Kidcity Children’s Museum with my wife and daughter this weekend. It’s a giant indoor play area for kids, with rooms designed around specific themes like a sailing…

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