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A blog by Matthew Dicks

Empires fall

By Matthew Dicks | November 26, 2009

If you’re a history buff, or more importantly, if you appreciate how media can convey a complex idea, this is for you. If you are none of these things, you should be, so watch it…

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A Thanksgiving offering

By Matthew Dicks | November 26, 2009

In honor of Thanksgiving, I offer a gift for all of you who look forward to football just as much as you do the turkey, and probably more. If you are a serious football fan,…

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In need of a copyeditor. And a brain.

By Matthew Dicks | November 25, 2009

In suggesting that the shooting at Ford Hood be labeled a terrorist attack (and implying that the Obama administration rejected the label for political reasons), former Bush press secretary Dana Perino said no terrorists attacked…

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Music critics: A dying breed?

By Matthew Dicks | November 24, 2009

It occurs to me that the music critic is a relatively useless profession, providing the reader with meaningless information fairly regularly. Theatre and movie critics can help you decide if you want to invest two…

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Write like Palin!

By Matthew Dicks | November 24, 2009

Slate is hosting a writing contest in which readers are asked to write like Sarah Palin. Brilliant. I wish I knew who at Slate should be credited with this idea.  The goal is to write…

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internet

By Matthew Dicks | November 23, 2009

In reviewing the copyedits of Unexpectedly, Milo, I was saddened to learn that the word Internet still requires capitalization. Why? Can we please agree to stop the insanity? The internet is not a place like…

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Waiting is the worst

By Matthew Dicks | November 23, 2009

My favorite literary agent in the whole world (and one of my favorite people in the world) is Taryn Fagerness. I am proud to call her my agent and my friend. She is a brilliant…

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Tackle football one more time. Please?

By Matthew Dicks | November 23, 2009

The previous week has been quite interesting in terms of my athletic accomplishments. Last Sunday, I played nine holes of golf and beat my friend, Jeff, for the first time. Granted, he played poorly, and…

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New website up and running

By Matthew Dicks | November 22, 2009

My new author website debuts this morning at matthewdicks.com.  Everything you might want to know about me and my books, including a link to this blog, can be found there.  I am still filling out…

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I hope he’s right

By Matthew Dicks | November 19, 2009

Sometimes, I worry that I might have entered the publishing world at the wrong time.  Falling book sales, an unsettled eBook market, and the decline of the independent bookstore have caused massive upheavals in the…

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