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Monday Morning Beats

Here Comes the Night Time by Arcade Fire. Wooo! 22 Minutes of Arcade Fire being weird and awesome! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fFAKrIntzY

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Friday Top Five: Books About Writing

1. On Writing by Stephen King  I had a thousand people recommend this one to me and finally picked it up a couple of years ago. It’s no-nonsense and highly-relatable, but somehow manages to be encouraging at the same time. Excellent reading for when you’re struggling...

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"I've got a little bit longer (I've got a ways to go)"

I was reading The Song of Achilles a few months back and was stunned to see that the author, Madeline Miller, worked on the book for 10 years. Ten years. Most marriages don’t last that long. But if a story is just right, then for a dedicated author, the time flies by....

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