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ANNA KARENINA by LEO TOLSTOY
Anna Karenina by Leo TolstoyMy rating: 3 of 5 starsA must read for every emerging writer, "Anna Karenina" (1878) is one of the most famous classics of all times. Together with "War and Peace" is...
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LET THE GAMES BEGIN by NICCOLO' AMMANITI
Let the Games Begin by Niccolò AmmanitiMy rating: 5 of 5 stars"Let the games begin" (Italian edition published in 2009; English edition published in 2013) is a novel by Italian author Niccolò Ammaniti,...
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32nd Festival of the Written Arts
32nd Festival of the Written Arts ---14-17 August 2014Summer is here and so is the Festival of the Written Arts in Sechelt, BC, just a couple of hours away from the Vancouver on the...
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Aislinn Hunter speaks at the Festival of the Written Arts
Aislinn Hunter is the author of The World Before UsThe festival of the Written ArtsThe past few days have been the coronation of a year long dream. Participating to the Festival of the Written Arts in...
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Bill Gaston speaks at the Festival of the Written Arts
Bill Gaston is the author of The World and Juliet was a surpriseThe festival of the Written ArtsLast week I wrote about the Festival of the Written Arts that took place in Sechelt, BC, just a short...
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Audrey Thomas speaks at the Festival of the Written Arts
The festival of the Written ArtsIn the '60s, Audrey Thomas has lived in Ghana on the Gold Coast of Africa, and that's where her new novel is based: Local Customs.For the past two weeks we spoke about...
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Dianne Whelan speaks at the Festival of the Written Arts
Dianne Whelanis the author of 40 days at Base CampThe festival of the Written ArtsFor the past three weeks I've been telling you about the Festival of the Written Arts that took place in Sechelt, BC,...
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New Voices at the Festival of the Written Arts
Kathryn Para is the author of the novel Lucky, a story about a journalist in the Middle East.Andrea Routley is the author of Jane and the Whales, a collection of dark short stories.The Festival of the...
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THE UNIVERSE VERSUS ALEX WOODS by GAVIN EXTENCE
The Universe Versus Alex Woods by Gavin ExtenceMy rating: 5 of 5 starsI picked this novel from a newsagent at the airport, I saw the cover, read the title, paid for it. I didn't know what the plot was,...
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ALL YOU CAN BOOKS
Last month I accidentally came across a website called ALL YOU CAN BOOKS. Its database contains more than 30.000 Audiobooks and eBooks available to download and read on your laptop, tablet or...
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The Lascaux Prize in Short Fiction
The 2014 Lascaux Prize in Short Fiction contest has just opened for submissions. Like every year, participants are invited to send their stories, previously published or unpublished. Simultaneous...
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INSPIRING WORDS FOR WRITERS by ISAAC ASIMOV
I made up my mind long ago to follow one cardinal rule in all my writing—to be clear. I have given up all thought of writing poetically or symbolically or experimentally, or in any of the other modes...
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Inspiring words by Rebecca Solnit
From "The Faraway Nearby" by Rebecca Solnitas introduced by brainpickingsLike many others who turned into writers, I disappeared into books when I was very young, disappeared into them like someone...
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DIES SLOWLY by MARTHA MEDEIROS
I recently read a magnificent poem that I would like to share with you today. First I found it on one of the italian blogs I follow. I looked online for an English version and I found many. Some...
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WRITING EXERCISES
One of the fastest way to improve your writing skills is by writing and then writing some more, not just when you are inspired, but even when you are not. The routine of writing every day helps to keep...
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The year I met you - by Cecelia Ahern
This is not the type of book you can read on a Kindle, this is the book you want to bring in bed with you, like a trusted, comfy pillow.When I saw it, I picked it up, paid at the counter and left in a...
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Inspiring music for a kickass writing session
TORAFUGU - DOWNTIMEThis tasty, artsy, yummy Italian band’s first full length album, somewhere between Four Tet’s dream state and Imogen Heap’s entrancing electronica, is a fusion of different music...
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THE WENDY DILEMMA by DAN KILEY
The Wendy Dilemma: When Women Stop Mothering Their Men by Dan KileyMy rating: 3 of 5 starsBestselling author of "The Peter Pan Syndrome", Dan Kiley wrote a second self-help book in 1984 called "The...
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LONG WALK TO FREEDOM by NELSON MANDELA
Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson MandelaMy rating: 5 of 5 stars"It always seems impossible until it's done" - Nelson MandelaGrowing up in the 80's I remember hearingthe name Nelson Mandela every now and...
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