Twists and Turns
Musings and oozings (mostly about words) by Michael Gates
Thursday, March 21, 2002
It's soooo much easier to get a novel published if you already have a famous name . . . even if that name is Saddam Hussein. Read all about it at:
Excite - News
.
No comments:
Post a Comment
What's on your mind?
Newer Post
Older Post
Home
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
About Me
MG
Buffalo, NY, United States
gatesmichael at verizon dot net
View my complete profile
Click the image below to learn more about my book (4.5 stars on Amazon).
OMG I'm on Facebook?
...and so is my book?
Goodreads profile
Kindle loves me!
Channel Z: My Flickr Photostream
Subscribe for Free!
Posts
Atom
Posts
Comments
Atom
Comments
Blog-o-Mat
Boing Boing
zenhabits
Double-Tongued Dictionary
Strong Language
Conversational Reading
Plowed In
Jersey City Desk
a small stone
Yet Another Damn Blog
Talk Wordy to Me
They Shoot Poets
Above the Convenience Store
Norman Bates' Blog
The Presurfer
3rd House Journal
Jersey City Stringer
WFMU's Beware of the Blog
Peter, in Search of Pan
Sleep Talkin' Man
fait accompli
100 Acorns
That's Punny!
boynton
Playing In The Word Farm
Fear and Dread, Guilt and Shame
Evasive Maneuvers - Euphemisms old and new : Vocabulary.com
I am the Walrus.
Stompbox
Blue Tea
Kristina Wright
Tricycle - Awake in the World
Everyday Matters
The Search For The Zone
Copyediting Blog
Jacques Rigaut L'Excentré Magnifique
Maud Newton
Persons of Interest
Art House Productions
Haruki Murakami
Jersey City Independent
Kate of Hoboken
Mad Agnes
Narrator Jack
New York Sixth
UbuWeb
Weird N.J.
Whiskey River
Wood S Lot
World of David Lynch
Cult Followers
Rewind
►
2024
(4)
►
November
(2)
►
May
(1)
►
March
(1)
►
2023
(10)
►
November
(2)
►
October
(1)
►
June
(2)
►
April
(2)
►
March
(1)
►
February
(1)
►
January
(1)
►
2022
(6)
►
November
(1)
►
May
(1)
►
April
(1)
►
March
(1)
►
January
(2)
►
2021
(19)
►
November
(1)
►
October
(1)
►
September
(1)
►
August
(2)
►
June
(1)
►
May
(4)
►
April
(2)
►
March
(3)
►
February
(1)
►
January
(3)
►
2020
(35)
►
December
(4)
►
November
(5)
►
October
(4)
►
September
(2)
►
August
(4)
►
July
(3)
►
June
(1)
►
May
(2)
►
April
(2)
►
March
(3)
►
February
(3)
►
January
(2)
►
2019
(20)
►
December
(5)
►
November
(3)
►
October
(3)
►
September
(1)
►
August
(1)
►
July
(1)
►
June
(1)
►
April
(2)
►
March
(1)
►
February
(1)
►
January
(1)
►
2018
(17)
►
December
(1)
►
November
(2)
►
October
(1)
►
September
(1)
►
August
(2)
►
July
(1)
►
June
(1)
►
May
(2)
►
April
(3)
►
February
(2)
►
January
(1)
►
2017
(33)
►
December
(2)
►
November
(5)
►
October
(1)
►
September
(2)
►
August
(2)
►
July
(2)
►
June
(3)
►
May
(4)
►
April
(4)
►
March
(2)
►
February
(3)
►
January
(3)
►
2016
(51)
►
December
(1)
►
November
(7)
►
October
(4)
►
September
(2)
►
August
(4)
►
July
(3)
►
June
(5)
►
May
(2)
►
April
(5)
►
March
(7)
►
February
(7)
►
January
(4)
►
2015
(148)
►
December
(11)
►
November
(13)
►
October
(13)
►
September
(10)
►
August
(12)
►
July
(13)
►
June
(17)
►
May
(8)
►
April
(16)
►
March
(13)
►
February
(11)
►
January
(11)
►
2014
(202)
►
December
(11)
►
November
(18)
►
October
(21)
►
September
(19)
►
August
(14)
►
July
(18)
►
June
(20)
►
May
(15)
►
April
(17)
►
March
(15)
►
February
(16)
►
January
(18)
►
2013
(231)
►
December
(19)
►
November
(17)
►
October
(20)
►
September
(19)
►
August
(19)
►
July
(15)
►
June
(19)
►
May
(21)
►
April
(22)
►
March
(18)
►
February
(19)
►
January
(23)
►
2012
(258)
►
December
(21)
►
November
(19)
►
October
(23)
►
September
(21)
►
August
(22)
►
July
(22)
►
June
(20)
►
May
(23)
►
April
(22)
►
March
(21)
►
February
(21)
►
January
(23)
►
2011
(294)
►
December
(19)
►
November
(21)
►
October
(24)
►
September
(21)
►
August
(26)
►
July
(28)
►
June
(25)
►
May
(27)
►
April
(24)
►
March
(28)
►
February
(24)
►
January
(27)
►
2010
(324)
►
December
(27)
►
November
(28)
►
October
(26)
►
September
(28)
►
August
(28)
►
July
(25)
►
June
(25)
►
May
(27)
►
April
(25)
►
March
(30)
►
February
(24)
►
January
(31)
►
2009
(281)
►
December
(25)
►
November
(22)
►
October
(21)
►
September
(20)
►
August
(22)
►
July
(17)
►
June
(24)
►
May
(29)
►
April
(29)
►
March
(29)
►
February
(19)
►
January
(24)
►
2008
(98)
►
December
(13)
►
November
(8)
►
October
(9)
►
September
(10)
►
August
(7)
►
July
(8)
►
June
(8)
►
May
(5)
►
April
(8)
►
March
(9)
►
February
(5)
►
January
(8)
►
2007
(119)
►
December
(12)
►
November
(6)
►
October
(11)
►
September
(11)
►
August
(9)
►
July
(9)
►
June
(7)
►
May
(15)
►
April
(11)
►
March
(8)
►
February
(10)
►
January
(10)
►
2006
(223)
►
December
(11)
►
November
(10)
►
October
(11)
►
September
(9)
►
August
(16)
►
July
(18)
►
June
(27)
►
May
(28)
►
April
(23)
►
March
(27)
►
February
(19)
►
January
(24)
►
2005
(291)
►
December
(19)
►
November
(22)
►
October
(19)
►
September
(21)
►
August
(20)
►
July
(27)
►
June
(29)
►
May
(23)
►
April
(26)
►
March
(30)
►
February
(27)
►
January
(28)
►
2004
(349)
►
December
(27)
►
November
(20)
►
October
(26)
►
September
(26)
►
August
(13)
►
July
(28)
►
June
(29)
►
May
(39)
►
April
(33)
►
March
(31)
►
February
(40)
►
January
(37)
►
2003
(350)
►
December
(40)
►
November
(44)
►
October
(54)
►
September
(32)
►
August
(23)
►
July
(23)
►
June
(22)
►
May
(23)
►
April
(27)
►
March
(20)
►
February
(21)
►
January
(21)
▼
2002
(253)
►
December
(22)
►
November
(21)
►
October
(23)
►
September
(27)
►
August
(22)
►
July
(36)
►
June
(27)
►
May
(29)
►
April
(16)
▼
March
(30)
I'm working on a magazine article that involved do...
A man's home is his castle, in a manor of speaking...
My son and I like to watch a goofy TV show called ...
"If we could read the secret history of our enemie...
I come here late at night, trying to piece togethe...
I cleaned the living room today--a spiritually upl...
A Friday in the Life I don’t know about you, but ...
It's soooo much easier to get a novel published if...
Every wonder why we still use so much paper in thi...
I took my son to his first baseball practice this ...
Wisdom from the Web: "When we die we simply shed ...
Well, I've spent the whole weekend working. Such i...
Plagiarism isn't funny, but this article is: Copy ...
Sometimes I feel there's something wrong with me, ...
I love living in the city, but it does have its dr...
While I'm editing, I like to listen to music. Not ...
We walked to the park last evening to see the Towe...
Six months today. Sometimes, it seems like six yea...
Today, the wind is frantic and rattling the window...
I love the random text generators that you can fin...
I haven't taken a bath in years. No, it's not a la...
Yesterday I walked to the newstand on Central Aven...
Two of my favorite poets--Sylvia Plath and her hus...
Could Barbie dolls be America's secret weapon? "I ...
As a kid, I used to love Irwin Allen's sci-fi/fant...
"Writing is the voice of an absent Person." --Sigm...
A correspondent writes: "My 7th grader assures me ...
My son came home from school today and informed me...
Brilliant sunshine today but bitterly cold, with a...
Today, I'm copyediting a book manuscript about Jap...
What I'm Up To
What I'm Doing (Twitter)
follow me on Twitter
No comments:
Post a Comment
What's on your mind?