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Writers Behaving Badly: An American Scoundrel’s Success

Jamie Grove - How Not To Write - Jun 18, 2008

I happen to like scoundrels.  Most of the writers I have known or read were, at some point in their lives, the most terrible scoundrels.  I find their adventures and motivations interesting, shocking, and often amusing. The Scoundrel Factor One writer who is more than…
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“Crown Point” wins the 2006 Best Little Christmas Story

Jamie Grove - How Not To Write - Dec 24, 2006

I have to say that I was surprised at the number of entries.  When I first set up the contest and decided to give away 10 prizes, I thought there was no way I’d make it.  But, word spread and the stories kept rolling in. …
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Last Call 2006 Best Little Christmas Story Contest

Jamie Grove - How Not To Write - Dec 13, 2006

Just a reminder that the deadline for the 2006 Best Little Christmas Story Contest is fast approaching! The deadline for entries is midnight on Friday night 12/15 (EST)! The full contest details are available on AuthorStore.com. Good luck!
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Best Little Christmas Story Contest Update

Jamie Grove - How Not To Write - Dec 02, 2006

[An update for MetaxuCafe readers… Unless I get additional questions, I won’t post again here.  Just wanted to be sure readers here knew the length changed to 500 words max from 250.  -J ] I’ve already started to receive entries for the contest!  Frankly, I…
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2006 Best Little Christmas Story Contest

Jamie Grove - How Not To Write - Nov 30, 2006

I was at Barnes and Noble today and I saw this huge table of tiny little Christmas books, and I said to myself, “Wouldn’t it be great to have a collection of little Christmas stories online?” Well, maybe it wasn’t so much saying it to…
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The 30,000 of Alberto Manguel

Jamie Grove - How Not To Write - Nov 27, 2006

30,000 As a number, most people will stare for a moment and then think, “Wow, that’s a lot of books.” But it isn’t just a lot of books, it’s a quantity of Herculean proportions. Personally, my library topped out at 5,000 volumes. At the time,…
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