Category Archives: Books

Top 10 Books For Writers

Over on the forums of Editor Unleashed, they’ve been polling writers for the past two months about their favorite books for writers. Here are what they have compiled as the 10 best books for writers: On Writingby Stephen King Plot … Continue reading

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Top 10 Most Inspirational Books

Well, at least according to a UK research/polling company. Below is the list of books their research and polls determined to be the most inspirational. Not sure I agree with all their results (though I have not read numbers 3, … Continue reading

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Paved With Good Intentions

Here is a good idea gone horribly awry. Thank you for subscribing to The Word Of Jeff. This feed is for personal, non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this material in your RSS reader, the site you are … Continue reading

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Reading For Pleasure

One of the nice things about being home for a few days is the opportunity to indulge in some reading for pleasure. Nothing work-related, nothing writing-related and no “how to” books or magazines, just pure, undiluted, unadulterated pleasure reading. Of … Continue reading

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Library

Although, for the most part, I was a good kid in school, I did get my share of detentions. Sometimes the teacher who gave you detention was not going to be able to stay after school to preside over it, … Continue reading

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Kindle A Year Later

CNN had a piece up yesterday about the Kindle a year after its release. You might recall that I posted about the possible effect and/or alternative of e-readers on traditional book sales last week. I found the statement about J.K. … Continue reading

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My B&N

Book-based social networking sites like Shelfari, Goodreads, Bookcrossing and others are being joined by Barnes & Noble with the rollout of its new My B&N site. Like other book social networking sites, My B&N encourages users to create a personal … Continue reading

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