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The Weird Week in Writing: Author Insults, Blank Books, Anne Rice Auctions

By Zachary PetitMar 25, 2011
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The Weird Week in Writing: Literary fights, Spider-Man reviews, new J.D. Salinger yarns

By Zachary PetitFeb 11, 2011
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The Weird Week in Writing: Authors love Eminem, Humpty Dumpty seeks vengeance, Sylvia Plath draws hot dogs

By Zachary PetitFeb 4, 2011
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The Weird Week in Writing: Justin Bieber and Holden Caulfield; Harry Potter V. Willy the Wizard; Throwing a book at the president

By Zachary PetitOct 15, 2010
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The Weird Week in Writing: Literary tattoos, a Betty White comic book, and the curious case of Operation Dark Heart

By Zachary PetitSep 10, 2010
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The Weird Week in Writing: Crashing Stephen King's place, Star Trek zombies, and dictionary drama

By Zachary PetitSep 3, 2010
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The Weird Week in Writing: Lunar man-bats, a 6-year-old with a book deal, and Danny Glover as Captain Ahab

By Zachary PetitAug 27, 2010
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Weekend Prompt: Write the tweets of a deceased hero, historical figure, or literary great

By Zachary PetitAug 20, 2010
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The Weird Week in Writing: The strange tale of a subway station in honor of Dostoevsky (plus, a weekend prompt)

By Zachary PetitAug 13, 2010
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Weird Week in Writing: The last audiobook you'd ever expect; Shakespeare crook goes to jail; the writer of Armageddon makes Salinger film

By Zachary PetitAug 6, 2010
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Weird Week in Writing: The craziest literary beer ever; Hemingway look-alikes; luxury tomes made from moon rocks and ... blood?!

By Zachary PetitJul 30, 2010
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Weekend Writing Challenge: The Tweet That Changed Everything

By Zachary PetitJul 23, 2010
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The Weird Week in Writing: New line of Hemingway shoes, Sarah Palin's tween bio, Faulkner speaking up after all these years

By Zachary PetitJul 16, 2010
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The Weird Week in Writing (plus a 4th of July prompt challenge): Harper Lee re-emerges, a novelist sells her first book at 82, and a writer pens the best worst line of the year

By Zachary PetitJul 2, 2010
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The Weird Week in Writing: Neil Gaiman on today's vampires, Stephenie Meyer on being burned out (Plus a weekend writing prompt)

By Zachary PetitJun 25, 2010
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The Weird Week in Writing: Clive Owen as Hemingway, turning your iPad into a typewriter, and Oprah's magazine marvel

By Zachary PetitJun 18, 2010
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The Weird Week in Writing: 20 writers under 40 and 10 writers over 80, a summer Must-Not Read list, and more Mark Twain

By Zachary PetitJun 4, 2010
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The Weird Week in Writing: Mark Twain's memoir, the new James Bond, and BEA (Plus, a special holiday prompt)

By Zachary PetitMay 28, 2010
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The Weird Week in Writing (plus prompt): Fitzgerald, one-hit wonder? Ghostbusters save libraries. The last typewriter.

By Zachary PetitMay 21, 2010
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The Weird Week in Writing: Parents take Twilight to the next level, Tyra Banks banks on YA fantasy, and rejection letters amaze

By Zachary PetitMay 14, 2010
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The Weird Week in Writing: Bill Murray, Damon Wayans, plus the showdown between Team Gatsby and Team Prynne

By Zachary PetitMay 7, 2010
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The Weird Week in Writing: Book trailer of the year, and what really happened when Picasso, Proust and James Joyce got together

By Zachary PetitApr 30, 2010
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Freaky Friday: Your Recap of the Week in Weird Writing-World News

By Zachary PetitApr 23, 2010
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WD Wants You: Write a Reckless Blitzen, an Angry Santa

By Zachary PetitDec 18, 2009