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A Tool for Writing More, a Community for Writing Better
A Tool for Writing More, a Community for Writing Better
By Michelle King
October 09, 2014

As its name implies, Write-Track helps you assess your daily writing against personalized goals, but it also offers you the support of a community.

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The Best New Books on Project Gutenberg
The Best New Books on Project Gutenberg
By Arvind Dilawar
October 08, 2014

Classic, fascinating and downright strange titles recently added to the free digital library.

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Creepypasta: An Introduction to the Urban Legends of the Internet
Creepypasta: An Introduction to the Urban Legends of the Internet
By Robert Balkovich
October 01, 2014

Spawned on website forums and defunct blogs, today’s urban legends live online — and they’re more horrifying than you’d imagine.

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2014 Could be the Year of Not the Booker
2014 Could be the Year of Not the Booker
By Freddie Moore
August 14, 2014

The 2014 Man Booker has failed many of its readers, but The Guardian’s annual Not the Booker could be the alternative we all need.

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Bret Easton Ellis’s Podcast is a Must-Listen
Bret Easton Ellis’s Podcast is a Must-Listen
By Erin Clifford
August 12, 2014

The controversial author discusses everything from screenwriting to Sex and the City with everyone from Chuck Klosterman to Kanye West.

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Social Media is Ancient
Social Media is Ancient
By Robert Balkovich
August 07, 2014

It just used to be in newspapers.

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What Great Expectations Would Look Like Today
What Great Expectations Would Look Like Today
By Adina Applebaum
August 01, 2014

Written in 2014, Charles Dickens’s serialized novel would be released on Twitter — and be a hell of a lot shorter.

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What Would Zora Neale Hurston Think of Crowdfunding? And Other Important Questions
What Would Zora Neale Hurston Think of Crowdfunding? And Other Important Questions
By Rhys Griffiths
July 29, 2014

Biographers fill in our favorite writers’ takes on big-brand fashion, the War on Drugs and other aspects of modern life.

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No One Needs to Apologize for (nor Destroy) Manic Pixie Dream Girls
No One Needs to Apologize for (nor Destroy) Manic Pixie Dream Girls
By Adina Applebaum
July 21, 2014

Thanks but no thanks, John Green.

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How Should We Celebrate Amazon’s 19th Anniversary?
How Should We Celebrate Amazon’s 19th Anniversary?
By Michelle King
July 16, 2014

On the anniversary of Amazon’s first sale — a book, nonetheless — a reader examines her relationship with the online retailer.

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