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Writing happens mostly when I'm not writing

Submitted by The Page Turner, Community Blogger

Tuesday, October 23rd, 2012, 5:18pm

Writing happens mostly when I'm not writing

Some say "life is what happens when you're busy making other plans." Agatha Christie said that "the best time to plan a book is while you're doing the dishes."

I do most of the idea planning of my writing when I'm nowhere near a computer. More likely I'm folding laundry.

Even though I've been a bit quiet on the blogosphere lately, there's a lot in the hopper, cooking away.

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MWPA Hosts November Writing Workshops

Submitted by mmullen, Community Web Producer

Monday, October 22nd, 2012, 4:50pm

The Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance (MWPA) has launched a new series of Saturday writing workshops in November.

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Halloween decorations

Submitted by mmullen, Community Web Producer

Wednesday, October 17th, 2012, 12:09pm

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Starting today, I'm not in the 95%

Submitted by The Page Turner, Community Blogger

Monday, October 15th, 2012, 8:11am

Today is a milestone. The Maine Page Turner turned ONE!

Last year I attended a speaking engagement by Mike Volpe, a specialist in new media and social network marketing. Of everything he said, this sentence was the one that really stuck with me:

"Ninety-five percent of blogs peter out within a year."

I have been determined to beat that statistic. And I have you, my dear readers, to thank for these 365 days of success - and beyond.

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Movies: "Argo"

Submitted by Peter Weyl, Movie Blogger

Friday, October 12th, 2012, 3:44pm

Thrillers like “Argo” were once described as “torn from today’s headlines,” and with the recent attacks on US legations in the Arab world, it might well have been. Only this story never made headlines when it took place in 1980: it was kept secret by the CIA until almost two decades later.

Director Ben Affleck does so much right in this movie.

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