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• Garrison Keillor writes wonderfully of sound effects legend Tom Keith, who passed away recently: http://t.co/i4LqoU1F #
• Verge compares Nook Tablet, Kindle Fire and iPad. (My vote? Nook is $50 more than Kindle Fire, but reads ePub ebooks)L http://t.co/bUwYcD4H #
• Writer Charlie Stross says Klout's "viral" non-opt scheme is illegal (he's pretty convincing): http://t.co/pOR5IB2A #
• A scorching review of the latest Jeff Jarvis book (shallow Internet pundits have never impressed): http://t.co/Jp3BTWa6 #
• Publish your book and save your life? (Publisher learns if big books can actually stop a bullet): http://t.co/ryA4obLA #
• NaNoWriMo participant and food blogger thinks he's found the Best Writing Snack: http://t.co/3bWFuxl8 #
• Kudos to Stephen King; after Maine cuts fuel oil assistance program to low income folks, writer Stephen King steps up: http://t.co/DV6qXZcH #
• By Ken Levine: How do you write alone? http://t.co/1mkJ1bBx #

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• "Give Yourself Permission to be Bad" (from the Stephen J Cannell Lecture series): http://t.co/B2ZVzs2k #
• Screenwriting.io | Answering basic questions about screenwriting. http://t.co/Z0BFeg8V #
• An unhappy reality: In 2010, I paid more fed income tax than 37 of USA's biggest corporations: http://t.co/ZERPwl2T #
• Programmer "averages" 725 typefaces, produces Avería – The Average Font http://t.co/Xm7EdhvA #

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• Most online experts probably aren't… "The hazards of confidence" http://t.co/vHhTSPlG #
• Two letters enter, only one leaves: T Y P E F I G H T http://t.co/J2YGHgWn #
• Novelist rips publishers for royalty payments: http://t.co/XISSEFPO another wonders if they've been telling the truth: http://t.co/H4XjfG1K #

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• Funny stuff: Nicholas Carr has seen the future of academic writing, and it's plagirized… http://t.co/skA1U5Yl #
• As social media becomes ever more "frictionless" will it take more content to get fewer eyeballs? Sotto Voce. http://t.co/7uEVZ6cM #
• I needed one of these the last two weeks: Write Like A Motherfucker Coffee Mug http://t.co/1I9O3bAL #
• Writer Tip Of The Day – always carry a notebook (or, a @FieldNotesBrand notebook sighting; this time it's the outdoors):… #
• "You artless, beef-witted scut" — the Shakespeare Insult Kit http://t.co/fuYCozLQ #

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• Uber Screenwriter Joss Whedon's Top 10 Writing Tips (I like the structure-related "don’t meander about." http://t.co/NgLJi4SF #
• (How do your kerning pairs compare to a pro's?) Kern Type, the kerning game http://t.co/dSJ9G8aU #
• Hapless GM marketers (are there any other kind?) get asses kicked by bicycle company: The GM College Anti-Bike Campaign http://t.co/uByj5AtV #
• How to keep stupid people off the internet – Bad Language http://t.co/agvU8wxu #
• The Ad Contrarian: Origins Of Postcoherent Advertising http://t.co/hdPZXvQp #
• You'll laugh, but only because it's better than crying: Wrong People Arrested on Wall Street « Borowitz Report http://t.co/6p6Fyom9 #
• RT @maryegilmore: So this SEO copywriter walks into a bar, grill, pub, public house, Irish bar, bartender, drinks, beer, wine, liquor… #
• RT @pyoebooks: “I’m convinced fear is at the root of most bad writing.” ~ Stephen King #amwriting #writing #writetip #

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• (Two hands clapping): Much-missed “Arrested Development” comedy announces new show, movie: http://ow.ly/6LSct #
• RT @borowitzreport: If Facebook really wanted to make changes that would improve our experience, they'd get rid of Facebook. #
• RT @ideagrove: PR Firm Calls Blogger 'Bitch,' Then Lectures Her About Manners http://t.co/KhBVG0pu #

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• Facebook watches what you're doing even after you've logged out… The Spy in Your Network http://ow.ly/6Fsy0 #
• Interview with a successful fashion blogger: Scott Schuman, The Sartorialist | The Talks http://ow.ly/6HGuj #

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• 5 Android Apps For Writing – eBookNewser http://ow.ly/6zFhR #
• Scientists beat the formerly impenetrable speed of light barrier? (And I read about it on a sci-fi novelist's blog) cern http://ow.ly/6Cvpj #
• RT @celtx: Cornucopia of screenwriting resources http://t.co/eLYkfyLU via @Bang2write #
• RT @borowitzreport: One in six Americans is living in poverty, but the other five are more concerned about the changes to Facebook. #USA #

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• Amusing Marketing Screwup Of The Week: Bar-B-Q restaurant listed in phone book under "Animal Carcass Removal" http://ow.ly/6s0Td #
• Look at the latest version of my current choice text editor: (think) – A peek at Emacs 24 http://ow.ly/6s3Eg #
• Juxtapoz Magazine – Typewriters turned into Sculptures by sculptor Jeremy Mayer: http://ow.ly/6s8od #
• How to say "thank you" to a writing mentor: Ray Bradbury's letter to Robert Heinlein (on the Letters of Note blog) http://ow.ly/6utfC #
• RT @thejohnsoares: Writing Ergonomics: Top Tips for Proper Posture, Alignment, and Movement bit.ly/qxCqxz #
• Amusing stuff — Top sci-fi/drama TV show opening theme mashups | Channel 37 http://ow.ly/6wHkt #
• RT @ricomonkeon: All designers should add an easter egg to their sites so you can press a key & see how nice it looked before client input. #
• Great Story Objects: J.K. Rowling's hand-written plot spreadsheet for The Order Of The Phoenix. http://t.co/8n4aVx6o via @twitpic #

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• New York Times offering an online course titled Editing for Everyone (taught by editor who trains copy editors): http://ow.ly/6mI17 #
• ChiWulff adds sage comments to our Redington post: Is Redington Just Following the Benjamins or Way Ahead of the Curve? http://ow.ly/6mU5a #
• Handy plugin for WordPress site owners: Timthumb Vulnerability Scanner: http://ow.ly/6n1H9 #
• (Good advice!) You’ve gotten your first freelance editing client — now what do you do? | Verb Nerd Industries http://ow.ly/6qlBE #

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• RT @pkonoske: Book nerds rejoice! 'Just My Type: A Book About Fonts,' think 'Eats, Shoots & Leaves' http://t.co/fCosMtL #
• Another reason to love #MailChimp OnStage (App for Collaborative Email design/review) will save me lots of time: http://ow.ly/6icdI #
• RT @theatlantic: What's your productivity secret — at work, at home, or in life? Tweet it to us with #HowIWork http://t.co/CCOu7gw #
• Uhh, Apple's employees tossing people's homes now?? The Plot (Sauce) Thickens: http://ow.ly/6kpLb #
• (I bought mine) RT @celtx: Save 50% on Celtx Script for iPad and iPhone. $4.99 – for a limited time. t.co/1A1Boye #
• (Book reviewers settling scores in print?) Death of the Book Review | Fast Company http://ow.ly/6kF5o #

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• Writer Gear: Literary-themed footwear (Catcher in the Rye, Scarlet Letter, others): http://ow.ly/69IbG #
• Hunter S. Thompson writes the ultimate job seeking letter (not): http://ow.ly/6bTMc #
• It's a spec TV script… a book… a script… a book (Lee Goldberg's latest work has taken an interesting, crooked path) http://ow.ly/6c0vF #
• A screenwriter's essay: What's it like to have your film flop at the box office? – Quora http://ow.ly/6ceDA #
• The secret lives of pronouns? (Serious word geek alert from Scientific American): http://ow.ly/6dU0D #
• Internet Outages from Hurricane Could Force People to Interact with Other People, Officials Warn « Borowitz Report http://ow.ly/6e6Vp #

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