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    Cover of Every Move She Makes Every Move She Makes
    By Robin Burcell
    Category: Thriller

    Cover of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Creating a Graphic Novel The Complete Idiot's Guide to Creating a Graphic Novel
    By Nat Gertler, Steve Lieber
    Category: Writing

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    By Russell Smith
    Category: Style and Fashion


    Every Move She Makes


    Author Category: Thriller

    A great thriller from a writer I met at the Writers' Conference I attended last year.

    • Started: May 6, 2008

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    The Complete Idiot's Guide to Creating a Graphic Novel


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    • Nat Gertler
    • Steve Lieber
    Category: Writing

    A pretty comprehensive book about creating and illustrating graphic novels.

    • Started: April 21, 2008

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    Men's Style: The Thinking Man's Guide to Dress

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    Author Category: Style and Fashion

    It's almost impossible to find a book about men's style that isn't focused on how to, say, use clothing as part of your Machiavellian scheme to take over the corporate boardroom. This book seems to less focused on that than on just giving tips and ideas on how to dress stylishly and well.

    • Started: January 26, 2008

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    A review is in

    Posted 1 month, 21 days ago., on Thursday, May 15th, 2008, at 12:04 am

    "The Fix", a website that reviews short fiction, has a review of Issue #33 of Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine. Of "A Most Heinous Man", the reviewer says this:

    [The illustration by Lewis Morley] appropriately meshes with the humorously pulpy monster tale by Richard S. Crawford. A bit longer than flash, this fun bit of fiction makes up in character what’s lacking in plot. To tell more would give away what little story there is, but if the family antics of Herman & Lilly or Morticia & Gomez are up your alley, then this will be a delightful read.

    Honestly, I’m still working out whether this is a positive or negative review. "Lacking in plot?" Bah. "What little story there is"? Double bah. Still, it is a "fun bit of fiction", and the reviewer at least caught the tone I was shooting for with my story.

    Anyway, if you have not yet read this story, then go buy the magazine and read it now.

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    Comment by Lyn from ResAliens Subscribed to comments via email
    2008-05-15 08:36:27

    I enjoyed it. So it was an overall positive review. :-) Thanks for your honest feedback. Best wishes in all your projects. Lyn

    Comment by Richard Crawford
    2008-05-15 09:19:58

    Lyn,

    Of all the people to read this, I last expected the person who wrote the review! I hope that you see that I did appreciate the positive review, and that my comments were meant in jest. It’s hard to convey a sly smirk in writing.

     
     
    Comment by Lyn from ResAliens Subscribed to comments via email
    2008-05-15 11:39:56

    No no, I thought it was a hoot. I loved the bah and double bah. I figure we’re all in this writing thing together and no one will get out alive anyway, so let’s enjoy it while it lasts. :-) But I accidentally deleted the email from my junk filter, so if you emailed me directly (and it wasn’t just a comment notification), please resend. Thanks!

     

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