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Archive for December, 2008

The New Year’s Eve ritual

Sunday, December 28th, 2008

I wanted to give all of us plenty of notice, so here it is:
Years ago my buddy Pete told me about his Korean mother-in-law’s tradition for New Year’s Eve. The theory is you want to go into the new year the way you want the rest of the year to go. If you [...]

Why does it take so long for a book to come out?

Monday, December 1st, 2008

Ever wonder why the book you know someone just finished won’t come out until a year from now? I mean, come on! What more needs to be done?
Someone directed me to this post, which is very instructive. Don’t forget to read her editor’s comment, which sheds even more light on the process.

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