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There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."

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Connie Neil - Apr 11, 2012 5:34:55 am PDT #18416 of 28293

brillig

I liked "On Writing" for the biographical elements more than the writing advice. His advice wasn't anything revelatory or unique, but his blunt honesty about how fame screwed him up was fascinating. And, of course, the story of The Accident. "I had just been run over by one of my own characters."

edit: I've always loved his essays. His tale of his son's Little League season that took them to the Maine state finals was wonderful. I didn't realize it was him while I was reading it in the New Yorker, till I finally remembered who Owen King was the son of and realized the significance of the state finals allowing "an obscure local author" to throw out the first pitch.

erikaj - Apr 11, 2012 5:39:25 am PDT #18417 of 28293

Always Anti-fascist!

Yeah, that was interesting. And I really do enjoy an addiction narrative so I'm always down for junkie stories.

hippocampus - Apr 11, 2012 6:32:40 am PDT #18418 of 28293

not your mom's socks.

John Sargent on DOJ v. Macmillan : [link]

Strix - Apr 11, 2012 8:14:02 am PDT #18419 of 28293

A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger

I like Enid and Fran quite a bit, too. And in the Sparrow Hill Road stories (I'm only halfway done -- work calls) there's a connection, since Rose comes from Buckley Township in the 40's, and refers to babysitting at the Healy house!

I like "On Writing" for its autobio nature, interspersed with thoughts on writing. One thing I like about King is his no BS approach. There's no "THIS is the one true way to write."

Polter-Cow - Apr 11, 2012 8:30:25 am PDT #18420 of 28293

What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

And in the Sparrow Hill Road stories (I'm only halfway done -- work calls) there's a connection, since Rose comes from Buckley Township in the 40's, and refers to babysitting at the Healy house!

What! Cool!

Atropa - Apr 11, 2012 9:53:36 am PDT #18421 of 28293

The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

One of the weird perks of being a semi-celebrity: new authors send me copies of their books! Delilah Dawson sent me Wicked as They Come, and Kate Lock sent me an ARC of God Save the Queen. So I'm set for silly genre reading for the week.

And speaking of silly genre reading: Come ON, who has read the last Parasol Protectorate book! I need to geeble more about it!

Steph L. - Apr 11, 2012 9:55:44 am PDT #18422 of 28293

I look more rad than Lutheranism

And speaking of silly genre reading: Come ON, who has read the last Parasol Protectorate book! I need to geeble more about it!

Aw, damn it! It's sitting on my bedside table. I'll start it tonight.

Polter-Cow - Apr 11, 2012 10:00:57 am PDT #18423 of 28293

What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

It will be a couple weeks till I get around to it!

-t - Apr 11, 2012 10:08:37 am PDT #18424 of 28293

I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Come ON, who has read the last Parasol Protectorate book! I need to geeble more about it!

I have! if you start geebling I will try to join in.

Atropa - Apr 11, 2012 10:24:00 am PDT #18425 of 28293

The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

-t, do you want to wait until at least Teppy is done with it? Because I'm pretty sure she will join in on the general flailing of OMG BIFFY AND LYALL!

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