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Read/Write: Spunk and Bite

  By John Doppler May 31, 2014 May 31, 2014 Reviews
Spunk And Bite - Arthur Plotnik

The best authors use language as a playground, and Arthur Plotnik swings from those monkey bars with abandon. Read more…

Tagged   arthur plotnik, book review, elements of style, fresh writing, read/write, spunk and bite, strunk and white, writing fiction, writing tips
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Read/Write: Lexicon, by Max Barry

  By John Doppler May 10, 2014 May 12, 2014 Reviews
Lexicon cover

Readers enjoyed last month’s tandem review with author Corey Furman so much, I just had to invite him back for another round. Read more…

Tagged   book review, brainwashing, corey furman, favorite books, lexicon, linguistics, max barry, neal stephenson, read/write, review, snow crash
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Read/Write: vN, by Madeline Ashby

  By John Doppler April 14, 2014 May 1, 2014 Reviews
vN cover

I enjoyed vN; it’s a lively cyberpunk action-adventure coming-of-age robot cannibalism story set in a world where synthetic humanoids — the Von Neumann androids — are built to serve man. Read more…

Tagged   androids, book review, corey furman, madeline ashby, read/write, simulants, the way of all flesh, vN
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Read/Write: 14, by Peter Clines

  By John Doppler March 22, 2014 May 1, 2014 Reviews

Peter Clines is a veteran of the film industry, and his love of pop culture is evident in his blog. That background is an incubator that gives birth to wonderful stories like 14. Read more…

Tagged   14, book review, peter clines, read/write
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