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Give Me Independence
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Give Me Independence

By larbrill
October 30, 2020
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Before it was History… It was News
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Before it was History… It was News

By larbrill
July 17, 2020

While waiting to get the new novel The Printer & The Strumpet edited and proofed, I started looking ahead and

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A Snarkist’s trip through Gooberville
General musings, Great Bad Sentence, humor fiction

A Snarkist’s trip through Gooberville

By larbrill
December 14, 2017

I swear on my momma’s grave, I will NOT go all political on your heinie, but the Cosmic Librarian whacked

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The Right Kind of Fiction Author Video
author interview, General musings, Great Bad Sentence, Larry Brill

The Right Kind of Fiction Author Video

By larbrill
June 6, 2015

Why don’t more authors do video right? I was researching the kinds of things that authors do to get noticed,

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A Genie, A Wish & A Retreat to Better Fiction
author interview, fiction writing tips, General musings, writers' workshops

A Genie, A Wish & A Retreat to Better Fiction

By larbrill
May 29, 2015

My Novel-In-Progress (NIP) is full of baby-boomer nostalgia. Do you remember the TV show I dream of Jeanie? You are

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A Writing Retreat with Donald Maass
fiction writing tips, General musings, Great Bad Sentence, humor fiction, Writers' Retreat

A Writing Retreat with Donald Maass

By larbrill
May 23, 2015

Literary agent and novel guru Donald Maas spent time with writers in San Antonio last week (May 2015) counseling, critiquing

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An Awesome Retreat for Fiction Writers
author interview, fiction writing tips, Great Bad Sentence

An Awesome Retreat for Fiction Writers

By larbrill
May 15, 2015

If you don’t count my attempt to write a total ripoff of the Hardy Boys at age twelve, I started

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Sneakers, Panhandlers & Why I Play the Lottery
General musings, humor fiction, Larry Brill

Sneakers, Panhandlers & Why I Play the Lottery

By larbrill
May 8, 2015

People who are not afflicted with the DNA of serial dreamers are smart enough to avoid playing the lottery. The

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Putrid Prose @ 20
author interview, Great Bad Sentence, humor fiction, Larry Brill, The Patterer

Putrid Prose @ 20

By larbrill
May 17, 2014

Twenty years ago this month I penned the following sentence for the Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest. The goal is to intentionally

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Don’t Buy My Book! (For $50)
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Don’t Buy My Book! (For $50)

By larbrill
September 29, 2013

Dateline: September 28, 2013 Another award wining bad sentence from the

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Words for Baby Boomers
Boomer Lit, humor fiction

Words for Baby Boomers

By larbrill
August 12, 2013

Dateline: August 10, 2013 Warning: A really bad but funny sentence sits at the bottom of this post. The winner

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Great Bad Sentence

A Really Great Bad Sentence

By larbrill
July 27, 2013

July 27, 2013 Let

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