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Volgograd – Verbose

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Set to allow full new text. You there. I’ll give you five thousand rubles for your chalk. That is the legacy of the Soviet Union; in Russia, even the junkies are so paranoid that they won’t snatch money from your hand until they know your angle. I waved the bills at him. He reached for them but stopped when I held out my other hand. Chalk first. Then you can have it. Giving it all up to become a street artist? Said a voice behind me. I jumped to my feet, slapping my hands together to dislodge the cha...

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meta – Verbose

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Set to allow full new text. Much as I hate how to write books that are not Hi, I, an author you really like, will muse about how I go about things, because I am actually a point where I can’t progress without outlining I reluctantly picked up a book about outlining novels. It’s not bad, though I find myself skipping []. December 30, 2011 – 11:22 pm. July 12, 2011 – 11:24 pm. Nearly Mr. Gibbon. January 2, 2011 – 9:22 pm. On Outlining, again. On Outlining, again. On Outlining, again. On Outlining, again.

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with friends like these – Verbose

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Set to allow full new text. Tag Archives: with friends like these. Volgograd, the second. The people who move in the margins, the pretenders and tyros who think themselves sorcerers because they’ve read a few books or called up a forest spirit, believe that the body and the mind are enemies; that if you choose to walk the path of magic, you must neglect the strength of your body. This []. September 22, 2011 – 9:53 pm. With friends like these. And at some point I guess I’ll have to explain who Valentin is.

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The meeting, second half – Verbose

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Set to allow full new text. The meeting, second half. The hallway was short and led to a narrow spiral staircase with no railing. By the time I reached the bottom step, I was steady again. Petrakos glanced back at me and, I hoped, saw nothing out of the ordinary. I waved Valentin to follow. Petrakos waved to chairs near the fireplace; Valentin and I sat dutifully where he directed us. He asked in English. I do speak Russian, or Greek, if you prefer. English is the language of business today, yes? I gave ...

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Guzal – Verbose

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Set to allow full new text. The wind was moving faster as I followed Valentin through unfamiliar streets. We were racing the sunset, the air growing cold and moving faster as the light ebbed. I turned up my collar. I’ve been to Russia more times than I can recall and yet the cold always surprises me. The traffic on the sidewalks thinned as sensible people moved indoors for the night. The chill wind promised snow. He glanced back at me. Come, he said, and disappeared inside. Good, isn’t it? She only makes...

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E-mail notification – Verbose

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Set to allow full new text. I’m experimenting with Subscribe2, an e-mail notification service that will automatically notify you (at the e-mail you used to register, or your update e-mail if that has changed) of any new posts at this blog. Since the blog is updated infrequently this will avoid your having to check back to see if anything’s new. A couple of things:. I am setting it so that you will NOT. Receive e-mail notifications of anything tagged NSFW. I doubt that there will. Posts, but you never know.

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Useful Sites – Verbose

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Set to allow full new text. On Outlining, again. On Outlining, again. On Outlining, again. On Outlining, again. The meeting, second half. Volgograd, the second. With friends like these.

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Another snippet from the long con – Verbose

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Set to allow full new text. Another snippet from the long con. I returned his toast and we drank. As he’d said, it was a good bitter ale. I assumed he was drinking something old that the pub didn’t even know it had in back until he’d ordered it. Atlas is traditional in certain things, and he keeps close to the earth. What are you calling yourself these days? Not Atlas, he said. People would think I was a body-builder. I’m going by Basil Nightlake. A good British name, wouldn’t you say? No, not because of...

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admin – Verbose

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Set to allow full new text. I’m experimenting with Subscribe2, an e-mail notification service that will automatically notify you (at the e-mail you used to register, or your update e-mail if that has changed) of any new posts at this blog. Since the blog is updated infrequently this will avoid your having to check back to see if anything’s new. A []. August 1, 2011 – 5:50 pm. January 29, 2011 – 11:32 pm. It’s quiet. Too quiet. January 24, 2011 – 11:39 pm. Nearly Mr. Gibbon. January 2, 2011 – 9:22 pm.

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Outlining, again – Verbose

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Set to allow full new text. Much as I hate how to write books that are not Hi, I, an author you really like, will muse about how I go about things, because I am actually a point where I can’t progress without outlining I reluctantly picked up a book about outlining novels. It’s not bad, though I find myself skipping large sections that are more about figuring out your characters’ motivations and so forth rather than outlining as such. Sadly, I’m not finding the. December 30, 2011 – 11:22 pm. On Outlining...