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Third Sentence Thursday

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Pat Bowne

Sniffly Kitty used my book for third sentence Thursday!  I hope she likes the rest of the sentences… Right now I am reading ‘Unseen Academicals’ by Terry Pratchett, and the third sentence is: “It was no use telling himself that … Continue reading →

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Ferocious Critques ‘r Us

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Pat Bowne

I just wrote the ending to another novel on Sunday night — mainly because it had to go out to my critique group.  I write bad endings.  Really horrible endings.  The first ending to everything I’ve ever written has been … Continue reading →

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Cold Iron and Rowan Wood reviews ‘Advice From Pigeons’

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Pat Bowne

Sam over at Cold Iron and Rowan Wood has read the book and has a nice review up — also some useful suggestions I’ll take to heart in the next volume.  Thanks so much! TweetFacebookLinkedInTumblrStumbleDiggDelicious

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The Nature of Magic Blogfest

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Pat Bowne

Tessa and Laura Diamond are hosting the Nature of Magic Blogfest, a chance for authors to post excerpts that show what magic is like in their fictional universes.  Thanks for the opportunity, and the chance to see what other writers … Continue reading →

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OMG Spring!

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Pat Bowne

Did Springtide catch you by surprise this weekend? Or were you one of the lucky ones who bet on this date in your dorm floor’s pool?  Students from other countries are always mystified by Osyth’s last-minute holidays.  Magister Isaac Graham … Continue reading →

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Fruits Basket by Natsuki Takaya

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Pat Bowne

When I want to read about unbelievably virtuous heroines and people who undergo unwanted transformations, with a lashing of cross-dressing, boys of flawless beauty, and stylistic conventions I just don’t understand, I go to shojo manga. And for my money, … Continue reading →

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Advice From Pigeons wordle

Posted on March 5, 2011 by Pat Bowne

Donna asked if I had one of these. I do now! TweetFacebookLinkedInTumblrStumbleDiggDelicious

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Meet the faculty

Posted on February 25, 2011 by Pat Bowne

For the convenience of readers and prospective graduate students, here are the pages from the Royal Academy’s bulletin dealing with the Demonology Department. The Royal Academy Bulletin – Demonology TweetFacebookLinkedInTumblrStumbleDiggDelicious

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Drood by Dan Simmons

Posted on February 16, 2011 by Pat Bowne

If someone had offered me a new novel by Wilkie Collins, would I have bought it?  Well, no. But just tell me it’s about Dickens, and I’m ready to read it – which is the problem for Collins, the narrator … Continue reading →

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Students Ask: Should Brownies and Imps Grade Papers?

Posted on February 13, 2011 by Pat Bowne

Do you know whether the comments on your latest paper were really written by your prof?  Did s/he even glance at the thing?  If it was a zoomancy paper, probably not, according to a tech in the Natural Magic Museum.  … Continue reading →

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