Tag Archives: Brenda Clough

Stalking the Wild Muse: Writer Rituals & Habits

Posted on May 17, 2013 by

A series exploring the props, habits, and drugs that fuel the writer’s productivity. Past, present and future! Look for BVC writers, plus other authors we know and love. By Brenda Clough Fredereich von Schiller, the famous German dramatist, kept a … Continue reading →


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WWW Wednesday 5-1-2013

Posted on May 1, 2013 by

WWW Wednesday. This meme is from shouldbereading. To play along, just answer the following three (3) questions… • What are you currently reading? • What did you recently finish reading? • What do you think you’ll read next? • What … Continue reading →


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A Toast to How Beer Saved the World

Posted on April 29, 2013 by

Here’s a book that takes issue with the popular image of beer as the drink of sports-watching couch potatoes: How Beer Saved the World, an anthology of quirky short stories celebrating beer. Edited by Book View Cafe’s Phyllis Irene Radford, … Continue reading →


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Stalking the Wild Muse: Writer Rituals & Habits

Posted on April 26, 2013 by

A series exploring the props, habits, and drugs that fuel the writer’s productivity. Past, present and future! Look for BVC writers, plus other authors we know and love. By Brenda Clough I am very sorry to report that my writing … Continue reading →


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Dance Ten, Looks Three

Posted on March 19, 2013 by

By Brenda Clough This weekend I went to the National Gallery in Washington DC to see Pre-Raphaelites: Victorian Art and Design 1848-1900.  A thrilling and gorgeous exhibition, with much of the material on loan from the Tate Museum in London. … Continue reading →


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New Frontiers in Writer Tech

Posted on February 23, 2013 by

By Brenda Clough  You are reading this on a computer, tablet, or phone, right? So I do not have to tell you that technology has totally changed how we read.  It also changes how we writers write. When I wrote … Continue reading →


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Zero Dark Thirty: A Very Short Review

Posted on January 31, 2013 by

By Brenda Clough This is a fascinating and intense movie that pulls off an interesting trick.  You know how it ends — we all do, except for those of you who only just now got out of your Tibetan monastery … Continue reading →


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Raptor Red: A Very Short Review

Posted on January 29, 2013 by

By Brenda Clough I cannot resist ending our commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the publication of Pride and Prejudice by reviewing one of my most favorite versions of all time.  Raptor Red is authored by Robert T. Bakker, one … Continue reading →


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The Many Incarnations of P&P

Posted on January 28, 2013 by

By Brenda Clough You know what shows that a work is really popular?  It’s when it generates secondary works.  Sequels, fanfics, movie versions, video games!  Although Pride & Prejudice is no Morte d’Arthur, it has gathered an incredible quantity of … Continue reading →


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Argo: A Very Short Review

Posted on January 11, 2013 by

By Brenda Clough  Since Argo is up for some major awards, it seems worthy of mention here.  I enjoyed this movie tremendously, because I was a Foreign Service brat in that period.  I lived in crummy third-world countries while military coups went on, and was bussed … Continue reading →


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