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Christine Doran

Jun 12, 20205 min read

Some information about getting published

I get queries from writers about how to go about getting published, so here's a handy FAQ of what I know.

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Christine Doran

Jan 11, 20203 min read

On reading Little Women

I never saw the 1994 version of Little Women, I think because I was on my year in Spain when it came out. Winona Ryder never struck me as...

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Christine

Apr 12, 20164 min read

Localization, or a short rant about Harry Potter

One of the very important things I brought back to the US from Ireland was my own copies of the Harry Potter books, volumes one to five...

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Christine

Apr 12, 20162 min read

Oral tradition

There are things I say just because my parents said them. If it’s foggy outside, I’ll announce that it’s a mishty moishty morning, as my...

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Christine

Apr 12, 20161 min read

Words beget words

You know, here’s the thing: there are always more words. I used to be afraid I’d use up all my words and there would be nothing left when...

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Christine

Apr 12, 20162 min read

Apostrophizing

Let’s talk about possessive plurals. It all began with the Presidents Club, which was something dreamed up by the Sales Department of the...

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Christine

Apr 12, 20161 min read

Blogging is a thing I'm familiar with

I've been blogging for twelve years, actually. My blog - my other blog - is personal and mostly anonymous, so I won't be linking it here....

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