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Saturday, March 6, 2010 12:41:36 PM
Maedwen Jones wrote a blog post titled That which is novel:
Maedwen said, "I just read a fascinating article in today's New York Times (bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/05/a-former-book-designer-says-good-riddance-to-print/) regarding the demise of the wood-pulp book and its replacement with digital platforms. The..." more
Sunday, February 28, 2010 8:52:27 AM
Maedwen Jones wrote a blog post titled Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Sant Hapus!:
Maedwen said, " Happy St. David's Day (March 1st) to Welsh people worldwide! "
Tuesday, February 16, 2010 11:52:07 AM
Maedwen Jones wrote a blog post titled Kick in the pants time:
Maedwen said, "Must get busy... "
Thursday, January 21, 2010 12:57:54 PM
Maedwen Jones wrote a blog post titled Wolf Hall:
Maedwen said, "Hilary Mantel's Booker winning Wolf Hall is brilliant. I'm down to the last twenty pages and am dragging them out, a line a day, to make the book last longer..." more
Wednesday, January 20, 2010 4:49:50 PM
Maedwen Jones wrote a blog post titled Raining stair-rods:
Maedwen said, " It's raining stair-rods here in Southern California which must mean stair-carpets all over the UK are taking steps to get away. British cats and dogs have disappeared too: they are also raining down here in California, dodging the..." more
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 10:12:14 PM
Maedwen Jones wrote a blog post titled Self discipline:
Maedwen said, "Why is it that, every November, I can write for Nanowrimo and Jonowrimo with not a care in the world and pound out the requisite words, but the moment the challenges are over, I morph into a slug?"
Tuesday, October 13, 2009 1:19:32 PM
Maedwen Jones wrote a blog post titled The Maze Runner by James Dashner:
Maedwen said, "I came across the ad for this new MG novel on The New York Times on-line page, and followed the lead and had a good read. What a super book! The interview is excellent also. Because my son is reading Lord of the Flies right now, I..." more
Tuesday, October 13, 2009 1:19:32 PM
Maedwen Jones wrote a blog post titled The Scent of England, with apologies to Shakespeare - Telegraph:
Maedwen said, "The Scent of England, with apologies to Shakespeare - Telegraph"
Monday, October 12, 2009 9:46:14 PM
Maedwen Jones wrote a blog post titled Jonowrimo09 AND Nanowrimo09:
Maedwen said, " We who commit to these challenges must be an ounce short of a pound. And perhaps that is precisely the point."
Friday, September 25, 2009 8:04:16 AM
Maedwen Jones wrote a blog post titled JoNo09:
Maedwen said, "I have just signed up for JoNoWriMo 09. It is a marvelous event, and the best part is the other participants -- I 'met' so many great writers last year with whom I continue to correspond. So here's to Jo Knowles and her creation..." more
Monday, August 31, 2009 10:25:02 PM
Maedwen Jones wrote a blog post titled Friday goals:
Maedwen said, "Four days until the Skype pring shakes my PC... and I have miles of sentences to go before I hit the goal I set myself in a moment of caffeine-induced euphoria. Reporting in to my writing buddy,laurasmagicday , every Friday, has been..." more
Sunday, August 30, 2009 6:39:52 PM
Maedwen Jones wrote a blog post titled Only connect...:
Maedwen said, "E. M. Forster had it right, of course, but no where is his epigraph truer than in the lonely world of fiction writing. WIth only the mind's thoughts to keep one company, a writer could go barking mad creating fictional narratives of life were it..." more
Sunday, July 5, 2009 2:21:23 PM
Maedwen Jones wrote a blog post titled Op-Ed Columnist - The Best Kids’ Books Ever - NYTimes.com:
Maedwen said, "Op-Ed Columnist - The Best Kids’ Books Ever - NYTimes.com"
Sunday, July 5, 2009 2:21:23 PM
Maedwen Jones wrote a blog post titled Spinning the Web - P.R. in Silicon Valley - NYTimes.com:
Maedwen said, "Spinning the Web - P.R. in Silicon Valley - NYTimes.com"
Thursday, July 2, 2009 2:15:09 PM
Maedwen Jones wrote a blog post titled More on Moleskines:
Maedwen said, "OK--so I took my non-rodent notebook to the coffee shop an hour before I was to meet a friend, and observed. Observing is a tricky business in itself, and I got some queer looks now and then, so I resorted to surreptitious peeping after a..." more
Wednesday, June 17, 2009 4:56:41 AM
Maedwen Jones wrote a blog post titled More on Moleskines:
Maedwen said, "Such a moron am I! My last post went on and on about my new moleskin journal, a little black book I've been handling like it just died or something, which I thought it had, until I read up on MoleskinE and learned I have not, after all, been..." more
Sunday, June 14, 2009 12:21:03 PM
Maedwen Jones wrote a blog post titled Notebook:
Maedwen said, "I read somewhere that the wonderful Irish writer Maeve Binchy carries a small notebook everywhere she goes, observes the behaviors of fellow travelers whether in cafes, pubs, gatherings or public transportation, and records these behaviors and..." more
Thursday, June 11, 2009 1:26:36 PM
Maedwen Jones wrote a blog post titled IWOSC:
Maedwen said, "Anyone familiar with IWOSC? Worth joining? "
Saturday, May 30, 2009 11:32:43 AM
Maedwen Jones wrote a blog post titled Voice:
Maedwen said, "Am I mad or does it pay to become your protagonist, walk around all day using that voice? "
Wednesday, May 27, 2009 11:02:24 PM
Maedwen Jones wrote a blog post titled New project:
Maedwen said, "Have started writing a follow up to the YA novel I sent off last week to an interested agent--fingers so crossed--and I'm up to 2500 words already/10 pages! V. exciting!"
Tuesday, May 26, 2009 12:39:45 PM
Maedwen Jones wrote a blog post titled Choices:
Maedwen said, "I can write or.... take my daughter out and have some fun...?"
Saturday, May 23, 2009 1:57:28 PM
Maedwen Jones wrote a blog post titled Research:
Maedwen said, "Up to my elbows in research on my new YA novel, I've decided that preparation is one of my favorite parts. I'm even warming to the editing stage too! You don't just 'write' a novel, no sir. "
Wednesday, May 20, 2009 7:39:17 PM
Maedwen Jones wrote a blog post titled YA Slang:
Maedwen said, "To use or not to use in novels? Any/all comments welcome! "
Tuesday, May 19, 2009 7:39:08 PM
Maedwen Jones wrote a blog post titled Keeping up with the postings:
Maedwen said, "I so want to get in the habit of posting every day. Anyone out there have any suggestions how I do that? Maxwell's silver hammer comes to mind? "
Wednesday, March 17, 2010 8:39:38 PM
Maedwen Jones wrote a blog post titled Observation:
Maedwen said, "I've been writing fiction, adult and YA/MG, for several years, and have endeavored, with advice from every quarter and by reading the greats, to improve my writing, to see it as an art, for want of a better word. Careful attention to the advice..." more