Category Archives: Freedom of the Press

The Friday Fishwrap: May Be Hazardous To Your Health

Posted on 1 June 2012 by Gwendolyn McIntyre

Words To Live By There are a lot of words that, by themselves mean nothing, but in conjunction with other words can gain you followers… and some of them might be unwanted. There is a list of keywords that … Continue reading →

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Monday Musings: Once Upon A Monday Dreary

Posted on 7 May 2012 by Gwendolyn McIntyre

“It’s quarter to three, and there’s no one in this place, except you and me….” Since we’re not in a bar, you’ll have to chose your own libation of choice. This past Friday, the argument between The Authors Guild and … Continue reading →

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The Friday Fishwrap Goes Social

Posted on 20 April 2012 by Gwendolyn McIntyre

There’s been a lot of talk lately about where the partition lies between personal and professional communication. Social Media has blurred the lines, and for better or worse, Facebook has become the testing ground. A union representing employees at a New York … Continue reading →

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The Friday Fishwrap is Here, There and Everywhere

Posted on 6 April 2012 by Gwendolyn McIntyre

Writing is not a stress-free profession. Anyone who thinks it is has been using this method of stress reduction for far too long. I was briefly tempted to use it and a bottle of scotch earlier tonight after a blip … Continue reading →

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Play For Pay: Harry Potter & The Hypocrisy of the Church

Posted on 8 July 2011 by Gwendolyn McIntyre

An article in today’s Columbus Dispatch by Meredith Heagney trumpets, Faith leaders forgive Harry Potter “It wasn’t so long ago that an orphan boy with a lightning-bolt … Continue reading →

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The First Amendment Cuts Both Ways

Posted on 2 March 2011 by Gwendolyn McIntyre

>The First Amendment Cuts Both Ways An article by author Lynn Flewelling on a recent supreme court decision that’s all over the news.

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12 reasons to ignore the naysayers: Do NaNoWriMo

Posted on 3 November 2010 by Gwendolyn McIntyre

If you want to write a novel in 30 days, don’t let anyone stop you. Not even Salon’s Laura Miller. From the LA Times: 12 reasons to ignore the naysayers: Do NaNoWriMo

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It’s NaNoWriMo Time

Posted on 3 November 2010 by Gwendolyn McIntyre

It was a dark and stormy night. Well, not really… Actually, it was a cold moonlit night. The tree’s had dropped their leaves and dumped thousands of acorns underfoot, causing every step to sound like a thousand people eating crunch bars … Continue reading →

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Won’t They Ever Learn?

Posted on 25 October 2010 by Gwendolyn McIntyre

ABFFE Earns Injunction in Alaska (From Publishers Weekly) Booksellers, librarians and other media groups won an injunction on Thursday in Federal District Court in Alaska to Senate Bill 222, which made anyone who operates a Web site that features content deemed … Continue reading →