Van Newman
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techno-critical writer / dystopian studies hobbyist / idea guy
Van Newman
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On the Benefits of Friendship
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technoskepticism and
“In someone's response to a prompt on the social media app, Somewhere Good, they mentioned "TV is the content between the ads". I never thought of it like that before but it's true; TV scripts are traditionally written in five act structures around the commercial breaks.
It then made me think about where social media is going, particularly on
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Entitlement: A Novel: Alam, Rumaan: 9780593718469: Amazon.com ...
amazon.comThe whole time I was practicing to be a writer, I always had a day job. Even after I got published, I didn’t quit my day job, just to be on the safe side. In fact, I didn’t quit my day job (or my day jobs, I should say) until I had already written three books—and those three books were all published by major houses and were all reviewed nicely in
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In The Metaverse, Sexual Assault Is Very Real
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Chain Gang All Stars: A Read with Jenna Pick: A Novel
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1) Write. There is no substitute. Write what you most passionately want to write, not blogs, posts, tweets or all the disposable bubblewrap in which modern life is cushioned. But start small: write a good sentence, then a good paragraph, and don’t be dreaming about writing the great American novel or what you’ll wear at the awards ceremony
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