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Camp Nano
Camp Nano
March 29, 2013
April, Camp Nanowrimo, Collective Brain, creativity, Deadlines, fiction, Jenna V., National Novel Writing Month, nonfiction, novel, San Mateo County Library blog, short stories, writers block, writing, Foster City

Write a Novel in the Spring! 

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An Interview with Poet and Author Bucky Sinister
An Interview with Poet and Author Bucky Sinister
February 25, 2013
author, authors, Brighid Gonzales, Bucky Sinister, Charles Bukowski, Collective Brain, comedy, Get Up, humor, interview, poetry, punk, San Francisco, San Mateo County Library blog, self-help, Stand-up Comedy, Time Bomb Snooze Alarm, writers, writing, Brisbane

Get to know the local Bay Area writer and comedian.

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The Habit of Art
The Habit of Art
August 27, 2012
art, artists, authors, biography, cartoons, Collective Brain, fiction, Flannery O'Connor, Karen Choy, San Mateo County Library blog, writers, writing, Half Moon Bay

Author Flannery O'Connor's work as a visual artist.

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Introducing Screen Free Week
Introducing Screen Free Week
April 20, 2012
Anthony Andora, baby play, baby yoga, Collective Brain, creativity, exercise, family storytime, health, lifestyle, Logos Art Show, open mic night, Perry Yan, reading, San Mateo County Library blog, Screen Free Week, writing, yarn bombing, Brisbane

All the information you need on this upcoming national event.

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Writerly Bout of Self-Doubt
Writerly Bout of Self-Doubt
November 9, 2010
90 minute writers group, blogging, Collective Brain, craft, Creative, creative writing, creativity, critic, criticism, editing, journal, journalism, newsletter, nonfiction, poetry, publish, San Mateo County Library blog, short stories, story, writer, writers group, writer’s block, writer’s voice, writing, writing community, writing group, Brisbane

Yes--writers can be insecure, but there is both hope and help.

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The Writer's Voice
The Writer's Voice
October 8, 2010
90 minute writers group, blogging, craft, Creative, creative writing, creativity, critic, criticism, editing, Josephine V., journal, journalism, newsletter, nonfiction, poetry, publish, short stories, story, writer, writers group, writer’s block, writer’s voice, writing, writing group, Brisbane

How to develop and refine your own.

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Behind the Laughter
Behind the Laughter
July 31, 2010
authors, Chris Gray, Collective Brain, comedy, humor, interviews, movies, San Mateo County Library blog, TV, writing

Interviews with some of the funniest people I can think of.

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More than the Words on the Page
More than the Words on the Page
July 22, 2010
adults, authors, Collective Brain, crowds, events, learning, Meredith Burke Hammons, mystery, publishing, recommendations, San Mateo County Library blog, writers, writing

Author events are more varied and interesting than you might think.

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National Card and Letter Writing Month
National Card and Letter Writing Month
April 16, 2010
55 plus, advice, card, etiquette, instruction, letters, Reeba Lynn, San Mateo County Library blog, thank you notes, writing, Pacifica Sanchez, Pacifica Sharp Park

Is letter-writing a lost art form? It doesn't have to be!

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