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Roundup: Pencils Ready . . . Go!
Whether you're returning to school or not this Fall, it always pays to have pencil and paper near at hand. Who knows when you might be struck by a flash of genius? I know that I always keep a notebook in my bag to jot down ideas about home decorating, a post for CasaSugar, or the plot for the great American novel.
Have Cafe Novelists Replaced Boozin' Writers?
In the past, the writer's life was often a lush life. Many great American novelists — including Ernest Hemingway and John Cheever — were notorious drunks. In fact, according to an article by Tom Shone in the new issue of More Intelligent Life, five of America's seven Nobel literary laureates were alcoholics:
In America William Faulkner and Scott Fitzgerald were the Paris and Britney of their day, caught in the funhouse mirror of fame, their careers a vivid tabloid mash-up of hospitalizations and electroshock therapies.
Would You Write Yourself Into a Romance Novel?
Think of it as the literary equivalent of making a sex tape: A company called UStarNovels lets you customize your own erotic stories with the names of you and your partner, the setting, and details of your choice. I know some of you count romance novels among your guilty pleasures, and they can certainly be entertaining. Plus, if reading erotic fiction is something you like to do with your partner, why not have it be about you?
Cool Idea: Borrow My Pen?
Worldwide Fred has dreamt up another wacky solution to your insignificant problems. Borrow My Pen? ($8) would have come in handy (no pun intended) in college, or any school for that matter.
Dear Poll: Have You Ever Written a Dear John Letter?
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A "Dear John" letter is the quintessential breakup tool if you can’t bear to say goodbye to someone’s face, or at least it used to be back when people wrote letters. With so many outlets for communication these days, if you’re going to back out of the direct breakup, it might just be easier to get him on the phone. But letters and well-written emails can actually be a great way to say what you really want to say to someone.
Self Help: Keep a Journal
Women spend a lot of time worrying and thinking about things. That's just our nature. If I spend too much time running thoughts or problems over and over in my own head, I get totally stressed out.
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Jennifer Aniston Jets In To London
Jennifer Aniston was full of smiles as she arrived at Heathrow Airport today, looking gorgeous in a leather jacket, jeans and aviators. It's great to see Jen back in the UK, following her trip in March for the Marley & Me premiere. She'll no doubt catch up with old friends like Jamie Oliver while she's here, but it'll be pleasure rather than business if the two do meet, as rumours of the pair writing a cookbook together have already been shot down by her rep.
Crave Worthy: Michael Young Writing Desk
As a writer, I have a soft spot for old-fashioned writing desks, even though I'm most often using a laptop nowadays. So when I saw Design Milk coveting this stunning Michael Young Writing Desk ($2,750), I, too, was immediately smitten. Available in four different colors, this sleek update of the classic letter-writing desk includes a hidden-away light and a drawer.
Vintage Geek: Writing Ball
Last week's typewriter that sends e-mails got me thinking about early typewriters. The Hansen Writing Ball, invented by Rasmus Malling-Hansen in 1865 and put into production in 1870, is considered the world's first commercially produced typewriter. Hanson came up with the idea because he wanted to figure out a way for his deaf students to "speak" with their fingers.
Morning Links — Lauren Conrad to Write a Style Guide
- Lauren Conrad signs a deal to write a style guide — FabSugar
- Nicole's hectic post-birth lifestyle may be why she ended up hospitalized with pneumonia — Fox 411
- Jim Carrey's pregnant daughter Jane marries — Wonderwall
- Billy Burke loves his Charlie Swan mustache — PopEater
- Now Kate Major is suing Jon Gosselin — Celebitchy
- Michael Lohan says he won't release another Lindsay tape — ICYDK
- Selena Gomez also doesn't feel the Twilight love — Lifeline Live
- John Kerry's producer daughter busted for DUI in LA — TMZ
- Kelly Osbourne stays busy to stay sober — I'm Not Obsessed
- Adam Lambert appears in Out magazine — The Blemish
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