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Fifth and final
Yesterday I started work on the text for Volume 5 of The Absent Classic. This is the last volume in the series; I always thought that I’d do them as long as I stayed in Dubai, and we’re getting ready … more →
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Fifth and final
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boxofbooks wrote 10 months ago: Yesterday I started work on the text for Volume 5 of The Absent Classic. This is the last volume in … more →
Serious literary research (with zombies)
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boxofbooks wrote 11 months ago: I spent most of December reading Stephen King’s Danse Macabre in little ten-page increments; e … more →
It's pronounced Nanno-Rymo
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boxofbooks wrote 1 year ago: I feel like I should be talking about my NaNoWriMo project, since I’ve been spending 2 hours a day o … more →
There's nothing like the smell of a brand-new book
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boxofbooks wrote 1 year ago: Yesterday I finished my print run of The Absent Classic, Volume Four, The Guide to Lost Colors. Toda … more →
Snip, snip, snip.....done!
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boxofbooks wrote 1 year ago: All the figures in that monstrous smoky painting – the saint, the mystics, even the ravens perched o … more →
Plumbing vs. writing
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boxofbooks wrote 1 year ago: According to my Absent Classic schedule, I am supposed to have a final draft of the manuscript for … more →
Hello? Hello? Is this thing working?
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boxofbooks wrote 1 year ago: I miss being here. I miss writing posts, but I really miss hearing comments; and I hate not being ab … more →
Dear Subscribers, I know I promised you paintings with Volume 4, but we're going with drawings instead. Sorry! Hugs and kisses, Ella.
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boxofbooks wrote 1 year ago: So when I wrote down my ideas for Volume 4, I underlined PAINTINGS!! twice because I was so excited … more →
On getting paid in books
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boxofbooks wrote 1 year ago: It really bugs my husband that I sell my beautiful handmade books by bartering for other books inste … more →
Now with extra oiliness!
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boxofbooks wrote 1 year ago: I know if you’ve seen some of my Blog Illustrations you’re not going to really believe this, but I’m … more →
Fun in the Sweatshop, Part 2
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boxofbooks wrote 1 year ago: This week I am making text blocks for my new batch of books. The text begins with pages, which come … more →
Fun in the sweatshop, Part 1
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boxofbooks wrote 1 year ago: When I say sweatshop, that’s exactly what I mean – it’s rapidly approaching 50 C outside and in here … more →
I like to imagine people standing around their bookshelves thinking, "I need more fake books."
boxofbooks wrote 1 year ago: The price of my favorite paper has just come down, and at the same time my production techniques are … more →
King Arthur would be proud.
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boxofbooks wrote 1 year ago: Now that Volume 3 is in its third draft (and it has a title!) I am feeling much better about it. The … more →
There's a reason why "first draft" rhymes with "worst draft"
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boxofbooks wrote 1 year ago: This morning, I finished the rough draft of the text for Volume 3 of The Absent Classic. It took me … more →
The Art of the Idiotic Proverb
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boxofbooks wrote 1 year ago: So in Absent Classic news, I am working on Volume Number Three, which I think will be the best one, … more →
Sweet, sweet vacation.
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boxofbooks wrote 1 year ago: Don’t you hate it when someone takes a break for two weeks, then pops back up to say, “H … more →
Progress report on the Echwell project: almost done!
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boxofbooks wrote 1 year ago: You know that part in The Unstrung Harp where Mr. Earbrass is making the ninth draft of his novel wi … more →
Still slogging, but happily.
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boxofbooks wrote 1 year ago: [For all you Concerned Readers who are interested in the latest Absent Classic book, the following i … more →
