Will I always write about the Manson family?
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One cause of writer’s block
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Mad Men writing prompt: Season 1, Episode 5
Mad Men Season 1, Episode 5: “5G” Episode summary: Don’s biological half-brother, Adam, sees Don’s picture in the newspaper and …
Deal announced for new SLA book
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Mad Men writing prompt: Season 1, Episode 4
Season 1, Episode 4: “New Amsterdam” This episode veers away from the characters we’ve come to know in the first …
A book about corpses? Sure, why not?
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Mad Men writing prompt: Season 1, Episode 3
Season 1, Episode 3: “Marriage of Figaro” As evidenced by the title, this episode is about marriage. Betty and Don …
David Bowie and the culture of celebrity “secrets”
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Mad Men writing prompt: Season 1, Episode 2
Mirrors and women.
Writing prompts courtesy of Mad Men
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