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The Habit Weekly is a free letter about writing from Jonathan Rogers. Every Tuesday morning you’ll get practical writing advice—or at least interesting ruminations—and the encouragement you need to keep moving forward on your writing journey.
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The Ugliest Boy in the World (opens the original)
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Somewhere I read a gag about a man who made his living by being ugly. He would show up at various neighbors’ houses at suppertime, and the neighbors, horrified by his ugliness would throw food at him to run him off. Sometimes they threw silverware or other household items. The ugly man would gather up the goods and so supply his table and furnish his home. I don’t suppose it’s the most uproarious joke I’ve ever heard, but I did get interested in the possibility of a person being sufficiently ugl
The Origins of The Charlatan’s Boy (opens the original)
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Writing with Jane Austen starts today. If you still want to jump in, feel free. I structure the Week 1 lecture/discussion in such a way that if you haven’t done the reading you’ll be fine. Register for Writing with JaneOctober 5 is the official re-release date for my fourth novel, The Charlatan’s Boy. That’s less than two weeks away! I’m abou
Writing with Jane Austen starts tomorrow. (opens the original)
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Writing with Jane Austen starts Tuesday! (opens the original)
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Jane Austen breaks most of the writing rules I teach. (opens the original)
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