Writing
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100 Objects Special Interlude: The Music Teacher and the Artist
Okay, this is simply awesome. As regular readers know, I’ve been posting a series called A History of Jacke in 100 Objects. These short stories are fictional versions of things that have happened to me. Like most fiction, they’re based on real-life experiences and drawn from people I’ve known, though the characters are typically exaggerations, or composites, or… Continue reading
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Blog Tour – From the Starving Artist to Jacke Wilson
I’ve been asked to participate in a tour of the blogosphere focused on writing process. I love traveling! And I love writing! So here we go! First, you can check out the gracious portrait of me over at The Starving Artist. Continue reading
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“Self-Deception Is Human”: Book Review of The Race (at Radical Science Fiction)
“This was a great little piece of political fiction…Wilson shows his writing chops – immersing us in a political world that doesn’t feel jargony, over-the-top, or formulaic.” – Nic Eaton, Radical Science Fiction I was both pleased and intrigued when Nic over at Radical Science Fiction graciously offered to review my book The Race. Because although… Continue reading
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A History of Jacke in 100 Objects #12 – The Tickets to the Premiere
It was during my study-abroad year in Bologna that my friend Roberto and I decided to write a musical. Not just for fun, not just for some school play or party or anything immature like that—no, we were going to be great and famous writers of musicals. Wilson & Benedetti! And why not us? Roberto… Continue reading
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The Neuroscience of Lists
Ryan Shmeizer gives us 10 reasons why lists are so tough to resist: In the end, we have what Charlie Munger calls the Lollapalooza Effect: when multiple psychological biases combine together in the same direction, the effect is compounded on a tremendous scale. It’s no wonder that Buzzfeed’s list of it’s 50 Best Posts of… Continue reading
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Last Chance For Free Books! [Update: The Contest Has Closed]
Goodreads Book Giveaway The Promotion by Jacke Wilson Giveaway ends June 04, 2014. See the giveaway details at Goodreads. Enter to win Hello! It’s crunch time, people! Only six hours left in the Goodreads Giveaway for my short novel, The Promotion, the “full of intrigue and deadpan comedy” book that everyone’s talking about. What’s the giveaway? Five lucky… Continue reading
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Book Review: “An Incredibly Astute Novella About Ego and Politics…”
“Smart, well-written, and frequently funny, The Race offers some interesting speculation into the mind of the American politician…” – Marc Schuster, Small Press Reviews Readers, it’s another great day here on the Jacke Blog. My short novel The Race has received another wonderful review, this time from Marc Schuster of Small Press Reviews. (For those of you who missed… Continue reading
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Two Days Left! Sign Up For Free Books Now! [Update: The Contest Has Closed]
Goodreads Book Giveaway The Promotion by Jacke Wilson Giveaway ends June 04, 2014. See the giveaway details at Goodreads. Enter to win Happy Monday! Just a quick reminder that there are only two days left in the Goodreads Giveaway for my short novel, The Promotion, the “full of intrigue and deadpan comedy” book that everyone’s talking… Continue reading
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A History of Jacke in 100 Objects #11 – The Bench
I don’t know why I stopped in Nanjing on my way to Beijing. Someone had said it was good. Buddhist temples, a mausoleum for Dr. Sun Yat-Sen… Why not? I had time to burn and no place else to be. It was only after I arrived, hot and grimy and exhausted from late night travel… Continue reading
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Free Books! Let the Goodreads Giveaway-ing Begin! [Update: The Contest Has Closed]
Goodreads Book Giveaway The Promotion by Jacke Wilson Giveaway ends June 04, 2014. See the giveaway details at Goodreads. Enter to win Here we go! The folks at Goodreads have approved the application and are now hosting a Goodreads Giveaway for my short novel, The Promotion, the “full of intrigue and deadpan comedy” book that… Continue reading
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