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Celebrate Engaging With Books: Don’t Be a Jerk About This

Tape flags and highlighting and having fun, oh my!

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Celebrate Engaging With Books. Don’t Be a Jerk About This | by Anne Marble | Apr, 2024 | Medium

Recently, I saw young people engaging with books at Barnes and Noble. Yay! We should celebrate this. Yet across the Internet, I’ve seen people scoff at this.

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Don't let my brother read this. He'll dredge The Library Book Incident up again.

Pulling a Reverse Heist at the Library
Or How I Turned My Father Into a Library Sneak

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Pulling a Reverse Heist at the Library | by Anne Marble | Mar, 2024 | Medium

I’ve loved libraries my whole life. Some of my best book memories come from libraries. But when I was young, I had issues returning library books on time.

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Is Dog-Earing So Evil? -- Dog-Ears or Bookmarks?

Did I just defend dog-earing books?! Oh no!!!

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Is Dog-Earing So Evil?. Dog-Ears or Bookmarks? | by Anne Marble | Mar, 2024 | Medium

Why is it evil to dog-ear your own books? Dog-earing someone else’s book is depraved. But what if it’s your copy, and you don’t plan to trade it in?

10:38 PM - Mar 25, 2024
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I jumped into yet another publishing controversy...

Is This Colleen Hoover Nail Polish Appropriate?

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Is This Colleen Hoover Nail Polish Appropriate? | by Anne Marble | Feb, 2024 | Medium

You can now buy Colleen Hoover nail polish — called It Starts With Beautiful Nails. Many people are appalled by this product. Let’s examine why.

03:40 PM - Feb 29, 2024
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A Twisted Take on Funny Tech Support Tales

Visit for the cute dog picture. Stay to watch Anne rant about terrible tech support tales...

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A Twisted Take on Funny Tech Support Tales | by Anne Marble | Feb, 2024 | Medium

We love it when tech support steps in and saves the day. But did you ever feel as if the tech support people were mocking you for needing help?

04:29 PM - Feb 28, 2024
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Did These Authors Write Tolkien Rip-Offs?

The answers might surprise some fantasy fans...

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Did These Authors Write Tolkien Rip-Offs? | by Anne Marble | Feb, 2024 | Medium

Many fantasy authors have been accused of “ripping off” Tolkien or writing “Tolkien clones.” Some stories came close. Others are not close at all.

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This one might be a bit ranty...

Why Rain on Someone’s Favorite Genre?
A Weird Thing I’ve Seen in Bookstores

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Why Rain on Someone’s Favorite Genre? | by Anne Marble | Feb, 2024 | Medium

I've seen people in bookstores start browsing through a genre they don't read - then mocking those books for no reason other than boredom or bad manners.

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It's not your usual list. It's not even a list. 🥰

What to Read When Grieving: It's Personal

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What to Read When Grieving. It’s Personal | by Anne Marble | Feb, 2024 | Medium

What to read when grieving is personal. You’ll find lots of advice, both online and in bookstores. But you have to think of what is right for you.

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Warning: I mention JKR and HP in a semi-nostalgic way here, so some will want to avoid it.

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Is This About Reading Tastes? Or Manners? | by Anne Marble | Jan, 2024 | Medium

Has someone ever tried to put you down for reading young adult books? Or children’s books? Or romances or whatever? Did you wonder why?

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An article I didn't want to write yet... Even though I knew this time was coming.

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08:57 PM - Jan 30, 2024
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Please support the author who is being unfairly accused of copyright infringement by buying her books.

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Can You Copyright the Sun?. The Latest Author Attack of 2023 | by Anne Marble | Dec, 2023 | Medium

2023 refused to end without another author behaving badly. This new scandal involves copyright, but it’s really about targeting an innocent author.

10:46 AM - Dec 20, 2023
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"Thoughts on Fourth Wing and Romantasy -- Fantasy Romance Versus the Gatekeepers"

A little bit of a rant from somebody who loves multiple genres... and who felt like arguing with certain people.

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Thoughts on Fourth Wing and Romantasy | by Anne Marble | Dec, 2023 | Medium

If you want to cause turmoil among fantasy fans, mention Fourth Wing — or romantasy. Some fantasy fans hate romantasy with the flame of a thousand dragons.

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I could not stay silent on this. I hope I'm able to help support the targeted authors better than the other articles about this...

The Latest Goodreads Review Bombing Scandal: Targeting Authors of Color

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The Latest Goodreads Review Bombing Scandal | by Anne Marble | Dec, 2023 | Medium

Just when I thought I’d seen the most insane author behaving badly scandals of the year, a new one arose — involving alleged tampering of Goodreads reviews.

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I rounded up some of the oddest author "dramas" from 2023.

Looking Back on Author Dramas in 2023 -- What Can We Learn From These Incidents?

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Looking Back on Author Dramas in 2023 | by Anne Marble | Dec, 2023 | Medium

In 2023, I witnessed some astoundingly bizarre examples of indie author behavior. These are the incidents that lived in my brain rent-free all year long.

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Do you remember the "talking to plants" craze of the 1970s?

How I Killed My Swedish Ivy Named Erik
-- Talking to Plants (but Not Very Well)

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How I Killed My Swedish Ivy Named Erik | by Anne Marble | Dec, 2023 | Medium

In the 1970s, talking to your plants was all the rage. There was a famous book called The Secret Life of Plants that told us plants had emotions.

02:42 PM - Dec 02, 2023
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Can You Write Under Any Circumstances? Bang Bang Bang!

Bang! Clang! Grind! Brrrr!

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Can You Write Under Any Circumstances? | by Anne Marble | Nov, 2023 | Medium

This morning, a crew arrived to install a new furnace. Bang bang bang! In and out. Up and down. This is a test to find out if I can write under those conditions. I

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Here, I delve into a tragic historical tale involving Kutztown and Reading -- as well as Pennsylvania Dutch history.

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08:30 PM - Nov 28, 2023
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I wander into something called "The Wandering Inn..." And you won't believe how long (and immersive) this story is.

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What Is the Longest Fantasy Series? | by Anne Marble | Nov, 2023 | Medium

Fantasy fans love delving into lengthy series. Which one is the longest series? Many fans believe The Wandering Inn is the true winner of this crown.

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No, That Author You Hate Is Not a Plagiarist
Using Familiar Tropes Is Not Plagiarism

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Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental. (wink wink)

Don’t Bug Readers Over Silly Misperceptions
Don’t Let Your Misperceptions Get in the Way

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Don’t Bug Readers Over Silly Misperceptions | by Anne Marble | Oct, 2023 | Medium

We’ve all seen people who judge readers based on their misperceptions about a book — or even misperceptions about an entire genre. Don’t be that person.

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When Global Find and Replace Goes Wrong
How to Change a Character’s Name Throughout a File

Tips on how to avoid creating monstrosities like "Haroldfway" and "inHarolded" when trying to change a character's name.

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When Global Find and Replace Goes Wrong | by Anne Marble | Oct, 2023 | Medium

Many writers have encountered the Dreaded Global Find and Replace error. Luckily, Word offers tools to fix — and even prevent — this nightmare.

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My Deviated Septum Surgery
The Doctor Said, "Wooow."

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Do you hate the new Adobe Acrobat Reader interface? This article might be able to help you get the original look back.

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Four Terrifying Words: Enable New Acrobat Reader | by Anne Marble | Sep, 2023 | Medium

Recently, using Adobe Acrobat Reader became a frustrating experience. Everything had moved! Then, I found Disable New Acrobat Reader right on the menu.

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A number of MSNBC hosts were quick to condemn CNN for hosting a +RUmp town hall.

Let's see how they respond now that it's one of their own who'll be doing it.
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Who else remembers these Japanese cartoons like Astro Boy and Speed Racer? Did you know we were pioneers?

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We Watched Anime Before It Was Cool | by Anne Marble | Sep, 2023 | Medium

Before most Americans knew words like anime and manga, kids grew up watching Japanese animated shows dubbed and edited for American audiences.

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Trigger warnings in the horror fiction field versus the dark romance field. I had fun digging into this debate!

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Trigger Warnings: A Tale of Two Communities | by Anne Marble | Sep, 2023 | Medium

Many in the horror community despise the very concept of trigger warnings. Yet fans and readers in the dark romance subgenre thrive on using trigger warnings.

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This is why bots will DM you: At the end of the day, #catfishing !

Trying to get you to do something or disclose intel that you might use as a password...

#Catfish #DoNotDM
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Who else remembers watching this heart-wrenching episode of "Johnny Sokko and His Flying Robot"?

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How Did “Johnny Sokko and His Flying Robot” End? | by Anne Marble | Aug, 2023 | Medium

Were you traumatized by the ending of a Japanese TV show called Johnny Sokko and His Flying Robot? This was the first time I watched a beloved character die.

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