Jan 02
2024: The Year of Slow
Years ago, I decided to stop making New Year resolutions. As recommended by Danielle LaPorte in Firestarter Session and Desire
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Hello, friends.
I'm B.A. Burgess, a writer, writing facilitator, and book dragon.
This is my personal log - an account of my writing, reading, and learning.
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Dec 26
Now What
The end of the How to Write a Children's Book Series
You’ve finished your first children’s
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Nov 15
Caffeine: How coffee and tea created the modern world
I had forgotten about Michael Pollan.
Years ago, I read Botany of Desire and fell completely in love with his
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Aug 01
Almost 5 years ago...
Around five years ago, I found a system for writing children's books.
I had been experimenting for about
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Jul 29
Hey, 5-Year Old Me, We Did It
When I was 5-years old, I decided I wanted to be a writer.
I was lucky enough to have a
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Feb 22
King Bullet
The final Sandman Slim book.
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Jan 28
Never Split the Difference
📖What’s the Book About
After a stint policing the rough streets of Kansas City, Missouri, Chris Voss joined the
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Jan 07
Never Said Nothing
by Liz Phair
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Dec 31
Sandman Slim & Kill the Dead
by Richard Kadrey
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Dec 28
Miss Moriarty, I Presume?
by Sherry Thomas
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Dec 27
Where the Deer and the Antelope Play
by Nick Offerman
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Dec 23
Murder on Cold Street
by Sherry Thomas
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