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Wednesday, August 6, 2008
By Fronnie Lewis Wednesday, August 6, 2008
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Weird news

Google Image Can dogs “catch” yawning from humans? We know yawning is contagious in humans, now some experts may have discovered a new twist on this.  For the first time, researchers have evidence that shows yawning by humans may trigger the same reaction in our canine friends. In the past, contagious yawning had been thought to occur only in humans and […]
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Wednesday, August 6, 2008
By Fronnie Lewis Wednesday, August 6, 2008
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Screenplay deals

Another superhero project is on the fast track to the Big Screen. Recently, Adam Jay Epstein and Andrew Jacobson sold a pitch called, “The Transplants” to Walt Disney Pictures for mid-six against high-six figures. The action-adventure comedy focuses on four superheroes. I know, the logline is lacking in details, but this very brief description of the story is all that is […]
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Wednesday, August 6, 2008
By Fronnie Lewis Wednesday, August 6, 2008
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$10,000 book awards offered

                  Edith Anisfield Wolf (1889-1963) A call is out for submissions for the Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards, which have a very long history of honoring exceptional writers. Cleveland poet and philanthropist Edith Anisfield Wolf established the book awards in 1935. Anisfield Wolf was a published poet and civic leader who grew-up in a wealthy family that had a passion for […]
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Tuesday, August 5, 2008
By Fronnie Lewis Tuesday, August 5, 2008
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TPing a nuisance or a joke or a crime?

Photo by FLLewis Some pranks never really die; they just get passed onto a new generation. TPing or toilet papering is one of those pranks that is repeatedly resurrected by neighborhood kids. If you are not familiar with the term or act, here’s a brief description: TPing is when a group of young marauders swoop down, usually at night, and drape […]
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Tuesday, August 5, 2008
By Fronnie Lewis Tuesday, August 5, 2008
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Top Five at the Box Office

  “The Dark Knight” continues its record-breaking romp at the box office. For the third straight week, the Batman sequel is the number one film in the country with $42.6 million. On Monday, “The Dark Knight” leaped over the $400 million mark in only 18 days — the fastest any movie has reached that level. The last holder of that record, […]
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Monday, August 4, 2008
By Fronnie Lewis Monday, August 4, 2008
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“Breaking Dawn” breaks out big time

The hugely popular Stephenie Meyer’s “Twilight” series ended with the release Saturday of the fourth and final book, “Breaking Dawn.” The YA teen vampire romance novel went on sale at 12:01 a.m. August 2. By the end of the day, 1.3 million copies had been sold. This is a record day sale for the publisher, the Hachette Book Group, however, the […]
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Monday, August 4, 2008
By Fronnie Lewis Monday, August 4, 2008
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Cracking the computer keys again

The Golden Gate Bridge a San Francisco landmark I’m back after several days in the gorgeous City by the Bay, San Francisco. I joined more than two thousand folks for the 28th Annual National Romance Writers of America Conference. The soft economy has some markets in publishing struggling; not romance, which is keeping the cash registers humming. Here are some quick statistics. […]
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Tuesday, July 29, 2008
By Fronnie Lewis Tuesday, July 29, 2008
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A blogging time out

I love this little bench from www.benches.com   This is a very busy week for me. I’m attending a writers’ conference and will be away from the computer for a while. I will be back blogging in a few days.
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Monday, July 28, 2008
By Fronnie Lewis Monday, July 28, 2008
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Top Five at the Box Office

No joke.  “The Dark Knight” has leaped over the $300 million mark without slowing down one bit. “The Dark Knight” continued to break-records and dominate the domestic box office over the weekend. The Batman sequel grabbed the title of best second weekend ever with a $75.6 million haul to hold onto the number one spot at the box office.  That pushed the film’s domestic total to $314.2 million […]
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