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From the Typewriter to the Bookstore: A Publishing Story

Best lines (not-exact): "Authors take between 10 to 30 years to produce a text." "The author will submit the text to an agent. The agent will staple it and submit it to the editor." "Editors traditionally select character names." "All communication between editor and author is conducted on twitter."

Go Jazz! or I'm still not too old to get worked up about meeting a basketball legend

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Ok, so maybe Ron Boone is not a legend in the eyes of many, but he was an all star in the old ABA 3 times over for the Utah Stars (go stars!) and I remember watching him play when I was a kid. I believe, as well, that Booner is high in the NBA record books for best free throw percentage. After he left the ABA he played in the NBA for 8 seasons and ended up with a .830 FTP . In case you don't know, he now serves as a commentator on Jazz games. Now what is all this leading to, you ask? Well tonight I had the opportunity to meet Booner at a social function. I didn't delve to much into asking him questions about his career or even about the Jazz, fearing that it would be tedious for him. I am kind of kicking myself now, however, for not mentioning my fond memories of the Utah Stars as a kid. I did, however, bring up the topic of the dearth of Jazz games on broadcast TV this year. The League, he stated, wants to shift in the direction of having more games on FSN or other s...