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BenHWinters

  1. one thing that's hard about writing sequels: when you come up with a cool idea and realize you did it in the 1st one. Stupid previous me. about 5 hours ago via web
  2. I'll be signing at @BookExpoAmerica on Weds, June 6, 10 am, at the @quirkbooks booth. (ow.ly/b4GCo) Come say hi! about 5 hours ago via web
  3. can't wait for #BEA. See ya there, @quirkbooks . quirkbooks.com/post/parties-p… 8:01 PM May 22nd via web
  4. Thanks @Suvudu for including my new mystery, #TheLastPoliceman, among yr Top Five Beach Reads! suvudu.com/2012/05/my-top… @quirkbooks 1:21 PM May 22nd via web
  5. mucho honored that @GrubWriters selected my book #Bedbugs for their June book club. Let's get scratchy, folks. grubdaily.org/?p=5850 10:20 AM May 22nd via web
  6. @BenSGabriel thanks so much! Pls. apologize for me to whoever you said "go away I'm reading" to! 7:45 PM May 17th via web in reply to BenSGabriel
  7. @byPebbles So my pleasure. And you better finish the book because I really want to read it. So do a lot of other people who don't know yet. 7:44 PM May 17th via web in reply to byPebbles
  8. @Loudmouthkid62 that's a pretty good point. funnily enuf, my next novel is about the apocalypse, but it's non- #zombie style. 7:43 PM May 17th via web in reply to Loudmouthkid62
  9. prelim cover art for @johnjosephadams anthology featuring short story by yours truly & a bunch of smart cool writers: johnjosephadams.com/2012/05/cover-… 8:05 PM May 16th via web
  10. going on brief family vacation tomorrow. realizing with some sadness that the idea of the "away message" is sort of quaint at this point. 7:57 PM May 16th via web
  11. @jonathancrowl perhaps. I may have left out some of the downsides i.e. my house frequently smells like poop. 6:17 PM May 15th via web in reply to jonathancrowl
  12. one thing that separates aspiring writers from writer-writers? willingness to take criticism. visualthesaurus.com/cm/wc/how-to-h… 8:49 AM May 15th via web
  13. Happiness is seeing the copy-edited ms. of a short story you wrote a year ago, and still liking it. (Thanks, @johnjosephadams.) 6:29 PM May 14th via web
  14. @ericsmithrocks @staceyigraham @loveandoliveoil you got it, mojambo. 6:58 PM May 12th via web in reply to ericsmithrocks
  15. love my president 2:09 PM May 9th via web
  • Name Ben H Winters
  • Location Cambridge, MA
  • Web http://BenHWinter...
  • Bio novelist. new one The Last Policeman July 10 2012
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