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Peter starts a discussion today about the importance of publicity for writers.  In today’s Write Report, Donna tells us about a judge on the Man Booker Prize committee who has proposed that men should be banned from judging literary prizes, because they only choose titles that designed to enhance their own reputation for literary taste.  Sexist claptrap – or right on the money?  In Eve’s Salmagundi Club, she finds a novel use for a new program designed to stop you from e-mailing in haste - as long as you can add up!

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Links:The Write Report Dr Sue on Buzz, Balls and Hype, GMail Goggles

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Tags: Balls, buzz, claptrap, Dr Sue, e-mail, Gmail, Goggles, Haste, hype, literary prizes, literary taste, man booker prize, prize committee, publicity, right on the money