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Kate Baggott

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Kate Baggott is a Canadian writer. Her work ranges from experimental fiction to chick lit and from technology journalism to creatve nonfiction. Her collections of short stories include "Love from Planet Wine Cooler" and "Dry Stories." ...more

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Dry Stories

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Love From Planet Wine Cooler

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Finnegan and Grandfather Cheng

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Wicked Words

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Things Japanese Volume II

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Singing the Digital Blues

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A Manifesto For Caring (About Local Politics)



When I lived in Germany, I could not vote. I couldn't go to the embassy and vote in Canadian elections. I couldn't vote there. At the time, Canada's reputation abroad was at an all time low thanks to the Stephen Harper government's inability to cooperate with others, especially on matters of huge scientific, environmental and world peace import. There was not a single thing I could do about it.

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“Approach the world with sympathy and compassion, just don't take any of it very seriously.”
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“Approach the world with sympathy and compassion, just don't take any of it very seriously.”
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Kate Baggott I've updated the Globe Story-Telling Experiment post with the content of a post card that got from Ontarion to German https://www.goodreads.com/author_blog...


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Kate Baggott A celebration, an incentive to give and a challenge https://www.goodreads.com/author_blog...


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Kate Baggott I haven't been selling Ebooks on the Goodreads platform. Do any authors have any thoughts, advice or wisdom to share about the experience?


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Kate Baggott Finnegan & Sarah Cheng fans! As an experiment in writing for people dealing with literacy issues, I adapted a story for that audience. If I've done it properly, it should appeal to everyone. Here it is http://www.hokustory.com/books/view/510


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Kate Baggott Everything I want to tell you needs more than 140 characters. Just go read a short story on http://www.katebaggott.com instead.


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Kate Baggott Something finally happened in my book marketing campaign! https://www.goodreads.com/author_blog...


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Kate Baggott Checking for dead links at http://www.katebaggott.com/


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Kate Baggott This is what I have learned about book marketing so far. https://www.goodreads.com/author_blog...


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Kate Baggott Christmas stories are like Christmas movies: write a really good one and hope people will watch it every year. Here is mine. It's called The Last Bluebird. I don't know why the publisher illustrated it with a cow. Probably because pictures of cows are fun. http://www.millionstories.net/KateBag...


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Kate Baggott For the solstice, for Christmas, for every day, I wish you many, many moments of unsubstantiated happiness. https://www.goodreads.com/author_blog...


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Kate Baggott I'm running a little contest on my Goodreads blog. http://www.goodreads.com/author_blog_...


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Kate Baggott I actually updated my own blog instead of someone elses! http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...


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Kate Baggott I was just interrogated by Joo!
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Kate Baggott If you don't want to buy my book Love From Planet Wine Cooler

Why not read some of the stories where they were originally published? Here's one my favourites: Mr. January http://www.fiction365.com/2011/03/mr-...


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Kate Baggott You know, I need to figure out how to use Goodreads in more detail, but it's gotten to the point where weekends and weekdays just blend together.


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Chibueze King bravo......." dear kate you hit the hammer on the nail.


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