Tag: reading
group name: publishingstuff
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January 26, 2007 02:24 PM EST --
It's been said that "everyone has a story to tell". That quote goes back many years and for a writer who wants to be published and sell books, that statement is a nemesis.
That statement . . . more
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December 30, 2006 05:39 PM EST --
I always loved to write. I used to write silly short stories and read them to my brothers and sisters (I am the oldest of 5!!) I remember being in Jr. High and looking out the windows of my classroom composing . . . more
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January 30, 2007 06:39 AM EST --
Seeing as I've been giving some practical writing tips, I came across this in my e-mail this morning and thought I'd pass this info on to you fellow/gal writers.
I cannot take credit for . . . more
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July 26, 2006 06:23 PM EDT --
By Christine Buske - a Writer's Life
Writers should by default be a patient bunch; the time alone it takes to finish one manuscript can be discouraging. That doesn't include the time it takes . . . more
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March 21, 2007 11:46 AM EDT --
I've finally received some reviews for my first release. "The Spirit of Christmas." You can read them at the following locations:
Huntress Reviews - http://www.huntressreviews.com/especial.htm . . . more
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September 01, 2006 10:20 AM EDT --
In trying to figure out creative ways to promote my recently released novel, I came up with this top 10 list. I find that people always respond well to both humor and humility, so that's what I was . . . more
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July 20, 2006 03:01 PM EDT --
In the Young Adult Book Club ( http://youngadultbooks.gather.com/ ), we have readers and writers. For those of you interesting in writing for the young adult here is some basic information.
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May 29, 2006 10:44 AM EDT --
The Transformation of Beatrix or, Beryl Walks into a Room...
...and the place is immediately fresh and bright. We turn to see a slight, alluring woman dressed in understated elegance. . . . more
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April 24, 2007 06:43 PM EDT --
International Pixel-Stained Technopeasant Day. What's that, you ask? Briefly, it is the upshot of a generational war going on in and around the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America—the . . . more
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June 11, 2007 10:26 AM EDT --
Please join us in welcoming Alex Carr to Gather.
ALEX CARR is (under her real name, Jenny Siler) the critically acclaimed author of the novels Easy Money, Iced, Shot, and Flashback. She lives with her . . . more
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November 26, 2006 05:37 AM EST --
Since September, the Leicester Review of Books has been conducting a survey to find out what readers and writers think of self-publishing and self-published books.
Among other things, we are asking writers . . . more
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September 11, 2006 07:15 PM EDT --
Lucy Caldwell was born in Belfast in 1981. She graduated from Queens' College, Cambridge with a First in English and completed with Distinction a Masters in Creative & Life Writing at Goldsmiths . . . more
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February 28, 2007 03:57 PM EST --
I’ve been in the midst of editing my new novel for the Wild Rose Press. It had become so intensive that I was doing absolutely no original writing. I knew I needed to write something. So, I starting . . . more
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August 27, 2006 02:57 PM EDT --
Brazil , by Gather member Errol Lincoln Uys, is the epic saga of a nation I knew little about until I got sucked into its history by this master story-teller. Not only is it a "vast novel to . . . more
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June 19, 2006 10:40 AM EDT --
Please join the new group Young Adult Book Club.
This is a group to review and discuss young adult books (recommended for ages 12 and up). Teachers, homeschoolers, teenagers, and all others who . . . more
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August 14, 2007 02:16 PM EDT --
Since A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Your Wedding will officially be released in print August 31st, I am running a contest on my website. All you need to do is come on over to mywebsite and read . . . more
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November 28, 2006 11:50 PM EST --
Quote:
If there's a book you really want to read but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it. Toni Morrison
Quote: . . . more
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June 13, 2007 02:05 PM EDT --
My stomach is tied in knots and it's not just because I have to get up and read a bit of one of my stories tonight in front of friends, family and press; it's not because I am unveiling our first . . . more
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August 01, 2008 01:20 AM EDT --
Are you a book lover? Do you consider an outing to the bookstore or library an exciting afternoon? Do you always have a book with you when you leave the house? If so, let us help support . . . more
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June 11, 2007 04:18 PM EDT --
By now many of us are familiar with the incredible memoir The Scent of God and its endearing author Beryl Singleton Bissell. But in case you were waiting for the recently released paperback allow me to . . . more
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