Tag: writers
group name: risingstarauthor
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February 01, 2008 03:13 PM EST --
I've posted a short story here on Gather and I'd like some serious feedback.
It's a horror story, of sorts; just a small effort.
Here's the link:
http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474977238201 . . . more
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January 26, 2008 09:53 AM EST --
I've posted this story on my blog, and on MySpace, so I'm putting it up on Gather as well. It 's sort of a horror story, with some depicted violence, and implied violence, but nothing . . . more
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November 01, 2007 11:29 AM EDT --
I tried mass mailings of flyers to bookstores. We looked up mailing addresses using Yahoo Yellow Pages on line. Sent thousands and thousands out.
Sent email upon email to friends, family, co-workers, . . . more
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January 04, 2008 09:04 PM EST --
I read some really great nonfiction this year, but my top 8 list is, nonetheless, heavily weighted toward fantasy novels. (But they're particularly good ones!) Please feel free to . . . more
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December 09, 2007 09:17 AM EST --
"A STICKY SITUATION" by Erin E. Schmidt
The place was called Just Jude's. Jasmine had never been there before. She vaguely remembered that there used to be a flower shop in one corner . . . more
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June 13, 2008 11:20 AM EDT --
I originally wrote this for my Squidoo.com lens: How to write a Fantasy Novel .
I'm reposting it here to help out beginning writers, so they can avoid some of the pitfalls of the writer's . . . more
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February 29, 2008 02:40 PM EST --
Here's the rewrite of my short story, Eternally Lost, (the sort-of horror story). Sorry it took so long, but I got a cold in the middle of re-doing the piece, so it was delayed.
Tell . . . more
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November 12, 2007 09:49 AM EST --
Several people have asked me why I write, so I thought it might be a good subject for an article. Comments welcome.
I have always enjoyed story telling, and when I finally sat down and tried . . . more
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April 14, 2008 03:35 PM EDT --
I just finished my copy of Starsight by Minnette Meador, and I absolutely loved it. I highly recommend it.
Here's my review:
Starsight is a superior, old-fashioned, epic tale . . . more
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May 27, 2008 02:14 PM EDT --
I stumbled upon this book review, How Not to Write a Novel , over at BlogCritics.
The book is by Howard Mittlemark and Sandra Neuman, and is a step by step guide of want NOT to do as a writer. . . . more
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August 14, 2008 02:32 PM EDT --
When I first heard of Rhetta Akamatsu’s new book T'aint Nobody’s Business If I Do: Women Blues Singers Old and New I was intrigued. The book chronicles the lives and struggles of the great female . . . more
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January 12, 2008 10:33 AM EST --
I recently recommended a website called LibraryThing, and I just wanted to let everyone know about a couple of features they have for authors.
If you are an author with one book published at one of . . . more
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May 18, 2008 10:46 PM EDT --
Here is a bit of a tongue-in-cheek rant:
What does a writer do when a character suddenly gets a mind of its own? When this character begins to act in unexpected ways?
No, I am not . . . more
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March 30, 2008 11:52 AM EDT --
If any independent writer out there thinks the Amazon/Booksurge move to prevent authors selling on their site isn't going to affect them had better read this article:
Amazon to Force POD Publishers . . . more
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April 12, 2008 11:04 AM EDT --
Good Morning
Has anyone published their work by self-publishing? If so, what was your experience? Would you recommend that service to the rest of us?
I am thinking about self-publishing . . . more
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October 28, 2007 12:08 PM EDT --
Creating a group for self published Gather authors is a fun way to get into the Gather spirit.
Watching the memberships begin growing is way cool too.
I am looking forward to seeing additional authors . . . more
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April 24, 2008 09:51 PM EDT --
It is a sad fact of life for authors that only about 3% ever get picked up and promoted to publishers by literary agents. As a consequence many new and aspiring authors are these days considering . . . more
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July 12, 2008 10:41 AM EDT --
this blog is also available on www.gretchenleebourquin.com/blog
My head is spinning as I try to think of ways to promote my novel No Sensible People , my poetry collection The Long and Short . . . more
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March 02, 2008 02:39 PM EST --
I found this lens on Squidoo.com, Self-Publish vs Vanity Press vs Traditional Publisher , and it is an excellent resource for writers. It is especially good for writers with questions about . . . more
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June 01, 2008 03:08 PM EDT --
I was really struggling with the Lord in writing this book, because I felt I was under qualified to effectively complete the task with any semblance of order. After all, as single mother and your average . . . more
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