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Don't Just Sit There, Look It Up!

I was sitting there tonight with my son and daughter, when Katie asked me how to spell a word. She had written it on her homework page 3 different ways, and she said none of them looked right. So, being the brilliant homework technician I am, I told her to look it up. We did it together, and found the answer she needed.

When writing fiction, we are faced with two choices. We can make it up, or we can look it up. Unless you’re recreating the world of the Hobbits, let me recommend the… Continue

Added by Ron Adams on April 20, 2009 at 9:35pm — No Comments

22nd Century Press & Black Author Showcase Get Publishers Weekly Mention

The article sidebar Issues of Race in SF in this weeks' (April 13th) Publishers Weekly has a quote from BAS founder and 22nd Century Press publisher, Diane Williams.

Writer Rose Fox takes a quick look at two presses who produce speculative fiction for non-white readers and authors.…

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Added by Diane on April 13, 2009 at 10:47pm — No Comments

13+ Top Reviews of Word Processing Software for Writers

i've been blogging for over two years, with many of my posts focusing on tools to help writers become more productive. With a recent surge in readership, I thought it would be helpful to new readers to pull together a list of my most important reviews about word processors for Windows. [Actually, this was also to fulfill as assignment in ProBlogger's on-going 31-Days To Build A Better… Continue

Added by Thomas B. Colvin on April 12, 2009 at 7:39am — No Comments

Two-Fer! Free Online Conference and Sample Media Release

Usually I adjust media releases for blogs so that they look more like articles or personal letters and that's really what they were intended for. Many bloggers and newsletter and Web editors just print them as-is--either because they don't know they can--even should--change them or because it is more work to do so. The other thing about media releases is that people often forget they can slant (should!) them toward current events. Thus, this is a two-for-one blog post for InkedIn-ers. (-: Hope… Continue

Added by Carolyn Howard-Johnson on April 3, 2009 at 11:59am — 1 Comment

The Value of Publisher's Rejections

Receiving rejection slips aren't life threatening; it's part of life's lessons. We all receive rejections whether we want them or not. Instead of allowing them to vanquish us, learn to see tham as part of your 'writer's curriculum.'

Horror lines I have read:

I have enough rejection slips to paper my walls, Rejection slips and I go hand-in-hand; It's a measure of my failure level."

When receiving rejections writers feel they have lost inches to their stature. It hurts.… Continue

Added by Lillian Sara Cauldwell on March 28, 2009 at 8:38am — 2 Comments

New Launch Concept!

M E D I A R E L E A S E

CONTACT: Carolyn Howard-Johnson

Phone: (818) 790-0502

E-mail: HoJoNews@aol.com

For Immediate Release

Noted Retailer and Author Launches Book at National Stationery Show

Los Angeles—Carolyn Howard-Johnson will be debuting her newest book at the National Stationery Show in New York in May in what may be the largest book launch ever and possibly the first at a gift industry… Continue

Added by Carolyn Howard-Johnson on March 25, 2009 at 10:34pm — No Comments

Could self-publishing be the way to publish your book(s)?

1.) RUINED REPUTATION COMES TO A HALT

Could self-publishing be the way to publish your book(s)?

RECORD HIGHS OF SELF-PUBLISHED BOOKS FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY, 2009

Why is self-publishing taking over the traditional method of publishing?

2.) A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT… “ABOUT JO-ANNE VANDERMEULEN”

Women-in-Charge: Jo-Anne Vandermeulen

Today’s blog is by Mrs. Jo-Anne Vandermeulen,

Internet Promotional Manager, Professional Support Network… Continue

Added by Jo-Anne Vandermeulen on March 22, 2009 at 2:25pm — No Comments

New Facebook group

Hi! I am inviting you to join my new group for Introducing WRITERS radio show! I hope you will join us and keep up with the guests who will be on the show, their books, and all the great fun and information hosting this show will bring!

It is on facebook.com and it is called Introducing Writers Radio Show.

If you would like a gander at the show before you join, you can find it here:
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/kims

Added by Kim Smith on March 3, 2009 at 7:53pm — No Comments

Guest Blogging at Frightening Journeys

Hey Gang,
I've been invited to be a guest blogger at author Nichole R. Bennett's site Frightening Journeys Blog: http://paranormalwriters.blogspot.com/. I'll be bloggin about Bad guys, with some expert opinions from the last year's International Festival of Authors in Toronto. Swing by, check it out, leave a comment.

Ron Adams
Key Lime Squeeze - Coming in March from Enspiren Press
moderator, InspiredAuthor

Added by Ron Adams on February 27, 2009 at 5:22am — No Comments

Reading and Writing: Posts found helping to writers and authors

I would like to share with you some sites I found via Twitter, Facebook and Google Alerts.

This first post was done by the Publication Coach Daphne Gray-Grant and it is about 5 copywriting tips from Shakesphere. Great article and then I also noticed she had a new book, 8 1/2 steps to writing Faster, Better ...well, it was a great surprise to see you can purchase… Continue

Added by Teresa Morrow on February 25, 2009 at 5:28pm — No Comments

Project: Reconcile

As a fellow Christian writer, I am writing to see if you would be interested in collaborating on a project I started called Project: Reconcile at http://www.truthinministry.org as either a contributor or as an evaluator. If so, great! If not, great! Here's the info.

The purpose of this project is to bring together a massive group of letters, from believers, making an appeal to those who have been hurt by the church or by other… Continue

Added by T. michael Cart on February 24, 2009 at 8:00am — No Comments

The Author or Writer Platform: What It Is and How to Make One

In today’s highly competitive writing and publishing world, one requirement often misunderstood by both published and unpublished authors and writers is that of the author or writer platform. Agents almost require that writers and authors have one. Publishers and editors ask about it and how it can fit into an overall marketing plan. Readers, even, are beginning to look for them in their quest to find more writing and books by authors they like. So what, exactly, is an author or writer… Continue

Added by Peter N. Jones on February 20, 2009 at 7:16am — 2 Comments

Reach Readers in Nevada and California without Being There!

Get Exposure for Your Book Without Being There!

Let your book be seen in a catalog distributed to readers at the Clark County Fair & Rodeo, April 9-12, 2009. The opportunity includes display of your book for four days to an estimated 84,000 fair-goers. If you have more than 1 book, that’s OK! The cost of advertising is one, low, flat fee!

What you get:

~Your book(s) on display for 4 days at the Clark County Fair & Rodeo, April 9-12,… Continue

Added by Carolyn Howard-Johnson on February 14, 2009 at 7:02pm — No Comments

Learn and Play on Historical St. Simon's Island

I thought many of you would like to know about this new writers conference at a fabulous resort on an island off Georgia--one loaded with history. I'll be speaking at the one in Novemeber but I thought some of you might want to consider one of the earlier ones as well! (See below.) In any case, these are spearheaded by dynamic women who deserve our community's support. My writing friend from Utah, Janet Kay Jensen, will probably be going and I hope to meet many others there.

REGISTER… Continue

Added by Carolyn Howard-Johnson on January 21, 2009 at 10:30am — No Comments

Interview with Moi

In advance of my virtual book tour next month with Pump Up Your Book
Promotions, there was an interview out today at California Chronicle :
HERE

If you wanna go and see about it :)

Added by Kim Smith on January 12, 2009 at 10:30am — No Comments

Jumpstart the Muse!

Register now for:

How to Jumpstart the Muse by Kim Smith

Have you ever had long stretches where your Muse goes on holiday and didn't invite you? Did it take off and didn't leave a forwarding address? I have too! Daily writing prompts and free-style writing can save the "empty mind" syndrome every time. Come and join in the fun as we "locate" the Muse once it takes a hike and leaves us still on the porch.

Date: January 26

Time: 7pm… Continue

Added by Kim Smith on January 8, 2009 at 3:49pm — No Comments

Carolyn Wants to Talk to You About How To Turn Dreadful Adverbs into Nuggets of Gold

I will conduct seminar for the 2nd year at the Catholic Writers’ Conference Online Friday, Feb 6 at 10 am Pacific Time. “Turning Dreadful Adverbs into Nuggets of Gold.”

The conference, sponsored by the Catholic Writers Guild and conducted entirely through the Internet, is free of charge and open to writers of all levels and all religions. It will feature online chats, and forums and pitch sessions throughout the week on a variety of topics covering writing both fiction and… Continue

Added by Carolyn Howard-Johnson on January 1, 2009 at 3:44pm — No Comments

Opportunties for Writers to Get Book Titles Mentioned on Permanent Podcasts

Yvonne and I specially wanted our Book Marketing Network friends to know about this...

Carolyn Howard-Johnson (http://www.carolynhowardjohnson.redenginepress.com/) and Yvonne Perry (http://writersinthesky.com/about-yvonne.html) will be facilitating a one-time class to air on Tuesday, January 13, 2009. "Conversation with Editors" will cover some of the common mistakes writers make and how to correct them. We will also provide helpful tips for impressing a publisher with… Continue

Added by Carolyn Howard-Johnson on December 24, 2008 at 2:15pm — No Comments

How To Succeed In Writing When Spike Lee Doesn't Call

In the last few years, I’ve found myself answering this one question countless times:

“So, how do I get published?”

Seriously, without exaggeration, I must have answered this same question for 6 or 7 hungry-starving-struggling-artist-writer-poet-type people just within the last week. In each instance, I’d take time out of a busy day to explain it, in detail. Then, it finally dawned on me that maybe I needed write it all down, save it, and simply go back to the file… Continue

Added by Lin Ross on December 16, 2008 at 12:06pm — 2 Comments

Merry Christmas; happy holidays from sunny Caifornia

Hi all please be safe and have fun in the holiday season, and the season of Christ's birth.
I look forward to working with you in 2009.

Martha Tucker,Author
www.newimagewriters.com
http://blog.newimagewriters.com
marthatucker@newimagewriters.com

Added by martha tucker on December 9, 2008 at 10:40pm — 1 Comment