Tag: writers
group name: authorsunite
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July 15, 2007 10:42 AM EDT --
I am considering putting a signed copy of one of my books on Ebay for exposure. I breezed through the tutorials yesterday and it appears to be a simple process. Several people I have talked to say . . . more
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July 15, 2007 12:45 PM EDT --
I guess the best place to start is the beginning. In this book I hope to relay to you the story of the four of us, what we went through due to no fault of our own, and as outlandish as it may sound, . . . more
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May 08, 2008 05:43 PM EDT --
Jane Kirkpatrick lives in the middle of nowhere. I know this because I read Homestead a year ago. It's a memoir, which is not my usual taste in reading. And I loved it - a delightful, inspiring . . . more
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June 19, 2008 12:03 PM EDT --
"A writer needs three things: experience, observation and imagination,any two of which, at times any one of which, can supply the lack of others."
William Faulkner
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July 02, 2007 08:09 AM EDT --
COMPETITIONS
ST MARTIN'S MINOTAUR BEST FIRST CRIME NOVEL CONTEST
http://www.minotaurbooks.com/competitions.html
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NO ENTRY FEE
Mystery Writers of America is pleased and excited . . . more
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August 04, 2008 12:20 PM EDT --
A Question ...
Do you primarily buy books online, or do you prefer going to your local bookstore?
I used to prefer going to the bookstore, but over the past year, I primarily order books . . . more
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April 07, 2008 10:37 AM EDT --
The latest buzz in the publishing world is Amazon.com's new ploy to insist that all publishers who use Print-On-Demand (POD) technology use their BookSurge POD printer if they want to sell their books . . . more
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August 18, 2008 08:08 PM EDT --
In a comment under one of my other posts about my second novel coming in January I mentioned that I was searching online for E. Annie Proulx in hopes of convincing her to read the ARC for Waltzing Cowboys . . . more
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April 02, 2007 06:47 AM EDT --
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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February 12, 2007 08:22 AM EST --
WRITING PROMPTS
The term “prompt writer” sounds scary, but in reality, every serious writer has his or her own prompts.
What is a prompt? The dictionary . . . more
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August 10, 2008 10:06 PM EDT --
This story won third place in a contest several years ago and was printed in an anthology of the contest winners. Inspired by a painting.
I move in to a new place, give up the cash I’ve hoarded . . . more
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December 10, 2007 02:13 PM EST --
Rob likes to complain that I am a hard person to buy presents for--and he's right. I just don't want a lot of stuff--and the things I do want, I have to earn myself: a book contract with . . . more
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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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February 06, 2007 11:47 AM EST --
Destiny of the Divas focuses on one of the biggest problems facing our nation today, kidnapped kids. In writing this story it was my desire to enlighten parents, or anyone else who has charge of . . . more
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April 28, 2007 08:43 AM EDT --
I can recall my childhood with clarity. I remember how words flowed from my pencil, often during class much to the chagrin of my teachers. My mind wandered endlessly and escaped the confines . . . more
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February 06, 2007 07:33 AM EST --
In the past I've written articles on CRITUQUE GROUPS, SHOWING vs TELLING, ACTIVE & PASSIVE VOICE.
Where some of the writers involved with this competition are nearing the end of their first chapters, . . . more
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February 03, 2007 09:07 AM EST --
I’ve often wondered how important setting is to a story. And like many things I have come to learn as an author, it depends on your plot, characters...well your book. Sometimes the setting is of . . . more
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August 12, 2008 04:03 PM EDT --
‘Miserly Murgatroyd mated madly. He planned it that way.' She scratched through the second sentence and wrote instead, ‘ It happened accidentally.' She stared at the . . . more
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July 08, 2007 03:46 PM EDT --
I want to make sure I do this first. If you'd really like to see these offers come straight to your e-mail box, instead of waiting for someone like me to post them, you can get these markets . . . more
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June 06, 2008 11:01 PM EDT --
Hello Fellow Gatherites,
As you know, there are many talented authors that are Gather members. As an author myself (of the award-winning Darkness Descending), I know that having an independent review . . . more
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