Tag: books
group name: writersnoticed
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September 26, 2007 07:37 AM EDT --
Are you eager to write your first book? Trying to figure out how long it should be? Do you think page count is irrelevant? Think again. In the publishing business, size does matter!
Many publishers . . . more
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June 28, 2007 01:53 PM EDT --
(damn, that sounds like a great title of a book)
Anyway ... little joe-joe, cousin Nay-Nay and Mama Francine absolutely, positively cannot give you the review you need to improve your craft. Critique, . . . more
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April 10, 2008 08:53 AM EDT --
Hi,
I need some help and I have something to offer in exchange for it.
Actually, two different things to offer in exchange for two different types of help.
The first thing I need is some reviews . . . more
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June 02, 2008 11:15 AM EDT --
I love reading books by people I have some sort of connection with, however tenuous.
So of course, when a book by a Gather author looks intriguing, I like to read it and then review it if I can. So . . . more
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January 15, 2008 05:10 PM EST --
The Sky Isn't Visible From Here is the searing memoir of how a daughter finally said enough is enough. When her mother left, Felicia Sullivan didn't go looking for her. Instead, she invented . . . more
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March 27, 2008 04:37 PM EDT --
"Is that why you moved to Arizona? It's the goddamn desert, Marnie. I thought you, of all people, would be a little more creative than that." She fished a cigarette pack and a lighter out . . . more
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July 05, 2007 04:53 PM EDT --
QUESTION: My book has just been launched and I'm trying to market it online. I've seen advertisements for "Amazon Bestseller Campaigns." Should I spend more than $1,000 on a bestseller . . . more
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August 24, 2007 02:14 PM EDT --
Ok, you’ve finished your manuscript. You’ve sent out query letters. You finally have a nibble! Someone wants to see a couple chapters and a synopsis. This is your last chance to reel them . . . more
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March 17, 2008 12:02 PM EDT --
'Write what you know.' Everybody—especially writers—have heard this adage. So why do I always find myself writing about sisters (I have three brothers), old houses . . . more
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March 17, 2008 03:49 PM EDT --
Marnie
For thousands of years, the Atlantic Ocean has beat against the beach of my childhood, its watery fingers stealing more and more of the soft silted sand, grabbing at the estuaries and creeks . . . more
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April 01, 2008 12:59 PM EDT --
This past week I received one of those forwarded emails that we all get from time to time. This one was from my sister-in-law (who is nine days older than I am) and was about the benefits of growing . . . more
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December 21, 2007 12:02 PM EST --
Back in the 1980's, I worked in human resources at a large, international accounting firm in Chicago. I encountered a young man, straight out of college, who truly stood out in the group he started . . . more
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March 25, 2008 12:02 PM EDT --
Recently I was riding in my car (blissfully and unexpectedly alone—except for my dog) and I heard an old Rod Stewart song. I'm not certain of the title but the lyrics go something like . . . more
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April 12, 2008 11:04 AM EDT --
Are you published? Do you have your book listed on Amazon?
I am an Amazon Associate, and I want to create a Carousel display at http://www.rhettaakamatsu.com that will feature books by self-published . . . more
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June 24, 2008 05:43 PM EDT --
I'm getting pretty close to self publishing my first novel. Naturally, I would like to get some reviews of it to place on my website to help promote it. It seems like a fairly common thing for authors . . . more
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August 26, 2007 05:25 PM EDT --
In the world of literature, feminist criticism is not about the rights' of women, but the representation' of women. When the feminist movement was on the rise in the 1950's and 1960's, . . . more
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July 16, 2008 10:12 AM EDT --
Have you ever been to Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan? You can count yourself lucky if you haven't. There isn't a sadder city in the world.
Most of all, it's because of the children. . . . more
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August 06, 2007 11:07 AM EDT --
I'd really like to get input on this so please join in, even if you don't want to reveal whether you've sought therapy or not. After revisiting an intriguing . . . more
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November 25, 2007 05:43 PM EST --
1. You're invited to join the Magical Library. Your friend tells you that in the magical library you get to choose a book to live in for the three week checkout period of normal libraries. . . . more
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May 05, 2008 08:57 AM EDT --
This is not a concept that originated with me, but I think it's very true. The one attribute a writer needs mostto make a career of writing is persistance.
And that sounds so much easier than it . . . more
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