Tag: writers
member name: Julie Ann Dawson
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July 03, 2007 09:37 PM EDT --
I don't pretend to be all that important. I run a small...tiny...itsy bitsy...press, Bards and Sages. It turns a profit, but I don't do it full time. I haven't published . . .
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December 17, 2007 03:27 PM EST --
Santa Claus has come to RPGNOW! In association with Wheelman Press, Bards and Sages brings you An Interview with Santa and Other Christmas Treats , a collection of short stories and poems by Gregory . . .
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October 18, 2007 02:57 PM EDT --
The OP is apparently marketing some sort of service to writers, where the writers pay for the right to submit work to participating publishers. Now as a small publisher, the potential of a service . . .
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September 12, 2009 01:17 PM EDT --
Though written with students in mind, the Young Writers' Toolkit deserves a spot on all aspiring writers' bookshelves. Presented in a clear and logical format, the book hits all the key . . .
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July 31, 2007 03:01 PM EDT --
According to the American Heritage Dictionary, the word "publish" is defined as follows: To prepare and issue (printed material) for public distribution or sale. By this definition, printing . . .
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August 31, 2007 01:28 PM EDT --
I frequent a lot of writing communities. Some I participate in as a writer. Others I participate in as a mentor. Some I just sit back and shake my head at the car wrecks that pass for . . .
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October 18, 2007 01:02 PM EDT --
Someone in another forum was asking about self-publishing company Outskirts Press today. I had never heard of them, so I decided to check it out. This is a company that is an example of everything . . .
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January 30, 2009 06:38 PM EST --
Dialogue should do a number of things for your story. It should help move the story forward. It should also help define the characters, and help flesh out their relationships with . . .
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February 04, 2009 09:05 PM EST --
What started with an innocent question on the recent juggernaut success of fellow mainstream writers Meyer and J.K. Rowling quickly devolved into a full-scale denouncement of the former's skills. . . .
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October 01, 2009 08:59 PM EDT --
I accidentally happened upon two writers who appearently are mad at me for rejecting their stories. They posted my rejection letters to them on their blogs so everyone can bitch about me and therefore . . .
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November 25, 2009 12:20 PM EST --
Part Three: Author-Think versus Publisher-Think
Being an author is, by default, an exercise in positive thinking. We put words to paper (or screen) under the misguided notion that people care what . . .
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November 25, 2009 11:42 AM EST --
Part One: How Positive Thinking is Destroying Literature
A 2009 study performed by the University of South Wales and published in the Australian Science Journal found that people that were sad or . . .
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November 25, 2009 12:04 PM EST --
Part II: Liberating Your Inner Curmudgeon
To channel Tyler Durden for a moment, you are not a unique little snowflake. You are one of over a million people who have decided to self-publish a book. . . .
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November 26, 2009 10:56 AM EST --
Part IV: How Not to Look Illiterate
Finding an Editor
What is an editor, and why is one so important?
An editor is your most important ally against your worst enemy. And by the way, you . . .
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November 27, 2009 12:48 PM EST --
While you are preparing your book for publication, you need to give some consideration to why people should trust you with their money. As we've said previously, nobody OWES you anything. . . .
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December 04, 2009 08:47 PM EST --
Print on Demand Publishing Options
The following is not intended to be an exhaustive list. New players are constantly jumping into the industry hoping for a piece of the action. Here is a look at . . .
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August 13, 2007 11:52 AM EDT --
Last month, I wrote an article regarding why it is not in the best interest of readers or writers to always support bookstores. Now there is more fuel to put on that fire.
It seems a . . .
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December 16, 2007 08:34 PM EST --
Came across this one today. Someone in the Lulu.com forum was asking for publishing advice. A "stealth spam" was posted to the thread as follows:
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... Lulu is . . .
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March 24, 2008 02:42 PM EDT --
Complete Article Can be Found Here :
"Kathryn in Creswell reasonably asks: "What is the point of writing more correctly than many of us speak?"
How should an aging editor . . .
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March 25, 2008 04:59 PM EDT --
One of the banes of most writers is the notorious "Writer's Block." We just can't seem to get our ideas on paper, or can't get motivated to write what we are thinking. . . .
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