Tag: writing
member name: Julie Ann Dawson
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July 02, 2007 10:43 PM EDT --
A few years ago, I wrote an article that was syndicated over a lot of writer sites regarding the importance of following publisher guidelines. I think the actual method of submitting a work to a . . .
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July 06, 2007 11:13 PM EDT --
I never really thought too much about book covers until I started sitting on the other side of the desk. They seem to be one of those things you take for granted. We all like to think that . . .
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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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May 29, 2007 01:02 PM EDT --
So I was reorganizing my bookshelves this weekend when I came across some old college books. One of them was The Paston Letters. This is a collection of letters sent back and forth . . .
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September 10, 2007 10:43 AM EDT --
Just for the record, I DO NOT EVER READ ROMANCE NOVELS. No exceptions. No "just once." No, "but you'll like..." NO NO NO. I hate romances and erotica. . . .
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May 16, 2007 12:04 PM EDT --
Each year, Bards and Sages sponsors a speculative writing contest to benefit various charities. Each year is a little different than the last, because I get bored easily and need to do new things..um...I . . .
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February 25, 2008 02:29 PM EST --
Yesterday I had yet another argument with a writer over grammar. He had asked me to review his book for my website, and as always I allowed him to see the review before it was posted. . . .
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February 26, 2008 09:06 AM EST --
Forget everything you think you know about the planes.
The Cosmology of Karma explores the true nature of the planes, where the gods are far from the most powerful beings and the fight for . . .
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October 12, 2007 03:08 PM EDT --
As some of you already know, the masochist in me likes to log in to Yahoo Answers. I also frequent a lot writing sites. Frankly, I am often at a loss to understand why people continue to share . . .
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February 29, 2008 09:55 AM EST --
In papers filed for a lawsuit in Manhattan, J.K. Rowling says she feels betrayed by a fan, Steven Vander Ark, for his role in trying to publish an unauthorized reference work, " Harry . . .
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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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September 14, 2007 09:23 AM EDT --
Writing scams abound on the internet. Anyone with an e-mail address can claim to be a publisher, and too many writers are too eager to get published. In reality, there is no reason to fall . . .
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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 09, 2007 04:44 PM EDT --
In The Grandmaster, the protagonist has a number of psychic powers that he uses to escape a Nazi concentration camp. But a botched resistance attack lands him in another concentration camp. . . .
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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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May 11, 2009 06:27 PM EDT --
As many of you know by now, I publish a little speculative journal, The Bards and Sages Quarterly . I recently realized that I was sending the same rejection comments time and time again. So I decided . . .
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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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December 06, 2009 03:41 PM EST --
After spending most of the year publishing other people's stuff, yours truly will be releasing her first full length book since September and Other Stories . And for your reading pleasure, here . . .
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