Tag: writing
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 24, 2007 11:11 AM EDT --
This is an old article I posted elsewhere. Opening up my inbox this morning reminded me of it. I had to suffer through four submission queries that all seemed to have been written by a . . .
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January 07, 2008 10:18 AM EST --
So I have this tiny little publishing company that I operate, Bards and Sages . We publish a handful of print titles a year. It isn't my full-time job, but it allows me to create projects . . .
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March 31, 2008 04:00 PM EDT --
I don't pretend to have any insider information here. Only my own business experiences.
Many self-publishing websites have been abuzz over the weekend at the earth shattering announcement . . .
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May 22, 2008 04:38 PM EDT --
Many writers already know the drill. You followed the publisher guidelines. You waited patiently. Then one day you get a form letter or a form e-mail that reads "Thank you . . .
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October 05, 2007 08:47 AM EDT --
The Freedom to Read is being outsourced to the lowest bidder.
How do you run a "public" library for profit?
In some ways, I would have to blame the county union. The county . . .
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November 01, 2007 01:07 PM EDT --
I am very pleased to announce the finalists for the 2007 Bards and Sages Writing Contest. Each year, we sponsor a new contest designed to benefit charity. This year's contest benefits . . .
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