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 Hopeless Dreamer September 08, 2009 : 01:24 PM EST |
| | Becky Columbus |
| I Dreamed last night that I was someone
Someone else entirely and no longer me
I was someone bright and attractive and talented
And I really could do anything I really wanted to
Everything was possible if I really tried
I was someone my ... more |
Agent searches September 08, 2009 : 09:46 AM EST |
| | Jackie Virginia |
| Writer's Market has provided us with an excellent search engine for finding publishers and agents. I've found lots of great information on here. However, I've noticed that the search engine's capability for really specific searches is not so ... more |
Blogger's Block September 06, 2009 : 03:50 PM CST |
| | Erica Kuhn Tulsa, OK |
| I've been away from blogging too long. It's funny how one can be so honest and open for a season then when your life turns upside down, you just don't wanna talk about it anymore. There's no good way to spin it, no "bright side" to rel ... more |
Short Story Done September 06, 2009 : 12:53 PM PST |
| | Quill Enparchment The far, unlit unknown part of California |
| I have finished my first draft of a short story and would welcome comments. Since it has adult themes, I have created a Myspace profile set to private and only people over 18 can view it. Unfortunately, you have to have a Myspace account to ... more |
When peer review backfires September 05, 2009 : 11:11 PM PST |
| | Quill Enparchment The far, unlit unknown part of California |
| I have always had a fear of joining a peer review group because I'm afraid they're going to advise me to change it when I should have left things they way there were originally. I understand checking for grammatical issues. I also understand ... more |
Wordpress September 05, 2009 : 09:49 PM EST |
| | Erin Moxam Ontario, Canada |
| Hi everybody, I've just started a blog at Wordpress.com and I know at least a few of you blog there as well. Since I am incredibly scatterbrained, please let me know (perhaps for the second time) who you all are and I'll link to you.
... more |
Journey to the Past at Sacred Heart Mission September 05, 2009 : 09:42 PM CST |
| | Maria Rachel Hooley Oklahoma |
| The novel I'm thinking about pursuing next is a ghost story with some history thrown in. The setting is the Sacred Heart Mission, a place I've been to many times. So today, I took the two hour drive to get some great photos ... more |
My daughter is growing up September 05, 2009 : 09:13 PM EST |
| | Kgrl77 appomattox, virginia |
| To all my fellow Writers Market peeps, I'm freaking out! Normally, I only loose it when I've had enough of something.. but today, i still feel the need to sob like a baby. My daughter announced last week it was time to get h ... more |
Going Into Surgery September 05, 2009 : 11:22 AM CST |
| | Jared Millet Birmingham, Alabama (for now) |
| First off - big news - I sold my first short story!! "The Rendezvous" will appear in the April 2010 issue of Shelter of Daylight from Sam's Dot Publishing. I got the good word Wednesday and I'm still a little dizzy.
Now for old ... more |
Last Blog Posting September 05, 2009 : 10:55 AM CST |
| | John Giessmann |
| Just wanted to say good-bye to everyone involved in the Fantasy Writer's Group. I hope everyone continues writing. I'm sorry if my critiques could be hard on occasion, but I was only trying to help. I wish everyone the best ... more |
FIRST! Rejection, that is... September 04, 2009 : 09:15 PM EST |
| | Jackie Virginia |
| I got my very first rejection letter from a literary agent today. It was short and to the point, but gentle without being patronizing. And it wished me luck.
It was a far cry from the rejection letter that I had imagined, which was fi ... more |
Pairing Off in the Writing Life September 04, 2009 : 01:16 PM CST |
| | Maria Rachel Hooley Oklahoma |
| Have you ever thought about having a writing partner? For years I didn't. I preferred to do everything myself, and I thought it was easier that way. But the thing is, if you have a partnership with a writer, it really does ... more |
The Hourglass September 04, 2009 : 11:38 AM EST |
| | Becky Columbus |
| Faster and faster
Spills the hourglass
As I wait for him
No longer a child
Yet eternally my child
Becoming the man
I always dreamed he would
As he signs the papers
That will take him away
To far off places
Where I can not follow
A ... more |
Contest Winner and a Teleseminar September 04, 2009 : 07:01 AM PST |
| | Becky Levine Santa Cruz Mountains, California |
| I've drawn the winner in my contest for Laura Purdie Salas' picture book Stampede! Poems to Celebrate the Wild Side of School. JENNIFER BEASLEY, please come on over to my blog and let me know how to send you the book. Congratulations!
Also ... more |
Venting, it really does help. September 04, 2009 : 12:52 AM EST |
| | Susie Winnipeg |
| I cannot believe March was my last blog (not that many may have noticed). I have though checked the site every single day and have read many of the blogs that catch my eye from day to day. Comforted that there are others.
I myself have stil ... more |
Qutitting the day job September 03, 2009 : 10:01 PM PST |
| | Quill Enparchment The far, unlit unknown part of California |
| Has anyone here made enough money from writing to actually quit your day job? Mine is driving me insane. I know I should be thankful to even have a job, but it is so incredibly boring and my boss is a schitzophrenic freak that every day I wa ... more |
THE KNIGHT AGENCY September 03, 2009 : 08:08 PM EST |
| | Kgrl77 appomattox, virginia |
| A friend of mine who has published six novellas recommended i try the Knight Agency for assistance in finishing the query letter i had written. I did go there and took a few pointers before submitting to agents.
At this time i a ... more |
My First EVER Query Letter and Maybe My Last September 03, 2009 : 07:47 PM EST |
| | eL. Tennessee |
| Today has proved one thing... the submission part of writing SUCKS. I haven't even submitted my first query letter and I already feel like a reject. I posted this a while ago and then deleted and am re-posting something different ... more |
Is it better to keep quiet or speak up? September 03, 2009 : 01:46 PM MST |
| | Solitary Traveler SW Colorado |
| Some days it just doesn't pay to get out of bed and other days I find I just can't keep my mouth shut. Today is a case of the latter and not the former. Be forwarned, this is a rant with a point, hopefully, attatched to it. ... more |
Two Roads Diverged.... September 03, 2009 : 01:38 PM CST |
| | Maria Rachel Hooley Oklahoma |
| Right about now I'm 250 pages into my current YA urban fantasy, and this is about the time I start thinking about which novel is going to be my next journey. There are always so many possibilities that it is like being a kid in a candy ... more |
Looking for new friends September 03, 2009 : 11:14 AM PST |
| | Melody Whitaker Phoenix, AZ |
| I'm new to the writing community and I am looking to make new friends and network with other authors. Any advice that you can give to me on publishing my first novel would be greatly appreciated. |
Do you LOVE Chick Lit??? I DO! September 02, 2009 : 09:41 PM EST |
| | eL. Tennessee |
| Chick Lit has become one of the top selling genres in literary history and it's no wonder why... it's just so much fun! I was surprised to find that a group hasn't already been started here, so I decided to take the bikini by the strin ... more |
Welcome Foreigners in a Foreign Land September 02, 2009 : 05:32 PM EST |
| | carl hohengarten Puerto Plata, Republic of Dominica |
| I retired from my former career as an IT consultant about four years ago in order to pursue a new career as a writer. I was divorced not quite one year ago. My idleness anoyed my wife. It could be that writers, in some peoples' minds, are, b ... more |
Funds for Writers, a fabulous resource September 02, 2009 : 03:15 PM MST |
| | Jessica McCann Phoenix metro area |
| I can't say enough great things about Hope Clark and Funds for Writers. Grants, contests and paying markets are the focus of this talented woman and her various newsletters (both free and paid subscriptions are available - your choice). ... more |
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