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Julija Sukys

"Let us now praise famous men": On Breaking Conventions and Women's Biography

Posted by Julija Sukys on January 26, 2012 at 6:30am 4 Comments

Alexander Solzhenitsyn by openDemocracy



This morning I read a really interesting conversation with Michael Scammel, the biographer of Alexsandr Solzhenitsyn and Arthur Koestler. A lot of what Scammel said about his path to biography resonated with me. He describes having wanted to become a fiction writer in his twenties (just as I did), only to find that he “didn’t have the stamina for it.” The urge to be a biographer crept up on him without his realizing it. And the questions of biography — of how tell a life in an engaging and instructive way — came to him naturally (just as they have to me).



Scammel talks about what a biographer must do: wear learning lightly, entertain as well as instruct, write what is genuinely fact-based, and hone the novelistic…

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Maria Murnane

Keep track of your successes

Posted by Maria Murnane on January 24, 2012 at 8:30am 5 Comments

In a recent post, I emphasized the importance of writing down your ideas quickly so you won't forget them. Today, I strongly suggest you also write down something else: your successes. Marketing a book isn't easy, especially if you are independently published, but if you work hard at it, eventually you're going to experience some cool things. You may speak at a local library or bookstore, or maybe you'll be interviewed by a radio station. Perhaps your local newspaper will even do a feature story on you!

It's important to keep track of these achievements, not just for your own self-esteem, but so you can put them in your bio. That way, over time, marketing your book will become easier because people will see where else you've spoken and who else has interviewed you. You'll have credibility, and that opens doors to additional opportunities to get the word out about your…

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Julia Barry

Guest Post #3: Share This! Deanna Zandt's Book Gets Us Going Online

Posted by Julia Barry on January 24, 2012 at 7:00am 0 Comments



Yesterday we got psyched about the power of curiosity. Now let's get that curiosity interacting online with a book by social media guru and zany feminist, Deanna Zandt: Share This! How You Will Change the World with Social Networking.

Deanna is one of my favorite and trusted people to get information from because she's smart, ahead of the curve, and totally beats to her own personality drummer.

She's creative and authentic in her approach, and in my opinion, has helped validate the idea that authenticity is crucial online.

I'm recommending her expertise and book completely of my own volition. …

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Julia Barry

Guest Post #6: Words + Social Tech = Oomph

Posted by Julia Barry on January 27, 2012 at 7:00pm 0 Comments

I had an obvious realization. There just aren't enough days in this week to highlight even half of the outstanding women and women's causes who are using social media and technology to get their voices heard!

So let's treat these posts as a "starter kit," from where you can branch out to the topics and people who interest you. Taking a few minutes to follow their Twitter followers, or check out what pages women they "like" on Facebook can be really helpful in bringing the information you want right to your doorstep (er, computer screen).

Now, for a few more examples of Writing + Social Tech = OOMPH. These again are folks local to my own work who I recommend of my own free will, with no sponsorship:…



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Community Blog

A Response to Kelli Collins

Well…at least ours wasn’t the book you liked the least. That’s something. Though I *am* sorry we made you give in. We’re like sirens that way. ;) It’s my hope women never feel ashamed for reading our books, however, our the romance genre at large. Whichever emotions a book makes you feel, shame definitely shouldn’t be one of them. Many thanks for giving us another try, and much luck in finding books you love!
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Kelli…

Guest Post #6: Words + Social Tech = Oomph

I had an obvious realization. There just aren't enough days in this week to highlight even half of the outstanding women and women's causes who are using social media and technology to get their voices heard!

So let's treat these posts as a "starter kit," from where you can branch out to the topics and people who interest you. Taking a few minutes to follow their Twitter followers, or check out what pages women they "like" on Facebook can be…

Burqas For Men

Hey my Beauties,

Maybe I should have picked a blue coloured burqa instead of the antique pink one for your dad? He loves pink so much... Not! (See Pink + Pink + Pink = Too Much Estrogen).
Truthfully, I…

Remember Where You Came From

My hometown is Minneapolis, Minnesota. Since I left there--at 18 years old--I managed to get back there every five years. Usually it was for a family wedding or high school. In 2010, I got back there in May and October--for a wedding and class reunion.I could have easily passed up on one or the other event--like many people did--and blame the economy. But I didn't because after breast…

TALL, DARK, AND HANDSOME

My dad was the strongest man in the world. At least that’s what I believed and felt for much of my childhood. I was never fearful of anything when the two of us were together, which was quite often during my younger years as my mom worked on Saturdays.  Dad--Mike to his coworkers, Michel to my mom, and Michal to his buddies, was born into a poor family in Kalisz, Poland. He was one of many children, and when his father, my grandfather, made his frequent trips to the US, he would become…

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