Here is what you might have missed around She Writes this past week.  I am a day late, image if you will, a writer with more deadline than hours in the day – yikes – and I am turning a year older this week. Not only am I growing older, my writing is getting bolder or perhaps just busier!!!  Have a terrific week!

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On Writing

Am I telling the truth? How to add power to your writing

Posted by Fiona Robyn on October 18, 2011 at 4:45am

Recently, I judiciously used the f-word in a blog post.

I was feeling frustrated with myself for not writing my truth. I was suffering. But, more importantly, my writing was suffering. It had become anaemic, half-hearted. It wasn't packing the punch it could. 

In an article about writing poetry, Wendy Cope says:

"I find that the most important and helpful question to ask myself when I'm working on a poem is "Am I telling the truth?" T. S. Eliot said that the greatest difficulty for a poet is to distinguish between "what one really feels and what one would like to…Continue

She Writes Video Moment #4: At Land

When I first saw Meshes of the Afternoon by Maya Deren, it was as if a window flew open in all the houses I ever inhabited. Yes, that kind of weather event.

Visually, Maya Deren broke open the rules on experimental narrative. The links between images create unexpected sentences of allusion and visual epiphany. So what does this mean for writers? A whole host of possibilities for poetics,…Continue

Added by Kathleen Sweeney on October 14, 2011 at 11:00am

On Publishing

The 3 Most Common Hurdles on the Road to Getting Published

Get a free proposal review and free consultation when you register for THE EDITOR IS IN today.

It’s normal for writers to become discouraged at some point in their journey to getting published. For some it starts well before their manuscript is complete. For others the challenges don’t truly start until they start shopping their proposal and manuscript to agents or…Continue

Added by Brooke Warner on October 13, 2011 at 10:07am

Please share your publishing experience! Self-pub? Indie/Small Pub? Traditional? Print-on-Demand?

Many writers are curious about the different publishing routes, and want to hear actual stories and experiences.  PLEASE share with us!

• If you self pubbed or did print-on-demand (POD), how much did it cost? What service did you use? (some listed below)
• What about those of you who went with an indie or small publisher? What's your cut?
• Strictly an E-publisher? What's your cut?
• Who went the traditional route?  And your cut of the sales?
• Did you…Continue

Added by Jan Fischer Wade on October 14, 2011 at 6:00am

Book Trailers

I made a book trailer using my Mac software and it's netted me some great connections and leads through various contacts who've viewed it.  I was surprised by how easy it was to make and post the trailer.  While my sound is imperfect, this was the first time I'd done a voice over using Garage Band.  

I'm contemplating other ways I can use multimedia on my web site, with my blog and to promote my current and future projects.  Do you have examples of multimedia that you've produced or…Continue

Added by Amanda Rose Adams on October 17, 2011 at 7:38pm

What does your author photo say about you? Two She Writers rock.

Since joining She Writes, I've been wondering why so many writers are spending hours and hours crafting their written words while spending such little time presenting themselves well visually. Go to the membership page and pick out 5 photos and random. How many writers would you like to get to know?  The reality is that it's a visual world and writers who want to create a great platform have to think about their author portrait and…Continue

Added by Cynthia Hartwig on October 19, 2011 at 1:09pm

NaNoWriMo

Just Say No to NaNoWriMo

Really?  Join the NaNoWriMo challenge to write a novel in a single month? Arrgghhh...! Why aren't the masses of our close SheWrites members screaming, Wrong! Wrong! Wrong! 

Think of the writers you love. Did any of them regurgitate their work in thirty days, and if so, would you really want to read it? It takes lived experiences to come up with a single compelling idea that would appeal to the masses, and it takes even longer to revise them. Why would it take only 30 days to…Continue

Added by Glen Finland on October 12, 2011 at 5:55pm

NaNoWriMo Columnist Wanted!

November is National Novel Writing Month! She Writes is looking for a brave participant to blog about her experience taking on the NaNoWriMo challenge -- writing a complete novel within a one month time period -- and that person…Continue

Added by Caitlyn Levin on October 12, 2011 at 11:30am

Occupy NaNoWriMo

After checking in and reading the blog post "Just Say No to NaNoWriMo", currently residing in the Top Ten, I wanted to offer a counterpoint. I work full-time, and I write when I can steal a few minutes here and there - most often as I'm waiting at the dance school during my daughter's lessons. I am in writer's purgatory, not-yet-published, putting food on the table and doing my best to get things in order for THE CALL.

     If you are going to be a writer you put your behind in the…Continue

Added by Heather Harris-Brady on October 13, 2011 at 6:00pm

You Can Take This Plot and Shove It!

I did something this morning that I’ve never done before.

Something that “experts” advise, “authors” practice, and that I’m hopeful will help me reach 50,000 words for NanoWriMo this year.

I’ve (finally) begun that Plot Outline that I talked about doing HERE.

Now, granted, I have NO idea if I’m doing it the ‘right’ way.  I just sat at the keyboard this…Continue

Added by Janece Herrington on October 18, 2011 at 7:49pm

Breast Cancer

The Pink Invasion

It’s that time of year again.  The leaves are turning, the temperature is falling, and the over commercialization of the pink ribbon has started.

Yes…it is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, that time of year when every product in Walmart, Target, and the grocery stores decorate their packaging with a pink…Continue

Added by Lanita Moss on October 17, 2011 at 5:47am

Opportunities

Share Your Facebook Fanpage with Fellow SheWriters

Please share your Facebook Fanpage with everyone, so we know who you are and can check out your work.  Then share this post on Facebook and tweet it out so others can share it as well.

 My Body Belongs to Me:  http://www.facebook.com/pages/My-Body-Belongs-to-Me/121318191793 … Continue

Added by Jill Starishevsky on October 17, 2011 at 7:01am

Seeking Judges (and more!) For March Writing Contest

Hi ladies!

This past September I ran a writing contest on my blog as a part of Writers' Week on Suess's Pieces. It was a lot of fun and was received so well that readers started…Continue

Added by Emily Suess on October 19, 2011 at 8:20am

Reviews, Interviews and Giveaways

Sweetie: A Review

New Zealand director Jane Campion’s debut 1989 film Sweetie is a portrayal of a slowly imploding dysfunctional family. Along with two sputtering relationships are the hijinks of mentally ill daughter Dawn, whose nickname doubles as the title. The more…Continue

Added by Kevin Camp on October 12, 2011 at 6:02pm

Halloween & mystery fun in new KRL issue

In honor of the release of the latest book in her mystery series, "How To Party With A Killer Vampire", Penny Warner wrote a guest article in the new issue of Kings River Life about how to throw a Vampire party this Halloween http://kingsriverlife.com/10/15/velcome-to-my-vampire-party/
Also in this issue is an interview with Australian mystery author Diana Hockley, a review of her new book "The Celibate Mouse" &… Continue

Added by Lorie Ham on October 15, 2011 at 2:49pm

New Amazon Release: How I Became a Whore, a Mini-novel by Amber Creek (Kindle)

New Amazon Release: How I Became a Whore, a Mini-novel by Amber Creek (Kindle) How I Became a Whore follows one woman's journey from being a stay-at-home mom, to becoming a prostitute in the bowels of a downtown Atlanta strip club.

How I Became a…Continue

Added by Cassandra Black on October 14, 2011 at 4:12pm

Do you love YA paranormal novels? You might want to read and review this one!

Emlyn Chand will be on virtual book tour December 5 - 16 with her YA paranormal novel, Farsighted!
Alex Kosmitoras’s life has never been easy. The only other student who will talk to him is the school bully, his parents are dead-broke and insanely overprotective, and to complicate matters even more, he’s blind. Just when he thinks he’ll never have… Continue

Added by Dorothy Thompson on October 17, 2011 at 4:45pm

Interview with Children’s Author JD Holiday

Book Give-Away October 17 - 24: To win Janoose the Goose, leave a comment about this interview with your e-mail, U.S. only.
“A goose that wears glasses, a fox up to no good, and a barnyard of farm animals make for a story that will delight young readers. Parents, be prepared to read it over and over to your children.” - Author Beverly Stowe McClure
Janoose the Goose likes life in the barnyard very much. She is there visiting her cousin, Molly Duck and her baby, DeeDee. Her… Continue

Added by Linda Weaver Clarke on October 17, 2011 at 12:23pm