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Christina M. Rau commented on the blog post '[Countdown to Publication] THE LAKE HOUSE Hits the Shelves Today - Excitement and a Broken Toe'
Christina M. Rau commented on the blog post 'What's In A Name? (Or, "What Ho, Jeeves?")'
"I've always loved the name Beatrice from Much Ado. And Holden from Catcher. Gabriel Garcia Marquez has wonderful names. So does J. K. Rowling."
Christina M. Rau commented on the blog post 'Driving A Car At Night: Do You Outline, Or Not?'
"I really needed to respond to this piece out of guilt. As a teacher of writing, I tell my students that outlining is everything. Without an outline, you have no plan, no path. As a writer, I never outline. I suppose I have an…"
Christina M. Rau replied to the discussion 'In Six Words: "What I Do With Feedback"'
"Take it for what it's worth."
Christina M. Rau commented on the blog post 'Butt In Chair. Book In Hiding.'
"When I'm stuck, I simply let it run its course. The more I fight it, the worse it gets. So I just don't write. I do everything not to write. Of course, if a deadline is near, this method doesn't work all the time,…"
Christina M. Rau commented on the blog post 'Five Reasons Not to Get an MFA - Reason #1'
"This entire concept always intrigues me. Debates about whether or not to earn an MFA abound, and the one idea I always come back to is that the MFA experience is important for a writer because of the experience itself; the classes and the…"
Christina M. Rau commented on the blog post 'What Electrifies You? Tell us and win!'
"My husband, a marathon poetry reading where I can scribble in a notebook, new notebooks with crisp pages, snuggling under blankets on snowy days, large paintings on concrete gallery walls, a walk through New York City in Autumn, a walk through my…"
Jennifer Lauck left a comment for Christina M. Rau
"Let me be one of the first to welcome you to this terrific site and if you are into memoir, come to this site and join up. I won't hammer you with emails and you will get hours of free teachings on writing. XO Jennifer"
Christina M. Rau posted a status
"Finally updated the blog after a week...let's get writing, January.http://ning.it/ArBH1N"
Christina M. Rau posted a status
"New blog post in almost a week--come on January; let's get writing: http://alifeofwe.blogspot.com/2012/01/competitive-streak.html"
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- Who I am:
- Christina M. Rau is the founder and director of Poets In Nassau, a reading circuit on Long Island, NY. She teaches full time in the Nassau Community College English department where she also serves as editor-in-chief of The Nassau Review. When she's not writing poetry, blogging, or grading papers, she's watching really bad reality tv and is only a little bit ashamed.
- Connect with me online! My site, blog, or Twitter handle are:
- http://alifeofwe.blogspot.com @christinamrau
- Books I've written, anthologies I've contributed to, and any scripts or plays I've authored:
- All my books remain on my hard drive as every ms that has been accepted by a publisher has never come to fruition. The publishers go belly up as soon as they accept my stuff. I try not to think of that as an omen.
- Media outlets that I currently write for:
- Sometimes RealityShack.com
- My writing is:
- Poetry, Blog Posts
- Outlets where I review books, TV, or film:
- http://www.realityshack.com
- Services I offer to other writers:
- Workshops and editing services...I'm a dynamo at perfecting a poem.
- I'm part of these writers' groups or salons:
- A private group on Nicenet via WomPo
- My professional associations:
- Member of AWP.
Occasional member of LILAC when I have the funds.
- I found out about She Writes from:
- Vicki Iorio
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- At 6:44pm on January 24, 2012,
Meg Waite Clayton said… Christina, If you’re looking for places to connect here, we’d love to have you join us in the Publishing Industry News group. You can find all the groups through the Community button at the top of your page.
Hope you enjoy SheWrites!
Meg Waite Clayton
Moderator, Publishing Industry News, and Novelist Group
Bestselling Author of The Four Ms. Bradwells, The Wednesday Sisters (a writing group novel), and The Language of Light (all Random House/Ballantine)
- At 2:58pm on January 18, 2012,
Jennifer Lauck said… Let me be one of the first to welcome you to this terrific site and if you are into memoir, come to this site and join up. I won't hammer you with emails and you will get hours of free teachings on writing. XO Jennifer
- At 6:18am on January 16, 2012,
Jill Starishevsky said…
Welcome to SheWrites. Feel free to reach out if you need anything.
Jill Starishevsky
Prosecutor, Child Abuse/Sex Crimes
Author, My Body Belongs to Me - A Child Sexual Abuse Prevention book
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Lone Morch commented on the group 'SWP Authors!'"Book fests
The DIY Book Festival (www.diyconvention.com) The New York Book Festival (www.newyorkbookfestival.com) The Beach Book Festival (www.beachbookfestival.com) The Hollywood Book Festival (www.hollywoodbookfestival.com) The Great Midwest Book…"
Lone Morch commented on the group 'SWP Authors!'"Mary .... Yes, good point re putting in next printing!! :)
With the shift in distribution, has there been talks about change in costs ?
Good Judith! Go for it. :)"
Judith Newton commented on the group 'SWP Authors!'"I entered this one http://www.hollywoodbookfestival.com/. ; Betsy, I'm seeing that scene at the Golden Gate Bridge!"
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