hosting the Washington Writers' Salon tonight!
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Shawna Kenney commented on the blog post 'Countdown to Publication: Lights, Camera Action: The Book Trailer'
I never had a book trailer for my 1st 2 books (they weren't around yet) but for the latest (an anthology I edited), I sought help, too. With a budget of $0 and the kindness of artistic friends, we came up with something decent to convey the…
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Shawna Kenney commented on the blog post 'When Amazon's Createspace and DIY Culture Collide'
Shay,
You've got the right idea, by knowing your market and selling directly to your audience.
Shawna Kenney commented on the blog post 'When Amazon's Createspace and DIY Culture Collide'
Marva,
We based our selling price on other books we've done (& bought) respectively...my first book, I was a Teenage Dominatrix, was published by Last Gasp and sold for $14.95 at 125 pages.
Shawna Kenney commented on the event 'Washington, DC SW First Birthday Meetup'
Looking forward to meeting other local writers!
Washington, DC SW First Birthday Meetup at Teaism at Penn Quarter
June 29, 2010 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Join other Washington, DC-area (DC/MD/VA) She Writers to celebrate She Writes' first birthday in style at Teaism, a woman-owned business, (Penn Quarter location), 400 8th Street, NW, Washington, DC (located on the corner of 8th and D Streets NW; visible from the Archives/Navy Memorial metro stop…See More
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I'm going to join like twelve other social media sites just so I can be your friend EVERYWHERE!
Shawna Kenney replied to the discussion 'Book Trailers - Are you using them and if so, HOW?' in the group Small Publishers and Independent Authors
Hi Karen,
A book I've edited has a book trailer, too...aside from announcing it on Facebook and Twitter, I've also used it to better explain our book to bookstores and members of the press. I figure it gives them an idea of what the…
Washington Writers' Salon at Rock & Roll Hotel
July 7, 2010 from 6pm to 8pm
Washington Writers' SalonWriters don't have to be hermits! Unpublished or prize-winning, all word artists are welcome at this loose monthly gathering of DC-area writers. In the tradition of the great 15th-century French literary salons, England’s “Bluestocking society,” Harlem’s Renaissance and New York City’s Algonquin Round Table, we aim for camaraderie and collaboration among fellow creatives. No workshopping, no need to bring writing or read your resume. Just show up—then eat, drink and be…See More
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Robot Hearts: True & Twisted Tales of Seeking Love in the Digital Age (Pinchback Press)
Book trailer for the Robot Hearts anthology edited by Cara Bruce & Shawna Kenney. Illustrations by Tony 'Mechgod' Acosta, music by Stephen Sellers, text by R...
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Small Publishers and Independent Authors
For writers focused on the entreprenuerial side of the writing industry to share innovations, pitfalls and business models.
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promoting new anthology: Robot Hearts!
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writing reality show treatments...ugh.
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Washington Writers' Salon at Rock & Roll Hotel
May 5, 2010 at 6pm to September 1, 2010 at 9pm
Washington Writers' SalonWriters don't have to be hermits! Unpublished or prize-winning, all word artists are welcome at this loose monthly gathering of DC-area writers. In the tradition of the great 15th-century French literary salons, England’s “Bluestocking society,” Harlem’s Renaissance and New York City’s Algonquin Round Table, we aim for camaraderie and collaboration among fellow creatives. No workshopping, no need to bring writing or read your resume. Just show up—then eat, drink and be…See More
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5 Things I Learned About Writing in 2009
Teaching improves my writing. Between teaching English Comp courses at a local community college and teaching memoir online, I didn’t have as much dedicated writing-time as I’d hoped for, but when my fingers and brain did find the page, all those hours of editing other peoples’ work brought a certain focused consciousness to my own.Writing does not have to be a solitary act. For the first time in my life, I’m writing with a partner, which I never thought was possible—and having a blast!Writers…See More
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is editing the Robot Hearts anthology.
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Profile Information
- Books I've written, anthologies I've contributed to, and any scripts or plays I've authored:
- BOOKS
I Was a Teenage Dominatrix (Last Gasp)
Imposters (Mark Batty Publisher)
ANTHOLOGIES
Robot Hearts: True & Twisted Tales of Seeking Love in the 21st Century co-editor (Pinchback Press)
Hos, Hookers, Call Girls, and Rent Boys: Professionals Writing on Life, Love, Money, and Sex edited by David Henry Sterry and R. J. Martin Jr. (Soft Skull Press)
Without a Net: The Female Experience of Growing Up Working Class, edited by Michelle Tea (Seal Press)
Pills, Chills, Thrills & Heartache: Adventures in the First Person, edited by Michelle Tea and Clint Catalyst (Alyson Books)
My First Time: A Collection of First Punk Show Stories, edited by Chris Duncan (AK Press)
- Media outlets that I currently write for:
- Swindle Magazine, bustedhalo.com, girlwpen.com, youngmoney.com
www.crossing-borders.org [edit]
- My writing is:
- Nonfiction, Memoir, Journalism
- Outlets where I review books, TV, or film:
- Yes
- Services I offer to other writers:
- I teach online creative writing workshops through UCLA Extension and a company I co-own with writer Cara Bruce (pinchbackpress.com).
- I'm part of these writers' groups or salons:
- Washington Writers' Salon (begins May 5th, 2010)
- My professional associations:
- AWP
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5 Things I Learned About Writing in 2009
Posted on January 6, 2010 at 8:00am 0 Comments 0 Likes
Teaching improves my writing. Between teaching English Comp courses at a local community college and teaching memoir online, I didn’t have as much dedicated writing-time as I’d hoped for, but when my fingers and brain did find the page, all those hours of editing other peoples’ work brought a certain focused consciousness to my own.
Writing does not have to be a solitary act. For the first time in my life, I’m writing with a partner, which I never thought was… Continue
Writing does not have to be a solitary act. For the first time in my life, I’m writing with a partner, which I never thought was… Continue
Comment Wall (6 comments)
- At 11:18am on June 23, 2010,
Jillian Lauren said… - I'm going to join like twelve other social media sites just so I can be your friend EVERYWHERE!
- At 12:49pm on October 23, 2009,
Eugenia Kim said… - Forgive me for not responding to you earlier. I just now discovered this Comment Wall on SheWrites. You'd think I would know what I'm doing around here for all the noise I make. Thanks for your note--is see it was before the book even released, so all the more reason for thanks to you. Did you ever look into the Writer's Center? Here's the link in case you haven't. https://www.writer.org/
- At 2:04pm on September 24, 2009,
Cathy Smith said… - Hi, Shawna. I live in Cheverly and am looking for or looking to create a supportive writing group that might meet, say, monthly. Would you be interested and/or know of anybody else who might?
- At 7:47am on July 7, 2009,
Shira Tarrant said… - Hey Shawna,
I found this one. (testing. check. check.)
xo
- At 10:32am on July 2, 2009,
Rachel Resnick said… - Hey Shawna, Great to see you here! Yeah this site is wild. It literally only started a few days ago. Clearly there's a huge need. Check out some of the groups. How're you doing? So glad we got you back in La-La! xoRR
- At 9:36am on July 2, 2009,
Shira Tarrant said…
- The writer's trail. Lol. This is exciting to see so many authors in one place like this!!
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Jeannette LeSure commented on the blog post 'I could only write my memoir…After my mother had died'
My father's death opened the closet of horrible memories and I began to write "ugly" as I called it then. I began to reach for some honesty in my writing as I went through three years of frequent flashbacks--not of HIM, but of another…
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How John Cusack ruined Valentine's Day for Me.
Jeannette LeSure commented on the blog post 'How to Write Memoir? 1. Forget Writing Prompts and Exercises 2. Stake Out Your Territory'
While I agree that we can get carried away and even use prompts and exercises as effective avoidance techniques to tell ourselves, well, we ARE writing something, I found two books and a couple of classes to be enormously helpful in getting me going…
How John Cusack and his boom box ruined Valentine's Day:
http://goo.gl/SgMfN
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