"Thank you for this great list. University presses continue to be a great opportunity for the unpublished to become published."
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Yvonne T. Osborne commented on the blog post 'In Praise of University Presses: How They Work, What They Publish, and Why You Might Consider Them'
Yvonne T. Osborne commented on the blog post 'So What's Your Book About: Learning To Talk About My Own Work'
"This I'd have trouble with....describing my novel in 21 seconds. But 10 words?? The idea of the so-called elevator pitch gives me hives. Why is it so hard to talk about a novel I've lived with for almost 10 years??"
Yvonne T. Osborne replied to the discussion 'Query letter, first paragragh' in the group Query Critique
"The opening sentence is striking, just needs a tweek to take out the passive voice, and you might be able to use a better verb than infused, and as a first paragraph, it's pretty good, but I'm not sure what the "G"…"
Yvonne T. Osborne replied to the discussion 'My NF Query Letter: Take 2' in the group Query Critique
"This is a powerful letter and a timely subject with the increasing restrictions being imposed on women. I, too, am torn over the opening. It certainly catches your attention. Maybe you should try deleting the sentence about adoption. And you do need…"
Yvonne T. Osborne replied to the discussion 'Revised Query Letter: would very much appreciate feedback' in the group Query Critique
"I agree that if this is a memoir it should all be in one voice, your own, as in...Each chapter ends with a recipe developed at MY Inn. I like that idea, by the way. People love good recipes! Is 40,000 short for a memoir? Not sure about that. I…"
Yvonne T. Osborne replied to the discussion 'Query POV' in the group Query Critique
"From my understanding, the query should be told in third person only."
Yvonne T. Osborne commented on the blog post 'Publishers Weekly Versus the Rest of Us'
"Waiting for a crumb to be tossed my way. Ahh....seems it's the life I've chosen. Many of the most memorable books I've read are by women. Most book buyers are women. PW is clearly not as astute as SW! And, yes, this is a highly…"
Yvonne T. Osborne left a comment for Sierra Writers
"Thank you for befriending me, Sierra Writers. I'm thrillled to belong here. Just when I thought I knew it all, I started querying my novel and realized I know nothing. I look forward to learning more from all of you."
Yvonne T. Osborne commented on the blog post 'BP Oil Spill One Year Later - What Have We Learned?'
"Yes, instead of spending money on slick, misleading commercials maybe they could pay their fair share of income tax. Or get the hell out of our country."
Yvonne T. Osborne left a comment for Julie Jeffs
"Hi Julie,
Thanks for the help on what to do. I did post a link to my blog in the New Members Visit Here First thread. There are hundreds of you!!! Oh my. Now I'll never want to get off my chair. Pleased to find such a huge number of…"
Julie Jeffs left a comment for Yvonne T. Osborne
"Yvonne,
Welcome to the Bloggers Let’s Make it Work group! So glad you are here. Please visit the discussion New Members Visit Here First, tell us about your blog so we can list it on the members blog index.
I hope you will find, as I did, a…"
Yvonne T. Osborne commented on the blog post 'BP Oil Spill One Year Later - What Have We Learned?'
"Worse, BP is trying to avoid all US income taxes in spite of their billions in profits since the oil spill by using every trick available in a faulty code."
Profile Information
- Who I am:
- I live and write in the thumb of Michigan. I have had numerous short stories and poems published in online and print literary journals. I'm currently editing my novel to ready it for submission. I blog at yvonneosborneblogspot.blogspot.com/
- Books I've written, anthologies I've contributed to, and any scripts or plays I've authored:
- My short story MAYBE has been published in NOTES FROM UNDERGROUND-An Anthology, available now on Amazon.
- Media outlets that I currently write for:
- N/A
- My writing is:
- Fiction
- Outlets where I review books, TV, or film:
- I have reviewed novels on my blog.
- Services I offer to other writers:
- NA
- I'm part of these writers' groups or salons:
- Not Currently.
- My professional associations:
- NA
- I found out about She Writes from:
- I dont' remember how we found each other
Comment Wall (3 comments)
- At 12:42pm on April 23, 2011,
Sarah Pinneo said… Welcome to query critique!
Sarah (admin)
- At 5:40am on April 23, 2011,
Julie Jeffs said… - Yvonne,
Welcome to the Bloggers Let’s Make it Work group! So glad you are here. Please visit the discussion New Members Visit Here First, tell us about your blog so we can list it on the members blog index.
I hope you will find, as I did, a great sense of community, loads of information and resources, and an incredible amount of talent.
Jump in on ongoing discussions or start one if there is an issue you would like to discuss.
Let me know if you have any questions. Look forward to reading your posts.
Warm regards,
Julie Jeffs
Beginning a Life at 50
- At 8:14pm on February 21, 2011,
Julia Barry said… 
Hi Yvonne,
So glad you are here, and welcome to She Writes!
You can check out the Getting Started section to help you find your way around, or a great way to jump in is to get involved with our Groups.
Feel free to let me know if you have any questions!
Warm best,
Julia Barry
Social Community Manager @ She Writes
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