Featured Blog Posts – August 2009 Archive (23)

MEMBER EVENTS ROUNDUP: Week of August 31

Just a few events to highlight this week from SheWrites members. Remember, from book signings to workshops, please feel free to list any event you may be participating in under the events area of the site.

San Francisco

If you are in the Bay Area on August 31, tune in to Robert Emmett’s radio show on KFJC from 6-7pm to hear an interview with SW member Deborah… Continue

Added by Alison Groves on August 31, 2009 at 6:07pm — 1 Comment

ASK AN EDITOR: All About the Money, Honey

Dear SheWriters,

I haven’t heard from any of you this week! I’d be really proud if that meant my first two columns were so informative and comprehensive, there were no questions left to be answered, but I’d miss writing to you each week—I’m really enjoying it!

I’ll be hoping for a very full mailbox this week, but in the meantime, let’s talk money.

Publishing is an odd industry. As far as I know, there’s no other product that a retailer can return… Continue

Added by Lea Beresford on August 31, 2009 at 3:30pm — 10 Comments

MEMBER NEWS ROUNDUP: Week of August 22

Another great week for SheWrites members, lots of great news to share, so let’s get right to it.

Madeline Wheeler has two great pieces of news to share this week: her play Revealing Frankie will be playing on September 12 at the Exit 7 Players Theater in Ludlow, Massachusetts, and she’s also had an article published on the Huffington Post entitled “… Continue

Added by Alison Groves on August 27, 2009 at 7:11pm — No Comments

MY FAVORITE BOOK YOU'VE NEVER HEARD OF: The Gate to Women's Country

The following post is penned by SheWrites member Linda Lowen.

If Margaret Atwood hadn't published The Handmaid's Tale in 1985 and sucked all the air out of the room for other women writers exploring contemporary gender issues under the guise of a feminist dystopian novel, Sherri S. Tepper's The Gate to Women's Country (1988) might have been more widely… Continue

Added by Deborah Siegel on August 27, 2009 at 2:05pm — 4 Comments

Up Next: MY FAVORITE BOOK YOU'VE NEVER HEARD OF

Yes, we are writers, and our newest feature title ends in a proposition. Artistic license?! We could debate it, but instead, allow me to introduce you to the amazing Linda Lowen, who has graciously penned our first "MY FAVORITE BOOK" post. We'll be looking for more SheWriters to contribute to this feature in the future, so if you'd like to contribute, please shoot me a note here at SheWrites!

And now, about Linda: As author of the… Continue

Added by Deborah Siegel on August 27, 2009 at 1:30pm — No Comments

COVER GIRL: Scribner's Beth Wareham on Twitter

Last week I blogged about Beth Wareham's Power of No, and how much I like the cover. Well, that got her excited and she asked if she could use my blog space to tell you all about how Twitter has changed her… Continue

Added by Erin Hosier on August 26, 2009 at 10:00am — No Comments

ASK AN EDITOR: Memoirs, Agent Relationships, Agent Qualifications

Dear SheWriters,

Wow, you memoir writers are really keeping me on my toes! What a wonderfully active group you are. And thank you all—memoirists, novelists, essayists, etc.—for your thoughtful questions, kind comments (I’ll be thankful for the constructive ones, too!), and steadfast passion for the written… Continue

Added by Lea Beresford on August 25, 2009 at 5:23pm — 1 Comment

The Only Woman on the Humor Bestseller List

My new book How Not To Act Old is on the New York Times Bestseller List, a real thrill especially since it’s my first time after 18 books.

But an even bigger thrill might be being the only writer in the Amazon Humor Top Ten without a penis.

Not… Continue

Added by Pamela Redmond Satran on August 25, 2009 at 3:06pm — 5 Comments

MEMBER EVENTS ROUNDUP: Week of August 24

From book signings to workshop offerings, here’s what’s going on all across the country this week with SheWrites members:

Radio

Mindy Lewis, author of DIRT: The Quirks, Habits, and Passions of Keeping House, will be interviewed on Sirius Radio for the Whole Living show on Martha Stewart’s channel 112. The… Continue

Added by Alison Groves on August 24, 2009 at 7:20pm — No Comments

MEMBER NEWS ROUNDUP: Week of August 14

There are always amazing things happening in the lives of SheWrites members, and this week is no exception. Here are just some of the highlights:

A new online newspaper, The Jersey Tomato, recently interviewed Diane Lockward during a signing event for her poetry book, What Feeds Us. The interview is now online, along… Continue

Added by Alison Groves on August 21, 2009 at 8:18am — No Comments

ASK AN EDITOR: Do I Need an Agent?

Dear SheWriters,

I’m sorry I haven’t been returning your calls. Since my first day at one of the largest publishing companies in the world, I've been getting dozens of queries a day from aspiring writers. It's difficult to get my work done when I'm fielding calls every fifteen minutes, and I must admit, during an especially busy day (or an exceptionally cranky one), I ignore the calls. (I'm sorry!) But now I'm here on shewrites.com, ready and willing to tackle any question… Continue

Added by Lea Beresford on August 19, 2009 at 5:00pm — 8 Comments

New Weekly Feature: ASK AN EDITOR, with Lea Beresford

I am pleased beyond belief to bring you a new weekly feature at the SHE WRITES Blog, "ASK AN EDITOR," penned by the Girl with the Red Pencil herself, Lea Beresford. So you know those questions you've always wanted to ask a professional editor but either didn't want to ask your own, or didn't know one to ask? You've got Lea now.

Who is Lea?

After a shaky start in the world of… Continue

Added by Deborah Siegel on August 19, 2009 at 1:08pm — 2 Comments

COVER GIRL: Books I'm Buying Based on Their Covers

I'm really looking forward to Spike Jones' film version of Where the Wild Things Are, and I just pre-ordered McSweeney's faux fur covered edition of Dave Eggers' adaptation (he co-wrote the script with the director, based on the original story by Maurice Sendak). Who… Continue

Added by Erin Hosier on August 19, 2009 at 10:37am — 3 Comments

MEMBER EVENTS ROUNDUP: Week of August 17

Fantastic events, as always, are on tap this week arranged by members of the SheWrites community. Here’s what’s going on this week:

New York City

Mediabistro Midtown East is hosting a four hour workshop on August 19 at 6:30pm by Kendra Levin. The workshop is called “Get Over Your Writer’s Block”, and Kendra… Continue

Added by Alison Groves on August 18, 2009 at 7:32pm — 1 Comment

MEMBER NEWS ROUNDUP: Week of August 7

We’re closing in on 3,500 members in just about six weeks, which is so wonderful to see! Here’s what’s going on with your fellow SheWrites members this week:

Karen Stephenson has had her 100th article published at Suite101.com. Congrats, Karen!…

Continue

Added by Alison Groves on August 17, 2009 at 7:26pm — No Comments

STATE OF THE ART: Is Amazon's Kindle the Wild West?

It’s been almost a month since Amazon deleted illegal versions of George Orwell’s “1984” from customers' Kindles. But while news reports and blogs empathized with Kindle readers as the hapless victims of Orwellian-style censorship, hardly anyone expressed sympathy for the authors and publishers getting ripped off by pirated copies of their works.

(The blog AppScout even… Continue

Added by Sarah Glazer on August 14, 2009 at 4:58am — 3 Comments

COVER GIRL: Whitewash

Last week Bloomsbury Children's in the U.S. finally righted a wrong that had been igniting controversy all over the web. Young adult author Justine Larbalestier's novel LIAR was set to release this October with this image gracing its hardcover:

Problem is, LIAR's main character is described as an… Continue

Added by Erin Hosier on August 12, 2009 at 2:47pm — 8 Comments

It's Her Pub Date! Congratulate Her!

Today SHE WRITES founding member Christina Baker Kline's fourth novel, BIRD IN HAND, is being released by William Morrow. To share the news on SHE WRITES, Christina has written a revealing, personal post about what it took for her to get to this day:… Continue

Added by Kamy Wicoff on August 11, 2009 at 9:00am — 2 Comments

Member Events: Week Of August 10-17

As more and more members join us here in the SheWrites community (closing in on 3,400!), we continue to see many great and diverse events happening all over the country. Here’s what’s going on this week:

Los Angeles

Erin Hosier is hosting Literary Death Match at 8pm on August 11 at… Continue

Added by Alison Groves on August 10, 2009 at 7:55am — No Comments

Member News Week Of August 1

The SheWrites community continues to grow at amazing rates, and we love being able to share with you every week the fantastic accomplishments of our members. Here’s what’s going on this week:

Harper released Pamela Redmond Satran’s new book… Continue

Added by Alison Groves on August 7, 2009 at 9:42am — No Comments

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