Pam Parker's Blog – February 2011 Archive (11)

Other online writing communities?

So, besides SheWrites, what other online writing communities do you enjoy? http://pamparker.wordpress.com/2011/02/28/online-writing-communities/

Added by Pam Parker on February 28, 2011 at 3:46pm — No Comments

3 Reasons to Write a Query Early

Guest post from Jodi Milner - great reasons to write that query early.

http://pamparker.wordpress.com/2011/02/25/three-great-reasons-to-write-a-query-letter-early/

Added by Pam Parker on February 28, 2011 at 1:53pm — No Comments

"Who wants to read about a dead white chick singer?"

Ann Angel's YALSA winning book, Janis Joplin: Rise Up Singing is well worth your time. http://pamparker.wordpress.com/2011/02/15/whod-want-to-hear-about-a-dead-white-chick-singer-ann-angel-author-of-janis-joplin-rise-up-singing/

Added by Pam Parker on February 15, 2011 at 11:02am — No Comments

Fear Rejections? GET OVER IT

A letter to those of you who fear rejections, with love, from the Submit-it Nag.

http://pamparker.wordpress.com/2011/02/10/rejections-cant-kill-you-fear-something-that-can/

Added by Pam Parker on February 10, 2011 at 12:45pm — No Comments

Platforms: Launching or Hanging?

We've all heard the build a platform drill --- what will yours serve to do? Launch you or hang you? :-)

http://pamparker.wordpress.com/2011/02/09/platforms-launching-or-hanging/

Added by Pam Parker on February 9, 2011 at 8:21am — No Comments

Time for a Book Club Revolt? Women authors only!!

Lots of buzz on the web lately about male authors outnumbering females in books published, books reviewed, stories in literary journals, etc. Some thoughts:

http://pamparker.wordpress.com/2011/02/08/what-if-book-clubs-only-selected-books-by-women-authors-now-theres-an-idea/

Added by Pam Parker on February 8, 2011 at 3:35pm — No Comments

Leave Writer's Block Behind

http://pamparker.wordpress.com/2011/02/05/writers-block-leave-it-behind/

Added by Pam Parker on February 5, 2011 at 4:12pm — No Comments

The Agony of the Untold Story

http://pamparker.wordpress.com/2011/02/04/the-agony-of-an-untold-story/

Added by Pam Parker on February 4, 2011 at 12:14pm — No Comments

All Things Marilynne Robinson

For you admirers of Marilynne Robinson, author of Gilead, Housekeeping and Home : http://pamparker.wordpress.com/2011/02/03/all-things-marilynne-robinson/

Added by Pam Parker on February 3, 2011 at 2:19pm — 1 Comment

Keeping up with literary news in Twitter-land

Thanks to Joe Owens, there's a weekly roundup of key literary posts on Twitter. Read about it athttp://pamparker.wordpress.com/2011/02/02/literary-news-in-twitter-land/

Added by Pam Parker on February 2, 2011 at 7:07pm — No Comments