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On Writing
Blurb is a Verb: Working With Book Bloggers, And A Little Help from Jen Karsbaek
Posted by Sarah Pinneo on October 23, 2011 at 8:30am
There's been a lot of chatter on SheWrites lately about the importance of book bloggers, and the amazing power they have to help get a book "out there." But it’s one thing to appreciate book bloggers and quite another to actually harness this new force in the universe. Book bloggers are a diverse bunch. It’s intimidating. So I asked book blogger Jen Karsbaek to weigh in on working with them. Here’s what she had to say.
—Sarah P.
Working with Book Bloggers and the Worst. Pitch. Ever.
By Jen Karsbaek
Over the past few years - as publicity budgets are slashed, bricks and mortars bookstores close (RIP,…Continue
How a Pulitzer Prize Winning Author Writes? You Won't Believe It!
Check out my latest Captain Val post for this one!
http://gobsmackedwriter.blogspot.com/
Added by Valerie Brooks on October 20, 2011 at 12:17pm
Why Do I Write?
Why do I write?
I write because I have no choice. I write because it is my way of crystallizing my thoughts about the world.
Added by Maggie Black on October 20, 2011 at 11:34am
I write because I have to:-)
I write because I have to... it is as much a part of me as the air I breathe. I feel that it is as if there are so many stories waiting to be discovered and told within my mind. My first two books were autobiographical, which I think is the most difficult to do,so much pain, sadness and loss. However then came the morning and that is why I needed to share.
Added by Deb Sierra Damone on October 20, 2011 at 11:06am
Why I Write
I live this side of a mental screen door,
able to view the world and form ideas,
unable to come out and speak them
with ease, or in any causal way.
I write to you, on the other side
of that door;
you, who go, and do, and chatter.
I write to let you know I'm here.
Even though you don't often
come to the door,
I have things to tell about, too.
My words are my voice,
my presence…Continue
Added by Marie DeerHeart on October 20, 2011 at 10:30am
why i write
I like the sound and pattern of the words,
the shapes and ideas.
I like the thoughts and dreads of other,
the love and nuisances,
the strange lands.
I have always written in my head,
called thoughts by others,
and wrote them down some years now,
but thought nothing of it,
then started blogging,
and people said, hey ho,
look poetry.
and so it…Continue
Added by Sonja Benskin Mesher on October 20, 2011 at 9:29am
Why I write
I’m like a jellyfish exposed to predators and currents.
Writing builds a carapace, a backbone, possible metamorphosis to a higher lifeform.
Added by Victoria Farr Brown on October 20, 2011 at 8:23am
Why I Write
I stole this title from Joan Didion who, herself, stole it from George Orwell. These are two decent names to include in any piece on writing, I admit.
Today is the National Day on Writing. For the third year in a row, the Senate passed a resolution marking October 20 as a day to recognize writing. This comes at a time when many are lamenting the demise of the written word.
Yesterday, I attended the annual Hawaii Social Media Summit in Honolulu. Newspaper-reporter-turned-blogger…Continue
Added by Kim Steutermann Rogers on October 20, 2011 at 2:00pm
Why Do I Write?
Simple answer. I breathe; therefore I write. I couldn't imagine not writing. When I was young in my room all alone, a pen and paper kept me company, entertained me. Writing has always been my outlet. If I had something to say and my shyness got in the way, I was always able to… Continue
Added by NaKesha Brown on October 20, 2011 at 1:54pm
why i write...
I write to give voice to the soul, to recharge the spirit, and to remind myself to laugh at life.
Added by Yvonne L. on October 22, 2011 at 7:31am
On Publishing
Answers about creating your own market as a writer
Answers to John Magnet Bell from Elena Ornig.
John:
“Don’t you think that, thanks to the gigantic leap forward that e-publishing represents, more authors will find it easier to target their niches and find a devoted core readership? Obviously, this requires analytic thinking and a knowledge of the market… but what about…Continue
Added by Elena Ornig on October 20, 2011 at 6:53pm
Noteworthy News
She Writes Video Moment #5: #OccupyWallStreet
Posted by Kathleen Sweeney on October 21, 2011 at 9:00am
Last Friday, I took the #4 train down to Fulton Street to video-explore the real time history-in-transit that is #OccupyWallStreet at Zuccotti Park/Liberty Square. Though I had been following the stories, the tweets, the memes and viral videos as they traversed social media, I had yet to head south and experience the events firsthand.
While I expected police personnel, signage, dancing, drumming, tarps and tents, there were many other unexpected observations that met the lens. For one, the plethora of cameras, both professional video rigs and high-tech digital SLRs, along with iPhones, cell phones and minicams of all stripes, recording the events. So many witnesses, so many eyes, so many stories being captured.
Beyond the obvious interest in the diversity of voices inhabiting the park, the "microphone check" information relay remains a fascinating instance of analog transmission in an otherwise high tech era of documentation. Because megaphones are…Continue
The Lost Art of Letter Writing
A few weeks ago, my husband’s aunt sent me a handwritten letter. I will be honest here - when I first received it, I opened it up, felt the thickness of the folded up yellow sheets, and inwardly groaned. I wanted to have enough time to sit and read the entire thing without interruption, but when was I going to…Continue
Added by Amy Isaman on October 24, 2011 at 6:45am
Opportunities
Four Guest Bloggers Needed!
On Fridays (with the exception of Fridays in November) I publish guest posts on my blog, Suess's Pieces. I just published a guest post today, and you can see other guest samples here and here.
I'm trying to get posts lined up for December now,…Continue
Added by Emily Suess on October 21, 2011 at 5:57am
A new Writing Challenge!
I wanted to share with you that there's a new writing challenge/linky in town. Every weekend I'll share a PROMPT and every Wednesday everyone can link up there (poem or short story 500 max) response at the Storyteller Linky.
This week’s prompt is a Picture. Check it out. :)
I also have a spooky book review and the weekend blog hop right now too! …Continue
Added by Shah Wharton on October 22, 2011 at 4:58am
Friday writing prompts from One Minnesota Writer
Please check out my weekly word-prompts for writers, First Five Fragments for Friday. If you haven't visited One Minnesota Writer yet, I hope you'll stop by. I run word prompts for writers every Friday and, as of this coming Tuesday, will be running a new weekly feature titled Photo Fragments for Creative Flow,… Continue
Added by Kathleen Cassen Mickelson on October 21, 2011 at 8:45am
Reviews, Interviews and Giveaways
A "Haunted" Halloween contest!
Win an ebook of ghost stories by Yours Truly, in time for Halloween! Details here:
http://anghara.livejournal.com/545526.html
Added by Alma Alexander on October 20, 2011 at 3:59pm
Book review: All But My Life - Gerda Weissman Klein
Book blurb (Amazon): All But My Life is the unforgettable story of Gerda Weissmann Klein's six-year ordeal as a victim of Nazi cruelty. From her comfortable home in Bielitz (present-day Bielsko) in Poland to her miraculous survival and her liberation by American troops--including the man who was to become her husband--in Volary, Czechoslovakia, in…Continue
Added by Donna Brown on October 23, 2011 at 2:47pm
BOOK THREE Exiled: The Legacy of Lathraine's Pledge due to be released in November 2011...
Book Three Exiled The Legacy of Lathraine's Pledge will be released in November.…Continue
Added by Rosalie Skinner on October 22, 2011 at 8:30pm
Halloween & mystery fun in new KRL Issue
Since the site was down 2 days last week Kings River Life is only posting 4 new articles this week so last week's issue gets a little more time up front-which also means all contests were extended a week-so if you still haven't checked out Diana Hockley's new mystery novel "The Celibate Mouse" & entered to win a copy there's still time http://kingsriverlife.com/10/15/the-celibate-mouse-book-review/
New… Continue
Added by Lorie Ham on October 22, 2011 at 10:20am
Started Early, Took My Dog, by Kate Atkinson
Jackson Brodie returns! Atkinson entered the list of my favorite authors with her first book, Behind the Scenes at the Museum, and each new book has only confirmed my opinion of her writing. This is her fourth book featuring now-retired private investigator Jackson Brodie. The first is currently being televised by Masterpiece, starring Jason Isaacs as Brodie.
To give some structure to what he calls his "semiretired" life, Brodie is criss-crossing Britain in search of…Continue
Added by Barbara Morrison on October 24, 2011 at 10:12am
Book review: Doodling - Jonathan Gould
Book blurb (Amazon): Neville Lansdowne fell off the world.
Actually, he did not so much fall off as let go. The world had been moving so quickly lately and Neville was finding it almost impossible to keep up.
Doodling is an engaging comic fantasy which relates the events that befall Neville after he finds himself abandoned by the world and adrift in the…Continue
Added by Donna Brown on October 25, 2011 at 6:22pm
Spooktacular Book Giveaway
Spooktacular Book Giveaway Oct 24 – 31: You have a chance to win a mystery adventure novel!
ADVENTURE...SUSPENSE...ROMANCE...HUMOR...INTRIGUE!
Mayan Intrigue: The jungles of the Yucatan, Mayan ruins, looters, a mysterious artifact, and a nosey reporter are focus of Mayan Intrigue. With a blend of mystery, suspense, and Julia's curiosity, John and Julia find themselves on the run once again. The discovery of a priceless artifact soon puts Julia’s life in great danger. From… Continue
Added by Linda Weaver Clarke on October 24, 2011 at 11:18am
