The Writers Network, May 31, 2005 http://ezezine.com
May 31, 2005
Welcome to this issue of The Writers Network News. I hope you love it and forward it to all your writing friends, but if you don’t love it, follow the simple instructions at the bottom to remove your address from the mailing list.
In This Issue:
One: Kudos: Yolanda Coulaz, Sande Copsey, Susan May
Two: From the editor’s desk: Paris in springtime
Three: Ask the Book Doctor: ghostly attribution, salary questions and ironclad rules—or not
Four: Subjects of interest to writers
Five: Jobs, contests, grants, agents and markets
Six: Writing Assignment: Spring Has Sprung
Seven: Looking for Critique Circles
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12:00 noon at Wok & Chops Chinese Restaurant
If you happen to be in Atlanta on the first Friday of the month, bring questions and business cards and network with us. See directions at the end of the e-zine.
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Writer’s quote of the day:
"I've discovered that rejections are not altogether a bad thing. They teach a writer to rely on his own judgment and to say in his heart of hearts, 'To hell with you.'"
~ Saul Bellow
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One: Kudos
[Kudos: noun: praise or honor: praise, credit, or glory for an achievement]
(Did you know kudos is singular? There’s no such word as kudo.)
I won first prize in a local (Long Island & Queens, NY) Poetry Contest. Poetry being the least popular of the arts, it's nice to receive recognition. My book, Spirits and Oxygen, 144 pgs. (ISBN 0-9740011-0-4) from Purple Sage Press for $20 (S&H included) 172 Blueberry Drive, Deposit, NY 13754 --Yolanda Coulaz
Just finished my novel, which initially was a play and later a screenplay, but I flatly refuse to try and turn it into a poem. My agent already has several places in mind to send it. –Sande Copsey
In your most recent e-zine you made a note that Dan Pape had become an agent. I contacted him by email, and he has agreed to take on my book about my son's heart transplant. He is hoping to place it soon with a publisher. Thanks to you I learned about Dan. Thank you for you support of writers. –Susan May
Please send in your accomplishments for our kudos section.
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Two: From the editor’s desk: Paris in springtime
Dear Fellow Writers:
Oh, how I love the Internet! I received a note from an editor of an e-zine who had been sent the editorial I wrote on “I am a writer.” The recipient loved the piece and asked for permission use it in her e-zine for writers.
Also on the Internet, I found the complete content of an article published in SharingIdeas magazine, an international publication for speakers. The article is an interview with a client of mine. I ghosted a good portion of his book, “The Attitude of Leadership,” published by John Wiley & Sons. See the full article on http://www.speakandgrowrich.com/KeithHarrell.pdf.
As I wrote this newsletter, I was preparing to leave the country again, for the fourth time in seven months. Unfortunately something did not work correctly between my computer and my e-zine service, and the newsletter did not go out before I left. I’m now back but happily jet lagged. The point is this: Almost none of my travels this year would have been possible if I had a “normal” job in a typical office. I love the life of a writer.
I made sure I returned from Paris in time for our meeting in Roswell this Friday, June 3, at noon. Hope to see you there.
Enjoy this newsletter and be sure to send your kudos, questions, comments, and leads to share with members of your network.
--Bobbie Christmas
Author of award-winning “Write In Style” (Union Square Publishing, an imprint of Cardoza Publishing) and director of The Writers Network
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Three: Ask the Book Doctor: ghostly attribution, salary questions, and ironclad rules—or not
Q: One of my characters is a ghost, and I'm really not sure how to have him reply in dialogue. Should I write that my protagonist is hearing him (she heard) versus “he said” or “he answered?”
A: My guess is that you have not ever met a ghost, or you would know they talk in normal dialogue. Yes, I met one, once, and she said my name, but no more. As a “ghost expert,” I would use dialogue the same as if the person were alive and present in the flesh.
If it were my story, I would tag the dialogue as any other dialogue, and the best way is through action, whenever possible. It might go something like this:
"John?"
John looked at the fuzzy image before him. "Who-who are you?"
"I'm George."
"But George is dead."
The image shimmered. "Dead, but not forgotten, right?"
"No way I'd ever forget you, man." John smiled.
George said, "No way I'll ever leave you, either, John. I'm always here."
As the author, you may choose to use whatever method feels right for you, though.
Q: Is it an ironclad rule that in the first chapter of a novel you must introduce the protagonist, the obsession, and the obstacle?
A: Nothing is ironclad about creative writing. Instead, we have guidelines that, when followed, increase the chances of a book being sold to a publisher and bought and read by consumers. You can go against convention anytime you want, but you risk jeopardizing your chance of success.
Q: I was contacted by a writer of a children’s story about doing the artwork for her book. She has not sent it to the publisher yet. I have no idea what I should charge her for the artwork. I need to know the going rate for this type of artwork. I would greatly appreciate it if you could give me heads up on what to expect.
A: Many people hope to illustrate their own books, but their work does not pass muster. Yours does. Authors would be wise to turn to someone with your skills. I went to your Website, and your art is indeed professional and up to the quality necessary for book illustration.
To look for information on possible rates, I went to www.salary.com and checked to see what a person in your area might make per year as an illustrator. The closest I could find was cartoonist/animator (see http://tinyurl.com/9xhc2 ). The median salary was $52,000 a year. Use that figure as a baseline. If it takes you a week to complete one illustration, divide the base salary by 52 weeks to see what you should get for a week of work. The answer is $1,000. If you worked for a corporation, you would also get benefits such as paid vacations, insurance coverage, and such, so add a little more to the base weekly rate, to compensate. Let’s say ten percent: $1100. Only you can figure how many weeks you will need to complete the illustrations, but if the project calls for ten illustrations and you can finish all ten in two weeks, you would ask for around $2,200. You can only guess how much the client is willing to pay. Because you are working with an individual and not a corporation, get at least half up front, the rest when the project is completed.
Salary information does not cover the basic issue, though. You said the author wants to send the illustrations to a publisher, and a red flag went up. If the author is actually sending the book and illustrations to a printer for self-publication, that’s one thing. If he or she wants to sell the work to a publisher, though, it’s a problem. Most publishers have their own illustrators and prefer not to receive books that are already illustrated. The only time I recommend that a writer pay to have illustrations done is when the writer is going to self-publish the book. You don't have to give away this advice, though. Go ahead and try to get the job. The author may very well be able to sell both writing and artwork as a package deal. It does happen.
If you want to get into the field of illustrating children’s books, send your portfolio to publishers of children’s books. Never send original artwork; get good quality copies made and send a professional cover letter. Call the publishers first to find out if they use freelance illustrators, and if so, get the name of the person who hires freelance illustrators and address the letters to the correct people.
Publishers will probably set their own rates, and you won’t have to. You can simply agree to the rate or turn down the work.
Do you have a question? Send it today to Bobbie@zebraeditor.com.
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Four: Subjects of interest to writers
Opportunity is Knocking. Open the Door To Success.
Write In Style: Crash Course in Creative Writing
July 23, 2005
Sandy Springs Library
Atlanta, GA
$65.00 includes manuscript evaluation (if sent by July 1)
For the first time ever, the Atlanta Writers Club presents Bobbie Christmas, author of the award-winning book on creative writing, Write In Style, in a one-day event for fiction and nonfiction writers. In this interactive course you’ll glean as much knowledge as if you had taken a six-week course, yet you will spend only one day in class. You do not have to be a member of the Atlanta Writers Club to participate. Seating is limited, so reserve early. Reserve and pay by June 1 and get a evaluation of five standard manuscript pages of your writing. E-mail Bobbie@zebraeditor.com for payment details or call Atlanta Writers President George Weinstein at 770/552-5887. Credit card payments accepted over the phone. To charge it, call Bobbie at 770/924-0528.
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Indiana University Writers Conference
June 5, 2005 - June 10, 2005
http://www.indiana.edu/~writecon/
The Indiana University Writers' Conference (IUWC), now in its 65th year, attracts a staff of nationally prominent writers and teachers. Participants in the week-long conference join faculty-led workshops in fiction, poetry and creative nonfiction, take classes on aspects of writing, engage in one-on-one consultation with faculty members, and attend readings and social events. All conference activities take place on the Bloomington campus of Indiana University.
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The Obvious Expert: The Easy Way to Write the Book That’s Inside You
Save money while you reap the benefits of your writing
Many people have a nonfiction book inside them but do not know where to start or how to keep going. This two-CD seminar lays out simple steps for anyone writing a nonfiction book. For this information-filled seminar Elsom Eldridge, Jr., founder of the International Guild for Professional Consultants and www.obvious-expert.com, interviews Bobbie Christmas, book editor, author of “Write In Style” and publisher of “The Writers Network News.”
Bobbie suggests simple ways to get started, stay on track, and stay in the zone, plus bonus tips on how to sell your book at the back of the room without any help from others. Elsom and Bobbie also discuss the advantages and disadvantages of self-publishing, to help you decide what to do after you complete your book.
The two-CD seminar will cost $20.00 when it hits the market, but preorder it by June 10, and you’ll pay only $15.95. I’ll pay the shipping and handling. It will be mailed as soon as it is available. To order, e-mail your credit card information and mailing address to Bobbie@zebraeditor.com or mail a check for $15.95 to Bobbie Christmas at 230 Deerchase Drive, Suite B, Woodstock, GA 30188, and ask for the “The Obvious Expert” CD set.
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Clarksville Writers' Conference
June 8 – June 11
Clarksville, Tennessee
Focus: Fiction, Nonfiction, and Poetry
In Historic Downtown Clarksville, Tenn., 40 miles from Nashville. For more information: http://www.artsandheritage.us/writers/index.htm
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“Ask the Book Doctor: How to Beat the Competition and Sell Your Writing” e-book at last available
“Ask the Book Doctor: How to Beat the Competition and Sell Your Writing” is a 122-page e-book that answers all the questions you wish you could ask a writing and editing expert. It has electronic bookmarks that allow you to go directly to your preferred subject and features clickable links that take you to Internet resources for additional information. Learn more on how to write, edit, and sell your work, whether you write books, short stories, articles, reports, or anything else. To order go to http://www.booklocker.com/books/1906.html
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Random House is considering selling books directly to consumers over the Internet on authors' Web sites, a move that would pit it against Amazon.com Inc. for the first time.
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The California Literary Review
Editor, Paul Comstock
http://calitreview.com/
Guidelines: http://calitreview.com/submissions.htm
* Insightful, irreverent book reviews
* Interviews with talented authors
* Thought-provoking essays
* All written by professional writers from around the world
Are your books being reviewed? View the simple book submission guidelines.
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Never Give Up
Excerpted from Dottie Walters’ “Sharing Ideas Newsmagazine,” an exclusive interview with bestselling author Jack Canfield, creator of “Chicken Soup for the Soul” series:
Q: You and Mark Victor Hansen have been partners on Chicken Soup for 12 years. You guys were rejected 130 times before you found a publisher. Did you ever just want to give up? How did you handle the rejection?
A: It was more like 144 times. Imagine having 144 girls turn down your invitation to take them to the senior prom. That’s a lot of rejections; but no, we never felt discouraged, just motivated to find another way to present the book and other people to present it to. After being rejected by all the publishers in New York, our agent gave us the book back and said it couldn’t be sold. Not to be stopped, Mark and I got over 20,000 people to sign a pledge to buy a copy of the book when it was published. Armed with these and a sample of the stories, we went to the American Bookseller’s Association convention in Anaheim, California, and walked the floor for two days, talking with hundreds of publishers, who also turned us down. Late on the second day, a little publisher in Florida, Health Communications Inc., said, "Let us take it home and read it." Two weeks later they contacted us and agreed to publish the book. That book that took a year to find a publisher went on to sell over eight million copies in 41 languages.
Mark and I teach, "When the world says, “No,” you say “Next?” I believe there really is no such thing as rejection. If I ask you for something and you say, "No," I didn’t have it before I asked, and I don’t have it after I asked. My life didn’t get worse; it stayed the same, so there is no reason to fear rejection. It is just a numbers game. Get out there and play it. Ask, ask, ask, until you get it.
See the full interview in “SharingIdeas Newsmagazine.” To subscribe, go to http://www.speakandgrowrich.com/sharing_ideas_overview.htm.
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Because audio books typically sell somewhere between six percent and 10 percent of the hardcover numbers, books tend to get an audio version only if publishers believe the hardcover will sell at least 50,000 copies. Mysteries, thrillers and business books are favored.
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Iowa Summer Writing Festival
6/12/05 - 7/29/05
Iowa City, Iowa
Each of the 130 workshops in this series lasts a weekend to a week. For writers of all levels. See http://www.uiowa.edu/~iswfest for details. Autobiography/memoir, Children's, Fiction, Humor, Nature/Environmental, Nonfiction, Playwriting, Poetry, Screenwriting, Travel, and Young adult.
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“Write In Style: Using Your Word Processor and Other Techniques to Improve Your Writing” teaches the Find and Refine Method ™ to locate words and phrases you can delete, upgrade or rewrite to power up your prose. Bobbie Christmas reveals secrets only a book doctor could know. First Place winner of the Royal Palm Award for education. Union Square Publishing, publisher; Simon and Schuster, distributor. Available in bookstores and Internet retailers. To order at Amazon.com DISCOUNT prices, go to http://zebraeditor.com/bookstore.shtml
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Chicago Manual of Style online offers vast amount of information
Sid Versaci sent us the Chicago Manual of Style Web site, chock full of Q&A for book writers, who should know and follow Chicago Style. It includes some grammar issues, as well. See: http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/cmosfaq.html.
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Book marketed for reading on cell phones is Japanese bestseller
In Japan, cell-phone books, fueled by improved LCD displays, are gaining in popularity – and one book launched purely as a cell phone tome has become a best-seller. The author, who goes by the single name Yoshi, wrote “Deep Love,” a series of stories about a Tokyo teenage prostitute. He began by posting them on an obscure cell-phone site he started and made reader payment voluntary. The book, with a preposterous plot line, relies on erotic language and violence to create reader interest. It became a hit, mainly through word of mouth among young adults. It went on to become a movie, TV show and manga (Japanese-style comic book). Now it’s been turned into a real book, with some 2.6 million copies already sold. (Excerpted from Southern Review:http://www.anvilpub.com/Southern_Review.htm)
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In an earlier issue I listed several literary agencies, and one member wrote to me and called one of the agencies “bogus” without backing up the claim with any information. I do not disseminate vague accusations without proof, however.
Many sites on the Internet list questionable dealings with agencies; it’s up to the writer to check any agency out. If you want to see a long report on one agency that obviously had spurious dealings with writers, go to: http://members.tripod.com/%7Ecyberstalked/.
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Do You Experience Prophetic Dreams? Flash Visions? Hunches? Gut Feelings? Angelic Voices?
Everyone has intuition—an inherent ability to gain extended information about people, places, things and situation. Join Darlene Pitts as she discusses and signs her new book, “Discover Your Intuition, A Practical Guide to Help You Identify and Understand How Your Intuition Communicates Intuitive Messages to You.” Thursday, June 2, 7:00 p.m. Phoenix and Dragon Bookstore, 5531 Roswell Rd., Atlanta. 404-255-5207. Sunday, June 19, 3:00 p.m. The Inner Space, 185 Allen Rd., Atlanta. 404-252-4540. Pick up an Intuition Planner.
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Sources say Brigid Hughes has been gathering both ideas and funding for a new literary magazine, tentatively called Field Work. Like the Paris Review, the magazine would explore writers and the process of writing. Non-fiction is also thought to be a part of the plan.
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Online retailer Amazon.com on April 4 announced it has acquired BookSurge LLC, a print on demand book printing and fulfillment house based in Charleston, S.C. BookSurge maintains a catalog of thousands of titles that can be printed on-demand and sold on Amazon… Amazon also in April acquired France-based e-publisher MobiPocket, which markets eBooks for reading on personal digital accessories. Franklin Electronic Publishers sold its shares in MobiPocket to Amazon for about $2.5 million
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Five: Jobs, Contests, Grants, Agents and Markets
Apogee Photo Magazine
mfulks@apogeephoto.com
http://www.apogeephoto.com/
Calling itself “The Internet’s Photography Magazine,” Apogee Photo Magazine is an online publication that features articles for and about photographers and authors writing about photography. Articles include basic photo techniques, wildlife photography, and profiles. Length is 1,000-2,000 words. Query by e-mail only. Pays 10 cents a word on publication.
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Writer's Digest Writing Competition
Late-Entry deadline - June 1, 2005
Categories: Inspirational Writing, Memoir/Personal Essay, Magazine Feature Article, Genre Short Story, Mainstream/Literary Short Story, Rhyming Poetry, Non-rhyming poetry, Stage Play, Television/Movie Script, Children's Fiction. Grand Prize: $2,500 cash and all-expense paid trip to New York City to meet with editors and agents. Writer's Digest will fly you and a guest to NYC, where you'll spend three days and two nights in the publishing capital of the world. While you're there, a WD editor will escort you to meet and share your work with four editors or agents. Plus, you'll receive a Diamond Publishing Package from Outskirts Press. For complete rules and entry forms, or to submit your entry online, visit http://www.writersdigest.com/specialoffers.asp?DMannual051805
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Capital Books
Acquisitions Editor
22841 Quicksilver Drive
Sterling, VA 20166
http://www.capital-books.com
E-mail for proposals: jennifer@booksintl.com
“Capital's editorial staff evaluates proposals using the following criteria:
- The subject matter is in one of our core areas
- The writing and literary style are compelling
- The author is a recognized expert in his or her field and can actively participate in the marketing process
- The project is financially viable”
Categories include: Personal finance, career development, reference, computers, cooking, home decorating, entertaining, gardening, parenting, caregiving, pets, current issues, health and beauty, memoirs, self-discovery, and travel. Full guidelines: http://www.capital-books.com/Info/ContactUs.aspx
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Entrepreneur.Com
http://www.entrepreneur.com
Pays up to $1000 for articles on acceptance.
"We are seeking stories that we cannot cover in the print magazine due to the timeliness factor--if there's something to write about now, we can't write about it in a print issue that will hit newsstands several months later. That's the beauty of the Web--we have the ability to cover things at a moment's notice. For instance, we can write about how a particular current event or trend is affecting small business."
See the complete guidelines here:http://tinyurl.com/2glqf
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TALL
Big E Productions
360 Grand Avenue, #474
Oakland, CA 94610
Phone: (510) 325-1689
Fax: (510) 588-5430
Website: http://www.tallmagazine.com
Everard Strong, Editor and Publisher
Send query to editor@tallmagazine.com
This new lifestyle magazine is for tall people, defined as men 6'2" and over and women 5'9" and over. Editorial includes interviews with interesting cultural figures (who happen to be taller than most), product reviews, tailored fashion finds, healthy exercise and nutrition advice, buying guides, news, and humorous viewpoints. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
GARDEN GATE
August Home Publishing
2200 Grand Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50312
Phone: (515) 282-7000
Fax: (515) 283-0447
http://www.gardengatemag.com
Steven Nordmeyer, Editor, for assignments
Send gardening articles or tips. If you have a unique way of doing something in your garden, we'd like to hear from you. We'll pay you $25 if we publish your tip.
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Writers' Forum
PO Box 3229
Bournemouth
BH1 1ZS
http://www.writers-forum.com
Zena O’Toole, editorial assistant
editorial@writers-forum.com
Tel: 01202 589828
Writers’ Forum is “Britain’s top-quality magazine for writers.” Its mission is to inspire and motivate writers of short stories, magazine features, novels, plays, film scripts and poetry. Payment varies; paid the month after publication. Article length is 800 to 2,000 words with what the magazine calls a 50-100-word standfirst in bold that summarizes the piece. Study the magazine for style. Illustrations must be included. Send SASE with all submissions. See below for its short-story competition.
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Writers’ Forum Short Story Competition
http://www.writers-forum.com/short_story_competition.htm
Prizes range from a minimum 1st prize £300, 2nd prize £150 and 3rd prize £100 with an annual trophy and a check for £1,000 for the best story of the year. The competition is open to all nationalities but entries must be in English.
Deadlines 2005 are: 5th day of every month. Any entries missing a deadline will be automatically moved forward to the next competition.
Rules:
All types of story are accepted: humor, horror, erotica, crime, romance and science fiction.
The preferred length is 1,500 to 3,000 words.
Entries must be typed or computer printed on one side of the paper with good margins and double spaced. No handwritten entries can be accepted.
Manuscripts must be numbered and the cover sheet should contain the entrant’s name, address, phone number, title of the story and number of words.
By entering, authors will have been deemed to offer first publication rights and the rights to appear in any future anthology of Writers Forum.
A reading fee of £10 (subscribers to Writers’ Forum pay only £6).
All entries receive an individual critique.
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Six: Writing Assignment: Spring has sprung
Spring brings renewal, some people say. What does spring say to you? Sneezin’ season? Renewal? Joy? Return of an unhappy memory? Think of spring and write down all the thoughts that come to mind. Use those thoughts as the premise of a poem or the setting of a short story or scene from a novel.
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Seven: Looking for Critique Circles
Do you want to join or form a critique circle in your area or online? In the body of an e-mail send me your name, general location, contact information, and your preferences (fiction, nonfiction, short stories, books, poetry, etc.). I’ll list your information here, to help you find or form a group that allows you to get feedback.
“I've completed my novel a couple times over the last eight years, but keep rewriting it. Two of the chapters have been published in anthologies as short stories. I live ninety miles NW of Minneapolis, Minnesota (rural area) and can't afford to pay someone to critique the book. An informal group would be wonderful. Can you help? My book is loosely based on my own dysfunctional family that only valued sons. --Pat Lugo patlugo@frontiernet.net
Remember to ask me for Report #101 on forming and maintaining a successful critique circle. Send your request to me at Bobbie@zebraeditor.com.
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Directions to monthly meetings held the first Friday of each month at Wok & Chops Chinese Restaurant, Roswell, Georgia.
The restaurant is in King’s Market on Holcomb Bridge, Roswell, Georgia, one block from Hwy. 400. If on 400, take Exit 7 toward Norcross (7A if going north, exit 7 and turn left, if going south). If on Holcomb Bridge already, turn into King’s Market by turning onto Market Boulevard beside SouthTrust Bank, turn left behind the bank, and you’ll see the restaurant in the hollow on the right. Restaurant phone: 770-552-8981.
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