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June 22, 2008
The Writers Network News
No Rules; Just Write!
Editor: Bobbie Christmas
Contents copyright 2008, Bobbie Christmas
No portion of this newsletter can be used without permission.
Disclaimer: Information in this newsletter is not to be construed as an
endorsement. Be sure to research all information and study every
stipulation before you accept assignments, spend money, or sell your
work.
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Welcome to this issue of The Writers Network News.
In This Issue
One: Kudos to Raymond Fast, Ginger Collins, Aimee Krafton
Two: From the editor’s desk – The Catharsis of Writing
Three: Ask the Book Doctor – About Sample Chapters, Commas, and Audio
Book Recordings
Four: This Month’s Writing Tip from Bobbie Christmas – At that moment,
all of a sudden, and with that
Five: Letters from Members
Six: Subjects of Interest to Writers
Seven: Jobs, Contests, Grants, Agents, and Markets
Eight: Writing Assignment – One Word is Worth a Thousand
Nine: Web Sites of Interest to Writers
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Local Meeting Reminder and Venue Notice
The Writers Network meets next on Friday, July 4, at noon – Yes, we
will meet July 4.
No dues; no fees
No rules; just write!
If you happen to be in metro Atlanta on the first Friday of the month,
bring questions and business cards and network with us for an hour or
so, starting at 12:00 noon.
Our venue is Lucky China, 11680 Alpharetta Highway, Roswell, GA 30076.
See more detailed information at the end of the e-zine.
[Note: Some links may include “tiny url,” because through
www.tinyurl.com, long Web addresses can be converted to short ones.]
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Writer’s quote of the day
Myla Goldberg, author of _Bee Season_, gives this advice to writers:
"Keep doing it. If you get better and better, something will happen."
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One: Kudos to Raymond Fast, Ginger Collins, Aimee Krafton
“I have been selected for this year's Playwrights & ... Reading Series
sponsored by Working Title Playwrights. From
www.workingtitleplaywrights.com: ‘WTP Affiliates are not only
playwrights. Some of our members write prolifically in genres other
than for the stage. For those affiliates, we offer the Playwrights
&... Reading Series. Three affiliate playwrights per year receive
open-to-the-public, stand-alone events, one evening each of readings of
their own materials. An honorarium is paid in part through grants made
available through Poets & Writers, Inc.’ My reading will be October 14
at Wordsmiths Books in Decatur, Georgia. Also, My short play ‘Saving
Starla’ is featured as part of the ensemble 9x9 '08: Nine Plays by Nine
Playwrights in June. This is my first commercial production.” –Raymond
Fast
“My story ‘First Sight’ took second place in Writer Advice's Third
Annual Flash Prose Contest. The judges called it a wise story about
being careful what you wish for. It will appear this month on the
Writer Advice Web site, www.writeradvice.com. –Ginger Collins
“My newly polished manuscript won grand prize from the Maryland Writers
Association 2008 novel contest.” –Aimee Krafton
Congratulations!
Your successes encourage others, so please send in your accomplishments
for our kudos section.
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Two: From the editor’s desk — The Catharsis of Writing
Dear Fellow Writers:
I want to thank all of you who sent notes of condolence when I revealed
the loss of my dear dog in last month’s newsletter. The loss was not
fresh, though. My Scottie was attacked and killed in February, and it
took me to May to be able to write about it.
Which comes first? Can we finally write about our losses once we are
healing, or do we finally begin to heal once we write about our losses?
No matter, writing, as we all know, is cathartic.
As if to prove that the universe provides what we need, shortly after I
wrote that editorial, a neighbor pleaded with me to take her miniature
poodle, because she had grown allergic to him. I did not feel ready for
another dog. I did not want a male dog. I didn’t want a yappy dog,
either, and I had heard that dog barking incessantly on the neighbors’
back deck. All that said, I also didn’t want the dog to go to the
pound, so I agreed to take him for a couple of days to see how we got
along.
You can guess the rest of the story; the dog is still here, and my
house is filled with love and happiness again. I learned that the dog
is not yappy; he just needs a great deal of attention and affection.
Believe me, I have an abundance of affection for dogs, and working from
home allows me to give him the attention he craves. The dog also had
not seen a veterinarian in a year and a half and wasn’t neutered, so I
knew he had not been given the medical attention he needed, either. In
truth, we needed each other.
So, fellow writers, the story of my life with Circe the Scottish
terrier came to an end in February, but on Memorial Day, the story of
my life with Doodle the poodle began. Isn’t the book of life grand? We
can always find a reason to keep turning the pages.
Yours in writing,
Bobbie Christmas (Bobbie@zebraeditor.com or bzebra@aol.com )
Author of triple-award-winning _Write In Style_ (Union Square
Publishing), owner of Zebra Communications, and director of The Writers
Network
P.S. Thank you for subscribing to our newsletter. Let me hear from you
when you have questions, kudos, markets or any other information to
share with your writers network.
If someone forwarded this newsletter to you, please sign up to get your
own copy. Simply go to my Web site, www.zebraeditor.com, and click on
“Free Newsletter.” I never share your address or send out spam.
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Three: Ask the Book Doctor — About Sample Chapters, Commas, and Audio
Book Recordings
Q: With a nonfiction book proposal, is it better to send the first
chapter as a sample chapter or another chapter you believe to be the
strongest?
A: Always find and follow each agent’s or publisher’s guidelines. Some
want three sample chapters and do not designate which ones to send.
Some want the strongest chapter. Some specify they want chapter one.
Some want something in between.
If the guidelines say “sample chapter” or “sample chapters” without
specifying whether to send the first chapter or not, do include the
first one. If your first chapter is not the strongest, rewrite it until
it is, because the first chapter is the most important in the book. It
must grab readers and keep them interested in reading more. If it does
not do its job, the likelihood someone will buy the book is reduced.
Q: “How about you, Alex?” his friend Ben asked. Is the comma correct in
this example? Do I need more? Why?
A: The sentence is correct as written. The comma between “you” and
“Alex” is needed because a comma is necessary in direct address. In
such a case, the name is set off by commas. Examples: I like you, John.
Susie, come here. If you were me, Sam, would you buy this hat?
In your example, “How about you, Alex?” his friend Ben asked, “Ben” is
not set off by commas because it is considered essential; we must
assume that Alex has more than one friend, so the name gives us
essential information: which friend.
Conversely, we Americans are not allowed to have more than one spouse,
so examine the following: “We need paper towels,” Ben’s wife, Susie,
said. In that sentence, the name “Susie” is nonessential. It could be
deleted, and readers would still know it could be only one person, even
without the name.
Q: I would really love to be a reader for audio books. I'm British born
and raised and have (I'm told) a good speaking voice with a good
British accent. My husband is also well-spoken and is adept at Welsh,
Irish, and Scottish accents. How does one find employment as a reader?
A: It does sound like you both have a good start, but professionally
produced audio book companies use actors who can distinctly “act out”
the dialogue and change their voices and styles to depict the various
characters in the book. To learn the ins and outs of performing on
audio, you may want to take a course. You’ll also need to learn the
business. I have not read the following book, but it looks like it
might be a good one on the subject: How to Get a Job in the Music and
Recording Industry by Keith Hatschek (Berklee Press Publications).
One great way to start is to volunteer your services for recording for
the blind and dyslexic, to build your portfolio. I easily found once
such service on the Internet at http://www.rfbd.org/about_3.htm. After
you have gained experience, perhaps one of the places where you’ve
volunteered can direct you to paying jobs, or you can search the
Internet for companies that use recording artists to read audio books.
Send your questions to Book Doctor Bobbie Christmas for a personal
answer. Contact her at Bobbie@zebraeditor.com. Read more “Ask the Book
Doctor” questions and answers at www.zebraeditor.com.
Would you like to read or save the Ask the Book Doctor column as a
clear PDF file? Now you can! See
http://zebraeditor.com/files/ask_the_book_doctor.pdf. The newest column
is posted around the first of each month.
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Four: This Month’s Writing Tip from Bobbie Christmas – At that moment,
all of a sudden, and with that
Many writers feel a need to show immediacy or continuity by beginning
sentences with statements such as “at that moment,” “all of a sudden,”
or “with that.” Here are typical instances of the uses of these words:
All of a sudden the crowd fell silent.
At that moment, a scream sounded in the distance.
With that, Arnold turned on his heel and rushed out.
Although nothing is wrong with any of those sentences or the use of any
of those terms, if you remove them from your writing, your work grows
more stylish because useless phrases no longer weigh it down. Notice
how nothing is lost in the following revisions, and the sentences have
more impact:
The crowd fell silent.
A scream sounded in the distance.
Arnold turned on his heel and rushed out.
Find opportunities for improvement in your own work by using my
trademarked Find and Refine Method. With your file open on your
computer, pull down Edit, then Find, then type in the word or
punctuation you want to find, and your computer will stop on each one
and allow you to ponder whether you can change, correct, improve, or
delete that usage. For more opportunities for improvement, read my
textbook on creative writing: _Write In Style_ (Union Square
Publishing). Buy it in your local bookstore or order it from Amazon.com
by clicking here: http://tinyurl.com/2ayh2m.
Time to Find and Refine
To take advantage of this month’s tip from Bobbie Christmas, one at a
time, type the phrases “at that moment,” “all of a sudden,” or “with
that” into the Find function in your word-processing software. Each
time the computer stops on the intended phrase, examine it and decide
whether you can delete, change, or otherwise improve the sentence.
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Five: Letters from Members
Mark Diamond wrote, “From ‘A Prairie Home Companion’ newsletter,
Garrison Keillor shares how he writes. He says, ‘A novel wants to get
out of the computer and onto paper several times in the course of
composition. The novel I'm working on now has been back and forth a
couple of times: you print out a double-spaced typescript and revise it
and type the revisions into the computer and a few months later you do
it again. And then at the end, you get galleys from the printer and
rewrite it there, and again if necessary. It's always good to see the
work in a new format. It gives you fresh eyes.’”
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Six: Subjects of interest to writers
Where is Bobbie Christmas speaking next?
Hurry! Sign to up to take these free telephone seminars.
TELE-CAST: Tricks You Didn’t Know Your Word Processor Could Do
Monday, October 27, 2008 5:00 pm ET - 6:00 pm ET
http://www.eventbrite.com/event/103898764
TELE-CAST: Self-Editing Techniques You Can’t Live Without
Monday, November 17, 2008 5:00 pm ET - 6:00 pm ET
http://www.eventbrite.com/event/103900770
All these tele-classes are given at no charge through AuthorSmart.com.
Sign up for any and all of them today!
Did you miss the tele-cast called “Write In Style and You Write to
Win?” that aired in April? Download it for only $5 and listen all you
want by going to http://stores.authorsmart.com/Detail.bok?no=134.
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Bobbie will be appearing in person at the following events:
September 9, 2008
Carrollton Creative Writers Club
10:00 - 12:00
Carrollton, Georgia
For information contact Joann at planter630@aol.com
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September 27, 2008
Catch the Wave Conference
Christian Authors Guild
Woodstock, Georgia
See www.christianauthorsguild.org/10.html.
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November 14, 15, 16, 2008
Florida Writers Association Annual Conference
See www.floridawriters.net for information
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According to Wooden Horse Magazine, Budget Travel magazine is yet
another magazine that allows its readers to generate almost all the
text and photography for a recent issue. The magazine solicited some
2,800 pitches from readers, according to editor Erik Torkells. In the
end, he says, there were 324 contributors for the issue. "Let's be
perfectly clear," Torkells wrote in a blog post for foliomag.com.
"Making this issue was neither cheap nor easy," and without an
"extraordinary amount" of editing, the issue "would've been a mess," he
said.
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_Purge Your Prose of Problems: A Book Doctor’s Desk Reference_--Fourth
Edition
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By the way, BookLocker.com (the company that handles my e-books) has
filed suit against Amazon, alleging violations of the Sherman Act,
which refers to restraint of trade.
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Great American Bargain Book Show University
How to Become a Successful Author
August 2, 2008
Cobb Galleria Centre, Atlanta, Ga.
See http://www.anvilpub.net/gabbs_university.htm
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Bobbie Christmas seminars on CD
“Write In Style and You Write to Win”
“Travel Writing for Fun and (a little) Profit”
“Write it and Reap: Make Money Selling Your Expertise”
“An Editor’s 10 Secrets to More Persuasive Writing”
“I’ve Finished My Book; What Should I Do Now?”
Take seminars in the comfort of your own home. Repeat as often as you
want. Invite your friends to join you. To order, go to
http://www.zebraeditor.com/tools.shtml and scroll down to see all the
seminars available on CD.
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The Indiana Attorney General Steve Carter filed suit against Airleaf
Publishing, a self-publishing company that inundated writers with
promotional literature by regular mail and e-mail. Here’s an excerpt
from a letter the investigating detective sent to many writers who had
complained that the company did not fulfill its promises:
“This is to inform you I have talked to Carl Lau this date. He has
closed down; however, he and his attorney have assured me that if I
provide them with a list of items to be returned, they will make them
available to return disks, galleys, books, etc. Carl told me he has
60,000 books in his facility, of which he owns only about 10,000. The
rest are yours and others who have published with him. When he receives
an author’s permission, he is donating books to Goodwill.
“This does not stop the criminal investigation. Some of you have also
asked about the class action or civil suit. You will have to talk to
Bonnie Kaye about that issue as I have no involvement in civil matters
at this time.”
For the full letter and more information, see
http://airleafvictims.blogspot.com/2007/12/airleaf-publishing-self-publishing.html
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_Ask the Book Doctor: How to Beat the Competition and Sell Your
Writing_ is a 122-page e-book by Bobbie Christmas that answers all the
questions you wish you could ask an editing expert. Electronic
bookmarks allow you to go directly to your preferred subject, and
clickable links take you to Internet resources for additional
information. Whether you write books, short stories, articles, reports,
or anything else, learn more about how to write, edit, and sell your
work, To order the e-book go to
http://www.booklocker.com/books/1906.html
Soon to be available in print! By popular demand, _Ask the Book Doctor:
How to Beat the Competition and Sell Your Writing_ will soon be
available in print. To order your copy today, go to www.wwaow.com and
search for Bobbie Christmas.
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“Fuel for Your Publishing Journey” newsletter recently featured an
article by Wayne Kelly, an award-winning morning radio host and
sought-after media coach. In it he says everyone wants to get on the
Oprah show with their books, because the best way to promote a book is
through radio and TV. He points out that the best way to get radio and
TV interviews is to remember that radio and TV producers want to
educate and entertain the public. To be successful in getting
interviewed by the media, don’t say, “I just published a book.”
Producers don’t care that you want to promote your book. They have
their own agenda, so package a pitch that speaks to what they want:
education and entertainment. He says, “Producers want listeners and
viewers to stay on their station for five more minutes. If they find
something or someone who can help them achieve this, they will put you
on the radio or TV.”
His pitch idea works for nonfiction only, but he says first you must
identify a problem, prove it’s a big problem, and show how your book
offers a solution. He says, “Once you start thinking education,
problem, and solution, all while being entertaining, you are headed in
Oprah's direction. I might even book you on my show.”
To sign up for the AuthorSmart.com newsletter called Fuel for Your
Publishing Journey, go to
http://visitor.constantcontact.com/email.jsp?m=1101325221936&p=oi.
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So you think Stephen King is prolific?
Frederick Faust, writing as Max Brand, was the most prolific fiction
writer in American history. He published more than 200 novels in his
lifetime. He wrote thrillers, love stories, and melodramas, but he
specialized in the Western, even though he knew almost nothing about
frontier life. He's best known for his 1930 novel titled _Destry Rides
Again_. During the Great Depression, he was one of the best-paid pulp
fiction writers in America, earning five cents a word. Even in that
era, he made about $100,000 a year by finishing a full-length novel
every week.
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_Write In Style: Using Your Word Processor and Other Techniques to
Improve Your Writing_ by Bobbie Christmas 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, Best in Division (Georgia Author of the Year Awards), and
Finalist in USABookNews Best Books 2005. Union Square Publishing; Simon
and Schuster, distributor. Available in bookstores and Internet
retailers. To order at Amazon.com DISCOUNT prices, see
http://tinyurl.com/5yncfw.
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Do Memoirs Sell?
The annual Bowker Industry Report recently revealed that since 1999,
sales in the biography and memoir category have grown from $170 million
to $270 million.
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Writers Network Member and published Atlanta novelist and freelance
journalist Maria Hodges offers design and illustration services for
your children's books. In addition to other work, she has executed a
coloring book for the Kennedy Space Center and created a line of
illustrated nursery rhymes and greeting cards for children. Her
portfolio and biography are available upon request.
artistpoet1948@yahoo.com or 678-914-1545
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Free Tools for Writers from Bobbie Christmas and Zebra Communications
Order e-mailed reports on correct manuscript format, how to form and
run a critique circle, how to identify weak writing and repair it,
self-publishing vs. traditional publishing, and much more. Sixteen
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http://zebraeditor.com/free_reports.shtml. Newest report: How to choose
the correct editor for your manuscript. Surprise! It may not be me!
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Seven: Jobs, Contests, Grants, Agents and Markets
Call for Submissions: 2008 Toys for Tots anthology, Dying in a Winter
Wonderland
In 2006 and 2007, some wonderful and talented authors contributed their
creative efforts to two anthologies, BY THE CHIMNEY WITH CARE and
CAROLS AND CRIMES, GIFTS AND GRIFTERS. Because of those folks, Wolfmont
Press was able to contribute almost $3,400 to the Toys for Tots
Foundation and for underprivileged kids. We will donate all publisher
profits. No contributor receives payment, although the contributors may
buy copies at a discount from the publisher and sell them for a profit.
Stories should be between 2,000 and 4,000 words and focus on a crime
that occurs during the winter holiday season. Wintertime holidays
include Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa. The story may occur in the
present day or in a historical setting. It may be serious or humorous,
mystical or down-to-earth. Most importantly, it must be well-written
and properly reflect the theme of the anthology.
The story may involve a murder, although it is not required. We do want
to keep it “family friendly,” in that the “spatter factor” should be
low, no torture or other distasteful things of that nature, and gutter
language should be minimized. We understand that this is a crime
anthology, but we also know that many people buy it because of the
charitable side.
We need authors willing to go the extra mile to promote the book. We
prefer authors who are willing to commit to signings, try to get local
newspaper or radio coverage, and talk up the book to their friends and
neighbors.
We prefer unpublished stories. If the story is a reprint, let us know
when submitting it.
Stories will be edited. Contributing authors agree to release all
publication rights to the contributed story to Wolfmont Press through
March 2009. Contributors receive two free copies of the anthology and
may buy more copies at a discounted price.
Deadline for submission is July 15, 2008. To submit, send your story as
an attached file, either RTF or MS Word format, to wonderland (at)
wolfmont.com.
Dying in a Winter Wonderland is scheduled for release October 1, 2008.
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Toy Farmer Publications
7496 106th Ave. SE
LaMoure, ND 58458-9404
Phone: (701) 883-5206
Toll Free: (800) 533-8293
Fax: (701) 883-5209
E-mail: info@toyfarmer.com
There’s a magazine for every enthusiast. Toy Farmer caters to
collectors of farm-equipment miniatures. It looks for articles of
general interest, historical/nostalgic, humor, interview/profile, new
products, personal experience, technical, and book reviews. Buys 100
manuscripts a year. Query with clips. Pays 10 cents a word for 800 to
1,500 words. See www.toyfarmer.com or see
http://www.toyfarmer.com/feature/index.html for a sample article from
Toy Farmer magazine.
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Writers Wanted for Holiday Content
This network of unique Web sites aims to provide compelling holiday
content. Opportunities exist for writers to generate creative articles
on a variety of topics such as cooking, family, lifestyle, movies, etc.
Please provide links to other online writing projects or a writing
portfolio. We need active, creative voices to generate content on a
variety of Web sites. Freelance submissions are always welcome and will
be considered in a timely fashion. Do not submit your interest without
first learning more about this company. Visit: http://merrynetwork.com.
Review qualifications and further details at
http://merrynetwork.com/?page_id=29
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Atlanta magazine short story contest
Prize: $1,000
Stories must be original, unpublished fiction, and no longer than 6,000
words. Submit as a MS Word attachment to
shortstory@atlantamag.emmis.com or mail with SASE to 260 Peachtree
Street, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30303. The winning story will be
published in the December issue and appear, in part, on the magazine's
Web site. Deadline: August 1
Atlanta is one of the nation's oldest city mags and a 2008 National
Magazine Award winner for feature writing. A sister to Texas Monthly,
Los Angeles, and other city mags, we publish monthly in a diverse and
rapidly growing metropolitan area of five million. Former contributors
(fiction and non) include Wells Tower, Christopher Dickey, Tom Junod,
George Singleton, Roy Blount Jr., Anne Rivers Siddons, Pam Durban, and
Pat Conroy. www.atlantamagazine.com
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Daily Devotions That Speak to the Heart of Today’s Busy Woman
Susan M. Heim, former senior editor for the Chicken Soup for the Soul
series and author of four parenting books, is coauthoring a devotional
book to help women connect with other women by sharing stories from
their lives. If you have a brief story in which you emerged through a
difficult period or experienced a poignant, life-changing moment,
please submit it for this upcoming book to susan@susanheim.com. Sample
devotionals and additional information are available.
Working Title: Daily Devotions That Speak to the Heart of Today’s Busy
Woman
Deadline for Entries: July 31, 2008
Compensation: Your name on the story (unless you request anonymity), a
free copy of the book, and a discount on additional copies
Contributors are allowed to submit more than one story, as we will use
multiple submissions.
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Adventure Games Publishing
P.O. Box 185
Iola, WI 54945-0185
www.adventuregamespubs.com
Adventure Games Journal is a new bimonthly recently launched by
Adventure Games Publishing. The magazine is dedicated to role-playing
games and targets those who enjoy playing them. James Mishler is the
editor. Each issue includes new adventures, monsters, treasures,
classes, races, and the campaign setting information that the reader,
as player and/or judge, can use to improve role-playing game
experiences.
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Southern Accents
2100 Lakeshore Drive
Birmingham, AL 35209
www.southernaccents.com
Southern Accents defines the best of Southern style: classic interiors,
beautiful gardens, gracious entertaining, and an educated eye for art
and antiques. The romantic appeal of the magazine transcends its
geographic boundaries, speaking to a national audience that embodies
the Southern lifestyle and those who aspire to live it.
Five subject areas (interiors, gardens, art and antiques, entertaining,
architecture) define the content of each issue. Stories depicting each
of these areas are included in all three sections of the magazine. The
magazine also has special sections, such as those that focus on show
houses and remodeling.
Behind every story, in all departments, is the desire to serve our
readers, to give them ideas and inspiration applicable to their own
homes.
Southern Accents does not accept prepared text, but we are happy to
consider a well-developed idea expressed in a query letter. Query
letters may be sent by regular mail along with your bio and clippings
of your published work enclosed.
For complete submission guidelines, planning, payment, etc., see
http://tinyurl.com/435ybk.
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FDR Magazine (Florida Designers Review)
Attention: Managing Editor
301 W. Platt Street, #302
Tampa, FL 33606
813-837-4100
Publisher@MyFDR.com
http://www.myfdr.com/aboutus.aspx
FDR Magazine is a collaborative effort between GR Wyse & Company,
Garcia Media, and the architects, designers, and artisans of the West
Coast of Florida. FDR is the result of the brightest print media
strategists combining knowledge assets with highly effective online
marketers to fill a void within shelter magazine publications from
Florida.
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Eight: Writing Assignment – One Word Is Worth a Thousand
Open a dictionary and scroll down through the words until you find a
word you have never seen or used before. Read the definition. Being
careful not to use the actual word itself—after all, most of your
readers will never have heard of it, either—write a story using the
definition of the word.
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Nine: Web Sites of Interest to Writers
Marg McAlister's writing sites and e-zines are full of up-to-date,
practical advice for writers. Get timely tips to ensure writing success
both online and in print: http://www.Writing4SuccessClub.com
http://www.writing4success.com
http://www.EsssentialGuidetoGhostwriting.com
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Who can you trust? See the National Writers Union page
http://tinyurl.com/5cw4on for a list of warnings to professional
writers.
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Internet Public Library
Search for newspapers anywhere in the country as well as ready
references on any subject you might research at a library, from arts
and humanities to zebras, with an option to ask a question if you can’t
find the answer.
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Information about the meetings:
You are under no obligation to eat if you attend the meeting, but if
you do eat, you may pay and tip as you leave. To keep things moving
along, we may have to order food while we talk, but here’s the order of
our meetings:
First we have introductions. When you introduce yourself, we ask that
you also say, “and I am a writer.” In this way we affirm why we are all
here and what we do. After saying, “and I’m a writer,” you can tell the
group what kind of writing you do and what you are working on. Be as
brief as possible. During introductions you’ll also have an opportunity
to write down questions and put them in the question pot. After the
introductions are over, we discuss the questions and answers. We do not
have an absolute ending to our meetings, so you may leave when you need
to leave, but we have the room until 2:00.
Our monthly meetings are held at noon on the first Friday of each month
at Lucky China, 11680 Alpharetta Highway, Roswell, Georgia 30076. Our
meeting room is on the left side of the reception area. (See
http://www.luckychina.info/ )
Coming from South of Atlanta: Take GA 400 North. Exit Mansell Road
(exit 8), take a left onto Mansell Road. Take a right onto Alpharetta
Highway. Lucky China is located on left side across from North Fulton
Regional Hospital.
Coming from North of Cumming: Take GA 400 South. Exit Old Milton
Parkway (exit 10). Take a right onto Old Milton Parkway. Take a left
onto Alpharetta Highway. Lucky China is located on right side across
from North Fulton Regional Hospital.
Restaurant phone: 770-740-1360.
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