The Writers Network News - October 2012 Issue http://ezezine.com
The Writers Network News, October 2012
In This Issue
One: From the editor's desk--Sunrises and Memories
Two: Ask the Book Doctor--About Cover Design, Self-Publishing
Companies, and Colons on a Book Cover
Three: This Month's Easy Editing Tip from Bobbie Christmas--Then
Four: Subjects of Interest to Writers
Five: Contests, Agents, and Markets
Six: Got Muse?--Memories Make Material; Tight Writing Makes Marketable
Material
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No Rules; Just Write!
Editor: Bobbie Christmas
Contents copyright 2012, Bobbie Christmas
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Writer's quote of the month
"There is a myth at large in the general population, easily quashable
yet somehow allowed to persist, that writing comes smoothly, like gas
from a pump, or at least unbidden, like tears. This is bull. No decent
prose is ever dashed off, especially that which appears to be
effortlessly dashing. Just as Buster Keaton and Douglas Fairbanks had
to rehearse their leaps and pratfalls, so grace on the page has to be
earned with infinite sweat." --Anthony Lane, The New Yorker
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One: From the editor's desk--Sunrises and Memories
Dear Readers:
When I was a teen, my family visited West Palm Beach, Florida, on a
fishing vacation. One morning my older sister, Sandi, shook me awake.
"Get up!" she demanded. "Let's go see the sunrise over the ocean."
"Sunrise? What's the big deal? I wanna sleep," I mumbled. I had never
seen a sunrise ever, anywhere. With no concept of sunrise, I much
preferred to sleep late.
"Come on! I've heard it's pretty," she pleaded.
I harrumphed, rolled over, and dozed off again.
I'll never know if she drove alone to the ocean side of Singer Island
to watch the sunrise or gave up and stayed in our motel on Lake Worth,
because only a few years later, she died in an accident. No matter how
long people grieve for a lost loved one, they never forget missed
moments like the one I missed, sharing a sunrise over the Atlantic with
my loving sister.
In memory of my enthusiastic sister, I strive to see every sunrise over
the ocean, whenever I can. When I went to Fernandina Beach, Florida,
this month for a working vacation, I rose early every morning and
watched the sun regally rise over the ocean. I took photos of nine out
the ten sunrises, and I even took a video of the last one before I
returned to Atlanta. Each morning I watched the sky turn from black to
pinks, oranges, yellows, and reds, with no two sunrises the same. I
dedicated every one to my sister Sandi Rothberg, who lived but
twenty-two years. Fifty years have passed since I lost her, but I still
miss her, and I grieve for our missed moments together. Here's to you,
Sis, and to sunrises over the ocean around the globe.
If you want to see some of the sunrises I documented, friend me on
Facebook (Bobbie Rothberg Christmas); I posted the photos there with
the location of Fernandina Beach. For a quick link to some of the
photos, click here: http://www.facebook.com/bobbie.christmas
Yours in writing,
Bobbie Christmas (Bobbie@zebraeditor.com or bzebra@aol.com )
Author of Write In Style (Union Square Publishing), owner of Zebra
Communications, and director of The Writers Network
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Two: Ask the Book Doctor: About Cover Design, Self-Publishing
Companies, and Colons on a Book Cover
By Bobbie Christmas
Q: My book is finished being edited and is ready to be printed. How can
I put a nice cover on it as cheaply as possible? I don't expect the
book to be on a bestseller list, but I do want it to be more advanced
than my first attempt.
A: You are wise to be concerned about the cover. The cover, both front
and back, is often the only thing that sells a book. If the cover looks
bad, few people will buy the book, no matter how well written the
contents may be. As in editing, the cover is not a place where you want
to scrimp.
If you don't want the cover to look cheap, don't be cheap. That is, pay
someone, even if it is only a design student, to design a book cover
properly and well. Making the front, back, and spine look professional
takes much more work and knowledge than most non-designers can imagine,
plus the file must be compatible with the printer's equipment. If you
want the cover to look professional, hire a professional to do it.
You can search the Internet for cover designers and pick one with the
best price. Your designer can be anywhere in the world and send the
files to you electronically. Check out some of the lower-priced book
design companies in India, for example. You can hire a pro yourself, or
you can use a pay-to-publish company that offers cover design as part
of a printing package. Check the Internet for such companies and see if
they offer covers that appeal to you at a price that is satisfactory.
Q: Can you recommend two or three high-quality self-publishing
companies? We are ready to publish, but I'm on the fence as to who we
should use.
A: Who you choose to publish your book depends on your needs and
desires. Some pay-to-publish companies have gotten bad press, yet many
clients who have used the same companies have been happy. Instead of
listing specific companies, let me make some suggestions.
Evaluate your needs before you begin the decision process. Which is
more important to you, a low per-book price or the ability to order
only a few books at a time, so you don't have to warehouse them? The
answer will determine whether you want a print-on-demand publisher or a
true printing company.
Do you need someone to fulfill orders for you? If so, choose a company
that offers fulfillment services.
Do you need help with internal and external design, getting an ISBN or
a barcode? Read about the capabilities of each publisher and decide
which capabilities are the most important to you and your goals.
If you do not need help with order fulfillment, design, barcode or
ISBN, find a printing company, rather than a publisher. Printers
usually charge less than companies that offer extra services and
handholding.
If decide to use a pay-to-publish company, investigate the company
first. Check with the Better Business Bureau. Ask for references from
clients, and call or e-mail those clients and ask probing questions. Be
sure the company you choose is reputable.
Ask for samples of the company's products. See if you like the look and
feel of the books. If the company will not send samples, go to the next
company.
Pay attention to how quickly the company responds to your questions and
requests. Be sure the company allows you to speak with a human being,
so you won't have to deal with the company strictly by e-mail or
through a website. Don't, however, fall high-pressure sales tactics. If
someone says you'll get a good deal only if you make a decision right
away, run away, as fast as you can!
Don't make your decision based on price alone. You usually get what you
pay for. For example, some paperback covers curl over time or in heat.
Pay a little extra to get a cover that will lie flat for the life of
the book.
If you want to use a company that has a higher price and you have been
dealing with a human being, you may be able to negotiate a slightly
better price. Don't be afraid to ask for a lower price. Explain that
you are considering such-and-such publisher that charges only (give the
price) for the same service, and ask if the company will match that
price. Be honest and realistic. Companies deserve to make a profit.
Q: Assume the following title (subtitle?) on a book:
RUN WITH THE WIND
How Jogging and Running Can Improve Your Health
Must the second line be considered a subtitle? If so, must I have a
colon after WIND, or can it be as I show it?
A: If both lines appear on the title page of the manuscript or on the
cover of a book, the top line-- RUN WITH THE WIND--would be considered
the title, and the second line--How Jogging and Running Can Improve
Your Health--would be considered the subtitle. Must it be so? Not
really, but a good subtitle clarifies the contents of the book, so it's
wise to have a subtitle on nonfiction books. If you don't want the
second line to be a subtitle, delete it from the title page of the
manuscript or the cover of the book before printing, but it would be
unwise to avoid using a subtitle that clarifies the contents.
A colon does not need to appear on the manuscript title page or book
cover, when the title and subtitle are on separate lines. The colon
should, however, appear when the title and subtitle are used together
for advertising and promotional purposes. In running text or
advertising, for example, it would be Run with the Wind: How Jogging
and Running Can Improve Your Health.
Bobbie Christmas, book editor, author of Write In Style (Union Square
Publishing), and owner of Zebra Communications, will answer your
questions, too. Send them to Bobbie@zebraeditor.com. Read more "Ask the
Book Doctor" questions and answers at www.zebraeditor.com.
Would you like to read, save, or share the Ask the Book Doctor column
as a PDF file? At http://zebraeditor.com/files/ask_the_book_doctor.pdf,
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Three: This Month's Easy Editing Tip from Bobbie Christmas--Then
The book I'm editing this week is loaded with misuses of the word
"then." I know you want to ask, "How can any literate person misuse
such a simple word?" I'll tell you, and I hope you remember.
"Then" can be an adverb, adjective, or noun, but not a conjunction.
First of all, like many adverbs, "then" can often be deleted without
changing the meaning of a sentence. For example, We went to the store
and then went to the library can be written as We went to the store and
the library.
Here's where the mistakes come in: Strong writing avoids using "Then"
to begin a sentence. In addition, the word "then" often requires the
use of a conjunction; it cannot act as a conjunction. Incorrect: We
went to the store, then the library. Correct: We went to the store and
then the library. Or We went to the store and the library.
Be careful not to overuse "then" or to use it incorrectly as a
conjunction.
Use my trademarked Find and Refine Method to locate overuse or misuse
of the word above. In most Word programs, you can use Control + H to
bring up the Find and Replace function. Under Find, type the word you
seek, and if you wish, in the Replace window, type in the correct
usage. Tell the computer to Find Next and study each use to determine
if it should be replaced or simply deleted.
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Four: Subjects of interest to writers
Kudos to The Writers Network member Michelle Hutchinson, who edited
Dear Kate: Reflections on Risk and Rewards after the Storm by Brad
Fortier. The book was released July and garnered praise from Nobel
Prize-winning economist Dr. Harry Markowitz and Garland Robinette's
Think Tank. In addition, The Washington Post made Dear Kate its Color
of Money Book Club August selection, and The Marietta Daily Journal
also gave it coverage.
Way to go, Michelle!
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Member Tom Bender writes, "My novel, Run for It!, which has been
sitting quite dead on the Kindle shelf for a year or so, has suddenly
found life. I offered it free on Kindle for one day four weeks ago, and
then free again for this day, Sept. 4. In August, readers acquired more
than 250 electronic copies, two-thirds of them at my regular price. In
the first four days of this month, readers have acquired about 125
electronic copies, 25 of them at my price. In the year or so before I
put RUN FOR IT! on Kindle, I sold only about 200 softbound copies, and
the selling was hard work. The electronic success the book is having
now is great for a person like me, who loves to write and wants his
writing read but does not like to go out in the marketplace and beat
the drum."
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Susan Kraus, a longtime member and a client whose many (very good)
books I have edited, wrote: "Secretariat Reborn has been picked up by a
traditional publisher, Oceanview Publishing, a mid-range press with
sixty authors, but five of their books are on the Amazon bestseller
list, so finally, I'm a real author. The book will probably come out
next September."
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I want to toot my own horn, too. A writer in Alaska ordered my book,
Write In Style, and wrote to me to say, "You have ROCKED my world! Your
book continues to rock my world. You have put a smile back on my face,
given me hope, and given me tools to help me accomplish my goal. Thank
you, thank you. I wrote, but reading it a thousand times wasn't
helping. I was about to give up after fifteen years of struggling.
Write In Style is just what I needed to save my sanity and my book. I
love you and the tools you have given me." --Kathy Halgren
We writers certainly love to hear that we have helped someone with our
writing.
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Write In Style Soon to be Unavailable, but Do NOT pay $452 for a copy!
A few weeks ago a writer in another city called to warn me, "I
recommended Write In Style to a friend, and he went on Amazon to get
it. Did you know that Amazon is selling your book for $75? Can they do
that?"
"Yes," I answered. "Because my book is officially out of print and no
more copies will be produced by the publisher, Amazon and anyone else
who owns copies of Write In Style can sell it at any price they can
get." For that reason, some savvy online book dealers offer Write In
Style for as high as $451.91, and others are selling used copies for
$60.55, but savvy shoppers can go to my website and buy a new copy at
the original cover price of $12.95.
Write In Style is the first book to teach you how to write tighter,
stronger, and more creatively, PLUS how to speed through your editing
phase using tricks available in the software you're already using.
Write In Style won the Royal Palm Literary Award for education, Best in
Division (Georgia Author of the Year Awards), and was a finalist in
USABookNews Best Books 2005.
Hurry! I have only a few copies left of Write In Style. After I sell
all my copies, you will have to pay the prices on Amazon, from about
$75 to $375.85 for a new copy on Amazon. To pay the high prices, see
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$12.95, go to http://zebraeditor.com/book_write_in_style.shtml. If you
buy the book from me, I will even autograph it.
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From The Chicago Manual of Style Website Q & A This Month
Q: In a jointly authored book in which each coauthor has written his
own separate preface, can both prefaces be under one header, "Preface,"
with each one signed? Or do I have to call one of them a preface and
one something else, like a prologue? The trouble with the latter option
is that they both are truly prefaces and serve exactly the same
function.
A: It's fine to call them both prefaces. Although prefaces are often
signed at the end, in this case it might be better to put the byline at
the top, right after "Preface." In the table of contents, include both
"Preface, by Author A" and "Preface, by Author B."
Q: I'm creating a name index for a book on the history of Japanese
imperial rule, which is heavy on references to Japanese deities. The
deities are discussed numerous times in connection with the early
Japanese emperors, for example as part of the first emperor's lineage.
I believe only people should be in the name index, but are there any
exceptions, such as this one?
A: If you are the author of the book, you get to decide what to put in
your index. If you're writing the index for someone else, that person
is the best one to decide. If deities are to be included, you might
rename the index "Index of Persons and Deities." Or you could have a
separate glossary of deities. Don't worry about conventions and
exceptions. Think about what the readers of this book will need, and
then create it for them.
The Chicago Manual of Style is the reference that book editors use. For
more CMOS Q & A, see http://tinyurl.com/2xscwn.
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Terminology Writers Should Know
Imprint
An imprint is a publisher's line of books of a particular type.
Sometimes an editor at a publishing house can even have an imprint in
his or her own name. An imprint can appear on a book spine either
separately or in combination with the publisher's name. Such labels
help categorize books for dealers and educators. Tor, for example, is
an imprint of St. Martin's Press and HarperPerennial is an imprint of
HarperCollins Publishers.
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Looking for a free review of your book? Never pay to have your book
reviewed. People and publishers in the know never take paid reviews
seriously, but hundreds of people are willing to review your book or
e-book for free. When I find new free reviewers, I will post them here.
This month's free reviewers:
The Book Haven
http://www.thebookhaven.net/
Between the Pages
http://betweenthelinesandmore.blogspot.com
Many more free reviewers (along with detailed information on the types
of books they review and where they post their reviews) are listed in
The Book Reviewer Yellow Pages, available at
http://www.stepbystepselfpublishing.net/reviewer-list.html.
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Five: Contests, Agents, and Markets
Wisdom of Woodstock Anthology
Call for Personal Experience Essays
Deadline December 31, 2012
Were you living at the time the world came together in peace, love, and
harmony for the infamous Woodstock concert? If so, you have spent
enough years on earth to have learned some valuable lessons and
experienced unique, pleasant, or even unpleasant events that resulted
in wisdom. It is time to share that wisdom in the Wisdom of Woodstock
anthology. We are looking for original personal experience essays that
reveal any incident that took place anywhere, at any time, that
resulted in wisdom, revelation, or comfort. The deadline is
approaching! For details, see
http://zebraeditor.com/writing_competition.shtml.
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23 House Publishing
405 Moseley St.
Jefferson TX 75657
http://www.23house.com/index.htm
editor@23house.com
We are currently looking for nonfiction, regional ghost story
manuscripts. A prospective book should contain both the history and
ghost stories of the specific region. The maximum word count is 65,000,
and the minimum is 40,000. Photos, maps, and other visual aids are a
major plus.
PLEASE NOTE: 23 House Publishing never, ever, never charges money to
read queries, consider manuscripts, or publish books. If you find a
publisher asking an author to put up any money at all, RUN AWAY! RUN
AWAY! RUN AWAY!
The best way to contact us is by e-mail.
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Cleis Press and Viva Editions
2246 Sixth Street
Berkeley, CA 94710
www.cleispress.com
bknight@cleispress.com
Cleis Press publishes provocative works by women and men in the areas
of gay and lesbian studies, sexual politics, fiction, feminism,
self-help, erotica, gender studies, and human rights.
We publish 45 new books each year (in combination with Viva Editions)
and receive over 2000 manuscripts and query submissions annually. We
accept unsolicited manuscripts, as well as manuscripts represented by
agents. Please do not send poetry or recommendation letters.
If you wish to submit a book proposal, please follow the following
guidelines. All proposals should be emailed to Brenda Knight at
bknight@cleispress.com. Please include a CV, a list of previous
publications, and the first chapter of the book in the body of the
email. In an attachment, please include the manuscript, in either MS
Word or PDF format.
If you wish to mail in your proposal, mail it to the attention of
Brenda Knight at the address above.
We appreciate your patience in receiving replies; we ask that you allow
six to eight weeks for a reply.
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Global Ebook Awards Open for Submission
http://www.GlobalEbookAwards.com
The Global Ebook Award Program offers high-profile publicity for ebook
authors and publishers. Your eBook entry allows readers to discover
your ebook through a built-in publicity campaign.
To enter your ebook go to:
http://globalebookawards.com/instructions-for-entering/
What authors/publishers get for submitting their ebooks:
*Entry into the awards contest www.GlobalEbookAwards.com .
*Reviews from judges.
*6 Promotional Projects
*New 2013 Post & Promote http://globalebookawards.com/user-publicity/
*All books nominated may use the promotional verbiage "Nominated for
the Global Ebook Award."
*Award stickers (files) in .tif and .jpg for applying to eBook covers,
websites and promotional materials.
Sticker will say Winner, Finalist, or Nominated.
Dates for Entry:
Ebook released anytime in 2011, 2012 & 2013
Application deadline: April 30 2013, midnight, Pacific Time.
Winners and finalists will be listed on the official
http://www.GlobalEbookAwards.com site and winners and finalists will
receive Global Ebook Award certificates. Winners will be announced to
the media in news releases.
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Six: Got Muse? Memories Make Material; Tight Writing Makes Marketable
Material
Above I wrote about the memory of my sister and her wish for me to join
her and watch the sunrise over the ocean. Our memories often make good
stories that make others laugh, smile, or even feel a little sad. Good
writers evoke emotions in others with their writing, so for this
exercise, think of something that happened to you in your past,
something that may make others feel some emotion, whether it is anger,
happiness, or sadness. Write your story from beginning to end without
stopping. When you finish, go back and revise and refine it.
In the revision phase, remove unnecessary words and make the writing as
tight as possible. Look for words and phrases such as these that you
can delete: I remember, I recall, and I'll never forget. Delete
unnecessary adverbs (-ly words such as suddenly, immediately,
uncontrollably, and hopefully) and redundant formations, such as fell
back (fell is sufficient), reverted back (revert), sat down (sat), and
stood up (stood). Watch out for overuse or unnecessary use of auxiliary
verbs such as had, would, and could. Examine every verb in your memoir
to see if you can choose a stronger one. When you finish your
revisions, your story will be more powerful than when you finished your
first draft.
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