The Writers Network News, December 2013 Issue http://ezezine.com
The Writers Network News, December 2013
In This Issue
One: From the editor's desk: Easiest Way to Back Up Files
Two: Ask the Book Doctor about Single Quotation Marks, Thoughts,
Farther/Further, Editors' Preferences, and Different From/Than
Three: This Month's Easy Editing Tip from Bobbie Christmas:
Insure/Ensure
Four: Subjects of Interest to Writers
Five: Contests, Agents, and Markets
Six: Got Muse? Slow Down
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The Writers Network News
No Rules; Just Write!
Editor: Bobbie Christmas
Contents copyright 2013, Bobbie Christmas
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Writer's Quote of the Month
John Grisham said of his formula for writing legal thrillers, "You take
some horrible, mean, vicious, nasty conspiracy over here, you put a
very sympathetic hero or heroine in the middle of it, you reach a point
where their lives are at stake--and you get them out of it."
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One: From the editor's desk: Easiest Way to Back Up Files
Dear Fellow Writers:
Today a publisher client of mine wrote to ask if I still had a copy of
a book I edited for the company three years ago. The publishing company
had put the project on hold for some reason, and then its computer
experienced a crash. It was ready to publish the book, but the only
copy it could find was the unedited version. I, however, had the edited
version, and why? Because I had backed up all my files to the cloud. At
the publisher's request, I sent the edited file, giving the publisher
great relief, saving it several thousand dollars for a re-edit, and
making me even more valuable to my client in the future.
Okay, fellow writers, be honest with yourself. When was the last time
you backed up your computer? If it crashed today, would you lose the
novel or nonfiction book you've been writing for the past year or more?
Does your backup system sit near your computer, where it is as
vulnerable as your computer, or do all your backup files reside safely
in the cloud?
The unthinkable happened to me last year, when my computer shut down
unexpectedly and rebooted. The book I had been editing for two weeks
simply disappeared. Yikes! I was smart, though. My files had all backed
up automatically, without my doing a thing, and the only thing I lost
was one page of editing work, rather than 500 pages. How? I use
Carbonite, and for what I consider a low annual fee, my files get
backed up to the cloud, where they never disappear.
I use Carbonite to transfer files between computers, too. When I'm
traveling and need to access a file that's back home on my desktop, I
log into Carbonite, download the file to my laptop, and I'm off and
running.
Computers often die or simply shut down unexpectedly all the time.
Rarely are you given any warning. It happened to me, so I know.
I used to use an external hard drive for my backup, but it backed up my
files only once a day, and when it did, it slowed down my computer
tremendously. Carbonite backs up my files seamlessly, without my
knowledge and without my having to do a thing.
Yes, in a way this information is a sales pitch, but trust me, it comes
from my heart and from my personal experience. If you use this link:
http://refer.carbonite.com/a/clk/1b3bxP to sign up for Carbonite, you
and I both get a gift card from a store of our choice. Sure, I want
that $20 gift card, but even if you don't choose Carbonite, please do
something to ensure that all your files are backed up to a safe
location all the time, up to the minute, and outside your home or
office. There's nothing I hate worse than hearing that a fellow writer
has lost a year's worth of work or more. It breaks my heart. For
example, one writer I know had all his files backed up on flash drives
and felt confident his backups were up to date. Unfortunately his house
caught fire, and all the flash drives were lost in the fire.
Okay, I'm talking all gloom and doom, right? We are writers, though,
and all we have to sell is our creative product. If we spend years
writing something and it gets lost in a fire, flood, or a computer
glitch, what then?
Do something to back up your files, and if you're lazy like me, choose
Carbonite, and everything is handled for you automatically. If I recall
correctly, I pay about $50 a year for the service, and the file I
almost lost was worth thousands of dollars to me, because I would have
had to spend so many more hours re-editing it. I'll gladly keep paying
the small price for the peace of mind I get from automatic backup to
the cloud.
Sign up today, please, using this link:
http://refer.carbonite.com/a/clk/1b3bxP. If you don't choose Carbonite,
though, please do find some service that backs up your files
automatically to a source outside your house. Once you do, you too can
relax, write, and know your intellectual property is safely backed up
where you can access it in its latest form at all times and from any
computer.
Thank you. I feel better now, for having warned my friends and
colleagues.
While I seem to be on a marketing kick--a rarity for me, as my
long-time readers know--let me suggest Christmas gifts (pun intended)
for all your fellow writers. I'm even offering a most unusual discount
on some of my books and seminars for writers. Again, I rarely discount
my books, so this opportunity will not last. Read more information
under Subjects of Interest for Writers.
Yours in writing,
Bobbie Christmas (Bobbie@zebraeditor.com or bzebra@aol.com )
Author of Write In Style, owner of Zebra Communications, director of
The Writers Network, and coordinator of the Florida Writers Association
Editors Helping Writers service.
If someone forwarded this newsletter to you, please sign up to get your
own copy. Simply go to www.zebraeditor.com, click on Free Newsletter,
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Two: Ask the Book Doctor about Single Quotation Marks, Thoughts,
Farther/Further, Editors' Preferences, and Different From/Than
By Bobbie Christmas
Q: Sam's right hand was at 'twelve o'clock' on the steering wheel.
Should there be quotation marks on the twelve o'clock? If so, should
they be single or double?
A: The sample sentence does not need any quotation marks. In addition,
for books published in America, single quotation marks should appear
only within double quotation marks, for example, to show someone
quoting someone else: John declared, "I heard her say, 'Help me,' but I
thought she was kidding."
Q: In my writer's group, one person has written a couple of stories in
third person and puts the lead character's thoughts in italics. I don't
have a problem with that; however, she changes from third person to
first person with the thoughts. The shift feels strange to me. The
other members of the group are fine with it. What do you think?
A: Direct thoughts should indeed be in first person, present tense.
Indirect thoughts, however, normally appear in third person, past
tense. Here's a direct thought: I can't tell him I love him; what am I
going to do? Here's an indirect thought: She couldn't tell him she
loved him; what was she going to do? I recommend italicizing direct
thoughts, to distinguish them from dialogue spoken aloud, but indirect
thoughts should be in roman (standard) type.
Q: Should I use farther or further in the following sentence setting a
philosophical ideal? We never get any f*rther by finding fault.
A: "Further" is the correct word choice in the sample sentence: We
never get any further by finding fault. "Farther" refers to measurable
distances: We walked farther into the woods.
Q: Can you tell me if manuscript editors need to like books from all
genres? Is that something that major publishers look for in potential
editors?
A: I cannot speak for all publishers, especially because as an
independent editor, I work for independent (smaller) publishers, rather
than major ones. I will say this, though, most of the publishers prefer
that I work on the genres with which I am familiar. They don't ask me
to be an expert in every genre. Occasionally a publisher will ask me to
work on a type of book that is outside my expertise, and I have the
flexibility to accept or turn down those projects. As a result, I have
expanded my capabilities by taking projects that stretch my skills into
new areas. For example, I had never read or edited a paranormal
romance, but when one publisher asked me to edit a romance novel that
included werewolves and shape shifters, I found myself fascinated with
the genre. When I finished, the representative from the publisher told
me I did an excellent job. Eventually she assigned me an entire series
of books in that genre.
Q: On TV and in newspaper and magazine articles lately, I've noticed
some people use a comparative description of something as "different
than." I always thought the word "than" was quantitative, as in "more
than," while a contrasting comparison would be "different from." The
incorrect usage has become so pervasive that I fear it will become the
accepted way. Do you have any thoughts on it?
A: I sure do have thoughts on the subject, but they aren't my opinion;
they are fact. "Different from" is usually the correct usage, rather
than "different than," although it is not a fixed rule; it depends on
usage. For examples, "The restaurant spaghetti sauce is different from
what your mother used to serve," but "The twins are more different than
alike."
Q: Radio pirates have two for-fun radio stations that everyone knows do
not exist. When the pirates use the made-up call letters in dialogue,
should they be together, as in KTRU and BULL, or separated, as in
K-T-R-U and B-U-L-L? How about when they are referenced in the
narrative? My feeling is there should be consistency, but I'm not sure.
A: As you suspect, consistency throughout a manuscript is important. I
could not find a specific answer in The Chicago Manual of Style, which
means the usage is left up to the author, as long as it is consistent.
That said, I used to write commercials for a radio station, and it
never used hyphens in its name. In all its internal and external forms
and printed advertisements, it was always WHYZ. I suggest you do the
same. Use KTRU and BULL, in both dialogue and narrative.
To read more questions and answers, order the book Ask the Book Doctor:
How to Beat the Competition and Sell Your Writing at
http://zebraeditor.com/book_ask_the_book_doctor.shtml.
Bobbie Christmas, book editor 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.
For more questions, answers, and comments, order the book, Ask the Book
Doctor: How to Beat the Competition and Sell Your Writing. Go to
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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,
the newest column is posted around the first of each month.
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Three: This Month's Easy Editing Tip from Bobbie Christmas:
Ensure/Insure
In manuscripts I edit and even on website copy that I edit, one of the
mistakes I often see has to do with the use of the word "insure."
Sometimes it's right, when it refers to a financial arrangement, but if
not, the correct word is "ensure," "not insure." How can you tell the
difference?
Ensure: to make sure. I took a course in CPR, to ensure I could help my
husband, if he had a heart attack.
Insure: to cover with insurance. The policy insured my house, but not
my car.
Here is how to use the Find and Refine Method to find and repair many
mistakes and missed opportunities for improvement throughout a
manuscript.
Let's say in your manuscript you want to see when and how you used the
word "insure." To use the Find and Refine Method in Microsoft Word,
type Control + F, and in Word 2010, a Navigation panel will open on the
left side of your monitor. Type in "insure," and every instance of the
word will be highlighted. It also tells you how many times the word
appears in the manuscript, so you can immediately tell if it is
overused. Use the arrow keys in the Navigation panel to move from one
instance of the word to the next, repairing or replacing the word as
necessary.
To use the Find and Refine Method in Microsoft Word 2003 - 2007, when
you type Control + F you will get a dialogue box. Type in the word you
are seeking and click on Find Next and navigate through the document
finding and repairing or replacing the use of the word you seek.
For more editing and creative writing tips, order Purge Your Prose of
Problems here: http://tinyurl.com/4ptjnr.
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Four: Subjects of interest to writers
Discounts on books and seminars for writers! A One-Time Offer!
Christmas is a-coming, and what better gift than something from the
Christmas library of books and seminars for writers? Gift your friends
or yourself and enjoy a rare discount on some items, if you order by
mail.
Ask the Book Doctor: How to Beat the Competition and Sell Your Writing
This book answers questions you wish you could ask an editing expert.
To order online, go to
http://zebraeditor.com/book_ask_the_book_doctor.shtml, but if you order
online, you'll pay $14.95 plus S & H for a total of $19.94. UNTIL
DECEMBER 31, 2013, however, save $6 by ordering by mail. Mail your
order and check or money order before December 31, and pay only $13.94
total.
Make check or money order payable to Bobbie Christmas and mail to me at
230 Deerchase Drive, Woodstock, GA 30188. Be sure to include a note
telling me which book, books, or seminar you want to buy.
Purge Your Prose of Problems: A Book Doctor's Desk Reference
Your friends can save more than a thousand dollars by editing their own
books with help from this desk reference book, the book I use to train
my editors. To order online, go to
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$10 DISCOUNT!
You can order Purge Your Prose of Problems: A Book Doctor's Desk
Reference online for $29.95 plus S & H (total: $34.94), but for a short
time, you will save $10 by ordering by mail! Mail your order and check
or money order before December 31, and pay only $24.94 total. Make
check payable to Bobbie Christmas and mail to me at 230 Deerchase
Drive, Woodstock, GA 30188. Be sure to include a note telling me which
book, books, or seminar you want to buy.
"Write In Style and You Write to Win!"
This two-CD audio seminar features a full workshop that upgrades your
writing skills. Learn the secret to style and learn pitfalls to avoid.
Includes copious handouts.
$5.00 DISCOUNT!
Order "Write In Style and You Write to Win!" online, and you pay $25.20
with shipping and handling, but for a short time, you can save $5.00.
Yes, I'll pay the shipping, if you order by mail! Mail your order and
check or money order before December 31, and pay only $20.20 total.
Make check payable to Bobbie Christmas and mail to me at 230 Deerchase
Drive, Woodstock, GA 30188. Be sure to include a note telling me which
book, books, or seminar you want to buy.
More Gifts for Writers from Zebra Communications
"I'd Rather Be Writing" apron in white, yellow, or khaki and long or
short: See http://www.zazzle.com/apron_for_writers-154277605064068691.
Downloadable Audio Seminars:
http://zebraeditor.com/audio_seminars.shtml
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NPR article asks, "Is The SAT Creating a Generation of Bad Writers?"
Want to do well on the essay portion of the SAT? Just make it up! Or at
least that's one professor's view. See
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=240954501
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Five Tips to Polish Your Fiction
Gee, I say these things to writers all the time, but the Writers Digest
site puts them all in one place. See http://tinyurl.com/muvnpuj.
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Color Affects Creativity
According to Adam Alter, author of Drunk Tank Pink and Other Unexpected
Forces that Shape How We Think, Feel, and Behave, when people see the
color red, it activates part of the brain associated with avoiding
failure. Red ink may be perfect for correcting schoolwork and red signs
do well to warn drivers to stop, but red walls, lights, or objects near
your computer when you write could stifle your creativity. The book
explains that we associate red with danger; however, blue is calming.
Think about how calm you feel when you see a blue sky. Consider
painting your walls blue wherever you sit and write.
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Write In Style No Longer In Stock
Write In Style is the first book to teach how to write tighter,
stronger, and more creatively, PLUS how to speed through your editing
phase using tricks available in the software you are 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.
I warned everyone to buy from me, while I had a few copies on hand, but
there are only a few water-damaged copies plus a couple of new ones
left, now, and they are selling on Amazon.com. To order, go to
http://tinyurl.com/omzow26. To order a used or slightly water-damaged
copy, click on the Used tab or contact me directly at
Bobbie@zebraeditor.com for more information.
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Terminology Writers Should Know: Premise
A premise is a statement an author makes through the telling of a story
and its outcome. The premise may not necessarily be true; it simply
reflects the base of the creative work. A story may have the premise
that "role-playing leads to failure," or it may have "role-playing gets
you what you want."
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Can anyone just copy creative work on social media and use it for
commercial purposes without your consent? Wooden Horse Magazine asked
an intellectual property lawyer to clarify. In clear,
easy-to-understand language, he does the following:
Describes the rights you have as a creative professional
Explains current laws and how they apply to social media
Simplifies social media's "Terms & Conditions"
Identifies "trigger words" in T&Cs you should look out for
You can read it all in a Wooden Horse white paper titled "Post it on
Facebook and anyone can use creative work, a newspaper insists." It's
free and you don't have to register. Wooden Horse only asks that you
share the link, http://bit.ly/1auhTsn, so that all creative workers
will know their rights.
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Purge Your Prose of Problems
A Book Doctor's Desk Reference, Fifth Edition
Save thousands of dollars and edit your own book! Order my proprietary
book-doctor desk reference book online at http://tinyurl.com/4ptjnr.
In alphabetical order and in easy-to-understand language, Purge Your
Prose of Problems covers all you need to know to revise and edit
fiction and nonfiction books, including grammar, punctuation, word
choices, creative writing, plot, pace, characterization, point of view,
dialogue, Chicago style, format, and much more. The spiral binder lets
the book lie flat in front of your computer, for easy use. Available
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information on your computer for ready reference.
The e-book is the best deal, because you get it immediately and pay no
shipping, and it then resides on your computer for the speediest
reference, whenever you need it.
To save thousands of dollars by editing your own book, order Purge Your
Prose of Problems today at http://tinyurl.com/4ptjnr.
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How to make your book promotable. See the blog at
http://bookmarketingbuzzblog.blogspot.com/2013/09/making-your-book-more-promotable.html.
Note it says to use a good editor. Need I say more?
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Free Tools for Writers from Bobbie Christmas and Zebra Communications
Order PDF reports on writing-related subjects, including correct
manuscript format, how to form and run a critique circle, how to
identify weak writing and repair it, self-publishing versus traditional
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http://zebraeditor.com/free_reports.shtml. Newest report: Genre: A
Slippery Subject Essential to Fiction: Learn about genre fiction
categories and the benefits of complying with genre specifications.
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Attention Writers! Try Before You Buy: A New Way to Find a Qualified
Editor for Your Book
The Florida Writers Association offers a unique service to members
through its Editors Helping Writers service, and you have the
reassurance that you are dealing with fully vetted professional editors
who are overseen by a coordinator of the service as well as the strong
Florida Writers Association itself.
To learn all the rules and regulations for the Editors Helping Writers,
go to http://tinyurl.com/96eklu5. To participate in the service, you
will have to be a member of FWA, but the membership fee is low, the
advantages of membership are many, and you do not have to live in the
state or even in the country.
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Ask the Book Doctor: How to Beat the Competition and Sell Your Writing
answers many of the questions you wish you could ask an editing expert.
Whether you write books, short stories, articles, reports, or anything
else, learn more about how to write, edit, and sell your work.
Paperback: $14.95 plus $4.99 S & H (total: $19.94 US) E-book: $8.95, no
S & H, with almost instant delivery. You will save almost $10 by buying
the e-book! To order either, go to http://tinyurl.com/lexp7n.
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Five: Contests, Agents, and Markets
Fiftieth Annual Georgia Author of the Year Awards
Each year, the Georgia Writers Association hosts the Georgia Author of
the Year Awards (GAYA) to recognize Georgia-based authors who've
published in the previous year. If you or someone you know in Georgia
published a book in 2013, we encourage you to submit a nomination for
the 50th GAYA. The deadline for submissions is January 31, 2014. To be
eligible, the author must have been a resident of Georgia when the
nominated book was written, though she or he may have since moved out
of state, or the author must be currently living in Georgia when the
book is nominated. See http://tinyurl.com/nyx9qg9 to review the
guidelines.
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BC Living
Tom Gierasimczuk, VP of Editorial, tomg@canadawide.com
BCLIVING is a new Canadian print lifestyle magazine from Canada Wide
Media. In ten issues a years, it will cover subjects such as home
decor, fashion and design, and food and outdoor life.
Be sure to check out the BCLiving #LifeIsBetterHere Photo Contest!
Entry deadline: December 1, 2013.
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Minerva Rising Chapbook Contest
Minerva Rising is an independent literary journal celebrating the
creativity and wisdom in every woman. We publish thought-provoking
fiction, nonfiction, photography, poetry, and essays by women writers
and artists. For the winners of its chapbook contest, Minerva Rising
will publish two chapbooks, one in prose and one in poetry. We're
asking for submissions that speak creatively, powerfully, thoughtfully,
and maybe even uniquely to our theme "Daring to be the Woman I Am." For
prose we will consider a collection of short stories or a long short
story (up to forty-five pages). For poetry we are asking for a
collection of poems, twelve to fifteen pages.
Submissions will be accepted through December 1, 2013. Publication is
planned for March 2014 to coincide with Women's History Month.
Submission fee: $20
Prize: $250 each and 10 copies of the book. See
http://minervarising.com/submissions/chapbook-submissions/ for full
details.
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Andrews McMeel Publishing
Attention: Book Submissions
1130 Walnut St.
Kansas City, MO 64106
Andrews McMeel Publishing, LLC (AMP), a division of Andrews McMeel
Universal, is a leading publisher of general nonfiction trade books,
gift books and humor books, publishing as many as 300 new titles
annually. AMP is also the premier calendar publisher in the country,
annually publishing calendars based on many top-selling properties.
We're always looking for new authors and new book ideas.
Before submitting your manuscript, you should first familiarize
yourself with Andrews McMeel Publishing and the types of books we
publish. When proposing a book, please consider whether it is a good
fit for us. Our company's core publication categories include
cookbooks, comics & humor, and puzzles & games.
We prefer and give preference to submissions that come from literary
agents; however, if you have been unable to find representation, we
will consider your work if you follow our guidelines. See
http://www.andrewsmcmeel.com/our-company/submissions for submission
information.
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Fourth Annual 2014 Ebook Awards Open for Submissions
Eligibility:
Ebook released to the public anytime in 2012, 2013, or 2014
See Eligibility
Application deadline:
April 30, 2013 (midnight, Pacific Time).
When ebooks are entered early, more judges will have more time to read
and evaluate them.
Winners Announcement:
August 17, 2013
See http://mad.ly/8fcc34?fe=1&pact=18332852202 for details.
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Six: Got Muse? Slow Down
Today we want everything to come to us quickly. We want our computers
to be faster than ever. We drive cars, rather than walk. We hurry
through almost everything we do, these days. For this writing exercise,
think of what would happen if something slowed down or stopped and a
character you create had to find some other way to do something. What
might happen next? For example, your character might miss the bus and
have to walk to work. What might be the result? What if the same thing
happened at night? How would that scenario differ?
Write about something that causes a character to slow down and find an
alternate way of doing something or, perhaps, not doing the thing at
all. What might happen next?
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