Agents, Editors and You: The Insider's Guide to Getting Your Book Published (Writers Market Library)
Alan M. Schlein: Find it Online: The Complete Guide to Online Research, Third Edition
Jack Neff: Formatting & Submitting Your Manuscript (Writer's Market Library Series)
Kathy, Henderson: Market Guide for Young Writers: Where and How to Sell What You Write
Novel & Short Story Writer's Market 2007 (Novel and Short Story Writer's Market)
Paste is a monthly magazine that chats it up with musicians and
authors. The magazine is also searching for new book titles to review.
Send review copies and info to the Books Editor at Paste Magazine, P O Box 1606, Decatur GA 30031; 404-207-1182. Email: letters@pastemagazine.com. Web: http://www.pastemagazine.com.
They are also on MySpace and Facebook.
Crime authors: Need to know how that ammo is going to penetrate the skin of your character? Find out about velocity and damage at The Box O' Truth, a site dedicated to testing ammunition and sharing results with readers.Technorati Tags: ammo, wicked wordsmith, angela wilson, writing, crime
This site shows just how a life of crime can wreak havoc on a good-looking woman. Check it out. Think about how different the woman looks in the first mug shot and the last. Consider how a life of crime would impact your character. Would it show in the wrinkles on their face, and in their dead eyes? Is their conscience so dead that it has no impact at all?
For each of your characters, think about their physical attributes the more time their are processed by the cops. Use this knowledge for your story - even if they are not criminals. You might be surprised where it takes you.
Check out this humorous, but oh-so-true post about writing improvement. Fans of William Safire's Rules for Writers will recognize some of the 52 items on the list.
Angela Wilson - Wicked Wordsmith
BookTour.com offers up a one stop shop for authors to tell their readers where they will be on tour. This service is free and allows you to create a page where you list your latest works and stops. It also allows readers to request a visit from you. Can't visit? They try to set up a SKYPE or telephone conversation with a book group to talk about your latest work. Use the site to your advantage and even list Web virtual book tour stops. Here's a bit from the site's About page:
For authors, BookTour.com serves as a one-stop tool for book promotion, allowing authors at all levels of their careers to locate receptive live audiences.
For readers and audiences, BookTour.com makes finding when a favorite author is coming to your town as easy as checking the weather.
BookTour is based in San Francisco, the city that buys more books (and wine) per capita than any in America.
Check out the site. See if it will work for you - and be sure to add your page to your Web site, MySpace, Facebook and other social networking sites. Tell readers where to find you, drive more traffic to the BookTour.com Web site and, eventually, you will snag the attention of more readers in your genre.
Angela Wilson - Wicked Wordsmith
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS WRITERS WORKSHOP ANNUAL FREE CONFERENCE
MARCH 8, 2008 8:30 to 4:00
AT HARVEY & BERNICE JONES HEALTH & EDUCATION BUILDING
CORNER OF BERRY AND EMMA STREETS
SPRINGDALE, AR
9 A.M. LINDA APPLE & VELDA BROTHERTON - THE LONG AND SHORT OF CREATIVE NON FICTION
Linda is an inspirational author with 9 creative non-fiction articles published in the CHICKEN SOUP BOOK SERIES. Much in demand as an inspirational speaker, she currently has an agent who is circulating her first novel.
Velda is multiply published in the romance field and has four creative non-fiction books currently available. She also writes weekly and monthly columns for newspapers and blogs. Her latest book is FLY WITH THE MOURNING DOVE, a biographical creative non-fiction.
10 A.M. LINDA RIGSBEE - E-PAINTING, THE NEW MODERN ART. Linda is a home-published author who often uses e-paintings for her book covers. She will demonstrate how to use Microsoft Paintbrush to create pictures, repair old photos and touch up new ones in ways that rival photo editing software. Ever have something come up on your computer screen that you can't print? She'll show you how.
11 A.M. RADINE TREES NEHRING - FINDING GOLD IN RESEARCH & PLOTTING
Her TO DIE FOR Ozarks mystery series began in 2002 with Macavity nominee, A VALLEY TO DIE FOR. A WEDDING TO DIE FOR, number four in the series, joined her other books in winning honors, including an Arkansas best book award. Her fifth mystery novel, A RIVER TO DIE FOR, will be released this spring.
NOON: LUNCH WILL BE ORDERED IN OR BRING YOUR OWN
1:30 P.M. VELDA BROTHERTON - PROMOTING ONLINE & OTHER COOL STUFF
Velda has spent the summer promoting her latest book online and will share many sites as well as some hints on getting a presence on Google, writing a blog and linking where it counts.
2:30 P.M. DUSTY RICHARDS - WRITING 101 & MORE COOL STUFF
Dusty was a double winner of the Spur Award this year for his western book and a western short story. His latest book, MONTANA REVENGE is a follow-up to THE HORSECREEK INCIDENT, which won the spur.
Published authors may bring books to autograph and sell.
TO REGISTER
Dusty - Dust@cox.net
Velda - vebrotherton@gmail.com
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We need a few good writers.
PopSyndicate.com
is searching for talent to review the latest in books and DVDs. If you
are a writer and want to get the goods before they hit the shelves,
then submit a writing sample (an Amazon.com review works) and let us
know what you want to review. You can also visit us on MySpace.
PopSyndicate.com
started last year, averages 215,000 hits per month and continues to
grow. It's a great place to beef up your clips and enhance your
presence on the Web.
Angela Wilson - Wicked Wordsmith
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Stephen King is a master storyteller - and many authors out there hope to one day have his fame (and fortune). In this blog post from The Positivity Blog, the author reminds reader-writers of King's top tips for becoming a better writer, which are featured in his book, On Writing (available at the Wicked Wordsmith store). Even if you've read this highly-recommended book, it never hurts to refresh your memory.
Angela Wilson - Wicked Wordsmith
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What's the most frustrating part of marketing for you?
As part of my new book, Sell It!, I plan to include author Q&As about marketing and PR. Among the cost-effective tidbits for promotions, I want to answer your specific questions to make this a book that won't just gather dust on the shelf. Take the poll at www.angelawilson.net. You can also email your questions.
Angela Wilson - Wicked Wordsmith
Hurry up and polish that manuscript! Amazon.com is taking the works of undiscovered authors through Nov. 5 for this contest. The prize: a publishing contract from Penguin.
Get details & good luck!
Angela Wilson - Wicked Wordsmith
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