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Hi all;
I hope you met all your goals this week, in your writing and in life.
It is a scary thing, opening the door and sending your children out
into the world. A scary thing to send your work out for others
to judge. It is a very hard thing when that work is rejected. But rejections
come for many reasons. The piece may be similar to another the editor
or agent has accepted or published recently. You may have failed to
check carefully enough and sent it to an inappropriate market.
You may simply have caught the wrong editor at the wrong time.
Honing your craft and building your skills on the Writing Road
journey will take you to the doors, persistence is the key that will
open them.
Keep sending out that work. Read it over, fix it or not, but send it
back out into that cold, cruel world. Persistence will find it a warm
and welcoming home. Persistence will establish your name as a
writer even with the editors that reject you.
Submit your work and they will come, the acceptances and the readers.
Keep Writing.
Char
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SITE OF THE WEEK:
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http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Nook/9082/writersresources.html
Todd James Pierce’s resource page. Information on narrative,
voice, structure, plot, character and pulling them all together.
Be sure to read elements of a story. Check out the literary agents
page if your looking, and be sure to look over the section on
cover letters and the samples there.
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Exercise: "On The Wind"
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write a story, poem, essay, song or paragraph
using the words or theme "On the Wind"
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Join the Friday workshop chat. Post your
exercises or an excerpt from your WIP and receive critique and
comments. Click on the link below Friday 9 P.M. pacific time.
http://www.angelfire.com/poetry/celebrindal/Chat_page_1.html
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Discussion: POV first, second, third, whose, when.
The decision of POV is very important to our work
Choosing the correct character to narrate your story
or scene can make all the difference in how your
reader sees it. Which POV works best for you?
Which is hardest for you to write?
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CELEBRINDAL'S MARKET AND RESOURCE LINKS
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http://bookshelvesofdoom.blogs.com/
Blog on book news and reviews by a librarian,
and of course anything else that catches her
fancy.
The Copyright Licensing Agency
http://www.cla.co.uk/
A non-profit organization, British Copyright Law
and Licensing Agency offers tips to British
writers on protecting their works under the loose
British copyright law.
Earthly Charms
http://www.earthlycharms.com
Site offers promotional items and gifts for writers
and readers. Bookmarks, stickers, bumper stickers,
bag tags, and key chains.
Federation Of BC Writers
http://www.bcwriters.com/
Non-profit organization for British Columbia
writers, both professional and emerging. Site
offers free membership to organization, a
quarterly newsletter that is open to submissions
from Canadian writers, and workshop information.
Forensics Resource and Criminal Law Search
http://www.kruglaw.com/
http://www.scientific.org/tutorials/tutorial.html
Awesome crime and mystery writer's resource, check
out the "A Beginner's Primer on the Investigation of
Forensic Evidence."
One Look
http://www.onelook.com/
Dictionary search. Boast index of more than
6 million words in 971 dictionaries. Includes a
reverse search engine, wildcard search engine and
translation search engine.
Script Shark
http://www.scriptshark.com/
Website of Baseline / Film Tracker, Script Shark offers
industry information, paid script evaluation services,
and their latest contest is the Blue Print Competition.
To Market
http://www.raabassociates.com/tomarket/tomarket.htm
Resource and marketing information portal
for Children's authors.
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Tor Books
http://www.tor.com/tor.html
http://www.tor-forge.com/faq.aspx
Hard and soft cover publisher of Fantasy and
Science Fiction, and is now accepting paranormal
romance proposals.
Query:
Tom Doherty Associates, LLC
Tor Books
175 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10010
Walk Worthy Press
http://www.walkworthypress.net/
http://www.walkworthypress.net/submissionGuidelines.html
Christian publisher of Christian contemporary adult fiction.
Query: ManuscriptCoordinator@WalkWorthyPress.net
Manuscript Coordinator
Walk Worthy Press
33290 West Fourteen Mile Road #482
West Bloomfield
Michigan 48322
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ArmChair General
http://www.armchairgeneral.com/index.phphttp://www.armchairgeneral.com/article s.php?p=2192&page=1&cat=60
New interactive history magazine from Wieder publishing.
Features include war and conflict, hobby and lifestyle, and
games and recreation.
Query: Jerry@armchairgeneral.com
Armchair General, LLC
4165 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd. Suite 255
Thousand Oaks, CA 91362
Cat Fancy
http://www.catchannel.com/magazines/catfancy/writers_guidelines.aspx
Magazine for cat lovers, considers articles, features, puzzles,
columns, short stories, and poetry.
Query: query@catfancy.com
CAT FANCY
Attn: Query Editor
P.O. Box 6050
Mission Viejo
CA 92690
European Voice
http://www.europeanvoice.com/
(Usually) Weekly print and online publication addressing
the issues of the European Union.
Query: dennisabbott@economist.com
The Economist Newspaper Ltd
25 St James´ Street
London SW1A1HG
Horizon Air Magazine
http://www.horizonairmagazine.com/
http://www.horizonairmagazine.com/contributor/writers.php
Inflight magazine of Horizon Airlines targeting travelers
to and from the Pacific Northwest. Considers articles
and features about travel, lifestyle, and business.
Query:
Michele Andrus Dill, Editor
Horizon Air Magazine
2701 First Avenue
Suite 250
Seattle, WA 98121
Mad Magazine
http://www.dccomics.com/mad/
http://www.dccomics.com/mad/?action=submissions
American Icon seeks comedy writers.
Query: submissions@madmagazine.com
MAD Submissions Editor
1700 Broadway
New York, NY 10019
Off Shore Magazine
http://www.offshoremag.net/ME2/Default.asp
Print and Online publication focused on off shore
boating between New Jersey and Maine. Considers
features and articles on boating, destinations,
equipment, and issues.
Query: editors@offshoremag.net
500 Victory Road
Marina Bay
North Quincy, MA 02171
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Do you have a writing link that you want to share?
Collating an anthology and looking for works to include?
Drop me a link and your info at
Cele@Celebrindal.com
Wednesday Links can now be found online at
http://wednesdaylinks.blogspot.com/
Write On!
C'alista
© 2000-2007 Calista Cates
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Quote of the Week
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"Everything you can imagine is real."
Pablo Picasso
Submitted by: Lanie Shanzyra Rebancos
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"An Audience for Einstein
By: Mark Wakely
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Publisher: Mundania Press
www.mundaniapress.com
Trade paperback ISBN: 978-1-594-26-096-6
Ebook ISBN: 978-1-59426-037-0
“He was not ready, not ready, not ready.”
Neurosurgeon Carl Dorning gave up his lucrative practice and devoted his life to one thing, one dream. His experiment, his work was everything. Now a panicked phone call from Professor Percival Marlowe’s housekeeper, Natalie, threatens to destroy it all. He’s just not ready, until… an accident gives Dorning the perfect subject, Miguel Sanchez. His mother is in a drug rehab. His father is an abusive drunk who will just think his son is hiding from him again. Carl will be doing the boy a favor. After all, he is offering him one of the most brilliant minds in history, and all that goes with it.
Despite the vast amounts of money he has invested in Dr. Carl Dorning’s experiments, Nobel prize winning Professor Percival Marlowe doesn’t really believe Dorning can pull off his promise of a new extended life. Still, there is that one small chance, the offer of hope. Doesn’t he owe it to the world to continue his work, to continue to share what his brilliance can develop and bring to it. Besides, young Miguel is a pleasant and entertaining relief from the pain and knowledge of his rapidly approaching end.
But it does work.
But at what cost?
Mark Wakely’s talents and imagination combine nicely with his background and “interest in all things scientific” in “An Audience for Einstein.” The story is well crafted and fast paced. Wakely’s characters are rich with human desires, fears, problems, foibles, and reality, and he teases and tempts them and the reader with possibilities, then taunts with doubts and questions. I was tugged into the in-depth self-examination and insight, and moral and ethical issues that haunt scientific endeavors—or should— while Wakely’s story crafting skills kept me engrossed in the tale.
Well written, well told, and well worth the read. “An Audience for Einstein.” is a bookshelf keeper.
Reviewed by Charlene Austin
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Patricia Frye, veteran author and the president of SPAWN
(Small Publishers, Artists and Writers Network) www.spawn.org
shares 16 years of learning, knowledge, skills, her passion
and love for the art and craft of writing, and the pesky business
side too, in her new release
"The Right way to Write, Publish and
Sell Your Book."
Chapter One: Stop! Don't Write that Book Yet...
That is where she got me, Patricia Frye, with her new book
on the old information.
If you write, you are a writer. To be recognized by readers and the
industry as a writer, you must know the business as well as the words.
Gifted, talented, the best writer with the most wonderful stories
to share can't share them without learning the business end
of authorship, the truth of the publishing industry. Ms. Frye's
work sheds light on the truth, the hard truth that just the writing,
the talent, gift, and wonderful stories are not enough. Not in
today's competitive market place. Understanding the truths,
the myths, the ins, outs, and underbelly of that market place
is vital. And Patricia Frye knows that you need that understanding
before you start. A map for your trip. A business plan.
Whether you are a new and struggling writer or a published veteran
this book offers valuable information, tools and resources your
smooth your road to writing and publishing success.
Manuscript formatting self editing, grammar punctuation
and style rules to help you hone skills and develop
a professional presentation. Examples and samples of query letters,
synopsis, manuscript logs, and query logs, sell sheets to
get you started or improve your record keeping.
Promotion and marketing tools, tips, hints and warnings to steer you
away from costly detours, and toward your target audience.
Publishing basics, options and opportunities are outlined, defined
and explained, so you know the benefits and pitfalls of the various
avenues available.
At the end of the writing road is publishing mountain.
"The Right Way to Write, Publish and Sell Your Book,"
can cut some handholds and footholds in that mountain
to ease your climb to "successful authorship."
Reviewed byCharlene Austin
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The Writing Road Newsletter © 2003-2007 Writing Road Group.
Managing Editor: Charlene Austin
Articles and content are the exclusive property of the contributing authors.
All rights reserved.
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