WRITING ROAD NEWSLETTER

Sunday, April 22,  2007
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INVITE TO THE WRITING  ROAD.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/writingroad

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Hi all;

We've had a great discussion on Self vs Traditional and  Small
Press Publishing. One thing we all agree on is the difficulty  Self
and Small Press published authors have getting shelf space.

Long Ridge has a transcript up of there chat with Wigley Cross
Book Store owner Debbie Cross that offers book buyers tips and
information on how to do just that. Check out:

http://www.longridgewritersgroup.com/rx/tr01/debbie_cross_and_paul_wrigley_32907.sht ml

We often get caught in a whirlpool, struggling to find balance and time.
We forget that our creative side needs time and balance  too.
Patricia Fry shares her garden with us in this weeks newsletter.

Keep Writing

Char

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A  Writer’s Garden
By Patricia L. Fry

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Balance is key to  successful living. And writers are particularly
careless about establishing  balance in their lives. I try to balance
my passion for writing with family and household interests, physical
activity, quiet/meditative time and  socializing as well as other
creative endeavors. I didn’t know how important  creative outlets
were for a working writer until I took up gardening with a more
artistic eye.

I had always taken care of a yard. I mowed lawns and tended
flowers. But a few years ago I took this interest a step further and
planted a vegetable garden. The pleasure and satisfaction that came
from preparing the soil, planting seeds, nurturing the plants, harvesting
the vegetables and bringing them to the table was  incredible. I’ll never
forget the Thanksgiving that I served pies made from pumpkins that
grew in my little garden.

My garden is my sanctuary  when I need a break from the office. It’s
where I vent.Have you ever pulled  weeds to release frustrations? It gives
my hands and heart new purpose and brings me pleasure.

If you’d like a garden where you can express your creativity, spend
pockets of time away from your work, enjoy serenity or even work
through your frustrations, here’s what I recommend:

Start small. Choose a small area to transform, maybe a plot within
view of your office or a long  neglected garden bed. For instant
gratification, plant seedlings or plants.  For summer splash, plant a
package of sunflower seeds or wild flowers. You  can grow a few
carrots, onions, beans, beets or tomatoes in a fairly small, sunny
space. I even plant a winter vegetable garden. During the months
of March and April, I enjoy snow peas (pea pods) in salads,
sauteed as a side dish and as a healthy snack. I grow about a dozen
snow pea plants in a narrow space measuring four feet long.

Garden smart. There  are numerous ways to approach your garden
project. You can make it as simple or as complicated as you want.
Go to the nursery and select an array of flowers or veggies that you
love and just plant them. Or draw up a plan for  planting based on
careful study and research. If you’re new to gardening, I  suggest
that you invest in a good garden book so you’ll know which seeds
to plant during which season in your geographic area, how much
space  they’ll need and whether they prefer sun or shade, for example.

If money is an issue, plant  a friendship garden. Swap plants with
friends and neighbors or transplant  things that are already growing
in your own yard.

Lead with your heart. Have fun with your garden. I intermingle
veggies and flowers, for example. My gardens might include
lavender, nasturtiums, calendula, sweet  peas and a potted miniature
rose with rows of cabbage, onions, string beans  and a few squash
and tomatoes plants. There’s usually a sunflower or two  coming
up in the spring, as well.

Bring together the things you love. I like using birdhouses,
birdfeeders and other yard ornaments in my gardens. Some
gardeners incorporate artwork among their  plants, sculptures,
mosaic items and so forth.

I recently planted a small space outside my office window in pale
shades of lavender and pink pansies, stalk and alyssum. I used a
cat-shaped stepping stone in the little flower bed and placed a
garden fairy statue there. Because I can’t see the garden  when
I’m sitting at my desk, I hung a pot of pansies at window level
on a shepherd’s hook. 

Design a meditation or contemplation garden. Set aside a
garden space large enough that you can create the illusion of privacy.
Place a small bench there among plants and shrubs that calm and
delight you. I suggest planting things in varying  heights, textures
and colors. Plant something fragrant and plants that rustle in the
breeze. Add a water feature, decorative rocks and, perhaps a
bird feeder or two. If you choose low maintenance plants, you
can spend  more time in meditation than tending the garden.

Attract wildlife. If you enjoy birds, butterflies and other wildlife,
plant things that will attract them. Butterflies like lavender, for example.
Birds are drawn to plants with berries. Research the birds and
butterflies in your area and choose plants that will bring them in.

Plant a memory garden. Incorporate things you remember your
parents or your  grandparents growing in their gardens. I’m particular
fond of pansies  because my grandmother enjoyed them.

Grow an herb garden.  There are so many lovely and fragrant herbs
that grow quite easily even in a small space. Carry your creativity
to a new level by using herbs in cooking,  teas, craft projects and
for medicinal purposes

Do container gardening. You can create the illusion of a garden
inside or on a small patio or  balcony with potted plants. Grow a
backdrop of bamboo or another attractive plant in large pots.
Plant smaller containers full of colorful flowering  plants or an array
of interesting succulents, for example. In a sunny spot, you can even
grow a small salad garden in containers.

What is a writer’s garden? It’s where a writer can express his/her
creativity through the process of  gardening or where he/she can go
to relax. If you enjoy gardening or simply spending time in a garden,
consider establishing your writer’s garden.

Patricia Fry is the author of 25 books, including “The Right Way to
Write, Publish and Sell Your Book.”
http://www.matilijapress.com/rightway.html.
She is the president of SPAWN (Small Publishers, Artists and
Writers Network) http://www.spawn.org. She  also uses the
skills and savvy she has gleaned from 33 years in the business
to work with other authors on their projects.
http://www.matilijapress.com. Follow her informative publishing blog at http://www.matilijapress.com/publishingblog.

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SITE OF THE  WEEK:

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 http://www.eccentrix.com/members/worddragon/fic.html
Word Dragon offers a great list of market links,
resources and  articles.

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MEMBERS SITE OF THE  WEEK

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Fiction and non-fiction writing by Carol Burris at
http://www.lutheransonline.com/cbwrites

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Exercise: "So She Waits"

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Write a story, song, poem, essay or article.using the words or theme
"So She  Waits"
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Reminder

You are encouraged to participate in the exercises, but never
required to do so. If your muse  takes you on another path, please
share whatever it inspires this  week.

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:  Chapters

Each mile on the Writing Road is a new chapter.
What chapter are you on? What twists turns and
detours got you  there?

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Double the pleasure, double the fun, double the promotion.

Promote your work  and support the work of a fellow author by
joining our Summer Read  Project.

The deadline to have your work added to the Writing Road summer
read project will  be  May 25, 2007. Authors may
send a one paragraph description and a link to where their
work is available. If you would like a cover added to the
websites, send a thumbnail jpeg. A list of all submitted works will run in
Writing Road Newsletter. The list of submitted works
will remain on the Writing Road website and be posted
to the WRN site for  the summer.

Participating  readers, add one or two works from a member
to your summer read  list.  Send in a review and we will post
it with a bio and  link back to your work on Writers and Readers
Network.

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CELEBRINDAL'S

WRITERS MARKET AND RESOURCE LINKS

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Agent In The Middle
http://agentinthemiddle.blogspot.com/
Blog from literary agent Lori  Perkins.

Copyright Primer from the Library of Congress
http://memory.loc.gov/learn/start/cpyrt/
Includes good definition and illustration  of
Fairuse laws.

FAQ on Literary Agents
http://www.adlerbooks.com/mostask.html
Presented by Adlerbooks, the FAQ is a report put together by
agents and publishing insiders to help writers.

First Amendment Handbook for Journalist http://www.rcfp.org/handbook/index.html
Published by the Reporters Committee for
Freedom of the Press.
 

How To Write a Query
http://www.makersgallery.com/bradford/howto.html
Author Karleen Bradford has constructed a webpage
to aid author's in their agent and publishing  efforts.
She also offers thought on themes, outlines, dialogue,
and other writing topics.

Law by Topic - The Legal Information Institute
http://wwwlaw.cornell.edu/topics/state_statutes.html
A practical linkage to online postings of state  statues.

Markets Report
http://www.scribequill.com/index.html
A product of Scribe & Quill writing community  their monthly
Markets Report focuses on information vital to the working
writer; market, jobs, links. Accepts relative  articles and
humor. Scribe & Quill has variety of online  classes available.

Script Pimp
http://www.scriptpimp.com/screenwriting/home.cfm
Website devoted to screenwriters, offers
membership and free information: contest,
submission calls, agencies, software, and
industry news.

Your Dictionary.com
http://www.yourdictionary.com/
500 dictionaries in 140 languages, one website.  Offers
word of the day, word translation, prepare to  spend hours
on this site.

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Addicus Books
http://www.addicusbooks.com/
http://wwwaddicusbooks.com/submission_guidelines.cfm
Health, self-help, psychology, how-to, business, economics,
investing, and books of regional interest -- true  crime,
histories, profiles.

Query: info@addicusbooks.com
Acquisitions Editor
Addicus Books
P.O. Box 45327
Omaha, NE 68145

Baen Books
http://www.baen.com/
http://www.baen.com/FAQS.htm#Manuscript%20Submission%20Guidelines

Publisher of Science Fiction Books.
Submissions: slush@baen.com
Baen Books
P.O. Box 1403
Riverdale, NY 10471

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American Journalism Review
http://www.ajr.org/index.asp
http://www.ajr.org/ajrgart.asp
Published by the University of Maryland, the
AJR is a nationally published publication  covering
all aspects of media journalism.Considers  articles
on issues, industry dilemmas, coverage short
falls, and some features.
Email Query: editor@ajr.umd.edu 

House Beautiful
http://www.housebeautiful.com/
http://www.hearstcorp.com/magazines/property/mag_prop_houseb_2000.html
Owned by Hearst Magazine Properties, House Beautiful accepts
unsolicited manuscripts.
Submit to The Editor
1700 Broadway
New York, NY 10019

National Geographic Traveler
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/index.html
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/traveler/writer-guidelines.html
Published eight times a year, NGT seeks  articles
that inspires readers to become travelers to the
places they discover within the pages of National
Geographic Traveler.

Query: traveler@nationalgeographic.com
Query Editor
1145 17th Street N.W.
Washington D.C. 20036-4688

The New Republic Magazine
http://www.tnr.com/
http://www.tnr.com/contact.mhtm
News print publication and corresponding website of
politics, opinion, and culture.
Query: letters@tnr.com 
The New Republic
1331 H Street, NW Suite 700
Washington, DC 20005

Starline
http://www.sfpoetry.com/
Official journal of the Science Fiction  Poetry
Association.
Query: SFPASL@aol.com
Marge Simon, Editor
1412 NE 35th St.
Ocala, FL 34479

Variety
http://www.variety.com
Entertainment industry print media
focused on film, cable, television,  and
music industry.
Query: news@reedbusiness.com
Reed Business Information
5700 Wilshire Blvd.
Suite 120
Los Angeles CA 90036

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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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"Writing is about  living. It is about specificity. Writing is about
seeing, hearing, feeling, smelling, touching. It is more about all these
things than it is about thinking."

- Julia Cameron

Submitted by Carol E Burris

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Review of: “Embraced by the  Shadows”
by Mayra Calvani

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Fascinating. Tranche de vie.

Embraced by the Shadows by Mayra Calvani, author of two other
books, was novel about the undead with a slice of life.

It all begun in a bazaar in Istanbul where Alana Piovanetti, her
mother, Laura, and her Uncle Angelo were spending their money
in antiques and other foreign goods. Alana was only ten years old
when she first caught a glimpse of him standing across the street staring
at her.  Startled and confused at what she saw when he absentmindedly
smiled,  revealing the truth of what he really is. Could it be true? Could
it be  fangs I saw? Was all Alana could think about. But the incident
doesn’t sacre  her at all. Since second grade, Alana and her best friend,
Valeria, were very much into strange things like witchcraft, cult, and yes,
vampires.

Then one hot afternoon after her skating practice, when she and her uncle
got home they found Laura, her mom, face down in red bathing suit drowned
and already dead in their swimming pool. Everyone said that it was an  accident
claiming its cause were the empty wine bottle and a box of sleeping  pills on the
table beside the pool. Pain and grief enslaved Alana’s heart.  That dreadful
afternoon made her leave home and pursues her studies in Boston.

Years passed, and after graduating college, Alana went back to her hometown.
Renting an apartment with her best friend Valeria, Alana looked  for a job.
She was surprised when a restaurant hired her although she majored in
Philosophy, but that doesn’t make her less qualified for the job as restaurant
manager. The owner of the restaurant even requires her and the staff to wear
costumes. As manager Alana's costume is that of a  vampire!

Alana’s having some weird dreams. She’s dreaming of a black panther with
yellow glowing eyes, long nails and sharp fangs though in contrary when she
was still a little girl, she dreamt of a beautiful raccoon who took her in the forest
where they flew from one tree to another. Then the night of the  opening of the
restaurant, she saw him amongst the crowd. She saw `his face,  his glowing face.
But when she tried to look closely, he was gone. Alana knew that face but she
just can’t remember when or where she first saw it.  Still her dreams continue.
Now the sharp, deadly fangs find her, drink from her.

Then one midnight after work while drinking at the bar, a tall dark man with
curly, dark hair approaches  her. Alana thought she was hallucinating again
but when he finally  introduces himself. She knows him. He has the most
lovely voice she had ever  heard. Sadash. The the man from the bazaar.
Alana thinks how perfect he is until she finds out everything about him
and what he knows.

Ms. Calvani will surely take you up and up to the  velvety sky of twists and
turns of her novel and will leave you breathless at the surprising ending.

© 2007 by Lanie Shanzyra P. Rebancos
Author of Another Morning
All rights reserved
http://geocities.com/shanzyra/
http://myworks.mysite.orange.co.uk

WRITING ROAD NEWSLETTER
Sunday April 8 , 2007
Happy Easter

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INVITE TO THE WRITING ROAD.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/writingroad

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Hi all;

Writing is a commitment to work constantly to learn and grow, to
develop skills and knowledge, to build long and strong relationship with
our creative half. We have all heard the expression "sending your baby
out into the world," but if you think about  it, about the writing process,
it is more like the whole family.

Stories are born with an idea. You marry that idea, plot to a main character,
and add children,  subplots and secondary characters. You give the idea, plot,
subplot, characters life. You help them, even the most difficult and far fetched
of them grow and mature. You house them, clothe them, feed them, cry with
them,  laugh with them, worry with and about them. And, if you have done your
job, so will readers.

This applies to non fiction as well, blending ideas, research, and interviews into
a interestingly new cohesive family of understanding and thought on the subject
you have chosen.

If you are serious about this commitment, if you want more than a hobby, if
you want your writing  to become a paying career, you are going to have
to work two jobs, writing  and promoting, to put 'em through college.

Our work is our extended family. When grown and on their own, we are not done.
They still depend on our support. It is as important to know and prepare for the
business side  and responsibilities of this commitment as it is to learn the craft.

Prepare early with a marketing plan to present to potential editors and agents.
Develop it along with your story, so it grows with it to help your work reach its
potential.

Keep writing.

Char

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ANNOUNCEMENTS:

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Antigonish Review  announces two writing contests:
7^th Annual Great Blue Heron Poetry  Contest;
3^rd Annual  Sheldon Curry Fiction Prize
Deadlines: Fiction: May  31, 2007; Poetry: June 30, 2007.
$25.00 entry fee US and  Canada. $35.00 entry fee outside
North America. See the website for prizes  and guidelines
www.antigonishreview.com.
 

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Tap Into the Lucrative Library Market
By Patricia Fry 

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When I produced my first self-published book, “The Ojai Valley, An
Illustrated History,” part of my promotions plan was to go after library
sales. At that time, libraries paid full price for books. Some still do, but
most of them prefer getting a discount whenever they can.

Here’s how I sold to libraries in 1983. I gave a few copies of my book
to the local library along with an order form. The county library system
then ordered several additional copies. I always recommend that
authors  donate copies of their books to their local libraries and to
libraries in the area where their story takes place, they were born,
the subject of their biography is centered, etc.

Next, I located a directory of U.S. libraries in the reference section at  the
local public library and began copying their contact information. I went
back time and time again to get more library references. I used the
“American Library Directory.” I believe that you can also reference
“Gale’s Directory of Libraries” or “Literary Market Place.”

I sent a press release describing my book, along with order forms to
hundreds of libraries across the U.S. and received quite a few orders.

Since that time, many public libraries have been forced to scale down
their budgets. Acquisitions librarians are using creative means to update
their collections. They shop for books at thrift stores, for example, and
take advantage of online bargains through Amazon.com, eBay and
discount book sites. This practice is good for libraries, and bad for
authors with library-quality books to sell. But I certainly don’t mean
to discourage you  from approaching some of the 115,000 public,
university and specialty libraries throughout the states with your
wonderful book. In fact, I urge  you to do so, even if it means
discounting your book.

Just think about it: If you sold your $20 book at 50% off to just half
of these libraries, you’ve made yourself a cool $575,000. That got
your attention, didn’t it? So how do you tap into the lucrative library
market?

Create a Library-Quality Book

As you can imagine, library books take a beating. That’s why librarians
are fussy about the quality and style of the books they purchase. They
typically reject saddle-stitched (stapled) books and those with spiral
or plastic comb binding. They don’t usually purchase workbooks,
either.  They prefer hardcover books and soft cover perfect-bound
books with the title printed on the spine. The cover on a perfect-bound
book must be sturdy.

Libraries particularly like reference books. If you are writing or compiling
such a book, be sure to include an index, a bibliography and/or a  resource
list. Each of these amenities will certainly increase your chances for acceptance.

Books destined for library use need a Library of Congress  Cataloguing-in-
Publication block (which your publisher will provide) or, for  a self-published
book, Publishers Cataloguing-in-Publication block (provided  by
Quality Books or Donohue Group before the book is printed.)
Also include a key on the upper left back cover indicating the type of
book this  is and the topic: reference/book publishing, writing/reference,
history, autobiography, parenting, etc.
 

Get Books Reviewed in Library  Journals

The general consensus is that librarians read reviews”at least those in
“Library Journal,” “Kirkus” and so forth. It is not easy to get your book
reviewed in these journals, however, it is possible. I’ve known it to
happen, particularly for books related to science or the environment.

Typically, you will send a galley copy of your book to these prestigious
journals for review three to four months prior to your official publication  date.

But wait, there are dozens more magazines and ezines for librarians. In
fact, I found a directory listing around 150 of them including, “School
Librarians Online,” “Academia,” “Feliciter” (for Canadian librarians),
“Blackwell Science,” “Law Library Journal” and “Young Adult Library
Services,” for example. Access this great directory at
http://www.libdex.com/journals.html.

Sell Books Directly to Libraries

Sure, you can still make sales directly to libraries. It’s just a matter of tapping
into print or online directories such as “Literary Market Place” or
“Gales Directory of Libraries” (http://www.galegroup.com). Or peruse
some of the online library directories such as: http://www.ala.org.

Purchase mailing lists of libraries through the Library Marketing List at http://www.librarymarketinglist.com. You can get listings for 25,000
university libraries or 18,000 public libraries for $199 or 400 listings
for community  college libraries for $59.

Send a press release to the contact name via email or postal delivery.
Describe your book and the binding and list any amenities such as index,
color photos, resource list and/or bibliography. Be sure to include ordering
information. I generally provide instructions for ordering the book from my
own Web site as well as through my wholesalers, Baker and Taylor or
Quality Books.

Rumor has it that the best time to approach libraries is in December and
June as this is when they typically do their buying.

You may want to offer libraries a discount to entice them to purchase
your book. However, if you have a book that you believe the librarians
will definitely want to add to their collections, try for that full-price  sale,
first. If they don’t bite, then wait several months and send them your
promo material again; this time, offering them a discount.

Approach Specialty Libraries With Your Special Book

Just as some bookstores specialize, so do libraries. You’ll find libraries that
specialize in military books, genealogy, science,  academics, medicine/health,
aviation, architecture and law. There are public libraries, private libraries,
university libraries, community college  libraries and school libraries. If your
book fits into one of these  specialties, I recommend approaching appropriate
specialty libraries, first.  Your hardcover book on profiles of early pilots
would surely be of interest  to aviation librarians world-wide. Offer your
book on global warming to  science libraries and you’ll probably score
some sales. I sold copies of all of my local history books to several
genealogy libraries because they include profiles of early pioneers.

Use a Library Wholesaler

There are maybe a dozen library wholesalers--that is, companies that
distribute your book to libraries. As with booksellers, librarians prefer
dealing with a handful of distributors instead of thousands of small publishers.
That’s why I always offer librarians the option of ordering from me
(I would get more profit) or through either of my wholesalers. I recommend
signing with a wholesaler so you don’t miss any of those library sales.

I always wait until my book is a book before contacting wholesalers.
However, some professionals suggest sending the galley form of your
book along with the cover design a few months before it is available.
I don’t  think that your galley package will be of much use to wholesalers
without an exact replica of your cover on the cover stock you plan to use.
My wholesalers have accepted most of my books, but have rejected a
few of them.

Wholesalers generally want 55% and you pay shipping to them. If you are
attempting to sell a “subsidy” produced book, you will lose money by using
a wholesaler. But, if you self-published--that is, established your own
publishing company”and you made wise financial decisions when producing
your book, you will make a profit on books sold through wholesalers.

Contact: Quality Books (http://www.quality-books.com) or Baker and
Taylor Books (http://www.btol.com). There’s a list of wholesalers and
distributors at BookWire
(http://www.bookwire.com/index/wholesaler-distributor.html.
For example, Follett distributes books to  school libraries for K-12
(http://www.follett.com), Fintera provides books to libraries internationally (http://www.store.finterra.com), Brodart wholesales books to public
libraries and school libraries (http://www.books.brodart.com) and for
young adult book sales to libraries, contact http://www.bwibooks.com.

Is it worth your while to try tapping into the library market with your
memoir, book of poetry or novel? It certainly can’t hurt and you may
find this quite a lucrative activity.

Patricia Fry is the author of 25 books, including “The Right Way to
Write, Publish and Sell Your Book,”
http://www.matilijapress.com/rightway.html.
She is the president of SPAWN (Small Publishers, Artists and
Writers Network) http://www.spawn.org. She  also uses the
skills and savvy she has gleaned from 33 years in the business
to work with other authors on their projects.
http://www.matilijapress.com. Follow her informative publishing blog at http://www.matilijapress.com/publishingblog.

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SITE OF THE WEEK:

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http://www.critique.org/users/critters/blackholes/sightdata.html
Critters has a list up that tracts average response times from
various publishers and markets. You can check out a market you
are considering, or find one that interests you.

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MEMBERS SITE OF THE WEEK

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Cyndia Depre, author of Amanda's Rib
www.cyndiadepre.com

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Exercise: Even Now

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Write a story, song, poem, essay or article.using the words or theme
“Even Now”
 

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Last weeks Submissions

Gary ............ Dreams

Reminder

You are encouraged to participate in the exercises, but never
required to do so. If your muse takes you on another path, please
share whatever it  inspires this week.

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: Member’s Choice

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Double the pleasure, double the fun, double the promotion.

Members, promote your work and support the work of a fellow author by
joining our Summer Read  Project.

The deadline to have your  work added to the Writing Road summer
read project will be  May 25, 2007. Authors may
send a one paragraph description and a link to where their
work is available. If you  would like a cover added to the
websites, send a thumbnail jpeg. A list of all submitted works will run in
Writing Road Newsletter. The list of submitted works will remain on the
Writing  Road website and be posted to the WRN site for the  summer.

Participating readers, add one or two works from a member
to your summer read list.  Send in a review and we will post
it with a bio and link back to your work on Writers and Readers Network.

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CELEBRINDAL'S
WRITERS MARKET AND RESOURCE LINKS

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Copyright Crash Course http://www.utsystem.edu/ogc/intellectualproperty/cprtindx.htm
Course comes complete with a 10 question exam.
Site also includes fairuse interpretation, copyright
management and addresses digital issues.

The Dreaded Query  Letter
http://www.keriarthur.com/queryletter.htm
Insights and construction of the dreaded
Query Letter from author Keri Author.

Fade In
http://www.fadeinonline.com
Screenwriting magazine includes tips, links, and
other valuable information for screenwriters.

Getting The Right Agent http://www.mysterywriters.org/pages/resources/library/agent.htm
Results of several panel discussion  combined
into one comprehensive article.

Powells' Book Blog
http://www.powells.com/blog/  
book releases, critics, media, and more.

Professional Training Service 
http://www.protrainco.com/grammar.htm
Grammar and style resource for writers. Make  sure
you check out the archives.

Publishers Weekly
http://publishersweekly.com
International News Source of Book Publishing and Bookselling

Reports for Writers
http://reportsforwriters.com/
Writers resource offering reports, ebooks,
and information for writers about the art
of writing. Offers a monthly newsletter
Authors, Readers, and Writers.

Thanks Kai!

Research Legal Topics
http://www.lawyers.com/legal_topics/browse_by_topic/index.php?
From Lawyers.com legal information links broken
down by crime, or legal arena. Information includes
faq's on multiple crimes, how to reports, what's and
why fors.

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Penguin Publishing
http://us.penguingroup.com/
Commercial publisher of all genre of books
from children's to biographies, mystery  thrillers
to political to history. Penguin offers  over
forty imprints under its publishing  umbrella.
Penguin Publishing
375 Hudson Street
New  York, NY 10014

Thunder's Mouth Press
http://www.thundersmouth.com/ http://www.thundersmouth.com/TMPSubmissionGuidelines.pdf
Imprint of Avalon Books focused on
pop culture, science, and current
affairs.
Thunder's Mouth Press
245 West 17th Street, 11th floor
New York, NY 10011-5300

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Adventure Cycling
http://www.adventurecycling.org/mag/index.cfm http://www.adventurecycling.org/mag/submissions.cfm
Print publication and website of the Adventure Cycling
organization. Considers articles and features on touring
North America, Europe, profiles, and photo spreads.

Query:
editor@adventurecycling.org
150 East Pine Street
P.O. Box 8308
Missoula, MT 59802

The Bark
http://www.thebark.com/us/index.html
http://www.thebark.com/us/submissions.html#
Quarterly print publication about life with dogs.  Considers
Commentaries, essays, stories, fiction and well-researched
non-fiction will be considered but all work must include
dogs in a prominent manner.
Claudia Kawczynska, Editor

The Bark
2810 Eighth Street
Berkeley, CA 94710

Cookie Magazine
http://www.cookiemag.com/
Glossy bimonthly print magazine and website
featuring the best for family, fashion,  home,
health, entertainment, and travel for  families.
Query:
Joyce_Bautista@condenast.com
Cookie Magazine
4 Times Square
New York, NY 10036

Harper's Magazine
http://harpers.org/
http://harpers.org/index.html
http://harpers.org/harpers/contact
Printed journal of long standing reputation.
Features articles of current interest; politics,
art, culture, and literature.
Query:
to: Harper's Magazine
666 Broadway, 11th Floor
New York, NY 10012

Health Magazine
http://www.health.com/
http://www.health.com/health/talk/email
Print publication and website focused on
health and well-being - inside and out.  From
life style to diet and exercise.
Query:
Health
2100 Lakeshore Drive
Birmingham, AL 35209

Oregon Coast Magazine
http://www.northwestmagazines.com/index.html http://www.northwestmagazines.com/guidlin.html
Bimonthly magazine for visitors and residents on the
Oregon Coast.
Query: Alicia Spooner
aspooner@ohwy.com
4969 Highway 101 North
Suite 2
Florence, Oregon 97439

~*~*~*~*

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

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QUOTE OF THE WEEK

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"A professional writer is an amateur who didn't quit."
-- Richard Bach

Submitted by Carol E. Burris

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Review of: “Embraced by the  Shadows”
by Mayra Calvani

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Fascinating. Tranche de vie.

Embraced by the Shadows by Mayra Calvani, author of two other
books, was novel about the undead with a slice of life.

It all begun in a bazaar in Istanbul where Alana Piovanetti, her
mother, Laura, and her Uncle Angelo were spending their money
in antiques and other foreign goods. Alana was only ten years old
when she first caught a glimpse of him standing across the street staring
at her.  Startled and confused at what she saw when he absentmindedly
smiled,  revealing the truth of what he really is. Could it be true? Could
it be  fangs I saw? Was all Alana could think about. But the incident
doesn’t sacre  her at all. Since second grade, Alana and her best friend,
Valeria, were very much into strange things like witchcraft, cult, and yes,
vampires.

Then one hot afternoon after her skating practice, when she and her uncle
got home they found Laura, her mom, face down in red bathing suit drowned
and already dead in their swimming pool. Everyone said that it was an  accident
claiming its cause were the empty wine bottle and a box of sleeping  pills on the
table beside the pool. Pain and grief enslaved Alana’s heart.  That dreadful
afternoon made her leave home and pursues her studies in Boston.

Years passed, and after graduating college, Alana went back to her hometown.
Renting an apartment with her best friend Valeria, Alana looked  for a job.
She was surprised when a restaurant hired her although she majored in
Philosophy, but that doesn’t make her less qualified for the job as restaurant
manager. The owner of the restaurant even requires her and the staff to wear
costumes. As manager Alana's costume is that of a  vampire!

Alana’s having some weird dreams. She’s dreaming of a black panther with
yellow glowing eyes, long nails and sharp fangs though in contrary when she
was still a little girl, she dreamt of a beautiful raccoon who took her in the forest
where they flew from one tree to another. Then the night of the  opening of the
restaurant, she saw him amongst the crowd. She saw `his face,  his glowing face.
But when she tried to look closely, he was gone. Alana knew that face but she
just can’t remember when or where she first saw it.  Still her dreams continue.
Now the sharp, deadly fangs find her, drink from her.

Then one midnight after work while drinking at the bar, a tall dark man with
curly, dark hair approaches  her. Alana thought she was hallucinating again
but when he finally  introduces himself. She knows him. He has the most
lovely voice she had ever  heard. Sadash. The the man from the bazaar.
Alana thinks how perfect he is until she finds out everything about him
and what he knows.

Ms. Calvani will surely take you up and up to the  velvety sky of twists and
turns of her novel and will leave you breathless at the surprising ending.

© 2007 by Lanie Shanzyra P. Rebancos
Author of Another Morning
All rights reserved
http://geocities.com/shanzyra/
http://myworks.mysite.orange.co.uk

WRITING ROAD NEWSLETTER

Sunday, May 6, 2007
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INVITE TO THE WRITING  ROAD.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/writingroad

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Hi All;

Passive vs. active.

As writers, we know the importance of active verbs and sentence construction
We know to look out for passive passages, change and rearrange to give
our characters and their story life. We know we have to use the active vs.
passive to grab and hold readers attention.

We write characters that spring to life, stories that sing, snap, snarl, tug and
tantalize. Then...sit passively  waiting for the world to recognize our talent.

It's spring and time to spring into action!  Get the lead out and get the word
out.

Double the pleasure, double the fun, double the promotion.

Promote your work and support the work of a fellow author by
joining our Summer Read Project.

The deadline to have your work added to the Writing Road Summer
Read Project is May 25, 2007. Authors may send a one paragraph
description and a link to where their work is available to clyons
at earthlink.net. If you would like a cover added to the websites,
send a thumbnail jpeg. A list of all submitted works will run in
Writing Road Newsletter. The list of submitted works
will remain on the Writing Road website and be posted
to the WRN site for the summer.

Participating readers, add one or two works from a member
to your summer read list.  Send in a review and we will post
it with a bio and link back to your work on Writers and Readers
Network.

 Keep Writing

Char

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ANNOUNCEMENTS:

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Shanzyra's share's her daughter's first publish haiku
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Canadian_Zen_Haiku_canadien/

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Enemy, or Your Best Friend?
By Charlene Austin

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For a writer, that black and white and "red" all over line isn't funny.

You sweat over the pages, struggle with the words, write and read and
rewrite. You send it out to three or four people and get two emails or
phone calls praising your wit, intelligence, and writing style.

Then...some idiot--who used to be your friend--sends it back
looking like reading it caused them to cut their own wrist.    

But...hold on,  "there head flew to the left" is highlighted in red, and the
"idiot" who bled for you has changed there to their and suggested that
you might consider using turned instead of flew as flying heads are a
little graphic for your children's story target age group. You read on
and find "had" highlighted in red, sixteen times in the same paragraph.
You scroll to the next "bloody"  mark, (our English friends will get my
meaning here) and the "idiot" has noticed that your main characters
eyes have changed from blue to brown, and his brother and sister are
both named Sam. You're scrolling faster now, in between fixing and typing
and smiling.

 The "idiot" has taken out the bad comma's, put in good commas,
changed periods to question marks, and question marks to periods,
suggested a word or few to complete a fragmented sentence. 
Suggested a change to a passive passage, making it an active
adventurous, involving, read more, pull the reader in passage. 

You reach the last red mark, and and find a few more comments
and suggestions, and...compliments and praise.

You make the changes. All the red is gone. You know it's ready, now,
to send to that agent or editor--who would have tossed it in the garbage
before the "idiot" bled for you.

I hope, you'll send a thank you to the idiot, who--at the risk of
friendship--bled red onto the pages.  Your best friend, old or new,
who actually took the time to read your work.

Trusting your own eyes to catch the errors in you're work is like using
spell check.

Find a writing partner. Exchange chapters. Different eyes, different
perspective.Send your work to four, five, six friends, not just one.
Do critiques. You'll help another writer and your own writing will improve.
And these exchanges help ease into the submitting process.

When someone trusts you with their work, critique the writing, not the writer.
Take the time. Be honest. Care enough about a fellow writer to bleed on the
page.

 When someone takes the time to bleed on that page for you, take the
time to consider their suggestions. They are not the enemy. They are
your best friend."

 Keep Writing

Char

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SITE OF THE WEEK:

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Glenda's Reviews & More
is back!
http://www.glendawoodrum.com

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MEMBERS SITE OF THE WEEK

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David Gage Mack
http://www.davidgagemack.com/

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Exercise: "It was only a dream"

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Use these words in a story, song, poem, essay or article. Share what
they inspire. 

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Reminder

You are encouraged to participate in the exercises, but never
required to do so. If your muse takes you on another path, please
share whatever it inspires this week.

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: Member's Choice

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CELEBRINDAL'S

WRITERS MARKET AND RESOURCE LINKS

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 Booktalk
http://www.booktalk.com/agents1.asp
Offers helpful insights for authors and agent listings.

 Chicago Manual of Style
http://www.press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/cmosfaq/  
Frequently asked and not so frequently asked
questions, in this online forum of information
maintained by the University of Chicago.

 Copywrite Management Center
http://www.copyright.iupui.edu/fairuse.htm  
Website of legal information pertaining to
American Copyright law, issues, and fairuse.
Site maintained by Purdue University.

 Editing Realm
www.editingrealm.com 
Freelance editing service.
 

Electric Crime Scene Investigation
http://www.ncjrs.org/pdffiles1/nij/187736.pdf
Printable PDF Pamphlet from the U.S. Department
of Justice, a primer for first responders. Specifically
cyber crimes and identity theft.

 Find Law
http://www.findlaw.com/
http://library.findlaw.com/1999/Jan/1/241476.html
Website offers search engine for American laws,
explanation of the law and offers related international
insight, articles and endless legal information links.

 Locus Online
http://www.locusmag.com/
Magazine for the scifi reader and author.
Offers industry news, book reviews,
author interviews and a great links page.
 

Murder She Writes
http://www.murdershewrites.com/
Daily blog from five mystery writers delving
into the craft of novel writing. Jennifer Apodaca,
Natalie Collins, Deborah LeBlanc, Alison Brennan,
and Karin Tabek. Each day offers discussion (often
thematic) on the hurdles being a writer and
crafting your best work.

 Passionate Pen Press
http://www.passionatepen.com/index.htm
Complete romance writers resource offering agent info
and links, publishing tips information and links.

 Writer's Channel
http://www.writerschannel.net/
Paid membership community for screenwriters. Site
offers mentor programs, chats, screenwriting workshops,
resources, and information.

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 Pelican Publishing
http://www.pelicanpub.com
http://www.pelicanpub.com/guidelines.htm
Considers query letters for a variety of genre; including,
art / architecture, cooking / cookbooks, motivational,
travel guides, history, nonfiction, children's books, folklore,
textbooks, social commentary, and historical fiction.

Query:
Editorial Department
Pelican Publishing Company
1000 Burmaster St.
Gretna, LA 70053

 Spense Publishing
http://www.spencepublishing.com/
Publisher of contemporary -liberal and conservative
criticism.
No email submissions
Spense Publishing
111 Cole Street
Dallas, Tx 75207

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 Mother Jones Magazine
http://www.motherjones.com/mother_jones/
http://www.motherjones.com/about/index.html http://www.motherjones.com/about/admin/mag_guidelines.html
National bimonthly magazine known for its
investigative journalism and exposes. Wide
coverage of social issues, public affairs, and
popular culture. Investigative reports exposing
government cover-ups, corporate malfeasance,
scientific myopia, institutional fraud or hypocrisy, etc.
E-MAIL:x@mojones.com
222 Sutter Street, Suite 600
San Francisco, CA 94108

 Realms of Fantasy
http://www.rofmagazine.com/
http://www.rofmagazine.com/pages/guidelines
Bi-monthly magazine dedicated to short fiction of all
realms of fantasy. Does not accept email submissions.
Shawna McCarthy
Editorial Address:
Realms of Fantasy
P.O. Box 527
Rumson, NJ 07760

 Science Fiction Weekly
http://www.scifi.com/scifiction/
http://www.scifi.com/sfw/standing/submission.html
Publication considers reviews and articles. Sci-fi
website considers short stories.
Query: scifiweekly@scifi.com  
Science Fiction Weekly
128 Bayer Road
Hedgesville, WV 25427

 Traveler's Tales
http://www.travelerstales.com/
http://www.travelerstales.com/guidelines/
Publisher of anthologies on travel related tales and humor.
Considers stories for specific titles. Submissions are accepted
by email:submit@travelerstales.com 
Travelers' Tales
853 Alma Street
Palo Alto, CA 94301

 World Magazine
http://www.worldmag.com/
http://www.worldmagcom/world_contact_us.cfm
Print and online periodical with a Christian viewpoint
covering both domestic and international news and
comment.
Query: mailbag@worldmag.com  
P.O. Box 20002
Asheville, NC 28802

 World Policy Journal
http://www.worldpolicy.org/journal/index.html
http://www.worldpolicy.org/journal/writers.html
Print publication and website by the World Policy
Considers features and essays, reviews, profiles, and
reporting.

Linda Wrigley,
Managing Editor
World Policy Journal
66 Fifth Avenue, 9th fl.
New York, NY 10011

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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

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QUOTE OF THE WEEK

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"Perhaps it would be better not to be a writer, but if you must, then
write. If it all feels hopeless, if that famous "inspiration" will not
come, write. If you are a genius, you'll make your own rules, but if
not -- and the odds are against it -- go to your desk, no matter what
your mood, face the icy challenge of the paper -- write. "

J. B. Priestly

 Submitted by: Carol E Burris
Fiction and non-fiction writing by Carol Burris at
http://www.lutheransonline.com/cbwrites

WRITING ROAD NEWSLETTER

Sunday, May 20,  2007
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Hi all;

Spring! It's bright and beautiful outside, drawing us way from the keyboard
and the blank page that reminds us of winter's coat. Gardens and yards
call for busy hands, and blooming earth delights tired eyes with bright fresh
colors.

While spring fever can cool our writing fever, it can also add fresh
color, bright ideas, and welcome warmth. Thaw out something old  or
welcome spring with the fever of a new beginning.

Keep Writing

Char

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ANNOUNCEMENTS:

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Antigonish Review  announces two writing contests:
7^th Annual Great Blue Heron Poetry  Contest;
3^rd Annual  Sheldon Curry Fiction Prize
Deadlines: Fiction: May  31, 2007; Poetry: June 30, 2007.
$25.00 entry fee US and  Canada. $35.00 entry fee outside
North America. See the website for prizes  and guidelines
www.antigonishreview.com.
 

Patricia Fry is offering a new concept in online classes: Courses-on
Demand. You sign up when you want to take the course and you'll
receive  a lecture and an assignment via email every week throughout
the duration of  the course. Fry, a 30-year veteran freelance writer and 
the author of 25 books, including, "The Right Way to Write, Publish
and Sell Your Book" is currently teaching, "Article Writing," How to
Write a Book Proposal" and a "Self-Publishing" Course. Learn more at http://www.matilijapress.com/courses.htm.

Walter Mosely author of 25 books, gives tips, tricks and practical advice
for  stalled writers in his new book, "This Year You Write Your Novel"
Read an excerpt at NPR.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=9620861&sc=nl&cc=es-2007051 8

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When Are You A Writer
By Charlene Austin

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When are you a writer? Some say...you are a writer as soon as
you start writing  something, anything.

But it is not that simple, is it? Not for those of us compelled to fight the
war of the muse and words. Fear and doubt perch on our shoulders and
whisper in our ears  drowning out the voices, the stories, blocking progress
and undermining  confidence.

When are you a writer? Some say...you are a writer when you receive your
first rejection  letter.

Okay, got one of those.  Actually, probably enough to paper the bathroom
walls. (Not doing that,  don't care how much money it saves.)

Looking at the latest  rejections I have tacked up to remind me to work on that
story or article and send it out again doesn't make me feel much like a writer.
With the rejection smirking at me, fear and doubt aren't whispering, they are 
laughing hysterically every time I open a piece to try to work on it.

When are you a writer? Some say...you are a writer when you publish something.

There are those who say  not before and not until your work is published can
you say you are a writer.  There are those who say you must be published
by a major house, newspaper, or  magazine before you can say you are a writer.

Oh, fear and doubt are having a major party now. Even though I
have published some stories, poems,  articles on the Internet, in small
magazines, even a novel with a small publisher, fear and doubt are
having a high old  time, The words have stopped. The muse
has gone into hiding.

When are you a writer? When you say...I am a writer.
You  are a writer when you believe in yourself.
 

If, because you are  compelled to write, you have taken the time to study and
learn style and  craft and used what you have learned to share knowledge
or adventure or  dreams or just a few moments or hours of escape with
someone else, anyone else, you are a writer. 

If someone, anyone has learned, gained new knowledge or insight from
something you wrote, you are a writer. If someone, anyone has enjoyed
a poem, a story you put on paper, you  are a writer.

But you have to believe in yourself and your work if you want others to believe
Fear and doubt's whispers  won't go away. But they can be used as allies
to strengthen the voice and  stories coming from the mind and imagination
that sits between and above them.

You are a writer when you  write something and share it. You will be a stronger
writer when you believe you are.

~~~~~~*~~~~~~*~~~~~~~*

Charlene Austin writes fiction under the pen name
Carrie Lynn Lyons. |
www.carrielynnlyons.com

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SITE OF THE  WEEK:

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http://www.thewriterslife.homestead.com/payingmarkets.html

List of links to paying markets, articles and tips on writing
and more. 

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MEMBERS SITE OF THE  WEEK

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The works of Lanie Shanzyra Rebancos
http://geocities.com/shanzyra/
http://myworks.mysite.orange.co.uk

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Exercise:” Take me there”

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Get up, walk outside,  describe what you see, smell, hear, taste, feel.

Take me  there.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Reminder

You are encouraged to  participate in the exercises, but never
required to do so. If your muse takes  you on another path, please
share whatever it inspires this  week.

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: Members Choice

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Double the pleasure, double the fun, double the promotion.

Promote your work and  support the work of a fellow author by
joining our Summer Read  Project.

The deadline to have your  work added to the Writing Road summer
read project will be  May 25, 2007. Authors may
send a one paragraph description and a link to where their
work is available. If you  would like a cover added to the
websites, send a thumbnail jpeg. A list of all submitted works will run in
Writing Road Newsletter. The list of submitted works
will remain on the Writing Road website and be posted
to the WRN site for the  summer.

Participating readers, add one or two posted works
to your summer read list.  Send in a review and we will post
it with a bio and link back to your work on Writers and Readers
Network.

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CELEBRINDAL'S

WRITERS MARKET AND RESOURCE LINKS

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A Beginner's Primer on the Investigation of Forensic Evidence http://www.scientific.org/tutorials/articles/kruglick/kruglick.html
Easy lay out of information vital to a crime or mystery writer.

Copyscape
http://copyscape.com/
Website offers registered protection for online
content for a minimal monthly fee. Also  offers
copy protection banners for your website.

Blogger's FAQ
http://www.efforg/bloggers/lg/faq-defamation.php
Blogger's Online Defamation law. Offers an overview
of how libel laws pertain to bloggers from the Electronic
Freedom Foundation.

Thanks you, Peggy!

Guide to Grammar and Writing
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/
Maintained by Professor of English Charles Darling
for English courses at Capital Community College
and for the general online public. The basics on
grammar, sentence structure, with a little school
house rock thrown in.

Heart To Heart
http://www.sfarwa.com/contests/h2h_info.asp
Writing contest held annually by the San
Francisco Area Chapter of the Romance  Writers
of America. Submit the first 15 pages of your
manuscript. Judges are all acquiring editors
and agents. There is a $25 non refundable  entry
fee.

Mad Screenwriter
http://www.dvshop.ca/dvcafe/madscreen/navigate.htm
Links and resources of interest to both screenwriters
and actors.

Midwest Book Review
http://www.midwestbookreview.com/index.html http://www.midwestbookreview.com/get_rev.htm
Publisher of book reviews for several public and
academic library systems and the internet.
Considers small and self published books for review.

The Rejecter
http://rejecter.blogspot.com/
Blog of a literary agent's assistant. Aka
the first line of defense in a literary  agency.

Vicki Taylor
http://www.vickimtaylor.com/
http://www.vickimtaylor.com/forums/index.php
Author forum contains growing discussions and  information
on promotion, agents, publishers, and writing.

World of Quotes
http://www.worldofquotes.com/topic/index.html
Database of more than 35,000 historical, or just darn
interesting quotes. 

*~*~*~*~*

Dalton Publishing
http://www.daltonpublishing.com/
http://www.daltonpublishing.com/publishing-options/
Digital / traditional / hybrid publisher.
Query:
dpquery@daltonpublishing.com

Ellora's Cave
http://www.ellorascave.com/
http://www.ellorascave.com/about/writing.htm

Electronic publisher of romanctica.
Query: submissions@ellorascave.com
Ellora's Cave, Inc.
P.O. Box 787
Hudson, Ohio 44236-0787

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Adventist Review
http://www.adventistreview.org/index.html
http://www.adventistreview.org/thisweek/writers.htm
Magazine of the Seventh Day Adventist Church.
Considers non-queries articles of faith for both
the review and affiliated website.

Query: manuscripts@adventistreview.org
Editorial Assistant
Adventist Review
12501  Old Columbia Pike
Silver Spring MD 20904-6600

Analog Science Fiction
http://www.analogsf.com/0707/issue_07.shtml http://wwwanalogsf.com/information/submissions.shtml
Analog Science Fiction is now available in both  print and electronic formats.
Accepts art, articles and manuscripts  submissions.
E-mail: analog@dellmagazines.com
Stanley Schmidt
475 Park Ave. South, 11th Floor
New York, NY 10016
 

Bay Nature
http://www.baynature.com/homehtml
http://www.baynature.com/guidelines.html
Quarterly print publication and website  focused
the nature of the greater San Francisco Bay  area.
Query: david@baynature.com
David Loeb, Publisher, or
Dan Rademacher, Editor
BAY NATURE
1328 - 6th Street, #2
Berkeley, CA 94710

The Iowan Magazine
http://www.iowan.com/
http://www.iowan.com/contribute.cfm
Bi-monthly magazine that focuses on the people,  places
and events of Iowa that inspire pride and  wonder.
Query: bwilson@thepioneergroup.com
218 6th Avenue, Suite 610
Des Moines, IA 50309

PassageMaker Magazine
http://www.passagemaker.com/
http://www.passagemaker.com/TheMagazine/SubmissionGuidelines/tabid/307/Defau lt.aspPublication for ocean going trawlers and  motor
boats. Considers articles on any aspect  of
ocean travel.Natalie Friton
PassageMaker Magazine
105 Eastern Avenue, Suite 203
Annapolis, MD 21403

P.I. Magazine
http://www.pimagazine.com/index.html
http://www.pimagazine.com/editors_page_writersguidelines.htm
http://www.pimagazine.com/editors_article_submissions.htm
Journal of Professional Investigators. Considers articles
of interest to professional  investigators.
Query: editor@pimagazine.com
4400 Route 9 South
Suite 1000
P.O. Box 7198
Freehold, NJ 07728-7198

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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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"Let us read, and let us dance--
two amusements that will never
do any harm to the world."

 -Voltaire

Submitted by
Lanie Shanzyra Rebancos

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Review of: Amanda's Rib
By Cyndia Depre

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Amanda’s Rib
By: Cyndia Depre
Mundania Press
www.mundaniapress.com
Trade paperback ISBN: 1-59426-014-1
Ebook ISBN: 1-9425-040-1

“If Amanda Winslow had been an only child she’d be dead.”

Cyndia Depre’s “Amanda’s Rib” grabs with the first sentence
and doesn’t release it’s grip until the end.

Only the knowledge of what her death would do to her sister kept
Amanda from suicide during the sensationalized trial for the murder
of her husband, Michael. Now in a secluded cottage, on the outskirts
of a small rural town, Amanda wants only to escape and forget a
haunting and traumatic past. But when the charismatic Jack Lindsay
learns she was tried for her husband’s murder, he demands she tell
his friend and law partner, Wade Harris, and threatens the quiet life
and new friendships she has  just managed to build.

Should Amanda run again, or risk everything, including her own
shattered heart, and trust Jack when he takes an interest in solving
the  mystery of Michael’s death?

Amanda Winslow is intriguing but not his type, so Jack is surprised
by his reaction to his partner, Wade’s, friendship with the striking
redhead. When he learns she stood trial for the murder of her husband,
at first convinced he is only protecting his friend, Jack is determined
to force Amanda to reveal the truth. Then he convinces himself he is
only interested in solving the mystery of Michael Winslow’s death. 
Will he recognize his feelings for Amanda  in time to save her from
the past that haunts and hunts her?

I received “Amanda’s Rib” to review, sat down intending to read a
chapter or two, and was instantly captured in Ms. Dupre’s maze
of intrigue, clues, and revelations. I didn’t stop reading until the last
page.

Cyndia Depre casts a powerful spell of mystery, clouds it with emotion,
haunting secrets, and misunderstandings, and weaves it into a heartrending,
imaginary journey through a real-to-life drama. Mixed amid the darkness
is a cast of charming characters. The quick witty dialogue that peppers
the relationship between Amanda and Wade, and so disturbs Jack,
adds just the right amount of humor to lighten the darker revelations
and  suspense Ms. Depre crafts onto the pages of “Amanda’s Rib”
with a master’s  hand. This one goes on the do-not-miss-it list.

Review by Charlene Austin

www.writersandreadersnetwork.com

WRITING ROAD NEWSLETTER

Sunday, June 3,  2007

Hi all;

I hope you have reached all of your goals this week.

Sometimes we don't quite make that next mile marker. Sometimes those
bumps slow us down, or we have to take a detour or make an unscheduled
rest stop. But though these bumps and detours might slow progress, they
can only delay. Only one person can end the journey. You.

You can listen to the naysayers, to the doubting Thomas's and to your
own doubts, and find yourself wandering in the desert of no words, or...
cut your own path through that desert to publishing mountain.

You can sit back and let the friction of trying to balance life and writing  goals
build to a heat drains your creative energy, or use that heat to fuel  it.

There is nothing so rewarding as holding your work, your completed,  published
work in your hand, and...waving it under the noses of those doubting Thomas's.

Read this week's "From Novel to Script and Back Again" for  insights from  Craig
MacLachlan on what blocks our writing and sends us running for cover in
excuse forest.

Keep Writing!

Char

P.S. Don't forget to offer a few sips of encouragement to the friends
you see struggling through that desert.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS:

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Terri is busy again  getting those books out there, and now working
with an agent.  Way to go, Terri!

Vicki M. Taylor starts her Virtual Book Tour at Plug
Your Book! Blog http://www.plugyourbook.blogspot.com/
You  can see the full schedule here:
http://vickimtaylor.com/blogs/2007/05/virtual-book-tour-starts-june-1st.html

Want one of those great book trailers on YouTube,
but don't have a clue how to go  about it?
Julie D'Arcy book  trailers. Prices starting at  $33.00.
check out some samples please go to
HYPERLINK "http://juliedarcy.com.au/Videopage.htm"
http://juliedarcy.com.au/Videopage.htm

Do you have a new release, scheduled signing or event,
a new story or poem accepted. Share it in our newsletter.

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From Novel to Script and Back Again
Craig MacLachlan

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How many uncompleted novels, or  scripts do you have waiting in line to
be finished?  One, two, five or  more?  Do you find yourself with the drive
and eagerness to write that last line, to say "yes, I have done it", only to
find that you slow down and find reasons not to finish your work. Do you
find yourself starting on another  idea without putting to bed the piece you have
been working on?

I  myself am guilty of this procrastination in finishing work. And discussing
this with other writers have found a common link or thread. Or is that threat?
The fear of what follows “The End.” We are afraid of rejection. We are afraid
of success.  Yes, afraid. It is easy to say "I am writing a  novel, or a script,”
to say it is always 'in the works', but if it is completed that means it is final.
It is complete, done.  Now you as a writer have to go about the next step
in the process of writing a novel, or script,  getting your work out there, to
agents, publishers, production houses, studios, etc. It means being vulnerable
to rejection, criticism, and possibly years of hard work and disappointment
until you find that one niche  that will get you published, and noticed.

It is easy for a writer to think of ideas, to put all those ideas in the form of
written word. But once that idea is fleshed out and near completion, it is
easier to start on a new project than finish the first, take the risks, and start
on the hard, rough road to success.  Who wants to finish something only to
realize the to hard  work is ahead, harder than writing the novel or script in
the first place?   Heck with that right?  Just start on a new project and always
be 'in the works'.  Well being afraid of success, afraid of failure, afraid of
being  ridiculed for your work is just the way of the writing business. You
can't  look up to established writers without acknowledging that they too
went through the hard stuff to be successful.

They took that chance, took the  risk.  They finished their work in progress
and decided to be successful.  So  if you are a writer and find yourself not
finishing your work in progress  and perhaps constantly re-writing or moving
onto other projects, sit down  and have along talk with your muse.  Ask,
"What I am afraid  of?"

Every writer has the ability to succeed, it's the ones that risk it  all and break
away from the crowd that you see on television and in  bookstores and in
movie theatres.

There are writers who dream, and then there are writers who succeed. 
Which one are you going to be?

Have a good one,
Craig MacLachlan

http://www.geocities.com/therlot/CMac.html
Novels, short stories, and screenplays.

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