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group name: books
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July 17, 2007 09:23 AM EDT --
The LA Times ran an interesting piece on July 16, 2007, under the headline Harry Potter and the Diminishing Returns. The story laments the situation confronted by booksellers who find themselves . . . more
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July 21, 2008 02:53 PM EDT --
The Smart One by Ellen Meister is a book about three sisters and their struggle to live together despite their very contrasting differences. It is also a book filled with suspense and humor, and I personally . . . more
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February 15, 2007 11:14 PM EST --
One of the most famous lines in all of fiction was the opening of Charles Dickens classic, A Tale of Two Cities, “It was the best of times; it was the worst of times...”
As a debut novelist, . . . more
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May 04, 2008 12:50 AM EDT --
This is a chat transcript. You can connect with Carol and other writers on Gather, and participate in other live chat events.
It is one thing to dream about a roadtrip, another to plan it, and yet . . . more
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August 13, 2008 12:57 PM EDT --
What is your book and what is it about? :
My book's title is Rabbit in the Moon by Deborah and Joel Shlian. My website is http://www.shlian.com Rabbit in the Moon, is the story of . . . more
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June 26, 2007 01:28 PM EDT --
Please come back, Wednesday, June 27th at 1pm ET for a Live Chat with Katrina Firlik, Author of "Another Day in the Frontal Lobe"!
If you can’t make the live event, . . . more
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September 18, 2007 04:25 PM EDT --
In Remember Me, Time writer Lisa Takeuchi Cullen has created a humorous and poignant chronicle of her travels around the country to discover how Americans are reinventing the rites of dying. People no . . . more
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August 06, 2007 01:53 PM EDT --
Loving Frank is a work of fiction based on events relating to the love affair of a brilliant, controversial architect, Frank Lloyd Wright, and one of his clients, Mamah Borthwick Cheney. Mamah, along with . . . more
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October 05, 2007 01:13 PM EDT --
We met online at 11:00 am ET on Monday, October 8th for an interactive interview with Jim Lehrer, Executive Editor and Anchor of The NewsHour with Jim Lehrerand author. We discussed his recently released . . . more
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April 28, 2008 12:46 PM EDT --
The Best Day of Someone Else's Life was written by Kerry Reichs. It's a story about a serial bridesmaid who discover everything she never wanted to know about weddings and more than she . . . more
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September 15, 2007 07:25 PM EDT --
Editing Is Your Friend
As an editor, I find many writers have either edited their work too much or too little.
The key is to edit well enough to create a great story, but not too much . . . more
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July 08, 2008 12:22 PM EDT --
* Have Your Book Available at Major Booksellers
Book Clearinghouse is an easy and inexpensive way to get listed with Ingram, the key distributor to getting your books available by request in bookstores. . . . more
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June 22, 2007 03:06 PM EDT --
Dean Koontz wanted "to write a story with a runaway-train pace, involving mistaken identity." The result? Another New York Times best seller titled The Good Guy. Dean recently . . . more
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July 21, 2008 03:13 PM EDT --
Practically Posh by Robin Moreno is almost like reading a magazine with lots of little articles about how to find less expensive solutions to the things you would like to fill your life with.
It deals . . . more
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June 07, 2007 05:10 PM EDT --
So they asked me to tell you why I wrote The Good Guy, which is not as easy to explain as, say, why the last car I bought was a Ford.
I wanted to write a story with a runaway-train pace, involving . . . more
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June 19, 2008 05:39 PM EDT --
The War for Wealth , the upcoming feature book for McGraw-Hill Books , addresses the issue of globalization and the problems it presents. Is it a force for good or an attempt to destroy the U.S.'s . . . more
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January 28, 2008 09:52 AM EST --
Do you ever wonder what it'll be like when you get "The Call"? (Notice I didn't say "if you get "The Call." Positive energy, folks!) Do you wonder what you'll be doing, . . . more
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January 02, 2008 05:27 PM EST --
Before we can curb our dependence on oil, we must first understand three insights that are central to the problem.
First, oil is everywhere. Everyone reading this will use oil - directly or indirectly . . . more
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November 01, 2007 10:31 AM EDT --
I recently had the privilege of interviewing bestselling author David Baldacci. Mr. Baldacci's new book "Stone Cold" will be released on November 6th. He will also be hosting . . . more
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December 26, 2007 01:30 PM EST --
Issue #22
Greetings, Gather writers, and welcome to this issue of Freelancing for Pleasure and Profit. Have you ever wondered how the really big crime writers get their information about . . . more
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