Tag: books
group name: books
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September 14, 2006 04:29 PM EDT --
Is it a bad thing when a reviewer has a bias? Not necessarily. Sometimes it takes the voice of someone passionate about an author's work to generate the enthusiasm that gets a disinterested . . . more
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April 10, 2007 01:51 PM EDT --
Last July, Danielle S started a small movement on Gather. She shared a story about massive flood damage to the William B. Ogden Library in Walton, NY. The library had lost more than 12,000 . . . more
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June 19, 2007 03:08 PM EDT --
So I was asked to talk a bit about getting published. I've been asked about this an awful lot so it seems as good a topic as any . . . after my usual disclaimers :)
Disclaimer the First-- . . . more
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June 18, 2007 07:16 AM EDT --
It's the age-old, unanswerable question, but one company, at least, is trying to address the publishing version. A recent study conducted last spring by an outfit called contentconnections.com suggests, . . . more
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August 22, 2007 09:57 PM EDT --
Unless you happen to already have the blessing of an agent and a publishing contract securely tucked under your bed, chances are you’ve wondered, “What the hell do I call my book?” Western? . . . more
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April 06, 2007 06:22 PM EDT --
I was recently looking at the World Book Day Poll of "Top 100 Books You Can't Live Without" and one selection stood out to me. It almost felt like I was playing one of . . . more
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February 28, 2007 11:22 PM EST --
As a mom of three, I've seen my own children struggle with fitting in and being bullied. It was listening to their experiences, and my own frustrations, that led me to consider the topic of school . . . more
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March 05, 2007 12:08 PM EST --
I am very excited at the thought of being in a chatroom, of sorts, with readers. They always say that writing is a lonely business, and in a way that's quite true.
It's a little less lonely for . . . more
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June 13, 2008 02:10 PM EDT --
Mention the name Judy Blume and a positive response, whether a squeal, gasp or smile, is never far behind. Such was the case when I told my 9 year-old daughter that I had scored two tickets to see Judy . . . more
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November 02, 2007 01:23 PM EDT --
Ebooks have been around for a long time. Publishers have complained that they don’t sell well. Readers have complained about things like DRM (Digital Rights Management) that keep ebooks on a distributor’s . . . more
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April 09, 2007 09:53 AM EDT --
In the current issue of Harper’s Magazine, novelist Cynthia Ozick takes off on - what else? - the state of “serious” fiction in this country. Beginning with the now decade-old feud between . . . 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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October 10, 2007 08:03 PM EDT --
While my husband was in the hospital I had the opportunity to read several books. One of the Books I read and thoroughly enjoyed was CAPTIVE ANGEL by our own Jerry Smith.
(Southamboyusa.gather.com) . . . more
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October 25, 2007 11:56 AM EDT --
I found this web site that does personailzed kids books. They're pretty cool and at a great price. They take your child and three friends and put it in a story. The books are custom . . . more
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April 16, 2007 07:54 AM EDT --
One of my favorite little corollaries to one of my favorite little screeds about how we should publish fewer books in any given year is the idea that we should also publish more in paperback original. . . . more
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June 10, 2007 09:26 AM EDT --
Last weekend in New York City, I attended a movie premiere. The director and producer were there, as was the film's star. Unlike glittering Hollywood premieres, however, this debut happened not at . . . more
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February 14, 2007 06:01 PM EST --
The story of the people who lived through the nation's hardest economic depression and its worst weather event is one of the great untold stories of the Greatest Generation. To me, there was an urgency . . . more
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March 01, 2007 12:39 AM EST --
SHOPAHOLIC & BABY was a really special book for me to write. First, because it's a return to Becky Bloomwood, a character I love and identify with so much. Secondly because it deals with such an . . . more
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July 19, 2007 07:54 PM EDT --
Over the last few days, the media has been abuzz with all sorts of information regarding potential early releases and online leaks of the final installment of the Harry Potter book series . . . more
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August 04, 2007 09:35 AM EDT --
My favorite horror novel is actually a series of novels by Laurell K. Hamilton that tell one continuing and continuous story. They are the Anita Blake Vampire Hunter novels. Now don't let the Buffy-esque . . . more
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