false 1082746 1360851 Dana M. Baird female Saint Paul, MN 04/2008 11/2009 20 36 34 true 5663839 read 1 true 2236972 currently-reading 1 true 2236971 to-read The Master Butchers Singing Club (P.S.) by Louise Erdrich]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76500894 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172147422s/142900.jpg 1082746 Dana http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1244575864p2/1082746.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1082746-dana Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:45:50 -0800 Son of a Witch: A Novel (Wicked Years, #2) by Gregory Maguire]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76501276 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166564765s/13521.jpg 1082746 Dana http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1244575864p2/1082746.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1082746-dana Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:31:31 -0800 Enchantment (Paperback) by Orson Scott Card]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76501182 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165651995s/7973.jpg 1082746 Dana http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1244575864p2/1082746.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1082746-dana Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:30:33 -0800 Castles: Their Construction and History (Dover Books on Architecture) by Sidney Toy]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76501019 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178243499s/775377.jpg 1082746 Dana http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1244575864p2/1082746.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1082746-dana Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:29:21 -0800 The Poisonwood Bible (Paperback) by Barbara Kingsolver]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76500852 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1257305175s/7244.jpg 1082746 Dana http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1244575864p2/1082746.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1082746-dana Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:27:52 -0800 The Beet Queen: A Novel (P.S.) by Louise Erdrich]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76500727 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171229200s/91439.jpg 1082746 Dana http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1244575864p2/1082746.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1082746-dana Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:26:49 -0800 http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/207035-where-do-you-find-good-short-science-fiction http://photo.goodreads.com/groups/1259713177p2/1865.jpg 1082746 Dana http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1244575864p2/1082746.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1082746-dana Fri, 16 Oct 2009 11:25:56 -0700
General speculative fiction magazines:
Bards and Sages Quarterly - A good place to find mainstream/literary speculative fiction
Tales of the Unanticipated - A fun little magazine out of my home state of Minnesota
Strange, Weird, and Wonderful Magazine - I haven't read this, but friends rave about it

If you like dark fantasy and horror:
Necrotic Tissue
Talebones Magazine

Some small presses that publish speculative short story anthologies:
Shroud Publishing - This is a primarily dark fantasy & horror press with a reputation for high quality works
Sam’s Dot Publishing - admittedly, I am biased because this it the small press that publishes my novels, but they honestly do have some really original short fiction, including options for kids and young adults.
The Genremall - This is a cooperative purchasing site for small presses, and there is a lot of great stuff here that you won't find on Amazon.com.


]]> http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/194174-tips-for-reading-aloud http://photo.goodreads.com/groups/1259713177p2/1865.jpg 1082746 Dana http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1244575864p2/1082746.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1082746-dana Fri, 16 Oct 2009 10:05:39 -0700
I do think the tips here are universal for anyone who speaks publicly in any venue, large or small - oral reports in school, making a presentation at a board meeting, or giving a reading in a church service.
]]>