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March 14, 2017
Amplifying Diversity: Independent Presses
Nice list of links to independent presses in today’s re-blog :-)
Do check the Comments for a few more links…
The ongoing and hugely important conversation featuring #ownvoices, diversity, and equity was most recently centered around an unfortunate WSJ journal article which Allie Bruce unpacks in her RWW post, “Why ‘Rock Star Librarian’ is an Oxymoron.” I highly recommend reading the original article (tricky as it is behind a paywall — need to go to a library perhaps!), Allie’...
March 13, 2017
What is “Author Voice” ?
To start today’s exploration of Author Voice, I’ll excerpt a bit from a post I published in November 2013—How Do Writers Find Their “Voice”?
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“For those of you who’ve never considered what a writer’s Voice is, Wikipedia has a decent definition:
“’The writer’s voice is the individual writing style of an author, a combination of idiotypical usage of syntax, diction, punctuation, character development, dialogue, etc., within a given body of...
March 12, 2017
How Do You Write A Book?
Re-blog #2 :-)
Number one is the post just below this one…
Welcome to the Distress Signals Blogging Bonanza! What’s that, you’re wondering? Well, you can either go and read this post or read the next sentence. In a nutshell: Distress Signals was out in paperback in the UK and Ireland on January 5 and hits the U.S.A. on Thursday (February 2) and every day in between I’m going to blog as per the schedule at the bottom of this post.
So Distress Signals is out and Book 2 is...
How To Get Published in Just 50 Easy Steps
Re-blog #1 for today :-)
(Did you miss me? After the craziness of the Distress Signals month-long blogging bonanza, I decided to give you all a month off from me. Well, a month and a bit. Also, since I last blogged WordPress have hidden the ‘justify paragraph’ button from me and it is driving. Me. CUCKOO. I can’t even look at this left-aligned. Oh my God. Deep breaths. Wait! Keyboard shortcuts! YES. Okay. It’s all okay. Everything’s going to be okay. Breathe… Okay. Anywa...
March 11, 2017
What Makes Bad Writing?
Today’s re-blog, as the author indicates, is for fiction or non-fiction writers…
We’ve all read a bad book. Most of us have read a bad published book; many of us have read a bad manuscript, perhaps a friend-of-a-friend’s, that we were obligated to read to the bitter end. And then tell the author something noncommittal and encouraging.
You just don’t know what you did there!
You make it all seem so spontaneous on the page…
You…literature…wow.
Truly bad writing–rather...
March 10, 2017
Friday Story Bazaar ~ Tale Thirty-Four
Blinded by the Light
by
Alexander M Zoltai
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His views were unwelcome.
He wasn’t like other people.
Jim avoided him—but, Jim’s subconscious was intrigued…
This person was named Adolph; and, some Hitler jokes had been heard…
Adolph was from the south—state of Florida.
Jim had lived in Florida for awhile; but, that didn’t endear him to Adolph—though, his subconscious was alert for similarities of experience…
Jim’s friends were extremely unkind to Adolph—they vied with each other to crea...
March 9, 2017
Breathing and Writing
Meditation to aid writing — Brilliant! :-)
Meditative breathing helps me regain my concentration.
I once heard Malachy McCourt begin a commencement address memorable for its brazen wisdom. “If you’ve got one foot in the future and one foot in the past,” he said, “it means you’re pissing on the present.”
I was reminded of this vivid image as I was lamenting the tasks still on my To Do (set up an interview, draft an article) while anticipating a visit from my nie...
March 8, 2017
In Honor of #InternationalWomensDay, I’m promoting Independent Publishing
International Women’s Day‘s theme for 2017 is #BeBoldForChange…
[image error] And, since this blog is about Reading, Writing, and Publishing, I firmly encourage any woman reading this post to find Empowering Literature to read, to find a place to write your most vital thoughts and feeling (privately or publicly), and to consider, if you’re already a writer; or, if you intend to be one; and/or, if you can tell a writer friend, to consider this organization: Independent Book Publishers Association (#IBPA)....
March 7, 2017
Ursula K. Le Guin Talks Nonfiction
Today’s re-blog is about an author, Le Guin, that just might have bumped my forever-favorite author, Cherryh, from her perch…
David Naimon, host of “Between the Covers” on Portland, Oregon’s KBOO 90.7 FM, spoke recently with Ursula K. Le Guin about her collection of nonfiction, Words Are My Matter: Writings About Life and Books, 2000-2016.
“It is quite rare,” Naimon explains, “that Le Guin talks about her approach to writing nonfiction (essays, literary criticism, bo...
March 6, 2017
@#%&&*@………
No real post today—extreme time spent with, first, AT&T, then, Apple Care…
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My computer suddenly forgot how to find most sites; though, it was finding many sites—weirdest thing I’ve ever experienced (on a computer...).
The very last attempt suddenly and simply solved the issue…
See you tomorrow—I must go relax with my Best Friend in her Virtual World………
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