Jim Cherry's Blog, page 14
September 28, 2012
Oswego Literary Festival
Hi Everyone!
Welcome to a new edition of jymsnews! First things first! Progress on "The Doors Examined" book. I'm over halfway finished with the book! Just over halfway, still a lot of writing to do, but the articles are turning out very nicely, I think they'll be very good in the book! I've also decided to write new articles, sort of like bonus tracks, that will look at some lesser known occurences in Jim Morrison's life. More news as it breaks!
Next Saturday I'll be at the Oswego (IL) Literary Festival from 9AM-4PM, I'll be selling my book "The Last Stage" and endorsing them. I'll also be giving a presentation at 11AM titled "How to Get Published in the 21st Century" Hope you can all be there! The festival is at the Oswego Village Hall, 100 Parkers Mill, Oswego, IL, 60543.
Until next time! Have a great weekend!
Jim Cherry
Welcome to a new edition of jymsnews! First things first! Progress on "The Doors Examined" book. I'm over halfway finished with the book! Just over halfway, still a lot of writing to do, but the articles are turning out very nicely, I think they'll be very good in the book! I've also decided to write new articles, sort of like bonus tracks, that will look at some lesser known occurences in Jim Morrison's life. More news as it breaks!
Next Saturday I'll be at the Oswego (IL) Literary Festival from 9AM-4PM, I'll be selling my book "The Last Stage" and endorsing them. I'll also be giving a presentation at 11AM titled "How to Get Published in the 21st Century" Hope you can all be there! The festival is at the Oswego Village Hall, 100 Parkers Mill, Oswego, IL, 60543.
Until next time! Have a great weekend!
Jim Cherry
September 12, 2012
Rants, Raves TODAY!
Hi All!
I know this is late notice, I'm on the Rants,Raves and Rock 'n' Roll Radio show today at 7PM Central time. The show is running from 5-8PM Central time, so I hope you all can listen in! http://www.blogtalkradio.com/big-blen...
Oswego Literary Festival: I think I mentioned this before but I'll be at the Oswego Literary Festival on October 6th! It runs from 9AM to 4PM and I'll be speaking about "How to get Published in the 21st Century" at 11AM! More details as they emerge!
The Doors Examined Update: I've been working on The Doors Examined book. It's actually a little more work correcting the articles and getting them ready for publication but I'm just over a quarter of the way through it! Stay tuned for more updates.
Another library is carrying one of my books! I recently discovered the Aurora Library is carrying "The Last Stage"! If you want to read any of my books you can order through the inter-library loan system. Here's a list of the books and the libraries (I know its short)
Becoming Angel-Glen Ellyn Public Library
The Last Stage-Oswego Public Library, and the Aurora Library. These are all IL libraries so order a copy and let your local library know they should be carrying my books!
Please forward this email to family, friends, relatives, associates, anyone who you think may be interested!
Keep rocking!
Jim
Writing under the influence of Rock ‘n’ Roll!
www.jymsbooks.com
I know this is late notice, I'm on the Rants,Raves and Rock 'n' Roll Radio show today at 7PM Central time. The show is running from 5-8PM Central time, so I hope you all can listen in! http://www.blogtalkradio.com/big-blen...
Oswego Literary Festival: I think I mentioned this before but I'll be at the Oswego Literary Festival on October 6th! It runs from 9AM to 4PM and I'll be speaking about "How to get Published in the 21st Century" at 11AM! More details as they emerge!
The Doors Examined Update: I've been working on The Doors Examined book. It's actually a little more work correcting the articles and getting them ready for publication but I'm just over a quarter of the way through it! Stay tuned for more updates.
Another library is carrying one of my books! I recently discovered the Aurora Library is carrying "The Last Stage"! If you want to read any of my books you can order through the inter-library loan system. Here's a list of the books and the libraries (I know its short)
Becoming Angel-Glen Ellyn Public Library
The Last Stage-Oswego Public Library, and the Aurora Library. These are all IL libraries so order a copy and let your local library know they should be carrying my books!
Please forward this email to family, friends, relatives, associates, anyone who you think may be interested!
Keep rocking!
Jim
Writing under the influence of Rock ‘n’ Roll!
www.jymsbooks.com
August 1, 2012
It's August! And I'm Back! Again,
Happy August 1st everyone!
I hope everyone is having a great summer! Sorry, I've been gone so long but some technical difficulities have impaired newsletters but everything seems back to normal!
Ok, let's start out with some local news. I will be reading at the Art In Your Eye festival, in Batavia, IL this Sat and Sunday August 4th & 5th at 1PM both days. I will also be selling copies of The Last Stage. For more information, go to http://www.artinyoureye.com
And some truly cool news! I've signed a contract for a book that will be a collection of my Doors Examiner articles! The book is tentatively titled The Doors Examined and will be coming out Jan 2013!
More news as it comes out!
Don't forget to pass this newsletter on to friends, family, associates anyone who maybe interested.
The Doors Examiner: http://www.examiner.com/the-doors-in-...
The Last Stage: www.jymsbooks.com
Stay cool everybody!
Jim
Still, Writing under the influence of Rock 'n' Roll!
I hope everyone is having a great summer! Sorry, I've been gone so long but some technical difficulities have impaired newsletters but everything seems back to normal!
Ok, let's start out with some local news. I will be reading at the Art In Your Eye festival, in Batavia, IL this Sat and Sunday August 4th & 5th at 1PM both days. I will also be selling copies of The Last Stage. For more information, go to http://www.artinyoureye.com
And some truly cool news! I've signed a contract for a book that will be a collection of my Doors Examiner articles! The book is tentatively titled The Doors Examined and will be coming out Jan 2013!
More news as it comes out!
Don't forget to pass this newsletter on to friends, family, associates anyone who maybe interested.
The Doors Examiner: http://www.examiner.com/the-doors-in-...
The Last Stage: www.jymsbooks.com
Stay cool everybody!
Jim
Still, Writing under the influence of Rock 'n' Roll!
May 16, 2012
Writers Workshop/Rants & Raves/Amazon Authors
Tomorrow night May 17 at 7PM at the Oswego Public Library is the Montgomery Wordsmith's Writers Workshop, the topic will be "The Proposal Package." I hope you can all attend!
My article for Rants, Raves and Rock 'n' Roll Magazine "Women who Rock!" was a big hit, here's the link to the article: http://rantsravesrockmagazine.com/Wom...
I set up an Author's Page on Amazon it turned out pretty cool! http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00836LOEE
Have a great day! Don't forget if you have friends, relatives, co-workers, associated who may be interested please forward this newsletter to them!
Keep rocking!
Jim Cherry
Writing under the influence of Rock ‘n’ Roll!
www.jymsbooks.com
My article for Rants, Raves and Rock 'n' Roll Magazine "Women who Rock!" was a big hit, here's the link to the article: http://rantsravesrockmagazine.com/Wom...
I set up an Author's Page on Amazon it turned out pretty cool! http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00836LOEE
Have a great day! Don't forget if you have friends, relatives, co-workers, associated who may be interested please forward this newsletter to them!
Keep rocking!
Jim Cherry
Writing under the influence of Rock ‘n’ Roll!
www.jymsbooks.com
May 6, 2012
Coming This Week!
Good Sunday Everybody!
This week I'll be on the Rants,Raves, and Rock 'n' Roll show on May 9th! The show runs between 4-7 PM central time and I'll be on in the last half hour (6:30 PM central time) talking about "Women in Rock." I know this was last months topic but due to technical difficulities didn't get the opportunity to get into the subject very much. You can listen to the show at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/big-blen...
I've expanded a bit on the web this year so here's a list of sites I'm on that you can follow me or check out every once in a while
Pintrest (http://pinterest.com/jymwrite)
The Doors Examiner (http://www.examiner.com/the-doors-in-...)
The Doors Examiner on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/The-...)
Twitter (https://twitter.com/thedoorsexaminer)
Rants, Raves and Rock 'n' Roll (http://rantsravesrockmagazine.com/Jim...)
The Doors Examiner Blog (http://www.thedoorsexaminerblog.blogs...)
I think that should bring everyone (including myself!) up to speed.
Oh! I almost forgot last month was the best month for The Doors Examiner in the amount of reads we got! We got just over 22,000 reads last month! So thank you all for reading, subscribing, RT'ing, liking, posting, sharing, and telling friends about The Doors Examiner! Thank you all very much!
For some far off news I'll be at the Oswego (IL) Literary Festival October 2012! I don't have many or any details as of now but stayed tuned news will be coming in later this year!
Hope you're having a great weekend!
Jim Cherry
Writing under the influence of Rock ‘n’ Roll!
www.jymsbooks.com
This week I'll be on the Rants,Raves, and Rock 'n' Roll show on May 9th! The show runs between 4-7 PM central time and I'll be on in the last half hour (6:30 PM central time) talking about "Women in Rock." I know this was last months topic but due to technical difficulities didn't get the opportunity to get into the subject very much. You can listen to the show at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/big-blen...
I've expanded a bit on the web this year so here's a list of sites I'm on that you can follow me or check out every once in a while
Pintrest (http://pinterest.com/jymwrite)
The Doors Examiner (http://www.examiner.com/the-doors-in-...)
The Doors Examiner on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/The-...)
Twitter (https://twitter.com/thedoorsexaminer)
Rants, Raves and Rock 'n' Roll (http://rantsravesrockmagazine.com/Jim...)
The Doors Examiner Blog (http://www.thedoorsexaminerblog.blogs...)
I think that should bring everyone (including myself!) up to speed.
Oh! I almost forgot last month was the best month for The Doors Examiner in the amount of reads we got! We got just over 22,000 reads last month! So thank you all for reading, subscribing, RT'ing, liking, posting, sharing, and telling friends about The Doors Examiner! Thank you all very much!
For some far off news I'll be at the Oswego (IL) Literary Festival October 2012! I don't have many or any details as of now but stayed tuned news will be coming in later this year!
Hope you're having a great weekend!
Jim Cherry
Writing under the influence of Rock ‘n’ Roll!
www.jymsbooks.com
April 16, 2012
This week @ Jymsbooks
Hello Goodreads friends!
This week is going to be busy! First I'll be on the Rants, Raves and Rock 'n' Roll Radio Show talking about my article "Women in Rock." The show will be on April 18th from 4-7PM central time and I'll be on at about 6:30 PM central time, you hear the show online at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/big-blen...
If you would like to read past Rants, Raves and Rock 'n' Roll articles please visit my Rants, Raves and Rock 'n' Roll homepage: http://rantsravesrockmagazine.com/Jim...
Then this Thursday April 19th is the Writers Workshop at the Montgomery campus of the Oswego Public Library. I'll be talking about resources to find agents, publishers and small publications to publish your work! The workshop starts at 7 PM! Don't forget to bring one of your works to share the workshop!
If you would like a signed copy of my Novel The Last Stage, I have plenty available for $20, signed, sealed and delivered to you! If you want a copy please feel free to email me for more details! jymwrite@aol.com
If you prefer Kindle The Last Stage is available for $3.03 on Kindle. http://tiny.cc/rsjvcw
WOW! That's quite a bit at a quick clip! Thank you for supporting jymsbooks! As always if you know anybody who would be interested in jymsbooks please forward this newsletter to them!
Jim
Writing under the influence of Rock ‘n’ Roll!
www.jymsbooks.com
This week is going to be busy! First I'll be on the Rants, Raves and Rock 'n' Roll Radio Show talking about my article "Women in Rock." The show will be on April 18th from 4-7PM central time and I'll be on at about 6:30 PM central time, you hear the show online at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/big-blen...
If you would like to read past Rants, Raves and Rock 'n' Roll articles please visit my Rants, Raves and Rock 'n' Roll homepage: http://rantsravesrockmagazine.com/Jim...
Then this Thursday April 19th is the Writers Workshop at the Montgomery campus of the Oswego Public Library. I'll be talking about resources to find agents, publishers and small publications to publish your work! The workshop starts at 7 PM! Don't forget to bring one of your works to share the workshop!
If you would like a signed copy of my Novel The Last Stage, I have plenty available for $20, signed, sealed and delivered to you! If you want a copy please feel free to email me for more details! jymwrite@aol.com
If you prefer Kindle The Last Stage is available for $3.03 on Kindle. http://tiny.cc/rsjvcw
WOW! That's quite a bit at a quick clip! Thank you for supporting jymsbooks! As always if you know anybody who would be interested in jymsbooks please forward this newsletter to them!
Jim
Writing under the influence of Rock ‘n’ Roll!
www.jymsbooks.com
March 16, 2012
How to Know When it's Finished
Last night at the writers workshop I moderate I talked about how to know when something you're working on is finished I came up with a few guidelines that help me decide when something I'm writing is finished.
1) Know where your story ends. Know where you want to go with the plot and the characters, and where they will all end up.
2) Know what you want to accomplish in your work. Whether you're working on a sentence, paragraph, or chapter keep in mind what you want to accomplish in that section. Are you building the character? Setting the tone? Giving a backstory? Keep that goal in mind while writing.
3) When you change a scene, a sentence or a word and your changes are interchangeable and don't affect the meaning or advance the story in any way.
4) The opposite of number 3. When you do change things around and its having a detrimental effect on the sentence, paragraph, chapter or book and what you're trying to accomplish in your work.
5) If you're unsure if something is bad or good, put it away for a day or two, some distance and a bit of a perspective may be able to give you a better idea how the piece is working either for better or worse.
6) Write for yourself- If you have a sense of satisfaction about what you've written. When you're finished if you say to yourself "yeah, that's good, that's what I had in mind, that's what I meant to say."
Have a great day!
Jim
1) Know where your story ends. Know where you want to go with the plot and the characters, and where they will all end up.
2) Know what you want to accomplish in your work. Whether you're working on a sentence, paragraph, or chapter keep in mind what you want to accomplish in that section. Are you building the character? Setting the tone? Giving a backstory? Keep that goal in mind while writing.
3) When you change a scene, a sentence or a word and your changes are interchangeable and don't affect the meaning or advance the story in any way.
4) The opposite of number 3. When you do change things around and its having a detrimental effect on the sentence, paragraph, chapter or book and what you're trying to accomplish in your work.
5) If you're unsure if something is bad or good, put it away for a day or two, some distance and a bit of a perspective may be able to give you a better idea how the piece is working either for better or worse.
6) Write for yourself- If you have a sense of satisfaction about what you've written. When you're finished if you say to yourself "yeah, that's good, that's what I had in mind, that's what I meant to say."
Have a great day!
Jim
March 15, 2012
Writers Workshop 3/15/12
The Writers Workshop at the Oswego library is tomorrow (3/15) at 7PM, if you're local I hope you can join us! I'll be talking a bit about "Knowing When You're Finished" I've made some good notes and I think it'll be very interesting, and of course participants are encouraged to bring their own works and read. Last months was very successful, we had a diverse amount of participants with a diverse selection of their work! Looking forward to seeing you all there!
If you haven't had a chance to see my blurb in the Motion Device video you can see it here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNMa0J... my blurb is at about the 1:34 min mark.
Both branches of the Oswego Public Library have copies of The Last Stage so if you would like to check it out http://www.oswego.lib.il.us
If you haven't checked out The Doors Examiner articles lately, I've had a couple good ones. An interview with Michael C. Ford, and the Influence of Jack Kerouac on Jim Morrison. www.examiner.com/the-doors-in-nationa...
Hope to see you all there tomorrow!
Thank you for reading The Doors Examiner!
Jim Cherry
Writing under the influence of Rock ‘n’ Roll!
www.jymsbooks.com
If you haven't had a chance to see my blurb in the Motion Device video you can see it here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNMa0J... my blurb is at about the 1:34 min mark.
Both branches of the Oswego Public Library have copies of The Last Stage so if you would like to check it out http://www.oswego.lib.il.us
If you haven't checked out The Doors Examiner articles lately, I've had a couple good ones. An interview with Michael C. Ford, and the Influence of Jack Kerouac on Jim Morrison. www.examiner.com/the-doors-in-nationa...
Hope to see you all there tomorrow!
Thank you for reading The Doors Examiner!
Jim Cherry
Writing under the influence of Rock ‘n’ Roll!
www.jymsbooks.com
March 10, 2012
Freaky Serial Killer Dream
Here's part of a freaky dream I had about a serial killer the other night. It actually comes out as a nice tone piece.
I could hear footfalls on the wet concrete, they were mine, but they weren’t mine, there were two sets! I looked behind me there was no one, only the darkness. I started walking faster, I was being followed, but I could outrun anyone at this distance. The stone apartment building loomed in front of me glistening darkly in the rain, I ran into the stone tunnel, the sound of my gym shoes splashing in the puddles, I could hear the other set of footfalls echoing in the tunnel, I ran faster, I came out into the courtyard, there were some bushes, I threw myself into them, I heard the snap of a branch, the wet loamy smell around me, and the piney smell of the bushes, “at least he can’t sneak up behind me” I thought.
I could hear footfalls on the wet concrete, they were mine, but they weren’t mine, there were two sets! I looked behind me there was no one, only the darkness. I started walking faster, I was being followed, but I could outrun anyone at this distance. The stone apartment building loomed in front of me glistening darkly in the rain, I ran into the stone tunnel, the sound of my gym shoes splashing in the puddles, I could hear the other set of footfalls echoing in the tunnel, I ran faster, I came out into the courtyard, there were some bushes, I threw myself into them, I heard the snap of a branch, the wet loamy smell around me, and the piney smell of the bushes, “at least he can’t sneak up behind me” I thought.
March 1, 2012
Rants, Raves, and Rock n Roll 3/2/12
Hello Jymsbooks!
I know its been a while since I sent out a newsletter, so I hope you all have been and are doing well!
I can't believe I haven't sent a notice out about my next Rants, Raves and Rock and Roll Show appearance, it totally slipped my mind! It's tomorrow March 2nd, I'll be on abt 3:00 PM central time, and the whole show is running between 1-4 PM central time. I'll be talking about "Whitney Houston joins the 27 Club" Hope to hear you there! http://www.blogtalkradio.com/big-blen...
For members of the Writers Workshop: Some bad information may be out, to be sure everyone has the correct info the next meeting of class is March 15th at 7:00 PM. The subject of the class is "Knowing when to stop." Hope to see you all there!
Jim Cherry
Writing under the influence of Rock ‘n’ Roll!
www.jymsbooks.com
I know its been a while since I sent out a newsletter, so I hope you all have been and are doing well!
I can't believe I haven't sent a notice out about my next Rants, Raves and Rock and Roll Show appearance, it totally slipped my mind! It's tomorrow March 2nd, I'll be on abt 3:00 PM central time, and the whole show is running between 1-4 PM central time. I'll be talking about "Whitney Houston joins the 27 Club" Hope to hear you there! http://www.blogtalkradio.com/big-blen...
For members of the Writers Workshop: Some bad information may be out, to be sure everyone has the correct info the next meeting of class is March 15th at 7:00 PM. The subject of the class is "Knowing when to stop." Hope to see you all there!
Jim Cherry
Writing under the influence of Rock ‘n’ Roll!
www.jymsbooks.com
