Writer WED 9/21

New theme for Writer WED.  Write a small piece of flash fiction(500-1000 words) This can be a dream of your own, a character's dream or even the dream of a tree. As long as it is a dream. Also don't forget to send them to theEAC1@yahoo.com with the words Writer WED and the date in the subject line. The posts will be up next week for this week. Theme is DREAM. The Theme for OCT 6th is What is in the round box? Also if you have a novel coming out and this is from that novel make sure to tell me. The following is a list of people whose work was read today. Elizabeth Kolodziej E. A. Irwin Missy Davis Blaze Mc Rob Joann H. Buchanan I'm looking forward to seeing what's coming next!! LiterallyBy Elizabeth J Kolodziej Looking below I wondered if I should go face down...

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Query Letters

I discussed the importance of research in last week's post on query letters. The next one on the list is the introduction. What is the first impression you want to make? When you walk into a room, do walk in with your head down to the floor or do you walk in with confidence, head held high and own the room? A query letter is your introduction to the room. It says: "Hi I'm here and you need to pay attention to what I have to say." Your query letter should always be professional looking. Make sure the grammar is correct and all the words are spelled right. Make sure the letter is clear and you have the names spelled correct. What ever you do, DO NOT place "To whom it may concern," at the top of your letter. The first thing that says is you didn't do your research. Let me say that again, DO...

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Query Letters

The whole concept of a query letter is terrifying to most writers. The idea of selling yourself and your work in as few words as possible seems more like a prison sentence then a task. There are so many ways to mess these up and yet we all must go through the experience of writing them. Over the course of the next few days, I'm going to post a list of things that should be helpful to you. The first and MOST important thing a writer must do before beginning a query letter is research! Let me say that again. The first and MOST important thing a writer must do before beginning a query letter is RESEARCH!! What does that mean exactly? The answer is simple. If you are writing a query letter to an agent, make sure you go to the website and find out what they like. Go to their blog, read up on...

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The Disconnected Observer

Sitting in the parkinglot of my daughter's school gives me a little time to reflect on the way things have gone lately. I. Have to ask, why didn't it go this smooth a long time ago? What was I doing different? I think everything happens when it is supposed to. If I'm right, then I am exactly where I'm supposed to be. I have a novella out. My first golden ticket~how strange is that? My daughter got to see me strive for something and make it. To me, it's a start. To her I have reached the stars...that and she wants an increase in her allowance. Soulless Light is available to purchase through a publishing company. How cool is that?...

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Just a Few Releases for September

Hammer of Thor by S. Evan TownsendRelease date 9/1/11; Genre: Urban FantasyThey live among us.  We know they are there.  No government can control them; no authority can stop them.  Some are evil.  Some are good.  All are powerful.  They inhabit our myths and fairy tales.  But what if they were real, the witches, wizards, and fairy godmothers?  What if they were called "adepts" and used talismans to increase their power? The most powerful talisman in the world is The Hammer of Thor and Hitler stole it from its rightful owners, the Valkyrie.  When American adept Francis Kader is reluctantly...

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