Author's Blog

Agatha Christie . . .

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Agatha Cristie Estate Acquired By US – Based Acorn Media – By The Deadline Team – http://goo.gl/SLRJL

What happened to grown-up films? – By Stephen Whitty – nj.com – http://goo.gl/BLVfk

The One Skill that Makes an Online Entrepreneur Unstoppable – By Johnny Truant – copyblogger – http://goo.gl/PZfFD

Contest Winner Accepts Two-Book Deal With Harlequin – By Market Watch – http://goo.gl/WeZ6H

Exclusive: Jackie Collins to Self-Publish – By Jeff Rivers – Galleycat – http://goo.gl/ZmNsA

Self-published author Kerry Wilkinson lands 6-book deal – By Anita Singh – The Telegraph – http://goo.gl/O7Pb8

One Tale, Many Tales – By Juliet Marillier – Writer Unboxed – http://goo.gl/a5QbX

The Seuss Effect: how the creative genius inspired today’s writers – By Robin Blakely – examiner – http://goo.gl/wwf2d

 

 

Quote(s) of the Day

Books aren’t written, they’re rewritten. It is one of the hardest things to accept, especially after the seventh rewrite hasn’t quite done it… – Michael Crichton

A novel is the storyteller’s own experience that has moved him to an emotion so passionate that he can no longer keep it shut up in his heart. Lady Murasaki

“I have never thought of myself as a good writer…but I’m one of the world’s great rewriters.” – James A. Michener

 

 

Writing Contest

Free Contest for Humor Poems – By PRWeb – Chron.com – http://goo.gl/a4gcq

The Nitty-Gritty . . .

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The Nitty-Gritty About Reduplication – By Mark Nichol – Daily Writing Tips – http://goo.gl/9JIIF

Harry Potter Headlines: 10 Ways to Conjure Up a Viral Blog Post Title – by Judy Dunn – Cat’s Eye Writer – http://goo.gl/PGAah

Writers choose their favorite books of 2011 – By Emma Mustich – Open Salon – http://goo.gl/wj1rW

Self-published authors find e-success – By Deirdre Donahue – USA Today – http://goo.gl/QJPRj

Five Things You Should Stop Doing in 2012 – By Dorie Clark – Harvard Business Review – http://goo.gl/eC2Xr

 

Quote(s) of the Day

“Opportunity dances with those who are already on the dance floor.” – H. Jackson Brown Jr.

 

 

Writing Contest

The Tobias Wolff Award for Fiction – Deadline – March 15, 2012 – http://goo.gl/zrf8n

 

 

The Golden 20 Percent . . .

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Focus on the golden 20 per cent – but are you sure? – By Di Mace – Word Swords – http://goo.gl/4SARh

Answers to our Show Don’t Tell Questions – By Randy Ingermanson – The Writers Alley – http://goo.gl/kakrC

Blogger Of The Week: Jeff Goins, The Writing Coach And Creative Writer At ‘GoinsWriter’ – http://goo.gl/kbrni

A Blast From the Past—Thieving “Literary Agent” Uwe Luserke Re-Surfaces – by Victoria Strauss – Writer Beware –http://goo.gl/hZWfV

The Flinch, Newsjacking And Digital Publishing – By Joanna Penn – The Creative Penn – http://goo.gl/YzqWW

30 Book Awards for Self-Published Authors – By Joel Friedlander – The Book Designer – http://goo.gl/3xl5w

How Many Customers Did You Lose Today? – By Rita McGrath – Harvard Business Review – http://goo.gl/kTHpa

 

Quote(s) of the Day

“The future belongs to those who believe in their dreams.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

“If you wait for inspiration, you’re not a writer, but a waiter.”  – Anonymous


 

Writing Contest

The Crazyhorse Fiction Prize and the Lynda Hull Memorial Poetry Prize – Deadline Jan. 15, 2012 – http://goo.gl/sBd4I