Monday, March 31, 2014

IWW "Yahoo" March 31, 2014


Members of the Internet Writing Workshop, which includes many genre's, share their accomplishments with a "Yahoo" to the list during each week. The list of Yahoos for the last week in March, 2014 is published. You can read them on the IWW Members' Publishing Successes.

After you've finished enjoying their success stories, return to the IWW website and browse the many interesting links. You're invited to join any list anytime!

Congratulations everyone, and thanks to Judith Quaempts for compiling and preparing the list, and to Eric Petersen, the IWW
Blogmeister.


Watch for the IWW "Yahoo" here next week.

View some of the members websites here.

Friday, March 28, 2014

Interenet Writing Workshop Writers Accomplishments Announced


Members of the Internet Writing Workshop, which includes many genre's, share their accomplishments with a "Yahoo" to the list during each week. The list of Yahoos for the week ending March 23, 2014 is published. You can read them on the IWW Members' Publishing Successes.

After you've finished enjoying their success stories, return to the IWW website and browse the many interesting links. You're invited to join any list anytime!

Congratulations everyone, and thanks to Judith Quaempts for compiling and preparing the list, and to Eric Petersen, the IWW
Blogmeister.


Watch for the IWW "Yahoo" here next week.
P.S.
You'll also find several members websites here.

 

Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Writing Biographies for a Publisher


Major publishers of biographies hire writers to research and write biographies. You can search them out, or they may contact you with an offer, and may ask for a book proposal with an annotated outline, ie: a chapter-by-chapter outline of book.

You can get lots of information on how to do a annotated outline by Googling.

In addition, Jeannette de Beauvoir, novelist, playwright, short story writer and poet, provides the following insight.
"Be very careful about how long writing a biography will take you, it's one of the services I offer authors and is expensive precisely because it's so involved. Budget *plenty* of time for it!"
At a minimum, your proposal should include:

1) title page
2) table of contents and summary of the proposal
3) overview/synopsis
4) audience (detail who is going to buy it and why)
5) competitive review (what other similar books are out there and how well they've sold; how yours is different)
6) author platform (why are you the person to write it; what reader will you be bringing with you)
7) marketing (a very detailed listing of what exactly you will do to market the book apart from anything your publisher will do)
8) chapter-by-chapter outline of book (this is your annotated outline)
9) first three finished & edited chapters

Good luck!
--  Jeannette

Her poem, "The William Dutton House, Circa 1835" was published in the August 2013 inaugural issue of Agave Magazine.

Sunday, March 16, 2014

Can Writing Your Own Obituary Can Bring Fame ~~ and ~~ Fortune?2


abc7 eyewitness News, WLs-TV Chicago, IL, published a man's self-penned obit ~~ definitely unique and humorous. So of course it's circulating around the Internet and sparking lots of interest http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/bizarre&id=9463250

When Rick Bylina, long standing member of Internet Writing Workshop got wind of it he quipped:
"My obit has been up on TWITTER periodically for two years. Not a single comment in reference to it that I remember."
Rest In Prose-Rick Bylina (1953-2054) is currently not online, however readers can enjoy his sense of humor, and much more, at http://www.amazon.com/Rick-Bylina/e/B005H1CK32/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_pop_1 The link is to his bio on Amazon.
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Rick Bylina (1953-2054) was born on a snowy night in New Jersey (or so he was told) and expects to die, "...wailing against that goodnight...," with keyboard in his lap in North Carolina. But for now, he lives with his wife, Carrie, and their 20-year-old cockatiel, Sydney, in the woods near Lake Jordan and the nearby town of Apex, North Carolina.

Ongoing corporate downsizing in the early 21st century convinced him to tap into his passion rather than remain a cog in the corporate wheel. He scribbled any crazy idea that crossed his mind. After gaining discipline, he wrote his debut mystery novel, "One Promise Too Many", the first in a series featuring Detective Roger Stark. Writing happens spontaneously between housework, gardening, cooking, fishing, and wrestling alligators.

Now, Rick has added novels A Matter of Faith and All Of Our Secrets to his Amazon listings. And most recently, he added a collection of short stories, Bathroom Reading--Short Stories for Short Visits. It's his way of helping out others during times of stress by offering his own brand of relief.

What did his future hold when he penned that bio? More political wrangling, he's sure, but also a poetry book, Poems for Platypus, published on April 1, 2013. Upcoming is his next novel in the Detective Stark series, Meteor Magic, whenever he gets his butt in gear. He's also working on several other ideas. The future is wide open.
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Rick says, "I guess I should update it [his bio]. POEMS FOR A PLATYPUS was a #1 bestseller in the Australian market for a week. It was really weird to see my name ahead of Robert Frost and Emily Dickenson."
-Rick Bylina ~~ "The only rule: writers write! Everything else is a guideline."



Tuesday, March 11, 2014

"Che Guevara's Marijuana and Baseball Savings and Loan" by Jack Shakely wins finalist slot



Confederate Warbonnet author, Jack Shakely, Gold medal winner- 2009 IPPY Book of the Year Award in historical/military fiction has been selected a finalist in the fiction category of the 2014 Oklahoma Book Award competition with his novel "Che Guevara's Marijuana and Baseball Savings and Loan."
"As a third-generation Oklahoman, I am very proud of this  honor," Jack said.
Shakely is of Muscogee/Creek descent and was chair of the Los Angeles Native American Indian Commission from 1992 to 1996.

The competition is sponsored by the Oklahoma Department of Libraries.

Read his views on libraries here.
 

Wednesday, March 5, 2014

Bob White Announces Release of "Demons From The Past and Credits IWW Novel Members


Bob White, a self-published mystery genre writer, announced the release of his novel which features small-town detective, Tony Petrocelli, Demons From The Past available on Amazon.com.

When announcing his novel, Bob said, "My latest Tony Petrocelli mystery novel, Demons From The Past , is now published. It wouldn't have been possible without the help of a group of
'beta readers' from the Internet Writing Workshop Novels list. - They are:  Rick Bylina, Robin Cain, Sylvia Villalobos, Michele Rico, and Bill Weldy. My thanks to them and their red pens."


A Menifee's Arts Council "Artist of the Month", Bob released a sinisterly-toned book, To Catch a Monster in 2014, and also has three mysteries available on Amazon.com.

Check out Bob's Read About The Author on his Amazon Author's page to learn more about this engaging and increasingly successful gentleman.