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This Week's Headlines - 07/14/2010
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Getting Published is Guerilla Warfare
By Alex Miller
I remember how differently I thought in 2007 than I do now. I had just finished work on my first book, a memoir, The Heart of a City. Oh, how happy I was to have achieved such a stellar accomplishment at such a young age. How I danced and pranced about my apartment. I had no idea what a “vanity press” was. Heck, I didn’t even know what a printing press was. Joking on that last part, but you get my drift.
Whether ‘Tis Bolder in the Mind of the Web
By Jessica Quillin
Over the past week, I have spent at least an hour a day pouring through page mockups, selecting images, and writing text for a website to represent my new company. Putting together this business website has become a strangely intimidating process. I say “strangely” because web content development and communication strategy are two major components of what I do for a living.
Spooky Little Girl by Laurie Notaro
By Amanda Linsmeier
The novel tells the story of Lucy Fisher, a young woman who goes on a Hawaiian vacation with her two friends. When she returns home, she’s shocked to discover all her belongings on the lawn, her fiancé unwilling to talk to her, and the locks on their home changed. To top it off, she’s recently been fired from her job. What’s a girl to do? She stores her stuff at her friend’s house and moves in with her sister and nephew, exploring possibilities in the new life before her. Unfortunately for Lucy, she is hit by a bus in the process.
"I need time" really means "I need to MAKE time"
By L.L. McKinney
This week we’re going to talk about a crime we all commit, not just as writers, but also as human beings: procrastination. When I say we all have done the delay dance, I mean all. I see you hiding behind your pile of excuses. Yes, you too.
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WNW talks with author Robert Hays
We recently spoke with author Robert Hays about his latest novel, The Baby River Angel, and his other stories, Circles in the Water and The Life and Death of Lizzie Morris.
