Tag: author
group name: bookcorps
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April 24, 2009 03:46 PM EDT --
Tragic story out of Arkansas this week about non-fiction author David McElyea, who committed suicide on Wednesday in a Wal-Mart in Fayetteville. Author of " When Money Grows On Trees ," . . .
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August 19, 2007 10:03 AM EDT --
Question:
--- In trtreadingcircle@yahoogroups.com, (a good little group, even if it's not on Gather) "Rjay" <irish.bratz@...> wrote:
> Hello all,
> I have been a member her . . .
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August 03, 2007 06:43 AM EDT --
The sarcastic pessimist in me intermittently rears its ugly head to spit the plaint that no good deed goes unpunished. Yesterday was no exception. I'd worked hard courting a local independent . . .
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November 16, 2007 03:45 PM EST --
Ellen didn't seem to fit the mold. Perhaps I was being stereotypical. Probably it was because I'd really only known one other person who was married to a minister. Millicent had been . . .
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April 13, 2009 09:29 AM EDT --
the spectrum of the famous author's racial views
JACK LONDON'S RACIAL LIVES, A Critical Biography by Jeanne Campbell Reesman. U. of Georgia Press, Athens, GA; www.ugapress.org; rhuff@ugapress.uga.edu. . . .
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May 30, 2007 02:45 PM EDT --
Book lovers still reeling from cutbacks at newspaper book sections have a new reason to be upset: Amazon.com is reducing space for book reviews too.
Amazon is cutting the number of book reviews displayed . . .
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March 17, 2008 12:02 PM EDT --
'Write what you know.' Everybody—especially writers—have heard this adage. So why do I always find myself writing about sisters (I have three brothers), old houses . . .
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March 17, 2008 03:49 PM EDT --
Marnie
For thousands of years, the Atlantic Ocean has beat against the beach of my childhood, its watery fingers stealing more and more of the soft silted sand, grabbing at the estuaries and creeks . . .
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March 25, 2008 12:02 PM EDT --
Recently I was riding in my car (blissfully and unexpectedly alone—except for my dog) and I heard an old Rod Stewart song. I'm not certain of the title but the lyrics go something like . . .
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April 15, 2008 12:07 PM EDT --
A while ago, before the "change of life" was a reality I fully understood, I was sitting in my best friend's backyard ruminating about the prospect of our lives with our children grown and . . .
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May 08, 2008 11:01 AM EDT --
INTERVIEW
1. Debbie, you got the initial idea for Twenty Wishes from a reader. What influence have readers had on your books and your career?
I always listen to my readers and . . .
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March 06, 2007 08:57 AM EST --
Title: A Dirty Business
Author: Joe Humphrey
Publisher: Dakarna Publishing
Publisher's Address: DaKarna Publishing, P.O. Box 8242, JAF Station, New York, New . . .
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May 21, 2008 04:56 PM EDT --
Hi Everybody!
I'm so excited it's finally my turn to bring my workshop to Getting Better All the Time at Gather! I hope you'll join the group, invite me to be your friend, spread the . . .
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September 26, 2009 06:30 PM EDT --
Photographer Kyle Cassidy always wondered if there "was a connection between the places that writers work and their work itself" -- and to answer the question, he selected 20 Science Fiction authors . . .
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July 30, 2007 01:42 PM EDT --
Gather Member Martin Edhouse has crafted an enchanting children's tale for adults in his new book, The Exotic Adventure. This story, like so many stories from childhood, centers around a competition; . . .
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April 25, 2008 01:28 PM EDT --
The Second Journey is a second chance. Most women have lived the first half of their life in a prescribed manner. By the time she approaches the midway point she is more than ready for her turn. The . . .
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August 29, 2007 07:11 AM EDT --
Being a successful author is only 10% writing. The other 90% of what an author needs to bestsell books is marketing, which is as difficult to define as it is to do. Nonetheless, if you ask any . . .
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May 21, 2008 05:03 PM EDT --
I grabbed a tube of Nars Catfight, a rich, semi-matte nude mauve, on my way out of the salon. Easy access to beauty products is one of the perks of the business.
There were lots of cars in the parking . . .
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August 13, 2007 05:15 PM EDT --
QUESTION: I self-published my novel with Xlibris last year, and it won awards at two book festivals. I was able to sell many books directly to readers during public appearances. Now I'd like to get . . .
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November 01, 2009 02:58 PM EST --
Yes, it is already begun. Last night I saw holiday commercials on television. Wow. Okay, so I will refuse to be left behind this year :) - so I am involved in a great contest, and you as a reader, fan . . .
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