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September 27, 2008
- You may win a free copy of MIDORI BY MOONLIGHT at an exciting new Web site called FREE BOOK FRIDAY. Created by best-selling author Jessica Brody (THE FIDELITY FILES - St. Martin's) the site features a new author each week, with info about their book, a chance to win a free signed copy, and an exclusive interview podcast. Each Friday winners are selected at random and announced on the site.If ...
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September 16, 2008
- Whether your published or pre-published, one of the ways to get the word out about your work is to enter contests.For those who are pre-published, contests offer a number of possible benefits. First, look for contests where you get feedback about your writing. That will help you hone your skills as a writer. Next, try to enter contests where the final round judges are editors or agents. That will ...
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August 1, 2008
- I just finished a young adult novel that drew heavily on my experiences as a young athlete. From the time I was about five, I swam competitively. For many years, this competition was held only in the summer, but after a time, I went to a year-round team (back in the day, it was called AAU) and swimming was my life. Every morning and afternoon, winter, spring, summer, fall, I swam. Miles ...
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July 31, 2008
- The Marriott on 4th Street in San Francisco was packed with women. the men's bathrooms had been converted, and I averted my eyes as I walked into the bathroom and saw the urinals. But drats, no men there! Women, everywhere. All with name tags, declaring certain things about the attendee: newcomer, finalist (RITA!), PAN, PRO, all important acronyms for the romance tribe.I actually enjoy ...
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July 3, 2008
- So Sam's Dot Publishing is releasing my second full-length poetry collection The Handless Maiden and Other Tales Twice Told this month. This book (a whopping 100 + pages!) collects many of my fairy tale and fantasy poems published between 2005 and early 2008 and is beautifully illustrated by my dear friend (and fellow 2008 Bram Stoker nominee) Marge Simon. To celebrate, I'm offering you your very ...
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June 8, 2008
- Up until, I think, the mid-nineteen-sixties, newspapers and magazines often ran short little expository essays about various topics, like “honesty” and “politeness,” without necessarily demonstrating expertise on the part of the writer. They were just ruminations by columnists about the qualities and aspirations of mankind, in a nutshell. In the fifties, shortly before his death, my ...
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January 29, 2008
- Readers often tell me they wish they could visit Willow Lake, because it's such a beautiful place in my books. Well, thanks to my publisher, here's your shot. They're giving away a 3-night vacation package at the historic Sagamore Hotel on Lake George. Please check out this press release about the contest:BESTSELLING AUTHOR SUSAN WIGGSAND MIRA BOOKS INVITE ONE LUCKY READERTO EXPERIENCE THE BEAUTY ...
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