Publisher's Desk For September 5th

September 05, 2007

Publisher's Desk For September 5th
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ONLY 2 1/2 WEEKS AWAY! ALREADY 28% FULL!!
The WritersWeekly.com Fall 2007 24-Hour Short Story Contest will be held in September! It is limited to 500 entrants. Contests usually fill up, so don't delay if you want to participate. The contest is tons of fun! You can see the list of 85 prizes (first prize is $300, second is $250 and third is $200 - plus 82 other prizes!), and sign up here: http://www.writersweekly.com/misc/contest.html

A FUN STORY PROMPT!
Mosquitoes buzzed, but kept their distance as the aroma of insect repellent overpowered the smoke coming from the dying campfire. The counselor was getting to the good part of the ghost story and the campers were all quiet, straining to hear the raspy whispers of the protagonist. The sudden sound of footsteps approaching on the pine needle carpet silenced the group. All heads turned simultaneously and the little girls screamed when a man emerged from the tree line, dressed in torn clothing and carrying a pack. The pack started to move as an infant's startled cry joined the panicked chorus...

Where would you take this story prompt from our last contest? Read where the the winners of the Summer 2007 24-Hour Short Story Contest took it! You can read the list of winners (and see what they won) and can even read the top three winning stories at:
http://writersweekly.com/contest/summer07winners.html

**CONGRATS!!** to:

1st Place - A Cry in the Night by Christine Hurst, Paris, Ontario,
Canada

2nd Place - Carl Was Wrong by Jacqueline Leigh Brasfield, Ngaio, Wellington, New Zealand

3rd Place - Without Joy by Jennifer Larson, Arlington, WA

The WritersWeekly.com Current Best Selling Book!

BAM: Book A Month
How long does it take you to finish a manuscript? Do you have stacks of incomplete stories that stalled in Act II or just never seemed to end or end up tens of thousands of words too short? Does the idea of outlining give you chills and evoke flashbacks to third grade and Roman numerals?

"It's not difficult to write a full-length commercial novel in one month if you do the hard work up front. I know--that's what I do."
-Cyn Mobley

See:
http://writersweekly.com/books/3024.html

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WHAT ARE THE CURRENT BEST SELLING ITEMS AT WRITERSWEEKLY?

FREE EXCERPTS OF ALL BOOKS available at the links below.

1. 24-Hour Short Story Contest - Summer 2007
http://writersweekly.com/books/678.html
Entry fee and contest guidelines ebook.

2. BAM: Book A Month
http://writersweekly.com/books/3024.html
"It's not difficult to write a full-length commercial novel in one month if you do the hard work up front. I know--that's what I do."
-Cyn Mobley

3. RED HOT INTERNET PUBLICITY: An Author's Guide to Marketing Your Book on the Internet
http://writersweekly.com/books/3000.html
The Internet has changed the landscape of book publishing forever. That´s why four of the five largest New York book publishers hire Penny C. Sansevieri to mentor their own Internet publicity department employees. It´s also why these major publishers routinely recommend Penny to their authors as an Internet publicist.

4. Maybe You Should Write and Publish A Magazine!
http://writersweekly.com/books/1233.html
Many writers yearn for a magic step toward "breaking free," to make possible a full-time writing career. This can be that step. Combining his experience in writing, graphics and printing, the author has put together this highly readable and instructive book that will show any writer or graphic artist a way to finally "quit the day job."

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http://writersweekly.com/books/1409.html
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FREE EXCERPTS OF ALL BOOKS available at the links above.

SUCCESSFUL BOOKLOCKER.COM AUTHORS
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RELEASE JUST THIS WEEK IN PRINT!
How to Create Quizzes, Surveys & Polls to Power-Promote Your Book or Website!
http://writersweekly.com/books/3061.html
Simple, easy, fun ways to promote and sell books (and to bring viewers to a book´s website). Step-by-step instructions and templates. Quizzes, surveys and polls server as "edu-marketing" tools to educate your audience-about themselves, about a topic that interests them...and last, but certainly not least, about your book.

COMICS WRITING: A Guide to Communicating with Comic Books
So just how do you write comic books? Discover the basics in Comics Writing from Steven Philip Jones, a comics writer and comic book writing instructor.
http://writersweekly.com/books/2961.html

RED HOT INTERNET PUBLICITY: An Author's Guide to Marketing Your Book on the Internet
Penny C. Sansevieri is a best-selling author and internationally recognized book marketing and media relations expert. Her company has developed some of the most cutting-edge book marketing campaigns. Read more here:
http://writersweekly.com/books/3000.html

PRESERVE YOUR FAMILY HISTORY IS NOW IN PRINT!
Do your grandmother and grandfather -- mother and father -- aunts and uncles -- tell stories about the "good old days? Have you wanted to write down those stories to preserve them for generations to come but don't how to go about it? See how in Preserve Your Family History by LeAnn Ralph!
http://www.writersweekly.com/books/1545.html