Thinking Outside the (Bookstore) Box By Margaret Nava
Sometimes you have to think out of the box…the bookstore box, that is.
Swine Flu In The Hoy House?!
Mason had what we thought might be a case of the croup last week. He woke up a couple of mornings with a bad, croupy cough, after rattled breathing at night. Mason has never been immunized and his immune system is far superior to ours. He rarely ever gets sick, even when the rest of us are in bed, slingin’ snot…or worse. When he does get sick, he might run a fever for a few hours or have a runny nose for a day or two but then it’s all over.
On Halloween night, Max said, “My brain feels funny.” Honestly, I thought he’d just had too much candy. Later that night, he felt warm to me but I didn’t give it much thought, either, because our heater has been running quite a bit now that it’s cold out. Sunday morning, he woke up with a sore throat and a croupy cough. I naturally thought he caught Mason’s croup and that he’d be just fine in a few hours, just like Mason. We packed for a trip to Kennebunkport with my mom (we had special plans there for her at an inn on the ocean), and hit the road. Good thing I always pack a thermometer in our overnight bag because Max was definitely running a fever by the time we arrived.
Horror Babies…
Dear Angela:
I LOVE your Horror Babies!!! Where did you ever come up with the oh-so-politically-incorrect-and-therefore-absolutely-DELICIOUS idea for them?
And I thought I was one of the sickest little monkey’s on the block…I bow to you, madam!
Thanks SO much for sharing them with us!
Jan
5 Easy Ways To Use Web 2.0 Techniques To Successfully Market Your Book By Melanie R. Jordan
You may hear the term “Web 2.0” and think “well that’s fine for techies, but what does that have to do with me, an author?” It has everything to do with giving you and your book the best chance of success.
EEEEEK!! HORROR BABIES!!!
Boy, oh boy, oh boy! In just three days, it’ll be my favorite holiday of the year! My mom is arriving this weekend and I’m so excited because she’s never experienced a real, storybook New England Halloween – blowing leaves, frigid wind, gobs of people and the entire neighborhood going waaaay overboard with the decorations. It is AWESOME!!!
I’ve been very busy creating horror babies over the past few weeks. What’s that, you ask? Well, here’s a sampling. WARNING – THESE PHOTOS MAY OFFEND SOME FOLKS, INCLUDING YOUNG CHILDREN. (Heh…)
Topic, Common Themes, and Winners of the WritersWeekly.com Fall 2009 24-Hour Short Story Contest!
Over the past few months, at WritersWeekly.com, I’ve been posting a missive about the common themes in entries submitted for the previous 24-Hour Short Story Contest. We’ve received lots of positive feedback so I’ll continue to do this for future contests.
Letters To The Editor For October 28th
Letters will return next week.
Out With Old Publishing, In With The New By Nick Usborne
What we are witnessing today is the most dramatic fragmentation of the publishing industry to occur within the last 500 years. And when established industries fall apart, something has to rise out of the ashes. Both nature and business abhor a vacuum. As traditional publishing falls apart, a vacuum is being created. People still want to know the news, and they still want to find out how to get hold of a squirrel-proof bird feeder.
A Free Article Site Published MY Article Without Permission!
Last week, one of the people quoted in my story emailed me to let me know that someone else had taken my story, revised it a bit, and posted it on one of those free article websites, under his own name. I emailed the site to complain and a few days later they sent a message that the story had been removed. However, they simply moved it to another page on their website! This is probably the most blatant example of plagiarism I’ve ever seen.
Ugly Economy Doesn’t Have to Spell “Doom” for Writers By Darcy Maulsby
The current recession reminds me of why I pursued a freelance writing career and have never regretted my decision.