Sunday, October 23, 2011

Issue #40

Monday’s meeting Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, 4550 S. Maryland Pkwy Across from UNLV. 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM

Wednesday Pizza Night Meeting, October 26th Roundtable Pizza, W. Sahara & Ft. Apache. 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM.

NO MEETING ON MONDAY OCTOBER 31, 2011.

                                Happy Halloween

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SCAM ALERT

This past week many received an email from Morgan St. James that she was stranded in Spain and needed money. Morgan’s facebook was hacked!! She is NOT STRANDED. Read her article on Examiner.com

http://www.examiner.com/writing-in-las-vegas/spotlight-the-worst-type-of-writer-the-ones-you-don-t-want-to-meet

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Brag from HWG Member Ann Marquez!!

Not only did my book Journey Into Probate and Back make the cut for a Midwest Book Review, it also received a five star review!!!! Couldn't wait to share (from Amazon.com):

5.0 out of 5 stars A fine and very much recommended read, October 5, 2011

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Journey Into Probate and Back (Paperback)

When one checks out, they can't exactly manage everything to their desires. "Journey Into Probate and Back" is an advisory from Ann Marquez as she suggests how people can better manage their end of life issues to their fullest. With a touch of humor, she walks readers over estate planning, dealing with interlopers such as new wives, what's to be done with one's body, and make a tragic time as bearable as possible. "Journey Into Probate and Back" is a fine and very much recommended read.

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Algonquin Publishing launching into the YA / Middle Grade market

http://lunch.publishersmarketplace.com/2011/10/people-algonquin-moves-into-yamiddle-grade-book-publishing/

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Keeping up with Digital Publishing news:

http://www.sourcebooks.com/next/sourcebooks-next-our-blog.html

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Ya/ Middle Grade for boys only. New Publisher to launch in 2012

Move Books Publishers

http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/49171-for-boys-only-move-books-to-debut-in-fall-2012-.html?utm_source=Publishers+Weekly%27s+PW+Daily&utm_campaign=deea2d97d0-UA-15906914-1&utm_medium=email

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Magazine to submit Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry Tin House Literary

http://www.tinhouse.com/home

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NaNoWriMo is just around the corner! http://nanowrimo.org/

Can you meet the challenge? 50,000 words in 30 days? Check out the website for more information. No cost, no obligation. A challenge to no one but YOU. Have that story stuck and don’t know how to get it out?

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Crime Writers here’s a site to check out

The Center for Fiction Academy a site for Crime fiction authors, Online classes, news, tips and articles.

http://www.centerforfiction.org/forwriters/

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A recommend read for your personal library:

In today’s digital age most authors spend hours searching the web for an agent/publisher to submit their work to. I am an old-school girl and still cherish the paper book method when doing research. I recently posted a review on Amazon.com for the 2012 Guide to Literary Agents. This book not only provides a list of agents to submit your work to, you also get tips from the agent on what they are looking for and what they don’t want to see. The correct email address to submit your to and wonderful articles on how to write a query, what goes into a synopsis and attending a writer’s conference. Don’t forget to keep your resource library fresh and updated.

image http://www.writersdigestshop.com/product/guide-to-literary-agents/

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New Memoir Writing Group in Henderson/Las Vegas area

Writing Your Life Meetup group

http://www.meetup.com/Writing-Your-Life/?gj=ej1b&a=_l4

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Have a great week

Teresa Watts, Editor



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