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July, 2009 (Vol. VI: #7)
The Man Who Didn't Need to Walk on the Moon
J. G. Ballard and "The Vanished Age of Space"
Space travel isn't as cool as the kids say it is.
What's Louder than Noise?
Signals #22
How can a modern novel rise up out of the Noise and be noticed?
...there are sure to be times when Franken's vote will make a difference. And not always in ways that will ease Senate majority leader Harry Reid's burden..
read this article
How Will Al Franken Make a Difference in the Senate?
By Jay Newton-Small
The true cost of online privacy
Jeff Bercovici
Do you like your privacy? I bet you do. What about being able to read all kinds of stuff on the internet without having to hand over your credit card number -- do you like that, too? I bet that's another yes. But which do you like more? You'd better figure that out quickly, because, if you don't, Congress just might decide for you...
read Jeff Bercovici's article
- Mood:
aggravated
tips on how to get the most out of your ning site
a great list of horror plot lines that are overdone
But that's not the only struggle mankind must face. The dead are rising from their graves with an insatiable hunger for human flesh. Friends, neighbours and loved ones lost to the war of the worlds are now the enemy and the Earth is forever changed.
It's kill or be killed, if you want to survive, otherwise you might become one of the walking dead yourself.
http://www.amazon.com/Worlds-Plus-Blood-G
It's Eric S Brown, people!
Writer's Platforms
Last Sunday, I posted a blog post at the Lilley Press blog about writers and the recession, which gave a link to an interview featuring Jane Friedman.
http://lilleypress.wordpress.com/2009/06/0
A writer's platform has been becoming more and more important over the past years and shows to increase in importance over the upcoming years. Writer's who establish their web presence and connect with their fans on a continual basis are really going to attract agents, editors and publishers a whole lot easier.
As many authors are introverts and hate the idea of having to market themselves, this is important. If authors do not step out of their comfort zone and make an effort to connect with the readers, they risk losing sales...no matter how much a publisher helps them.
At Lilley Press, we are trying to increase the ways in which we help our author's books get in front of people, but even we can only do so much. Readers really don't want to hear from the publisher, or the marketing director (such as me). They want to hear from the author...they want that personal connection that only a properly attended blog or website can give.
If you're in the process of writing a book, start your blog now. Start telling people your experience of your day and your writing work. You don't have to write much, and it can be weekly if you prefer. But if you start now and get some part of you out there, it'll pay off for you in the long run.
Diana Cacy
Sales/Marketing Director
http://www.lilleypress.com
Our Titles are Going to Print!
Starting with THE STILL LIFE OF HANNAH MORGAN by Lora Deeprose, our ebooks are going to be published in print also.
Lora's print release is scheduled for August, 2009.
Stilts & Straw
Tony Pi
Black God's Burden
G.W. Thomas
Ye Olde Word Jumble
Race for the Night Ruby
Seth Skorkowsky
Bitten by the Blade
Bill Ward
Interview
with Jim C. Hines
Dragons, Knights, and Angels and The Sword Review - in one high-quality magazine.
On Wednesday, May 27th, at noon Central time, we will kick off our Red River Writers Live Blog Talk Radio show. We have a great schedule of Host for our shows with varied agendas. There is an opportunity for every Red River Writer member to guest at Red River Writers Live.
Red River Writers Live Hosts are April Robins, CJ West, JD Holiday, Jean Henry Mead and Jeff LeJeune. April guests RRW members allowing them a 2 minute promo on their work. CJ reviews books by unknown Mystery and Thriller Authors. JD chitchats “How To” with writers discussing their techniques and listening to their readings. Jean’s show is called Books for Boomers. Jeff is interviewing published authors. Of course other topics will surface as they appear.
Jeff will Host the 1st Wednesday of the Month.
CJ will Host the 2nd Wednesday of the Month.
Jan will Host the 3rd Wednesday of the Month.
Jean will Host the 4th Wednesday of the Month.
April will Host the 4 extra Wednesday’s of the Year.
Currently all shows are 30 minutes long and scheduled on Wednesdays at noon Central Time Zone.
On Wednesday, May 27th, April Robins will introduce the co-host of their Blog Talk Radio show Red River Writers Live. They are CJ West, J.D. Holiday, Jean Henry Mead, and Jeff LeJeune. They will discuss the format of their new shows and answer questions from listeners.
On Wednesday, June 3rd, Jeff LeJeune, the founding English Chairperson and basketball coach at St. Dominic Savio Catholic High School in Austin, Texas, will host Red River Writers Live. He has authored the allegorical novel, The Final Chase, published by SterlingHouse Publisher in 2005. His second novel, Postmarked Baltimore, received an Honorable Mention in the 2008 New England Book Festival. In this Red River Writers Live! episode, Casey Vincent, Math teacher and former Basketball coach, discusses the importance of literature and stories in our society.
On Wednesday, June 10th, CJ West's guest will be Marla Cukor, award-winning journalist and screenwriter. She writes for the magazine In Touch Weekly, writes short films and also writes feature length movies. Marla was responsible for the adaptation of Sin & Vengeance for film. So, if you'd like to talk about the process of adapting a book for film, next month you can get both sides of the coin. CJ will share his experiences as author and Marla can answer your screenwriting questions. It should be a very fun show. Category: Film. Rating: Adults Only.
On Wednesday, June 17th, J.D. Holiday’s will chat with Award winning editor, author and publisher VS Grenier, Founder & Owner of Stories for Children Publishing, and Editor-in-Chief of Stories for Children Magazine and SFC Newsletter for Writers. Virginia has a children’s book coming out this fall called: "Babysitting SugarPaw." We will also touch on the importance of scenes.
Blog Talk Radio: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/RedRiverWri
VS Grenier's sites are:
http://storiesforchildrenmagazine.org/de
http://vsgrenier.com/authorbio.aspx
To find out more about JD Holiday go to her website:
http://www.bookgardenpublishing.net/
JD's Blog: http://jdswritersblog.blogspot.com/
Category: Books. Rating: Everyone
On Wednesday, June 24th, Jean Henry Mead’s will host "Books for Boomers," featuring guests from the Boomer generation as well as retirees who like to read about people their own ages. My first guest will be Stephanie Osborn, author of BURNOUT and the Y FACTOR. Stephanie worked in the aerospace industry for 20 years and schooled astronauts, among other fascinating jobs. Be sure to tune in for an entertaining half hour with Stephanie Osborn and me. She has a great sense of humor.
To complete our Frasier style Cast and Crew, we have added two Assistants that we lovingly call Roz, Dellani Oakes And Laurie Zieber. They will be manning the switchboard and chat room while the Host interviews guest and answers questions from listeners.
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To attend and participate in the shows dial the
Call-in Number: (646) 595-4478
(OR)
Log onto http://www.blogtalkradio.com/ then search for Red River Writers Live. Click on the current show and you can leave a written comment.
I found this fascinating quote today:
Both reviews are positive and while I am not so sure I agree with the charge of ‘less than stellar editing’ (from a reviewer who knows not where apostrophes live) and even though I wish the reviewer of How To Make Monsters would work on getting Gary’s titles right, it seems these two are rather popular books just at present!markdeniz, Apr 2009
You should read the whole article. www.morriganbooks.com/
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