January 2009
10 posts
RETALIATION - A YALSA Division 2009 Top Ten Pick
Yasmin Shiraz’s book Retaliation, has been officially selected by the American Library Association’s YALSA Division as a 2009 Top Ten Pick for Reluctant Readers. This list will go out to librarians across the country. Here’s the [link] to the list. This is a huge honor for Yasmin—especially since her publishing company, Rolling Hills Press/What’s Happenin’ Books, independently produced...
Jan 30th
Author Jerry Waxler Discusses Memoir Writing @...
For the month of JANUARY, All the Blog’s a Page (AtBaP) has been looking at memoir writing, and for our final feature of the month, I’m thrilled to introduce Jerry Waxler, M.S., author of Learn to Write Your Memoir in Four Weeks! For January, I asked the following set of questions: What do you think is the lure of memoirs for readers? Do you think there is a bit of egotism on...
Jan 27th
The Break-Up Diet Author Annette Fix Discusses...
For the month of JANUARY, All the Blog’s a Page (AtBaP) is looking at memoir writing, and this week, I’m bringing back someone that I’ve become a fan of: Annette Fix, author of The Break-Up Diet: A Memoir! For January, I asked the following set of questions: What do you think is the lure of memoirs for readers? Do you think there is a bit of egotism on the part of the...
Jan 21st
Check out more QUICKIE EDITING TIPS!
Come check me out at BLOGGING IN BLACK [LINK] today for some quickie editing tips.  Here’s one below: Just a THOUGHT Characters often “think”. I don’t want to see him tonight, Marcia thought to herself. I hate thinking about this, Robert thought to himself. It always ends the same way. See a problem with the two examples above? Check out the words “to herself” and “to himself”. ...
Jan 17th
ChickLitGurrl Talks with The MPire Trilogy Author,...
This month @ ChickLitGurrl: high on LATTES & WRITING, CLG talks with The MPire Trilogy author, T.L. James! INTERVIEW EXCERPT CLG: How did you grow as a writer during the writing of THE MPIRE: DEATH COMETH? TLJ: Writing from a male’s perspective was really a growing pain. To actually get in touch with the testosterone while writing is a stretch. My other growing pain was to write...
Jan 15th
Author K.L. Belvin Discusses Memoir Writing @...
For the month of JANUARY, All the Blog’s a Page (AtBaP) is looking at memoir writing, and this week, we’re featuring K.L. Belvin, author of A Man in Transition! For January, I asked the following set of questions: What do you think is the lure of memoirs for readers? Do you think there is a bit of egotism on the part of the writer who focuses on memoirs as a means to “tell...
Jan 14th
Author Versandra Kennebrew Discusses Memoir...
For the month of JANUARY, All the Blog’s a Page (AtBaP) is looking at memoir writing, and this week, we’re featuring Versandra Kennebrew, author of the memoir, Thank God for the Shelter! For January, I asked the following set of questions: What do you think is the lure of memoirs for readers? Do you think there is a bit of egotism on the part of the writer who focuses on...
Jan 9th
Unpublished romance novel? Check out this...
If you have an unpublished romance novel or novel with a romantic theme, then get it out and dust it off because… THE “CHASE THE DREAM” CONTEST IS BACK! Author Leigh Michaels [link] and Rachelle Chase [link] are co-sponsoring the third “Chase the Dream” contest for writers. Details on how to enter can be found at http://chasethedreamcontest.wordpress.com;...
Jan 9th
Camping vs. Marching in Stories
Becoming a Lifelong Learner of the Craft of Writing By author, editor, educator Shon Bacon aka ChickLitGurrl™ The Write Life for You is a series of articles on the writing craft. Past articles have focused on building character, developing a solid plot, and harnessing a writing style. In the first article of the new year, I look at CAMPING VS. MARCHING IN STORIES. Camping vs. Marching This...
Jan 5th
Author CD Mitchell on Memoir Writing @ AtBaP
HAPPY NEW YEAR, EVERYBODY! HOPE ‘09 BRINGS YOU ACHIEVED GOALS AND MUCH HAPPINESS! For the month of JANUARY, All the Blog’s a Page (AtBaP) is looking at memoir writing, and we kick off the new year with one of my dear friends and my second “husband” (there’s a story there, trust me), author CD Mitchell! CD is the Blues Brothers holding the beer bottle. For...
Jan 2nd