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Jonda S. Beattie, Author of Benji’s Messy Room
When and why did you begin writing? I began writing about 11 years ago when I started my Time Space Organization business. At first, I wrote articles and blogs as well as presentations. I wrote in order to show myself an expert in my field. Why did you choose to write in your particular field…
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Publishing House Seals Deal with Marvel, Understanding the ‘Slush Pile’…
What really happens to manuscripts sent to publishers? (ABC Online) In recent years the cobweb-draped tower of manuscripts tottering in the cleaning cupboard of a publishing house has been replaced with an electronic file on somebody’s hard drive. The slush pile, however, is not on the way out. Increasingly, it’s an avenue for emerging writers who…
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Charles Freedom Long, Author of Dancing with the Dead
How do you think you’ve evolved creatively? I began writing poetry in grammar school. By the time I entered college, I had notebooks filled with poems. I took every literature class I could and became enamored of modern English literature, especially e.e. cummings, Ezra Pound, Allen Ginsberg, T.S. Eliot, Thomas Merton, and the novelists William…
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My Intoxicated Ink by Anahit Arustamyan
My Intoxicated Ink is a collection of Anahit Arustamyan’s best poems. The book is rich in metaphors, allegorical expressions, deep thoughts and romantic feelings. Buy your copy and follow the author, Anahit Arustamyan, on Twitter and Facebook! Amazon Book Link | Twitter | Goodreads |Facebook | Author Site ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Anahit Arustamyan was born in Yerevan, Armenia on…
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June the Prune and Lady Bird – Cancer Stinks! by Gracie Bradford
What goes through a person’s mind when isolated in a hospital room away from friends, relatives, and trustworthy pets? June is a 10-year-old feisty girl who goes through unusual life’s challenges in the midst of unimaginable encounters with adults and her imaginary friends Chemo, Rad, Ed, Captain Jeff and Doctor Treehouse. Her dog, Lady Bird,…
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On Writing for Children…
You have to write the book that wants to be written. And if the book will be too difficult for grown-ups, then you write it for children. Madeleine L’Engle
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R.V. Reyes, Author of Jeweler’s Mark
When and why did you begin writing? I have been writing since I was a kid. There is a photo of me receiving a creative writing award in my elementary school yearbook. For me, writing is instinct. I am a better person when I’m keeping a writing schedule. For some folks, it is meditation or…
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Arundhati Roy, Science Fiction and Entrepreneurship…
His mom banned science fiction, now he’s an award-winning publisher (Des Moines Register) Lars is 43 and makes his living writing about time travelers and vampire slayers, but his life itself is perhaps a greater flight of fantasy. He was once a small-town Iowa boy who went off to the big cities, New York and Los…
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Lily Iona Mackenzie, Author of Fling!
When and why did you begin writing? I don’t think I had any choice. Writing is as necessary to me as eating, and if I don’t write each day, I become irritable and unpleasant to live with. Ask my husband! When I was 13, I started a diary, but I was afraid someone would see…
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Matters Of Convenience by Roy L. Pickering
Marshall yearns for Audrey but she sees a future with James. When her personal and professional plans veer off course, their relationships are shuffled. Can it work out with Marshall after he provides support at a critical juncture? Or is it doomed to fail when paths cross with James, secrets are revealed, and commitments are…
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