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April 11, 2007 08:20 PM EDT --
by Kimberly Ripley
Are you ready and willing to go that extra mile? Or are you married to the words you’ve written and completely inflexible? I guarantee an . . .
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September 19, 2007 10:58 PM EDT --
by Kimberly Ripley
Greetings, Gather writers! This exercise is designed to help writers perfect the infamous query letter. Writers need to prove themselves, and that is typically first accomplished . . .
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April 06, 2007 05:34 PM EDT --
by Kimberly Ripley
“How do you possibly find all those topics?”
“What will you come up with to write about next?”
“Do ideas come to . . .
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April 07, 2007 07:27 PM EDT --
by Kimberly Ripley
It’s simply a matter of time. Your career as a freelance writer will carry you to unimagined heights. Before long others will ask you to talk about the . . .
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March 30, 2007 11:55 PM EDT --
I found this piece in my archives and hoped someone might get a kick out of it. I've added a few updated words at the end! I called it "A Mother Writes" . . .
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March 06, 2007 11:46 PM EST --
As a mother of five--two of them teenagers--I'm under constant scrutiny. I shouldn't wear this, I shouldn't go here. I really should try a different shampoo and I should stop staring at people . . .
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February 20, 2007 10:30 AM EST --
Do you ever get depressed about literacy in decline? There's a steady trend, year after year, that fewer people read for pleasure -- especially when it comes to fiction and poetry.
But this Presidents' . . .
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March 28, 2007 01:57 PM EDT --
A subject that often comes up when I'm talking with other book lovers is the sad fact that, although there are more writers and more books being published these days, there are fewer readers who read . . .
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March 02, 2007 10:41 AM EST --
Recently I shared my thoughts on the subject of writing and getting published with an online magazine.
Sid Smith, the magazine's editor and publisher, interviewed me for the latest edition . . .
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March 05, 2007 01:12 PM EST --
E.L. Doctorow writes books that can be described as many things, but seldom as simple. Yet he’s the first to admit that the ideas for his novels can often be seeded from the simplest . . .
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April 04, 2007 12:35 PM EDT --
Last night, I had the pleasure of seeing bestselling author Alice McDermott in person for the fourth time. The last time we met and talked about fiction was at November’s National . . .
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May 23, 2007 11:24 AM EDT --
It’s a topic that comes up often in corporate, business, government and PR communications: should we do online publications, print publications, or both?
But what about literature? . . .
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May 31, 2007 10:39 AM EDT --
Last night, Gather announced that Simon & Schuster offered not one but TWO book contracts to finalists in the Gather First Chapters Writing Competition.
Terry Shaw’s . . .
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October 07, 2007 08:16 AM EDT --
Well, the Romance First Chapters contest is almost over except for the lucky 5 who move on. And even for them it's a matter of waiting.
I have had a fantastic time in this contest from the moment . . .
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March 01, 2007 08:50 PM EST --
I've discovered a multitude of uses for a treasure chest of old family recipes I was given. In fact, this family heirloom has helped me find a way to incorporate the art of food writing with the art . . .
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March 31, 2007 09:10 PM EDT --
SHINE! Flash Literature, Poetry, Art and Photography Newsletter
April 1, 2007
My Dear Creatives!
The April issue is online. . . .
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March 02, 2007 04:22 PM EST --
Tom Wolfe knows all about reporting, and all about writing fiction. He's done both quite successfully in his career. And he's even been able to marry the two by producing the novel . . .
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February 28, 2007 05:48 PM EST --
According to novelist John Irving, a little bit of repetition in your writing can be a good thing.
"Deliberate echoes appear in my books," he explains.
The day that I met him . . .
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May 03, 2007 11:46 AM EDT --
Are you a fiction writer looking to publish in a literary magazine or journal? Have you maxed out your collection of rejection letters and want to move up to an acceptance or two?
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April 02, 2007 12:10 PM EDT --
Bestselling and award-winning author Alice McDermott will appear at Loyola College in Baltimore, Maryland on Tuesday, April 3 as part of Loyola College’s Modern Masters Reading Series. She . . .
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