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Monday, July 29, 2013

opportunities to submit short pieces

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A couple of opportunities here. If interested, you should be able to find more info by searching on key words.   Deadline: 8/15/2013 Submit ...
Tuesday, July 23, 2013

thoughts on editing: Robert L. Bacon

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Here are some excellent thoughts on editing from author/editor Robert L. Bacon, who runs the editing service The Perfect Write®, http://www....
Monday, July 22, 2013

conflict in fiction

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Ways to increase conflict in your fiction: http://www.writersrelief.com/blog/2013/07/sagging-middle-syndrome-plot-devices/     Elma Schemena...
Wednesday, July 17, 2013

literary agents open to queries

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Following are two literary agents open to receiving queries. If interested, you should be able to find them on the Internet by searching on ...
Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Who edited Skakespeare?

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John Florio, who may have been one of Shakespeare’s editors, says books may “misse their ayme, by the escape of Errors and Mistakes, either ...
Wednesday, July 10, 2013

what makes you put down a book?

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From Goodreads, a short analysis of book abandonment psychology. It may give us authors some heads up regarding our works in progress. http:...
Monday, July 8, 2013

BookNet job openings

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BookNet Canada is a not-for-profit agency dedicated to coordinating technological change for Canada’s book industry. They currently have an ...
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Elma Schemenauer
My novel Song for Susie Epp starts in 1970. Susie, daughter of a Vancouver pill addict, sets out to build a better life for herself. Co-worker and fellow Mennonite Simon loves her courage—and her. But marrying him comes with a pushy, sanctimonious mother-in-law, Adeline. She manipulates Susie and Simon into leaving their beloved British Columbia grassland and moving to her Saskatchewan farming community. There, a shocking secret plunges Simon into depression and drinking. As Susie struggles to find a way forward, she gains a new empathy, resilience, and understanding of faith and freedom. Susie’s story features some of the same characters as Elma’s earlier novel Consider the Sunflowers. Song for Susie Epp, published by Farland Press, is 264 pages, paperback $22.99, e-book $5.99. Ask for it in a bookstore or library. Or order from one of its online sellers. They include Amazon, Indigo, and Kobo.
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