This is the first edition of my new blog event: Writing Festival Friday . Using the comment section for this post, all writers are welcome to post links to their sites, information about their current writing projects, or anything else that will help promote their writing careers. Tell us about yourselves, and what we can expect when we read your writing.
I will randomly choose one entrant each Wednesday. The chosen writer will be contacted for a short interview and featured for the next Writing Festival Friday here at Perspectives on Writing.
Please visit the websites and blogs of your fellow writers to give them the support they need to keep on writing!
(My method for choosing writers to feature will be a random drawing of names, so this will be done in a totally impartial manner.)
Note: Friday is over, but you can keep posting here a few more days. I won’t choose the person to interview until Wednesday morning.
This week’s winner, chosen by random drawing of all the above entrants, is #15, Donna Alice Patton. Come back Friday to read more about it and join the next round of Writing Festival Friday.
Just wanted to say what a generous and kind-hearted thing for you to do. I have just begun to entertain the thought of turning my writing into something more than a hobby. Although I am not ready to post anything, I will continue to check out this site to see what others are doing.
What a super idea!
Like several of the other comments, I always knew I wanted to be a writer. I’ve been happily published in many print and online sources over the last twenty years. My first book, a mystery for mid-grades, will be coming out from a very small Catholic press sometime this fall. I also write a monthly newspaper page, “Cookies and Milk” with two other ladies in my writing group. You can access the archives at http://www.timesgazette.com. (I think the link will work!) We do a page for children of fun stories, articles, games, crafts, poems, etc. In our first year, we were syndicated in six other Ohio counties and are being considered in 44 other papers as far as Long Island, New York.
My current project is for children also. I call the series, “Westerns for Children.” My main character, Jenny Cameron, gets into a lot of trouble as she grows up in 1890’s California. The second book in the series earned an Honorable Mention in the recent “Smartwriters” contest.
Thanks for giving me a chance to brag. Donna Alice
What a supportive move for all of us, Linda!
I’m the Poet Laureate of Placentia (California) Library District http://www.placentialibrary.net/library/portals/0/meredith.pdf
A poet and essayist, I’ve been published in numerous (mostly obscure) anthologies, websites, etc. Well, not that obscure to me, but…
I’m still working on my website http://www.meredithlaskow.com
I think this is a really fun idea. I hope more of us post each Friday. My name is Virginia S Grenier (pen name VS Grenier). I’m Editor of Stories for Children Magazine, a FREE monthly Ezine, for children ages 3 to 12 years old. We do author and illustrator interviews each month and publishing youth author each issue. I’ve been writing for a couple of years now. All my publications are in children’s or writing magazines. I’m working on two PB’s and I’m just starting my outlines for a Middle Grade.
I hope you stop by Stories for Children Magazine or any of my other sites. I always like making new friends in the World of Ink!
VS Grenier sites:
http://vsgrenier.com
http://storiesforchildren.tripod.com
http://www.squidoo.com/writingforchildrenandteens/
http://www.squidoo.com/vsgrenier/
http://www.myspace.com/storiesforchildrenmag
http://www.myspace.com/vsgrenier
Have A Great Weekend Everyone.
One of my sites, Books for Boys, at http://booksandboys.blogspot.com is in the top 5 on Yahoo when you search books for boys, and it was #10 on Google earlier today.
I write action-adventures and mysteries especially for boys 8 – 13.
Max
This is a really nice thing for you to do. Anyone interested in Southern mysteries might want to check out my website and my book, Under the Liberty Oak. It is set in present day- but through the use of Brittan Lee’s stories of her childhood in 1964, elements of the civil rights battles frame three mysterious deaths. It is draped with the ambiance of the coastal south- from the stately oaks draped with fringes of Spanish moss to the multiple shades of green and tan of the salt water marshes.
Hi Linda Jo.
Thank you for this generous gesture. The willingness to share and help is one of the things I like so much about the writing community, and Facebook is a great way for writers to connect.
I live and write in Campbell River, BC. I write middle-grade and YA fiction. My first book was published in 1997, and since then I’ve published ten others. My twelfth book — The Secret in Mr. Dotty’s Garage — is due out in April of 2008. To find out more about me and my books, please visit my website. http://www.kristinbutcher.com
Dear Linda,
What a brilliant idea, thankyou. I am so enjoying meeting the other writers here especially as I’m a struggling romance writer –struggling being the operative word.
I flip between features writing for newspaper and magazines and rewriting my first romance. So much to learn.
My travel writing can be found at
http://www.gardenandhearth.com/travel-Europe.htm
and as one of the Associate Editors of Freelance Writing Organisation International, I recommend
a visit to the Inkwell Newswatch online magazine at
http://www.fwointl.com
There’s a free writing software offer at the moment for anyone signing up for the newsletter, a database of writing markets and some great articles.
Annie
I love to write for children. I try to update my website monthly to reflect the current theme. This month is my Back to School theme. There’s even a contest up there about memories of the first day of school.
http://www.jennifergladen.com/html/back__to__school_contest_____.html
I’ve always had a passion for writing. I could easily be found writing my own poems to my teachers in grade school, or dramatizing my latest teen crisis in my journal. My English professor in College urged me to major in English. I didn’t feel ready to make writing my career until a few years ago. Now I have magazine stories and articles for children published and I’m working on some book projects.
Though I’m fairly new to the world of writing for children, I invite you to stop by my website and also to check out the links below.
Shivering Sally and the Scary Sounds: http://storiesforchildren.tripod.com/id92.html
WEBSITE: http://www.jennifergladen.com
BLOG: http://jgladen.blogspot.com
Visit my website for other links to my work.
Unlike Suzanne, I *didn’t* always know I wanted to be a writer. My mother was an artist and I play (and played when young as well) the flute and the piccolo. I struggled with the decision on whether to be a professional musician (I decided no) but being a writer never occurred to me. I wrote the usual amount of teen-age angst-ridden poetry. I ended up writing poetry to impress mthe people I was dating, for family birthdays, christmas, etc.
Anyway, several years ago I began to take the whole thing more seriously and found I was devoting a fair amount of my spare time to poetry writing. I have published articles, poems, and stories but not, yet, any books. I got started writing fiction last year at the Muse Online Writer’s Converence. There is another one coming up next month. Registration is free. I highly recommend it. The link is below.
http://www.freewebs.com/themuseonlinewritersconference/
Here is the link to my website/blog:
http://www.margaretfieland.com
Interesting comment on generational differences: I work with computers yet when I went to set up the first version of my website I found myself at a loss on how to proceed so I turned to one of my kids — he was in college at the time — He’s an Army Lieutenant now, and not a techie at all.
Poetry is still my first love but I’m really getting into the children’s fiction writing.
Here’s one of the poems I have posted on my website:
Bitter
I don’t want to hear how unhappy you are
because I didn’t buy any Roast Beef at the deli
or because I made Chili from Dave’s recipe
with the six tablespoons of Chili powder
and Minestrone
with the rind from the Parmesan cheese in the broth
just like Marcella does.
It was enough to make me want to hit you
with the soup pot.
And if you’re ever happy with my cooking,
then please tell me.
But I’m not holding my breath.
Open Invitation to visit my website
My Spiritual Windows
http://www.myspiritualwindows.info
50 + page site for all paths of belief without judgment
Photography
Prayer and Dedication pages
Links to site blogs and forum
Channeled writings
Poetry and Prose
Our Universe is a continual expansion of windows opening to our true soul path, Spiritual Windows expands as prompted to follow the course of the universe, never ending and continually changing
“Action is the name of the game as a feisty and hard-hitting heroine rises to the challenge in this rousing space adventure. Not only is this a fast-paced tale, the rampaging deception and cultural clashes ensure this hero and heroine will need all their survival skills.” 4 stars from Romantic Times
“Great plot! Superb workmanship on the characters! So sit back and take the ride of your life. This was by far the best Sci Fi novel in a long time. Pauline Baird Jones, a marvelous creator of some remarkable characters, put a new twist on a great Sci Fi story, The Key.” Simegen Reviews
To celebrate the ebook and print release of THE KEY, I’m giving away keepsake bookmarks hand crafted by my sister (while supplies last). Just send me proof of purchase and your address. 🙂 To see these lovely, keepsake bookmarks, visit my website: http://www.paulinebjones.com/contests.htm
Ebook buy link:
http://www.fictionwise.com/eBooks/eBook50823.htm?cached
Print book buy link:
http://www.amazon.com/Key-Pauline-Baird-Jones/dp/1603180109/ref=sr_1_1/103-8332799-4377465?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1188408944&sr=1-1
Many thanks for the chance to present my stuff to some new readers!
Perilously yours,
Pauline
Krystina and Sam had been friends ever since they were kids. In this season of miracles, could they become lovers?
Find the answer to that question and more by following this link:
http://tinyurl.com/33ndbl
Santa has a special surprise bonus for the good girls and boys who order “The Christmas Promise.”
Just send an e-mail to the author (Susannerose@wildrosepublishing.com) with “The Christmas Promise” in the Subject Line. You’ll have to read the story first so you can identify the secret recipe in your e-mail. Santa will send you a copy of the recipe!
Authors (like mothers) aren’t supposed to have favorites, but I must confess this is mine!
Susanne Rose
“Forever Love” is a rollercoaster ride of a plot packed into a story short enough to read on your lunch break. Here’s a short excerpt:
If anybody ever told me that getting stuck in the middle of a hurricane would turn out to be the best thing that ever happened to me, I would have thought they were crazy. Every bit as crazy as I had been to fall in love with Colt Winslow.
Read more by downloading this Champagne rosette from The Wild Rose Press.
http://tinyurl.com/3d2gsc
One of the best things about writing romance is the chance to explore the darkest of situations and still see the glimmer of hope and LOVE shining brightly. If only we had the power to write a happily ever after ending in real life too!
Susanne Rose
Here’s a snippet from Lucki in Love, a Champagne (Contemporary) rosette available at The Wild Rose Press.
http://tinyurl.com/2wlc43
I never had a chance to glance at the newspaper before I grabbed my pepper spray and headed for Dan’s Diner, so I couldn’t have told anybody the date even if it meant winning ten million dollars in the multistate lottery. All those fire-engine red ties and pink blouses should have given me a clue, but I didn’t figure out it was Valentine’s Day until Cupid walked in.
Thanks, Linda!
Susanne Rose
Somebody has to be brave enough to go first. I’ve been writing for as long as I can remember. Published in an eclectic alphabet soup of print and online venues, I’m neither rich nor famous …
yet.
You can download “Trouble at the Door” from The Wading Pool at Swimming Kangaroo Books.
http://www.swimmingkangaroo.com/wading.html
Scroll down to see all the selections from various authors or set the Google search to the website option and type in the title to get there in a flash.
Look for “Arrangements” in MYSTERY WRITERS OF AMERICA PRESENTS SHOW BUSINESS IS MURDER (available at bookstores, Amazon.com, & libraries.)
Susanne Shaphren