Just Write Blog Carnival: October 9, 2009 Edition

Welcome to the October 9, 2009 edition of Just Write. Thanks to everyone who submitted; your participation is what makes it successful. For those of you visiting the links, please show appreciation to the blog owners by commenting and socially bookmarking your favorite articles.
Authors

Keira presents 10 Reasons to Love Georgette Heyer posted at Love Romance Passion.
Book Reviews

Jim Murdoch presents Stranger than Fiction by Jim Murdoch posted at Book Chase, saying, “Sam Sattler gives a 5 star review to Jim Murdoch’s second novel, ‘Stranger than Fiction’. Sattler writes:
‘Stranger than Fiction’ might be served up with humor and filled with bizarre situations but, at its core, it is a moral tale and Murdoch’s deceptively simple prose is perfect for the story he tells.
The book is about a man who gets to spend a day with the personification of the truth wandering around his memories – literally. Fans of Terry Pratchett or Douglas Adams will appreciate this book.”

Jim Murdoch presents Dead End Road by Richard Wink posted at The Truth About Lies, saying, “This is a very accessible collection of poetry. This is the kind of book that people who say they don’t like poetry should have a look at. And when they do they’ll probably criticise it for not presenting them with all the facts: Surely half the poem is missing. Where are the punch lines or the payoffs? Shouldn’t there be a nice moral there to help me understand what I’ve been reading? Depending on who you are you will either be intrigued by this or frustrated. If you expect your author to do all the work for you then look elsewhere.”
Books

Janice Campbell of the National Association of Independent Writers and Editors presents Great Books Week Blog Tour- October 4-10, 2009 posted at NAIWE NewsWire, saying, “In honor of Great Books Week, NAIWE is hosting a Blog Tour with an invitation to write on a daily topic. Join us, and share your love of words!”
Freelance

Janice Campbell of the National Association of Independent Writers and Editors presents Want to Chuck the Day J.O.B? Here Are a Few Tips posted at Janice Campbell, saying, “If you’ve been thinking about freelancing full-time, there are a few things you might want to consider before taking the plunge.”

Allison Whitehead presents How active are you on social media sites? | My Online Freelance Writing Career posted at My Online Freelance Writing Career, saying, “Social media can hold the key to grabbing many more freelance writing jobs. Are you making the most of them?”
Poetry/Poets

Susan White presents 100 Great Web Sites for Poetry Lovers | Online Colleges posted at Online Colleges.net.

Publishing

Kathleen Gaga presents Bestselling author! What if you became one? posted at Street Smarts Marketing & Promotions, saying, “As I researched what it takes to get published by one of the “big houses” I realized the reality of the publishing industry is very different from what I naively believed to be true.”

Joshua Seth presents How To Self Publish Your Own Book – Day 3 | Joshua Seth posted at Joshua Seth Blog, saying, “Self publishing your book is a lot easier than it used to be. You can use dictation software to eliminate much of the actual writing, outsource the layout and design work over the internet, and use Amazon for worldwide distribution.
As a result of helping my coaching clients to write and self publish their own books over at www.YourBookInAMonth.com I’ve actually gotten better at this process myself. They say the teacher learns the most and I’ve found this to be true.”

Ginny Wiehardt presents How Did You Self Publish? posted at Fiction Writing on About.com, saying, “Have you self published? Share your experiences — and see what other writers have to say.”
Short Stories

Lisa Illichmann presents Lisa Illichmann » Purple Coveralls posted at Lisa Illichmann, saying, “Life is so very short – let’s enjoy it now. Let’s go through life loving every minute; wearing purple coveralls and silly straw hats!”
The Writing Life

Shaun Duke presents Science Fiction, Writing, and the Race Gap | The World in the Satin Bag posted at The World in the Satin Bag.
Writing for Blogs

Thursday Bram presents Persuasion: Can You Balance Bias and Facts? posted at Hyper Modern Writing, saying, “Almost all writing online seems to be persuasive — but that requires a special kind of balance.”
Writing Mechanics

Rod presents Writing Characters posted at Creative Writing Course, saying, “Believable, well-rounded characters are vital for your reader to develop an emotional bond with your book. Here are some ideas and exercises to help you develop yours.”

Relax presents How to improve your writing posted at The Wise Curve, saying, “Simple words are more effective than buzz words and jargons”

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"I wrote the rest of The Innocents Abroad in sixty days and I could have added a fortnight's labor with the pen and gotten along without the letters altogether. I was very young in those days, exceedingly young, marvelously young, younger than I am now, younger than I shall ever be again, by hundreds of years. I worked every night from eleven or twelve until broad daylight in the morning, and as I did 200,000 words in the sixty days, the average was more than 3,000 words a day- nothing for Sir Walter Scott, nothing for Louis Stevenson, nothing for plenty of other people, but quite handsome for me. In 1897, when we were living in Tedworth Square, London, and I was writing the book called Following the Equator, my average was 1,800 words a day; here in Florence (1904) my average seems to be 1,400 words per sitting of four or five hours."

Mark Twain

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