Posted in About Our Work, Blog Entries by Taryn Simpson, Blogs, Book Promotion, Books, Books We Love, Fiction, Ghostwriting, Upcoming Author Events, Writing on July 31, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Paid a visit to one of my favorite watering holes this past weekend. Bellied up to the bar and plopped 5 copies of “The Mango Tree Cafe, Loi Kroh Road” next to me as the bartender slid a cool one in front of me.
Of course, my friends bought them eagerly and began reading excerpts of [...]
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Actually have a couple of social issues…
Coming Together for the Cure releases August 13 in e-book and comes out in Print in September.
The anthology includes my story Angel on the Wall. The book blurb: At some point, virtually everyone’s life is touched in some way by breast cancer. Whether it’s a friend or [...]
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Posted in 1408, Art, Authors, Blog Entries by Nancy O. Greene, Blogs, Book Reviews, Books, Books We Love, Culture, Current Events, Entertainment, Entries, Everything's Eventual: 14 Dark Tales, Fiction, Horror, Life, Lit News, Literature, Movies, Portraits in the Dark, Readers, Reading, Stephen King, Thriller, Writing on July 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
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I recently went to see the movie version of “1408,” based on the short story featured in Everything’s Eventual: 14 Dark Tales by Stephen King, and here is my comparison of the two:
Whereas much of the short story takes place in the office of the hotel manager, Olin, and (after a [...]
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Posted in Advice about Writing, Art, Authors, Blogs, Books, Creative Non-Fiction, Culture, Entertainment, Fiction, Life, Literature, Writing on July 26, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Welcome to the June 26, 2007 edition of writers from across the blogosphere!
Hungry Writer presents R-E-S-P-E-C-T posted at Writing For Food.
blogs
Ashok presents Rethink.: What Constitutes Plagiarism Exactly? posted at Rethink., saying, “How should we judge what is plagiarism and what isn’t, and what should guide our sentiments on the matter?”
book reviews
GrrlScientist presents Why Don’t Woodpeckers [...]
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Posted in About Our Work, Authors, Blog Entries by Taryn Simpson, Book Promotion, Book Reviews, Books, Books We Love, China, Conferences and Workshops, Fiction, Ghostwriting, Group Discussion, Inspiration, Marketing Experiences and Insights, Upcoming Author Events, Writing, booksellers on July 24, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I know that title sounds awfully conceited, but I assure you, I am truly blessed to have had this project plop into my lap as it did. I feel like I just co-wrote the best book of my career. And, this magical book has provided some opportunities and surprises along the way:
1. [...]
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Just a quick post: Does anyone know of an example that details this type of writing? My well-known author contact suggested I familiarize myself more with this type of writing.
Are there any links you know of? I’ll be lurking to see if there are any thoughts.
Thanks so much!
Taryn Simpson
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Posted in About Our Work, Agents, Authors, Blog Entries by Taryn Simpson, Blogs, Book Promotion, Book Trailers, Books, Books We Love, China, Conferences and Workshops, Fiction, Ghostwriting, Inspiration, New Fiction, News, Newsletters, Thailand, Thoughts on Publishing, Upcoming Author Events, Writing, booksellers on July 17, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
My partner and I have decided to self-publish and with good reason. The Beijing Book Fair is coming up in August and my partner would like to pander our wares to book sellers.
We also decided to self-publish because of a newsletter I received yesterday. It was from a well-known author that stated she [...]
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Posted in About Our Work, Advice about Writing, Art, Blog Entries by L. P., Book Promotion, Books, Conferences and Workshops, Culture, Current Events, Entertainment, Entries, Humor, Inspiration, Life, Lit News, Literature, Marketing Experiences and Insights, Meet the Writers, News, Reading, Writing, booksellers on July 15, 2007 | 2 Comments »
2007 Tour of the Southland by the numbers:
Miles traveled: 4000+
States visited: Seven
Colleges toured/visited: Four
Scorpions sighted: Zero
Days on the road: 11
Days it rained: Seven
Hotels: Four
DAY ONE: June 27-DC-Bristol, TN
DAY TWO: June 28-Bristol, TN-Nashville, TN (visited UT) dinner Bosco’s with Jeff and Miramichee girls Kellye & Betsy.
DAY THREE: June 29, Breakfast at Noshville with old friend, Emily, [...]
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Posted in About Our Work, Advice about Writing, Books, Editing, Entertainment, Entries, Fiction, Life, Literature, Meet the Writers, Readers, Reading, Writing on July 12, 2007 | 6 Comments »
Hello from the newest writer moving onto the block! I’m thrilled to be part of this great group of writers. Let me set down my things and introduce myself.
My name is LaShawn. I’m an African American stay-at-home mother of a 3-year-old little boy. I’ve been making up stories since kindergarten, but it wasn’t until college [...]
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Posted in About Our Work, Authors, Blog Entries by Taryn Simpson, Blogs, Book Promotion, Books, Books We Love, China, Entries, Fiction, Ghostwriting, Marketing Experiences and Insights, News, Writing on July 10, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
It’s funny, sometimes the obvious can hit you right in the middle of your face and until someone points it out, you don’t really notice it.
I was chatting with my writing partner who happens to live in Beijing, China and he mentioned that he was trying to steer business my way. [...]
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