Posted in Authors, Blog Carnival, Blog Entries by Nancy O. Greene, Blogs, Books, Entertainment, Fiction, Horror, Science Fiction, Writing on March 31, 2008 | 2 Comments »
(Reflection Nebula – NASA)
Welcome to the March 31, 2008 edition of a carnival of speculative fiction. Enjoy some very informative articles on publishing, macabre tales and more!
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Amy Grech presents Crimson Screams – Apple of My Eye Lipstik Indie Review posted at Amy Grech’s Horror Blog, saying, “Crimson Screams: The Official Blog of Horror Author Amy [...]
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Posted in Blog Entries by Nancy O. Greene, Books, Books We Love, Entertainment, Horror, Humor, Legendary Writers, Life, Reading, Writing, tagged The Mothers and Fathers Italian Association, Thomas F. Monteleone on March 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Buy M. A. F. I. A. at Borderlands Press
I recently did an interview with acclaimed horror writer Thomas F. Monteleone for the upcoming Maryland Writers’ Association Conference (it’s coming soon! I have to finish transcribing it/editing it on paper), and all around awesome guy that he is, after the interview was finished he offered to [...]
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Posted in Blog Entries by Nancy O. Greene, Entries, Life, Links, News, tagged GoodSearch, Heifer International, Kiva.org, Save Darfur, Sudan on March 25, 2008 | 3 Comments »
If you visit here often you’ve probably seen the link to GoodSearch.com in the sidebar. I’ve been searching through there for a while now (it supplements my Google addiction ) and I figured I should do a post about it.
Basically, GoodSearch allows you to raise money for non-profits by searching the Internet. It’s [...]
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As many have heard by now, the visionary, Sir Arthur C. Clarke, has passed away. His funeral was held on Saturday in Sri Lanka.
Arthur C. Clarke was a pioneer in literature, science, and humanitarian aid. He influenced generations with his novels, like the popular 2001: A Space Odyssey, which was made into the film directed [...]
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Posted in Blog Entries by Nancy O. Greene, Books, Conferences and Workshops, Upcoming Author Events, Writing, tagged Dave Housley, F. Scott Fitzgerald, F. Scott Fitzgerald Literary Conference, Lalita Noronha, Mary Gaitskill, Nathan Leslie, Ryan Seacrest, Secretary, Susan Muaddi-Darraj on March 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
PRESS RELEASE:
THE F. SCOTT FITZGERALD LITERARY CONFERENCE, INC.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Eric D. Goodman, Public Relations Director
DATE: March 17, 2008
EMAIL: edgewriter@gmail.com
Mary Gaitskill Headlines Authors at Fitzgerald Spring Event
Renowned author Mary Gaitskill will read from her work at the Spring Event of the F. Scott Fitzgerald Literary Conference. The event takes place at [...]
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That’s the title of my new novel with Alan Solomon. Check out the foreward I wrote for it. I would be interested to hear feedback.
Hello all, the last time I started a blog to promote a book, it was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. So hence, here I am again, starting the journey [...]
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It’s been pretty busy for me, personal wise and publishing wise, so instead of the usual thoughts on the writing life, I thought I’d post links to some actual stories I wrote. They’re all in the speculative/fantasy realm, but hey, they’re free and quick to read.
1) Light as Gossamer, published by Mytholog (www.mytholog.com), a webzine [...]
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Posted in Blog Entries by D. H. Schleicher, Books, Books We Love, Fiction, Group Discussion, Inspiration, Legendary Writers, Literature, Reading, tagged Short Stories on March 1, 2008 | 7 Comments »
The short story form is something I have yet to master, yet it’s a form I love returning to again and again in my reading. As Kurt Vonnegut once said, short stories are like “Buddhist catnaps.” While even the bad ones can be a form of escapism from day to day activities and easily forgotten, some [...]
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