Fiction Scribe

Welcome to the May 12, 2008 edition of Scribes. Once again we have a lot of awesome entries for the carnival.

However, I would like to remind everyone that you can submit a total of two entries. If you enter more than that, I’ll pick and choose which two will go in the carnival.

Thank you to everyone who submitted posts to the carnival!

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Sally Thompson presents 50 Awesome Open Source Resources for Online Writers posted at JobProfiles.org - Job Descriptions and Online Schools to Start Your Career.

Fiction

Aaron Powell presents Baseball on the Garden Path posted at Aaron Ross Powell, saying, “A short horror story in the traditional vein about a father recovering his kid’s baseball from the yard of a weird and terrible house.”

Cheryl Snell presents Prickly Heat posted at Scattered Light.

Chris Gragsone presents How you like dem apples? posted at Tao of Poncho.

How-To

Aric Mitchell presents Passion of the Robocop: Christian Imagery and Corporate Greed in Sci-Fi’s Greatest Film posted at A WRITER’S BLOG, saying, “In this article, blogger Aric Mitchell explores a modern retelling of the Crucifixion in Paul Verhoeven’s ROBOCOP. (Originally published in column “Special Edition” for Scryptic Studios.)”

Kathleen Gage presents Many authors miss a great opportunity for selling their books posted at Street Smarts Marketing & Promotions, saying, “Most authors are on the lookout for effective ways to gain visibility for their books and spark the interest of potential readers/buyers. One method that is gaining popularity is for the author to offer a chapter from their book to the reader at no cost. The most effective way to do this is with an instant download from the author’s blog or website.

Although a great way to gain exposure for a book, most authors will not realize much marketing success with this strategy for a couple of reasons.”

Diane Diekman presents Researching a Biography posted at Diane Diekman, saying, “I didn’t know how to write a biography, or know anyone in publishing or the music business, but with encouragement and persistence I wrote a biography of Country Music Hall of Famer Faron Young.”

Publishing

Madeleine Begun Kane presents Fantasy Dear Editor Letter posted at Mad Kane’s Humor Blog.

Orna Ross presents Summary of our 10 Things NOT to say to an Editor or Agent Series posted at WRITING ADVICE & PUBLISHING ADVICE from Font, saying, “Here are some tips on how NOT to approach that all important agent or publisher!”

Writing

Missy presents “In everything we are sprung / Of Earth’s first blood, have titles manifold.” posted at Incurable Disease of Writing, saying, “Would our first impression of a woman be piety if she were introduced to us as Jezebel? What impression does your story’s title give.”

Steve Osborne presents Before You Write, Get Centered posted at TheWritersBag.com, saying, “Steve Osborne, author of “Writing Tips for the Real World,” is a professional freelance writer and writing instructor with over 20 years of experience.”

Steve Osborne presents Make Your Words Hit Like Bullets | TheWritersBag.com posted at TheWritersBag.com, saying, “Steve Osborne, author of “Writing Tips for the Real World,” is a professional freelance writer and writing instructor with over 20 years of experience.”

P.L. Frederick presents Oh, The Places You’ll Go (At Building #19) posted at Small and Big, saying, “Fun, short bit about the urge to be published.”

George L Smyth presents One Minute How-To - How To Write A Novel posted at George L Smyth, saying, “Novelist Paula Paul relies on her experience to explain how a novel can be written.”

Deborah Dera presents The Rhythm of Write » Coming Soon: Paul Kilduff’s “Ruinair�?! posted at The Rhythm of Write, saying, “Paul Kilduff recently transitioned from fiction to nonfiction writing. Join us as he makes a stop on his virtual blog tour to promote his travel memoir, Ruinair, and answers questions about his writing career”

George L Smyth presents One Minute How-To - How To Start A Writers’ Group In Your Community posted at George L Smyth, saying, “Jean Tennant explains how you can get a writers’ group going in your community.”

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