Fiction Scribe

Welcome to the July 7, 2008 edition of Scribes.

I wasn’t sure how successful this edition would be because of the technical difficulties we experienced at the end of June. However, I am please to present you with a nice assortment of posts.

Don’t forget that you can submit to the August carnival now and your limit is two posts per blog.

Thank you!

Fiction

Brent Diggs presents Nightlife | The Ominous Comma posted at The Ominous Comma.

Aaron Powell presents Stimulus posted at Aaron Ross Powell, saying, “A very short, noir story with a fantasy and horror twist.”

JennH presents An Unexpected Independence Day Celebration posted at Mixed Metaphor.net, saying, “A young woman reacts to her widowed mother’s announcement that she is remarrying.”

How-To

Cindy King presents Book Review - Letting Go Of The Words - Writing Web Content That Works By Janice Redish posted at Cindy King, saying, “Letting Go Of The Words is a must read for anyone involved with a website or blog. This is not about the tools you need or anything technical. This book is about web content and information strategies. It’s about “planning, selecting, organizing, writing, illustrating, reviewing, and testing contentâ€?…that gives readers a successful and satisfying web experience.”

Orna Ross presents Five Keys To Writing Excellence by Orna Ross posted at WRITING ADVICE & PUBLISHING ADVICE from Font, saying, “All good writing shares five common characteristics. Orna Ross takes us through them.”

TheLifeLessTraveled presents Word Nerd Gets Paid to Name Products for a Living…And How You Can, Too! posted at The Life Less Traveled, saying, “Interested in a cool and creative job? Amanda C. Peterson is a professional namer for Landor, a branding consultancy, coming up with monikers for snack food flavors, technology spin-offs and everything in between. After years of working in advertising planning and copywriting, she made the leap to worrying about Latin root words and trademark attorneys. For of hers you’ve heard of (Freescale, Photoshop Lightroom) there are hundreds of products and companies that get great names that never make it. Read on to learn about how Amanda became a professional namer and how you can, too.”

Heather Johnson presents Finding an Ethical Partner posted at A Philosopher’s Blog, saying, “As a freelance writer, I am often asked how to break into the publishing world. I guess I shouldn’t be surprised at how many people wish to become romance novelists. I bring you, Top 5 Online Resources for First-Time Romance Novelists”

Kerrie Flanagan presents In The Beginning… posted at The-Writing-Bug, saying, “Coming up with a brilliant beginning can be the biggest hurdle for some writers. Here is one technique that will have you starting strong.”

Steve Osborne presents What Should Freelance Writers Charge? 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.”

Publishing and Agents

Cheryl Snell presents Very Like A Whale posted at Scattered Light.

Michael. presents World of Warcraft Gets Sued by Ebook Publisher posted at International Law News, saying, “Amazing story of an eBook publisher who sues Blizzard Entertainment (creators of the video game War of Warcraft)! They prevented him from releasing his ebook on the video game so he sues in order to get his work out to the public.”

Writer Humor

Madeleine Begun Kane presents STOP YELLING!!!!!!!!!!!! posted at Mad Kane’s Humor Blog.

Writing in General

Steve Osborne presents Writers: Don’t Be Seduced by Photography 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.”

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