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- Are you an Author, Reader, Publisher, Editor, Agent or Other?
- A wannabe author, working on a novel. Also an avid reader.
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- http://kenfurlong.tripod.com/index.html#family
- About Me:
- Retired, and finally able to indulge my passion for writing
- Do you have a blog site?
- http://kendallskhronicles.blogspot.com/
- Favorite Books:
- An evolving project: currently anything by P.D. James, most 19th century novelists, esp. British, Russian, French, and Portuguese; and of course, that great American novel, Cien Años de Soledad.
- Favorite Bookstores on land or cyberspace
- Barnes and Noble, Amazon.
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Time Out for Kindle Reading
Our local library has 8 kindles available for its patrons. The DH and I both got on the waiting list, mainly so I could use one. His number was reached and we picked up the kindle on Sunday afternoon. Now I've got a kindle to read for 2 weeks! So far I'm really loving it, especially the current book I'm reading, My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult.What about you? Do you own a kindle? Or, have you tried someone else's? Would you like to?
Who's Doing Cyber Monday?
I'm very carefully going to check out the Cyber Monday deals. I have a few items in mind that I plan to buy, but it would be very nice if they'd go on sale and save me some money. I won't be spending much. Can't afford to do so this year.What about you?
Did You Shop on Black Friday?
There's still time to take the poll to the left about what you ate at Thanksgiving.About Black Friday -
The DH despises mob scenes, but my brother and I do love the adventure of shopping on Black Friday. We weren't courageous enough to get up at the crack of dawn, though, so we did miss out on a few goodies, like the snuglee blankets and pots and pans sets at Menards, and some other items. I did manage to get some work gloves at almost 50 cents each pair, and a boot/shoe dryer which sounded interesting and was less than $9.00. The biggest extravagance there was this turntable with MP3 encoding/AM FM radio combination thing, but that was only $49.00, which isn't too bad. I didn't go for any of the high ticket items.
I didn't do too bad, but do have some Staples rebates to send in. They're pretty easy to do online, so I don't mind doing them. I bought some USB flash drives, batteries, and CD rewrites there.
I also bought a reversible light grey, almost white bubble coat and some grey boots at Walmart, both items $7.00 each, which I plan to use walking Rascal.
What about you? Did you shop on Black Friday? If so, what kind of deals did you get?
So, this year I was pretty practical, but it was still fun and I did get a few things I hadn't expected to find.
What about you? Did you shop on Black Friday? If so, what kind of finds did you get?
Did you eat any of these foods at Thanksgiving dinner?
Since it's a busy time and an eating time, here's an easy poll to take in the left column. It's okay to pick multiple answers as long as they don't conflict. You can also leave a comment about a particularly favorite dish, if you wish.Morgan
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My name is Chris Tusa, and I'm a writer from New Orleans. I am writing because my debut novel, Dirty Little Angels, is now available, and I was hoping you might be willing to read it and post your comments on some of the book review sites like amazon.com. If you're interested, I'd be glad to send you an e-book version of the book. Just let me know. I've included a summary of the novel below:
Dirty Little Angels
Set in the slums of New Orleans, among clusters of crack houses and abandoned buildings, Dirty Little Angels is the story of sixteen year old Hailey Trosclair. When the Trosclair family suffers a string of financial hardships and a miscarriage, Hailey finds herself looking to God to save her family. When her prayers go unanswered, Hailey puts her faith in Moses Watkins, a failed preacher and ex-con. Fascinated by Moses's lopsided view of religion, Hailey, and her brother Cyrus, begin spending time down at an abandoned bank that Moses plans to convert into a drive-through church. Gradually, though, Moses's twisted religious beliefs become increasingly more violent, and Hailey and Cyrus soon find themselves trapped in a world of danger and fear from which there may be no escape.
If you'd like to read the first chapter before you commit, feel free to visit my web site:
http://christophertusa.com/blog/?page_id=894
Thanks so much,
Chris
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Christopher Tusa
Department of English
Louisiana State University
Editor, Poetry Southeast
http://www.christophertusa.com
mail@christophertusa.com
Thank you for accepting my friendship. What is difficult is using one's creative mind to figure out how to be able to write and give up one's former livelihood or the situation that allows for it.
As I get older I find my self not wanting to participate any longer in normal career activity, but I need to complete the writings that I have in my head, before my mental capacity goes out the window (he, he). I appreciate your mutual feelings. write me at my email: sullymagma@yahoo.com!
Length is a big distinction. The sooner your work is completed, the sooner you start earning money from it.
There are some similarities in the marketing of both books and booklets. You have to know your niche for each one. But, while book authors are trying to get orders from bookstores and sell books to inidividuals, booklet authors are selling copies in the hundreds of thousands to those who sell to their niche. This can be done with a book, but not as easily as it can with a booklet.
Also, a booklet can precede your book creating an audience for it when it is released, and It can be used as a value added product to bring life back into your sales once they slow down.
I didn't mean for my comment to sound like you shouldn't write your book. I actually have great respect for any author who is able to finish their book and get it published. It's a long, tough road and it takes alot of stamina to see it through to the end.
A booklet can be an end product in and of itself, or it can promote other work your doing. It depends on your goals.
Kim
Have you ever thought about writing a booklet? A booklet is a fast, affordable way to get into print and in fact, it can help promote your book once it comes off the press.
I was going to write a book but it became a long, tedious process. So, I changed my subject and downsized my book into a booklet. Then, I wrote a second booklet to cross sell the first one. Now my booklets always sell together, netting me twice the sales, although the booklets can be purchased separately.
Today I'm the CEO of Up & At 'Em Publications - a company devoted to publishing, marketing and fundraising with booklets. One thing I really love about booklets is that they can be morphed into so many different formats, thereby expanding your market in ways you may never have thought of. They are also very versatile as they have a wide variety of uses.
Another thing to consider is that booklets are far less expensive to send to reveiwers than full length books. Reviewers can always request the full copy if they need it, but many will write you a nice review from the booklet.
Another nice thing about booklets is they allow you to earn money while you're writing your book. Once I saw what a booklet could do, I gave up the notion of writing a book. I'm now in the process of writing another booklet, and I can't wait to get it on the market because I know it's going to do very well.
If you would like to discuss the possibility of doing a booklet, I'm only a click away. You can also visit my website and blogs at http://www.upandatempublications.com
http://www.bookmarket.ning.com/profile/UpAndAtEm
Thanks for inviting me to be your friend and I look forward to sharing with you on this network.
Kim
I've posted a few of my prose sketches. So, you can now find out if the words are as flamboyant as my site is colorful. :)
Yvon
If there is anything you need please let me know and I will be happy to help. Just pop by my profile and leave a message any time or just come by to say hello. I have some great products that are life changing. I also own a website development and hosting company with a blog if your looking for anything in that line. My wife has a poetry site that I have linked to. Also check out my links to some other great communities.
Check out moneyspace its a great place like this too.
Joine me there at:
http://moneyspaceonline.ning.com/profile/kylewa
Thanks again,
Kyle
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