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Bill Stephens
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- Are you an Author, Reader, Publisher, Editor, Agent or Other?
- I am an author of both fiction and nonfiction
- Do You Have A Website?
- You can read my novel Horizons Past for free on www.horizonspast.com
Essays are availabel on www.publishersmarketplace.com/members/billstephens
www.billstephensbooks.com gives information concerning my books
- About Me:
- During the last twenty years I have written over 1,000 weekly columns, articles, and features on wine, food, travel, and outdoors for Murdoch, Harte Hanks, and Hearst newspapers. My features and contributions have appeared in national periodicals like Chef, Wine Spectator, Wine News, Wine Enthusiast, Field & Stream, and Food & Wine. I has published two short stories “The Decanter, A Christmas Story” and “Toby Tire and His Erratic Curve Ball”
Currently you can read my novel, Horizons Past, for free on my Blog www.horizonspast.com and you can comment, critique, and chat about the novel on the Blog's Forum
My essays and observations on the publishing industry are posted on my Blog, "Read It and Weep," www.publishersmarketplace.com/members/billstephens
Visit www.billstephensbooks.com for rights available for both fictin and nonfiction.
- Do you have a blog site?
- http://www.publishersmarketplace.com/members/billstephens
- Favorite Books:
- Anything by Cormack McAarthy, James Lee Burke, Thomas McGuane. Jim Harrison, Christopher Moore, Tom Robbins, Carl Hiaasen, Pat Conroy,
- Favorite Bookstores on land or cyberspace
- Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Twig Book Shop, San Antonio.
Bill Stephens's Blog
Create a Market Survey for Your Fiction Submission
Posted on May 18th, 2008 at 9:07pm —
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MIsspent Youth and Literature's Loss
For every writer out there who just wants a break, the story of W. Glasgow Phillips who wrote a breakout debut novel and then blew it is at
Posted on October 31st, 2007 at 10:41am —
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A Bar of Soap
Posted on August 27th, 2007 at 1:12pm —
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Braving a Quill Flogging
I boxed up my ego, my pride of accomplishment, my certainty that I am a good writer, my belief that anyone who feels otherwise simply is out of touch with reality, and submitted my first chapter of Vamonos!, my second novel, to Ray Rhamey’s blog “Flogging the Quill” – “Turn the Page” critique.
The “Turn the Page” thing goes like this. You submit the first sixteen double spaced lines of your manuscript, which according to Ray is the amount of text that should be on the first page of a n…
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Posted on July 29th, 2007 at 6:07pm —
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Erotica, OMG!
Well, I did it. I read my first erotica in over 30 years. After requesting erotic authors to tell me why I should read their erotic book (the first I've read since Fanny Hill and The Story of O), I singled out Sex Slave by Skylar Sinclair www.skylarsinclair.com, a short but explicit little romp through the tenderloin of literature.
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Posted on June 25th, 2007 at 11:51pm —
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Great time at Mystery Authors Book Signing April 5 at B & N
Glad to say the Book Signing yesterday, April 5, at Barnes & Noble -
Arlington Heights, IL was a fun time & great success. We canvassed the store, sold our books and made new friends.
Now I have even more photos to add to my 2008 Book Signing page at
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Here's one to start out with.
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NEW 2008 BOOKSIGNINGS PAGE at www.morganmandel.com
You can find this photo & others, plus news on future book signings on the new, colorful page, 2008booksignings, which you can access by clicking on my profile photo on the main page at www.morganmandel.com or clicking the tab in the Morgan Lite Section.
Hope you enjoy them.
Morgan Mandel
GIRL OF MY DREAMS BOOK LAUNCH PARTY
Morgan & Chicago-North RWA Buddy & Right Hand Helper at the Event, Deb RittleGorgeous Flowers From Deb
Sue McCarthy Walden, Morgan, Sue Cherf, Morgan's husband, Paul
Family En Masse
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My Impressions - Barbara Walters Show & Academy Awards - Morgan Mandel
To break the monotony, I watched Barbara Walters interview:
Miley Cyrus - or Destiny Hope Cyrus, which was the first name her parents gave her. She's 15 years old and already owns an entire wing in her parents' home. What a life!
Very engaging young girl who seems to have her head on straight despite all of her notoriety.
I also watched Barbara Walters interview Ellen Page, a very pretty 21 year old, very sensible, but she just had to close the interview singing a song which I can't get out of my head - nice little ditty.
Vanessa Williams - who spoke about the controversy over her nude photos and admitted they weren't worth it in the long run. Very lovely woman who admitted she, like many other movie stars, uses Botox.
Harrison Ford - who says his new Indiana Jones movie, set for release in May, will not hide the passage of time. Harrison himself is now 65, but doesn't look it.
I love the glamor of the Academy Awards. I particularly enjoy watching what the stars wear and how their hair is done. Sometimes they look completely different in person than on the sample movie clips shown.
Many of the women are wearing strapless gowns - which always make me a bit nervous - how do they keep them up without spilling out of them?
Anyway, I haven't seen any of the movies, but will eventually do so on DVD.
I just watched Tilda Swinton win supporting actress. She looked totally surprised. It was refreshing to see that much spontaneity.
Anyway, I'm signing off now so I can enjoy the rest of the Awards - Also to Dream that some day my romantic comedy, GIRL OF MY DREAMS by Morgan Mandel can be made into a movie - Well, I did say it was a dream, didn't I?
Morgan Mandel
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Girl of My Dreams by Morgan Mandel Now Available For Order
Hi everyone,After all the stress of the Holiday Season, you'll need a break. Consider ordering Girl of My Dreams, my new romantic comedy about an assistant turned reality show contestant, to be shipped after 1/1/08. (Guys, if you order early, you'll be set for a Valentine's Day gift!)
WHAT'S GIRL OF MY DREAMS ABOUT?
When food poisoning strikes the set of a new reality show, Jillian, the straitlaced assistant, steps in and becomes a contestant. The transformed Jillian is swept up into travel and adventure, as each round brings her closer to winning the millionaire. Too bad he's not the one she loves.
Order information for print books is at:
http://www.hardshell.com/Search.aspx?Keyword=Morgan+Mandel
If you prefer ebooks, at present Girl of My Dreams is also available at All Romance Ebooks. You can't miss it at:
www.allromanceebooks.com
I'll let you know when it also comes up at Amazon.
Have a Merry Christmas!
Morgan Mandel
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How are you?
Kathryne
Take care,
Sonny G
Thanks for adding me as a friend. I'll have to check out your serial.
I think you're the one and only person who is reading the Deadly Ink saga...lol!
What was your idea behind serializing your book for free? Do you have a lot of readers?
Deb
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