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ISSN No. 1095-3973
Volume 9, Issue 8.
In This Issue:
The Author's Dilemma: To Blog or Not to Blog?
Today's authors face a greater marketing challenge than ever before,
as publishers cut promotion budgets for titles that aren't
expected to be blockbusters. Authors are increasingly more responsible for their
own marketing, but the good news is that the Internet is helping to level the playing field.
In her new article, Claire E. White discusses the issues an author should consider
before taking up blogging. She also gives tips on how to get started and explores
the pros and cons of blogging.
The Best Author Blogs
Our editors have selected the author blogs that they think are the very best on the Web
right now. Whether they are individual blogs or group blogs, these are the blogs that
are consistently excellent and make for entertaining reading. Our editors have also
provided links to directories and search engines to help you
find out more on the subject of author blogging.
What's New On The Bookshelves?
Visit our
Book
Review section to see what our reviewers have to say about the
latest books. See our new reviews this month in these genres:
children's, fantasy/SF, lifestyle, mystery/thriller and romance.
Stories Behind the Hit Songs of Autumn by Mary Dawson
Mary Dawson explores some of the fascinating stories behind the hit songs
of Autumn including
Vernon Duke's "Autumn in New York" and Johnny Mercer's "Autumn Leaves."
The Origins of Matches by Alan Kaufman
Alan Kaufman is the author of
Matches, a novel that explores the experiences of Israeli soldiers.
In "Origins of Matches" Kaufman, who himself served as a soldier in the
Israeli Defense Force (IDF), discusses his inspiration for his book and
his determination to write a non-political book that
shows the personal consequences of warfare on the soldiers who
serve. He also shares his own hopes for peace in the Middle East and his
fears for his daughter living in Israel
during a period of seemingly endless suicide bombings.
Alcohol: the Good, the Bad, the Ugly by Tim Relf
Tim Relf, the author of
Stag: A Story About Coming of Age -- In a Bar (Warner Books),
a novel which explores the blurry line between "social" and "problem"
drinking, discusses the prevalence of alcohol in today's society and how
he approached the research for his book.
Put MS Word to Work for You by Michael L. Cope
Technical and fiction writer Michael L. Cope teaches you how to
take advantages of MS Word tools like text coloring, highlighting
and hidden text to make your writing projects much easier.
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