Tag: books
group name: fictionaddiction
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April 06, 2007 06:22 PM EDT --
I was recently looking at the World Book Day Poll of "Top 100 Books You Can't Live Without" and one selection stood out to me. It almost felt like I was playing one of . . . more
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May 06, 2008 08:42 AM EDT --
I recently joined this group on Gather because I do typically read somewhere around 50 to 60 novels in a year. I never kept exact track though.
I sat down this morning to try to compile a list . . . more
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March 04, 2008 04:35 AM EST --
A Gather friend suggested I post an excerpt from my novel here, easier for folks than connecting to the website, www.readwhitelies.com. She said, An excerpt like Tom Brokaw did. I've never been in . . . more
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July 27, 2008 12:43 PM EDT --
Here's a quick piece on what to do once you've finished your book, if you want to have it published (not self-publish). I emailed this to a Gather friend who asked and thought there might be others . . . more
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May 06, 2008 03:34 PM EDT --
This is a great challenge. I used to read voraciously, but when I started my graduate programs while still working full-time, I allowed my "fun" reading to disappear. Last summer, . . . more
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June 06, 2007 12:33 AM EDT --
GETTING PUBLISHED: 7 Things to Remember
Hi All,
I’m an author with 2 published books and a third one coming out this summer with HarperCollins titled, WHEN PARENTS HURT: Compassionate Strategies . . . more
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March 26, 2007 08:48 PM EDT --
As the bright blood red half sun began to rise and flood the small sand block building with sunlight like high tide, Vilov sat in front of the map wrack sifting through hundreds of maps. Vilov sat . . . more
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January 18, 2007 03:50 PM EST --
So, I am currently working on writing my first novel, and have run into a new problem. First of all, I am a stay at home father, a Mr. Mom, if you will. . . . more
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June 09, 2007 01:09 PM EDT --
Yep. That’s me. The Anorexic Food Writer.
Now, first let me urge you not to get all politically correct, put-out, pissed-off, whatever. Don’t misunderstand. I’m not advocating eating . . . more
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August 15, 2008 12:59 PM EDT --
This is yet another novel I decided to pick up based on the flyleaf summary and it's also my first experience with Elizabeth Brundage. Somebody Else's Daughter is a fantastic read that combines . . . more
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June 12, 2007 02:14 PM EDT --
Next week Jennifer Hodge, Associate Editor from Gather Editorial will interview author Dean Koontz on his new book The Good Guy. We invite you to post your questions for Dean (as a comment at the . . . more
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July 07, 2008 05:32 PM EDT --
What are you reading today in your off-Gather time? What books are you reading this summer?
I think of summer reading as slightly decadent, indulgent reading. In keeping with the sunny weather . . . more
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August 25, 2007 09:53 PM EDT --
I’ve been a reader my whole life. Some people garden, others scrapbook, I read; it’s my thing. Given a choice between almost any activity and reading, holing up in my PJs with a book and a . . . more
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March 10, 2007 11:08 PM EST --
First of all, I’d like to share my joy over acquiring the latest Reginald Hill crime fiction novel, DEATH COMES FOR THE FAT MAN. An advanced reader’s copy became available on eBay and I won . . . more
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July 03, 2007 09:37 PM EDT --
I don't pretend to be all that important. I run a small...tiny...itsy bitsy...press, Bards and Sages. It turns a profit, but I don't do it full time. I haven't published . . . more
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June 16, 2007 05:57 PM EDT --
M.J. Rose is an author and an expert on marketing. She wrote an interesting article (for publication) a few years back culling information from various authors who had been published that were willing . . . more
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March 19, 2007 12:15 AM EDT --
Here is my first attempt of putting my stuff out there for the world wide web to do with what they will. I used to have a really good writing community--flesh and blood and all that--but life has gotten . . . more
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June 19, 2007 04:46 PM EDT --
A spirited professional with hair as big as her heart, Stephanie Plum is back in Janet Evanovich's latest misadventure in bounty hunting, Lean Mean Thirteen. The bail bonds office of Plum's cousin . . . more
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July 03, 2007 03:07 PM EDT --
Each month I compile a fiction newsletter for my library listing some of the new titles that will be hitting our shelves. One of the dangers of buying and promoting books is that you always find . . . more
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July 19, 2006 12:04 PM EDT --
After reading The Grapes of Wrath, I have come to understand why Steinbeck was my Babba's favorite author. An epic saga it follows the journey of the Joad family as they move from dust laden Oklahoma . . . more
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