NEWSLETTERS
March 2007
The Write Stuff
Online Newsletter of Word Journeys
March 2007
IN THIS ISSUE:
• Writes of Life Nominated for Benjamin Franklin Award
• New Spring & Summer workshops!
• The Voice Receives Publisher’s Weekly Recommendation
• National Poetry Month Preview: Word Journeys Poetry Series
• Self-Publishing
• New Proposal and Marketing Services
• Grist for the Pen
• Coming Soon
• They Said It
UPCOMING WORKSHOPS AND EVENTS:
• March 17: “How Writers Use Personal Experiences,” Midwest Writers Guild Book Fair, Evansville, IN
• April 18-19: “The Final Page: From Manuscript to Sold and Published Book,” Asian-American Writers Workshop, New York, NY info@aaww.org
• April 28: National Poetry Month Festival, Barnes & Noble, Evansville, IN
• June 7-9: “Sense of Place,” A Land Full of Stories, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX www.storycircle.org/WhatWildness/landstories/
• June-July: The Voice book signing tour and workshops, Texas, California, Oregon and Washington (watch www.wordjourneys.com for further updates)
• September 21-22: Wrangling With Writing Conference, Tucson, AZ
• September 27: Where Voice Meets Place, workshop, Tucson, AZ
• September-October: Book signings for The Voice, Freedom of Vision and Mustang Fever in California, Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada and Colorado, with authors Robert Yehling and Stephen Gladish (watch www.wordjourneys.com for further updates)
• October 27: Bay Area Festival of Reading, St. Petersburg, FL
ON SALE IN BOOKSTORES AND www.kobocapublishing.com OR www.amazon.com:
Drinking of the Holy Grail, by Iana Lahi
Reggie & Ryssa and the Summer Camp of Faery, by Bo Savino
Writes of Life: Using Your Experiences in Everything You Write, by Robert Yehling
Coyotes in Broad Daylight: New Poetry and Essays, by Robert Yehling
Cracker Wisdom, by Terra Pressler
The EX Factor, Anthology
Pieces of Scattered Light, by John Martin
The Love Hunter, by Meg Files
Freedom of Vision: America’s Inmates Write, edited by Stephen Gladish and Robert Yehling
ALSO AVAILABLE
Moonlight, Missiles & Moana, by Stephen Gladish (www.stephenbgladish.com)
Moments and More, by Brandon Jones (www.iuniverse.com)
WRITES OF LIFE NOMINATED FOR BENJAMIN FRANKLIN AWARD
Robert Yehling’s Writes of Life: Using Personal Experiences in Everything You Write has been nominated for the prestigious Benjamin Franklin Award. The award goes out to books whose cover design and content create the best presentation of subject material. Winners will be announced during the Bookesellers Expo of America, which takes place May 31-June 3 in New York City.
Published in 2006, Writes of Life is used by current and prospective authors of all levels of experience throughout the country, as well as students. Among the titles also nominated are Reggie & Ryssa, the flagship novel in Bo Savino’s young adult fantasy series.
THE VOICE RECEIVES PUBLISHER’S WEEKLY RECOMMENDATION
The Voice, Robert Yehling’s forthcoming novel, has been noted by Publisher’s Weekly as a recommended spring read. It will be available in bookstores nationwide on June 1.
Published by Koboca Publishing, The Voice presents the relationship between a rock music legend and his two daughters—one of whom sings with him on a smashing reunion tour to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Summer of Love, the other who reappears in his life after a long absence. The intricacies of relationship, love, loss, hope and redemption are set against the grain of 40 years of the American music scene. The novel, which includes lyrics from nearly 100 original songs, will also spin off numerous interactive website activities.
Robert Yehling will read and sign at stores and various locations throughout the country, beginning in June. Orders are being taken now for advance signed copies.
Check wordjourneys.com or www.kobocapublishing.com for more details.
NATIONAL POETRY MONTH PREVIEW: WORD JOURNEYS POETRY SERIES
Word Journeys announces the nationwide launch of the Word Journeys Poetry Series in conjunction with National Poetry Month in April. The series will combine individual poetry and essay collections with anthologies ranging in diversity from inmate writing to poems by children under 18. The series will initially add three individual collections and one anthology per year, and will sponsor two contests per year.
Thus far, the series includes The Love Hunter, by Arizona-based poet Meg Files; Pieces of Gathered Light, by New Jersey-based poet John Martin; Freedom of Vision, an anthology edited by Stephen Gladish and Robert Yehling; and two collections by Robert Yehling, Coyotes in Broad Daylight and Shades of Green.
Authors are available for signings and readings at bookstores, libraries, schools and other literary events. Books are available at www.kobocapublishing.com. For more information, email.
SELF-PUBLISHING YOUR BOOK OR E-BOOK?
A new era of print-on-demand publishing brings you a company by veteran writers and editors, for writers —at substantially lower prices than competitors. Creative Juices brings together several self-publishing imprints for fiction and non-fiction titles, as well as series of business, how-to, young adult and adult titles. Here’s what we do:
• Compose, produce and print your book
• Provide optional top-level editing services
• Assign ISBN number and obtain Copyright
• List in the Ingrams distributor catalog
• Send advance notices to key online and print book reviewers
• Publicize your book on the Creative Juices website — visited by bookstore owners, librarians and individuals
• Provide reduced cost for books that enables you to maximize sales profits
• Offer you lowest available pricing for bookmarks, postcards and other promotional tools
For more details on publishing programs, go to www.creativejuicespublishing.com.
NEW SERVICES: Book proposals, book publicity and author publicity
We’ve upgraded our book proposal, book publicity and author publicity programs to provide you top-level service that aligns with the requirements of literary agents, editors and publishers alike.
Our book proposal and manuscript consultation service gets you published! Most of our clients in 2006 signed with top-list literary agents or picked up publishing contracts from large and medium-sized publishers. You’re next! Email us now for more information.
Our newest author publicity programs include question-and-answer interviews for print and web, development of electronic press kits and author websites, tip sheets for niche marketing and promotion in your home region, and tie-ins to book publicity nationwide. We’ve talked directly with more than two dozen agents, editors and publishers in developing these services, specifically crafted to sell books in the 21st century.
http://www.wordjourneys.com or email.
GRIST FOR THE PEN
FINISH YOUR WRITING DAY HOT!
When your writing session nears its end, don’t sprint to a hasty finish. Rather, write until you arrive at a particularly juicy, poignant, steamy or dramatic moment, then stop. Carry the light, heat or gravity of the moment in your mind and body until the next day, when you sit down and resume. Finishing hot is one of the greatest antidotes for writer’s block and tired writing.
– From The Write Time, 2008 calendar of writing exercises, by Terra Pressler and Robert Yehling (available April 2007 from www.kobocapublishing.com)
THEY SAID IT: The Hard Work of Writing
“Writing involves a combination of ditch-digging, mountain climbing, treadmill and childbirth.”
– Edna Ferber, author of Show Boat, So Big, Cimarron and The Giant
COMING SOON (www.kobocapublishing.com)
Awakening the Soul: The Trilogy, by Bill Missett
The Write Time: 2008 calendar of writing exercises, by Terra Pressler and Robert Yehling
Freedom of Vision: Writing from Prison Walls, edited by Stephen Gladish and Robert Yehling
Mustang Fever, by Stephen Gladish
The Voice, by Robert Yehling
LINKS OF THE MONTH
http://www.stonethread.com
http://www.kobocapublishing.com
http://www.creativejuicespublishing.com
http://www.826valencia.org
http://www.writingitreal.com
http://www.windmagazine.com
http://www.stephenbgladish.com
http://www.wilkesweb.us/bookstore/
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