Archive for May, 2006
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From Media Bistro
Wednesday, May 24
Looking at the Big Picture: Achieving Our Long Range Writing Goals
Mary Sharratt is an American author currently living in England. Winner of the Willa Literary Award for Contemporary Fiction, she is the author of three novels. Her latest, The Vanishing Point, is a tale of dark suspense, love, and betrayal [...]
It’s all about perspective
Ha! How quickly our perspective can change. Up until only a week ago, I always got uptight when I sent my poetry, essays and fiction out, seeking publication. But now that the manuscript of my novel is in the hands of two agents, suddenly I find that sending off submissions feels like small potatoes in comparison. I [...]
Have a fun and safe Memorial Day Weekend!
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The Street Smart Writer
In a continued to effort to show my support for AW and Jenna Glatzer, I am happy to post the link to her book, The Street Smart Writer, which ironically talks about scams writers should be on the lookout for.
A temporary forum for AW’ers
http://www.rogerjcarlson.com/forum/writerforum/default.asp
While Jenna works out the details of getting AW back on the map, Roger Carlson, a moderator at AW, has been gracious enough to set up this temporary forum. I am headed over there asap.
Also, here is the link to Jenna's blog with some heart-felt thank yous.
Rock on Jenna!
http://jennaglatzer.blogspot.com/
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I’m gonna faint!
I just got my second request for the full manuscript of THE SUN SHINES ON MADDY WEAVER from a major NY agency. Yee Haw!! That's two requests for fulls and 6 rejections out of 31 equeries I sent Sunday. That means I still have 23 possible replies left.
Oh my…oh my. I think I'm gonna faint.
Spreading the word
The following list of blogs all discuss the bullshit that so called literary agent Barbara Bauer has visited upon Absolute Write. Thanks to Kira at Loving Twilight for these links.
http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/007577.html#007577
http://chatworthy.blogspot.com/
http://shiveredsky.blogspot.com/2006/05/barbara-bauer-literary-agency-inc-scam.html
http://dsnight.livejournal.com/154479.html
http://www.ejknapp.com/OnlyOnSunday/2006/05/24/absolutewrite-writers-forum-shutdown-by-angry-agent/admin/
http://booksellerchick.blogspot.com/2006/05/oh-my-god-im-going-to-be-late-for-work.html
http://www.dtkelly.net/?p=81
http://nicolew.typepad.com/dumbbell/2006/05/dont_mind
http://madscientistmatt.blogspot.com/2006/05/did-literary-agent-on-20-worst-agents.html
http://macallisterstone.blogspot.com/2006/05/aw-down-but-not-out.html
http://misssnark.blogspot.com/2006/05/miss-snark-is-damn-mad.html
http://flyingshoes.blogspot.com/2006/05/absolute-write-freedom-of-speech.html
http://plot-plot.blogspot.com/2006/05/scam-artists-are-everywhere.html
http://kirizal.livejournal.com/10411.html
http://astonwest.blogspot.com/2006/05/mandatory-post.html
http://crapometer.blogspot.com/2006/05/twenty-worst-literary-agents.html
http://www.somerightsreserved.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=428&Itemid=65
http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2006/5/25/02548/8796
http://xopher-vh.livejournal.com/12436.html
http://shwetambari.deviantart.com/
http://www.lmashton.com/2006/05/455
http://www.smartbitchestrashybooks.com/
http://dawnonowyouseeit.blogspot.com/2006/05/help-insure-barbara-bauers-pyrrhic.html
http://misssnark.blogspot.com/2006/05/hey-barbara-bauer-put-up-or-shut-up.html
http://kirstenmortensen.com/index.php/taking-action.htm
http://kirstenmortensen.com/index.php/absolute-write-taken-offline.htm
http://shiveredsky.blogspot.com/2006/05/comic-adventure-of-barbara-bauer.html
http://megpie71.livejournal.com/
http://thessalian.livejournal.com/594768.html
http://theknownuniverse.us/?p=1604
http://smokeandtears.livejournal.com/361990.html
http://sjwright.livejournal.com/31589.html
http://pete-darby.livejournal.com/53639.html
http://www.richardcobbett.co.uk/codex/totallynotblog/
filingcabinet/barbara_bauer/
http://cicadabug.livejournal.com/185604.html
http://christinenorris.livejournal.com/15281.html
http://marthawells.livejournal.com/74670.html
http://brighdin.livejournal.com/902.html
http://askthewebhost.net/blogs/business-hosting-site-web/6654/
http://askthewebhost.net/blogs/christian-hosting-web/6678/
http://shsilver.livejournal.com/425596.html
http://jmeadows.livejournal.com/383484.html
http://supergee.livejournal.com/958970.html
http://cathellisen.livejournal.com/79101.html
http://beth-bernobich.livejournal.com/103320.html
http://beard5.livejournal.com/33396.html
http://odiouswoman.blogspot.com/2006/05/20-worst-agents.html
http://puregrace.blogspot.com/2006/05/just-doing-my-part.html
http://joecrow.livejournal.com/46929.html
http://miladyinsanity.wordpress.com/2006/05/25/we-want-the-whip-back/
http://balthial.livejournal.com/261011.html
http://thesquire.blogspot.com/2006/05/cant-scare-me-ive-got-nothing-to-lose.html
http://www.ficml.org/jemimap/wordpress/2006/05/24/for-the-snark/
http://feetnotes.livejournal.com/18973.html
http://taurus-rising.livejournal.com/5678.html
http://whytcrow.livejournal.com/90444.html
http://mishalak.livejournal.com/353317.html
http://sosogomi.livejournal.com/10191.html
http://bladespark.livejournal.com/273664.html
http://wordweaverlynn.livejournal.com/287670.html
http://shade53.livejournal.com/11624.html
http://starcat-jewel.livejournal.com/242444.html
http://cpolk.livejournal.com/169204.html
http://noelfigart.livejournal.com/1061041.html
http://aidanmoon.livejournal.com/255634.html
http://zellandyne.livejournal.com/489928.html
http://st-jb.livejournal.com/97273.html
http://rsheslin.livejournal.com/48889.html
http://carmen16.livejournal.com/50762.html
http://zwol.livejournal.com/16245.html
http://me-fein.livejournal.com/205206.html
http://denisekincy.wordpress.com/2006/05/24/barbara-bauer-caused-this/
http://www.chrisroberson.net/2006/05/just-doing-my-bit.html
http://jen-deben.livejournal.com/41992.html
http://lonp.livejournal.com/22131.html
http://silrana.livejournal.com/26755.html
http://padawanroo.livejournal.com/269719.html
http://kentuckymountaingirlnews.blogspot.com/2006/05/20-worst-agents.html
http://randomsome1.livejournal.com/101278.html
http://moiraj.livejournal.com/28810.html
http://www.vault.oseland.net/2006/05/20-worst-agents.html
http://www.kellyhills.com/blog/?p=420
http://childe.livejournal.com/504294.html
http://jonathanmoeller.livejournal.com/85411.html
http://kokyu.livejournal.com/177321.html
http://coolmajaka.livejournal.com/44398.html
http://www.patrickconnors.org/blog/?p=248
http://matociquala.livejournal.com/812682.html
http://halleyscomet.livejournal.com/206542.html
http://barbarienne.livejournal.com/60611.html
http://willow-41z.livejournal.com/59619.html
http://abennettstrong.livejournal.com/19867.html
http://resar.livejournal.com/263523.html
http://xeriah.livejournal.com/198488.html
http://julesjones.livejournal.com/67892.html
http://yendi.livejournal.com/1000400.html
http://magicnoire.livejournal.com/23951.html
http://adehos-kitchell.livejournal.com/11635.html
http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=50258779&blogID=124732945
http://bonniers.livejournal.com/68178.html
http://slobbit.livejournal.com/173592.html
http://burger-eater.livejournal.com/81244.html
http://beth-bernobich.livejournal.com/103001.html
http://sartorias.livejournal.com/154910.html
December Quinn
http://sarahchauncey.blogspot.com/2006/05/protecting-writers-from-bad-agents.html
http://juliedoe.blogspot.com/2006/05/barbara-bauer-in-action.html
http://cannibalgame.blogspot.com/2006/05/absolute-write-shut-down.html
http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=65129671&blogID=124955787
http://frieliegh.livejournal.com/177586.html
Twenty Worst Literary Agents
Oh Dear
One Billion Dollars
Benjamin Solah
http://sosostris2012.livejournal.com/
http://community.livejournal.com/fictionwriters/786098.html
http://email-christen.livejournal.com/134262.html
http://westofmars.blogspot.com/2006/05/bandwagon-jumping.html
http://slithytoves.sytes.net/~anna/index.php?itemid=488
http://deborahbeckers.blogspot.com/2006/05/writer-beware-twenty-worst-agents.html
http://juliecarter.blogspot.com/2006/05/i-hate-scammers.html
http://vg-ford.livejournal.com/86439.html
http://journals.aol.com/lmarley/LouiseMarley/entries/783
http://elaynafinley.blogspot.com/2006/05/barbara-bauer.html
http://housephoenix.blogspot.com/2006/05/scams-suck.html
http://chalicechick.blogspot.com/2006/05/example-number-478311-of-why-you.html
http://writerunboxed.blogspot.com/2006/05/linktopia_25.html
http://allkindsofwriting.blogspot.com/2006/05/twenty-worst-agents.html
http://last1.blogspot.com/2006/05/jic.html
http://blogsbite.blogspot.com/2006/05/some-peoples-kids.html
http://supersonyc.blogspot.com/2006/05/barbara-bauer-got-absolute-write-shut.html
http://karenandlinda.blogspot.com/2006/05/scam-agents.html
http://jhthomas.blogspot.com/2006/05/silence-of-lambs.html
Bernita Harris
http://the-piper-vark.livejournal.com/1275.html
http://jarsto.blogspot.com/2006/05/scammers-irk-me.html
http://paulcrilley.blogspot.com/2006/05/hating-scammer.html
http://l-clausewitz.livejournal.com/158606.html
http://inkidink.blogspot.com/2006/05/20-worst-agents-20-worst-agents-20.html
Dama’s Dramas
http://d1sc0r0b0t.blogspot.com/2006/05/worst.html
DigitalMedievalist
http://lutin.livejournal.com/986949.html
http://shanagrafix.com/blog.html/nfblog/?p=22
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