[authorme] Publishing New Writers, October, 2003 (No. 410 )
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In this issue...
MAKE THE CONNECTION - GOOD OR BAD, BY Edith Holmes
ROBBIE ROBOT''S COMPENDIUM
ADVANCED TECHNIQUES: FLASHBACKS , by Sandy Tritt
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Make the Connection ?Good or Bad
by Edith M. Holmes
When I finished my novel, I cut the computer off and told myself, "You did
it! You made the connection." Like Oprah Winfrey often says, I'd gotten in
touch with my feelings and wrote them down into a novel: ?PRESSIONS?Memoirs
of a Southern Cat.
I wanted to share the good news with everybody and anybody. I just knew a
publisher would be interested in the story. I wrote forty query letters, and
got ONE response. Excited, I sent the first three chapters?rejection. Why?
"I don?t like female characters who are weak with self-pity," the letter
said. "I like strong women who are inspiring."
Well, I don?t like weak women either, but?a very big "but"?if you are
bi-polar, as my main character is, you have some of the symptoms of riding
the cyclone. And weakness was one of them for her?at least, in the
beginning. Just like me. You see, I'm bi-polar too. Apparently the agent
didn't want to read long enough to find just how strong that weak woman
really was!
Never give up on your dreams. Never! The Creator has many avenues. One of
them is self publishing. Determined to overcome, I decided to hire an
editor, a Georgia girl just like me. What I had to say didn?t kill her in
the writing and re-writing! Now, she isn't just my editor; she's my friend.
I also chose Lumina Press to publish the book.
Like the American Idol, Ruben Studdard, I?m now fly without wings, and still
have my angels on my shoulder. My editor and publisher are my angels, and
there are angels waiting to help you too, in your dream to be published.
Don't let anyone discourage you, and never, ever give up!
Biography
Edith M. Holmes is a 47-year-old African-American woman living in the Deep
South of Georgia. As a disabled American Veteran who suffers with the
bi-polar cyclone, writing is her antidote for depression. She has published
articles in the local newspapers in her hometown. Edith has a wonderful
husband and daughter whom she adores.
Edith enjoys writing about strong women in ethnic and multi-ethnic family
sagas with a paranormal twist?her way to give a voice to those who are
"special in a weird way"?the Dream-Weavers, Psychics and Bipolar Depression
sufferers of the world.
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Robbie Robot's Compendium
By R. T. Robot
ATTENTION! ATTENTION!
AN IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT!
THE AUTHORME NEWSLETTER HAS ADDED A NEW WRITER TO ITS STABLE OF QUALITY
CONTRIBUTORS!
YES! IT IS I...ME...IT IS...( DRUM ROLL )...R. T. ROBOT!
( THAT WILL BE MY LITERARY NAME UNDER WHICH ALL MY TRIUMPHS WILL BE PENNED.)
OF COURSE, FOR THE NEWSLETTER, A MORE INFORMAL PUBLICATION, I SHALL SIMPLY
GO BY MY OWN NAME; ROBBY THE.
NOW, AN ANNOUNCEMENT!
I SHALL BE REPLACING KENNETH MULHOLLAND FOR THIS ARTICLE. KENNETH IS UNABLE
TO CONTRIBUTE DUE TO AN INCREASING WORKLOAD AND SEVERAL COMPOUND FRACTURES
OF HIS HAND EXTENSIONS. FINGERS, I BELIEVE THEY ARE CALLED.
( SEE AUGUST 2003 NEWSLETTER.)
A FURTHER ANNOUNCEMENT!
KENNETH HAS ASKED ME TO INFORM READERS THAT THE ANSWER TO THE QUESTION: WHAT
WAS LUCKY'S LUCKY NUMBER, IS 'SEVEN.'
THIS, TO ME DOES NOT COMPUTE. BUT THEN I AM ONLY A SIMPLE ROBOT.
IT WOULD APPEAR THAT IN HIS STORY, 'C'MON KIDS: TIME FOR A STORY DOWN AT THE
OLD HOLLOW LOG.' HE ASKED THIS POSER. THE CLUE WAS, 'KIDS, COWBOYS AND
CHARACTERS.'
APPARENTLY THERE WERE SEVEN OF EACH.
SO WHAT?
AND ANYWAY, WHY WOULD INFANT GOATS WANT TO GO DOWN TO SOME OLD HOLLOW LOG?
NOW, WITH THESE FORMALITIES OUT OF THE WAY, WE CAN GET TO THE VITAL PART OF
MY ARTICLE.
GATHER AROUND: LADIES, GENTLEMEN, CHILDREN AND CONVERTIBLES.
WELCOME TO 'A ROBOT'S COMPENDIUM!'
YES, OF COURSE YOU MAY BE UNFAMILIAR WITH THE WORD. I MYSELF, FOUND IT IN
ONE OF YOUR HUMAN DICTIONARY BOOKS. A MEANING OF THE WORD 'COMPENDIUM' IS
'AN EMBODIMENT IN MINIATURE.'
I WOULD CALL MY OWN WORK EXACTLY THAT.
A PEARL OF WISDOM.
THOUGH ACTUALLY I HAVE EATEN BETTER.
AND NOW TO THE GIST OF THE MILL...OR IS THAT THE GRIST OF THE STORY?
HERE ARE SOME WORDS AND THEIR MEANINGS, ACCORDING TO 'A ROBOT'S COMPENDIUM.'
THEY ARE A RANDOM SELECTION, JUST TO GET YOU, THE READER, ADJUSTED TO WHERE
I AM COMING FROM.
AND BELIEVE ME, THAT IS A GALAXY FAR, FAR AWA...
AHEM... I DIGRESS...
ACORN-GROWTH ON A SPANIARD'S TOE.
COFFEE-A SURCHARGE ON THE COMMON COLD.
IMPERSONATE-A SATISFIED CANNIBAL.
CROCODILE-PHONE AN OLD IRISH PERSON.
BULLET-A SMALL BOVINE CREATURE THAT CANNOT MAKE UP ITS MIND.
DONATION-THE MOST POPULAR DUNKING TREAT OF THE U.S.A.
HYPODERMIC-AN IRISH CATHOLIC WITH AN ILLNESS PHOBIA.
ABYSSINIA-DEAN MARTIN'S WAY OF SAYING GOODBYE.
BASEBALL-A SOIRÉE FOR MALE OPERA SINGERS.
BASKETBALL-A SOIRÉE IN AN ASYLUM.
HIPPOPOTAMUS-SMALL RODENT WITH PELVIC DISPLACEMENT, THAT DWELLS IN KITCHEN
UTENSILS.
JUSTICE-SAID AFTER, 'NO WATER THANKS...'
JEOPARDY-AN IRISH LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER.
ASPRO-( WE WON'T GO THERE. )
ENORMOUS-LATIN FOR 'A GIANT RAT.'
MENACE-A MALE TENNIS PRO.
NIT-WIT-A HUMOROUS PARASITE THAT DOES LONG-STITCH.
ARITHMETIC-PERSONAL REGULAR FACIAL MUSCULAR TWITCH.
GRADUATE-JAPANESE FOR 'HOPE YOU ENJOY YOUR MEAL.'
GRADUALLY-REPLY. LITERALLY, 'THANKYOU, I'M EATING SLOWLY.'
KLEENEX-SOMETHING HUMANS NEED BEFORE PUTTING ON A NEW SHIRT.
NONDESCRIPT-FRENCH FOR 'BOOK REJECTION.'
NONENTITY-FRENCH FOR 'FLAT CHESTED'.
OPEN-AN IRISH WRITING IMPLEMENT.
RUBBISH-RUSSIAN FOR 'MASSAGE'.
PATRIMONY-BORROWING CASH FROM YOUR DAD.
HAEMOGLOBIN-SPANISH FOR 'A MAN INSERTING A LIGHT BULB'.
GRADUATE OF ETON-JAPANESE-FORMAL FORM FOR 'GLAD YOU ENJOYED YOUR MEAL'.
ANTITHESIS-LATIN FOR 'THE SISTER OF YOUR AUNT'. LITERALLY-'YOUR MOM'.
AH YES, RAINDROPS ON NOSES AND WHISKERS ON MITTENS.
THESE ARE A FEW OF MY FAVOURITE THINGS.
BUT NOW, ALAS AND ALACK, TIME IS ITS OWN MASTER.
SEE YOU LATER ALLIGATORS.
HMM...ALLIGATORS-LEGGINGS WORN BY AMERICAN INFANTRY IN WORLD WAR ONE.
THIS ALL NEW WHIZZ BANG ARTICLE, WRITTEN BY ROBBY THE.
OH YES. OUT OF GOLDARN TIME AGAIN!
Ken Mulholland is
Country Editor - Australia
AuthorMe.com Group
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Advanced Techniques: Foreshadowing
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Foreshadowing drops hints of what may happen in the future. The
main purpose of foreshadowing is to keep the reader interested by adding
suspense. It is very easy to use. It usually consists of only one or two
sentences, and is especially effective when ending a scene or chapter.
Examples of foreshadowing:
Sam wished he could rid himself of the sick feeling in his gut that told him
something terrible was going to happen, and happen soon.
Jackie didn?t know it at the time, but this would be the last time he would
see his mother alive.
Thunder rumbled in the distance. The air was thick with tension and would
soon explode.
Study what works in fiction you admire. Notice the tools the author uses to
enter the past or foretell the future. Unless you are a writer, these
techniques should appear invisible and smooth. But as a writer, you must
learn to use these techniques to add punch to your own work.
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AUTHOR-ME PAPERBACK - NOMAD: A REFUGEE POET
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"Leave or Die," he was told. Driven from home by the authorities in
République Démocratique du Congo, Rais Boneza escaped with his family and
thousands of other dispossessed people. He shuffled from one neighboring
country to the next: Burundi, Rwanda, and Uganda. Border guards purloined
his writings. Arriving in Uganda he wrote again, creating Nomad, a precious
collection of his hopes, dreams, and an outcry for the conditions he sees in
the land he loves. Read his verses and experience the hidden misery faced by
a refugee in a land of political strife, bloodshed, and yet ? a brilliant
promise.
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