I have to give Liz Strauss a round of applause. She pulled off the Second Official Successful-Blog Blog-To Show featuring 260 blogs. Liz accepted blog nominations over a few days. On Saturday she used the post date feature in WordPress to post all of the blogs every minute. It was time consuming for her to read… Continue reading 2008 Blog-To Show Success!
storySouth’s Million Writers Award Winner
Congratulations to Matt Bell for his winning story “Alex Trebek Never Eats Fried Chicken“! You can read the story on STORYGLOSSIA’s site. Congratulations should also be extended to Sruthi Thekkiam for getting second place with her story “Friday Afternoons on Bush Number 51“. Current plans include running the award next year. If you’re an editor you… Continue reading storySouth’s Million Writers Award Winner
Bring On The Heat!
What a shame my culinary curiosity was almost non-existent in my youth. The last few years I’ve been more interested in food and how to prepare it. I’m really more of a baker than a cook because I really prefer to mix everything together, stick it in the oven, do something else for how ever… Continue reading Bring On The Heat!
Janwillem van de Wetering Passes Away
I don’t normally read The New York Times but I went to their site today. One of the headlines announced the passing of this author. What a shame! He’s one of those authors I’ve greatly enjoyed reading over the years but I’m not aware of anyone who knows of him. That’s why it’s no surprise… Continue reading Janwillem van de Wetering Passes Away
More July Giveaways!
I came across more book giveaways that are taking place this month that may be of interest to some of my visitors. Until July 21st you can win copies of Frank McCourt’s books Angela’s Ashes and ‘Tis. All you need to do is comment on the blog entry at MAW Books. ‘Tis is still on… Continue reading More July Giveaways!
Mid-Year Tally
An acquaintance of mine gave a mid-year tally of her publications, writings, movies watched, books read, etc. and it inspired me to look at the numbers for my year. read 7 books saw 58 movies wrote 5 book reviews wrote 2 poems wrote 35 short stories (most still in first draft stage) I found I… Continue reading Mid-Year Tally
storySouth Million Writers Award Voting
Earlier this year I wrote about the storySouth Million Writers Award. Voting for the next Million Writers Award is now open until July 17th. You must vote here. Fortunately, the voting page includes links to each story. I’ve been reading one or two a day since Wednesday so I should be able to vote on my… Continue reading storySouth Million Writers Award Voting
Story of the Month – “Say It With Flowers”
This month’s short story is another selection from Every Day Fiction. “Say It With Flowers” by Tels Merrick appeared in the June issue. It’s not easy picking a new story each month because it can be difficult to define what makes a story stick in my head weeks after reading it. For this story, it’s… Continue reading Story of the Month – “Say It With Flowers”
More Giveaways!
You may recall my last post about book giveaways included The Host by Stephanie Meyer. Her publisher, Hachette Books Group USA, is doing a Summer Reads Giveaway of fourteen books. That should keep you busy the rest of the summer! You can sign up for entries on Trish’s blog. The contest ends on July 12th so… Continue reading More Giveaways!
Why I Didn’t Post Yesterday
If you follow my blog with any regularity then you know I usually post something every Monday. Last night was an exception. I was busy working on a bio. You ask, “But Amber, don’t you have a bio on your site?” Why yes. Yes! I do have a bio on my site. This was a… Continue reading Why I Didn’t Post Yesterday