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Who We Are A Cappela Publishing, home of your Author's Advocate, prides itself on being a one-stop shop for authors. We can work with you from the time you say to yourself, "I've got a great idea for a book." We can guide you through the completion of that book, and then usher it through successful publication and marketing. Taking these steps piecemeal results in erratic successes. Too often steps get lost in the shuffle from one provider to another. Let us oversee the entire operation and provide you with a coordinated plan for success. Bulletin: Get free articles on writing at http://groups.com/group/WriteBetterGetPublished OFFER TO NEW SUBSCRIBERS Sign up now for the A Cappela Newsletter for Writers and get a free copy of our special report, Writing Fears and How to Cure Them, written by Patrika Vaughn, your Author's Advocate. Offer good while supplies last, so do it now! LETTER FROM THE EDITOR Ahh, spring at last - at least for those of us in the south. Enjoy, and make use of the inspiration of budding trees and flowers to prime your writing pump. For you and our northern cousins who are still waiting for spring, now is a good time to at least create some riveting metaphors about the weather, Pay attention to your body and do away with those tired cliches (“colder than...” etc). What does cold feel like? What happens in your head, your neck, your chest, you tummy not to mention your privates, knees and feet, when the temperature dips? Writing about it in new ways will give you a lift while you wait for the sunshine. And if you’re already enjoying the warmth, tell us how that effects your body. I don’t know of a better way to get reader intimately in your story than to share bodily responses. Try it!
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I want to hear from you, and to motivate you I have an offer: Send me your biggest writing fear and how you overcome it, and I'll share it with all the other subscribers to this newsletter and send you a copy of our best-selling tape, Common Writing Problems and How to Cure Them. Patrika
Here's one from Zeneagle: My fear was a massive expectation that no one would want to read anything I write. I haven’t much imagination, but have lived a different life. I expected that no one would believe me if I wrote of incidents that had occurred or the sheer boredom of being me. Patrika did her normal job of getting me on my feet, gently taking my head off and forcing me to write in sheer self defense. She is the very best editor I have worked with. You can read the piece (“Fat Broad on a Bike”) at http://www.FanStory.Comhttp://www.FanStory.Com
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The publishing world is changing We’re undergoing a paradigm shift in the way people buy books. It’s undeniable. More and more people are buying books online. If there is demand for your book, it doesn’t matter where your book was published, only that it can be easily found. When it comes to reaching readers, being available online is becoming a more important success factor than it once was. This is no simple task. It takes time for us to prepare your files for distributed printing, and for our partners to make them available. Sign up now. The sooner we can get started the better! If your manuscript is not quite ready and you want to get a head start, we can begin on some of the administrative aspects of the publishing process before the manuscript itself arrives. Simply send us the signed Publishing Agreement (Advocate House contract PDF Format) Once you send us the manuscript and cover materials, we will begin preparing the book itself. The right time to get started is NOW! Remember that: ++Your book will enjoy #1 World-Wide Distribution through Amazon.com, major chains, distributors, wholesalers and bookshops. ++You retain control of the publishing process every step of the way ++You retain copyright forever and earn larger royalties ++Your book can be launched internationally in paperback, hardcover and eBook editions simultaneously.
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Stalking the Markets
Let's get interactive! If you've got a Reader Tip you'd like to share, please send it to acappub@aol.com with the subject line "reader tip."
NEED HELP GETTING PUBLISHED? For many writers, writing is the easiest part of getting published. After all, writers love writing, and they love words. But when it comes to the business of the publishing industry, they often need a hand. Here are some great new resources that will provide that much needed help: Take the following self-quiz to help you figure out just where you are, and to point you toward where you want to go. The links following each question will lead you to some answers. For more information, email me: acappub@.aol.com
DON'T MAIL THAT MANUSCRIPT without a professional review from A Cappela Before you mail out that manuscript or query, make sure it's as polished and professional as possible. Send your work to A Cappela Publishing and get the specific tailored advice you need to get an extra edge on the competition and make all your manuscripts more marketable. After a thorough evaluation of your submission, one of our published, professional staff writers will give you detailed feedback and recommendations. You'll learn what is and isn't working in your writing, and how to fix it. Your Critique includes
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This column is for those of you looking for ways to get your writings reviewed, to get a radio or TV interview, or in some other way promote your writing.
GET INTERVIEWED * NBC's "The Chris Matthews Show, "syndicated political talk show seen on NBC on Sunday mornings, is celebrating its fifth anniversary. Dan Rather is now a regular on the program. Classified as a political talk and interview show, it is syndicated by NBC Enterprises. Suggestions for the show can be sent to the executive producer.Nancy Nathan, at NBC News, Washington Bureau, 4001 Nebraska Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20016, (202) 885-4656; (202) 885-4600 is the bureau's phone. 222 East 44 St., New York, NY 10017, (212) 450-1600. Shant Petrossian also books guests on the show.
GET INTO PRINT The Writer's Digest has recently launched some new columns. ..The "Writer's Life" (a take on what the writing life is like for someone in the middle of an enviable career); "Writer's Workbook" (a hands-on-section that will take an in-depth look at specific aspects of Fiction, nonfiction, poetry and more, and will provide tips and exercises to sharpen skills); "On the Edge" (introduces writers and editors who are putting themselves on the map); "Before & After" (follows a published piece of writing from its first draft to final copy, through the words and eyes of the writer and the editor); "Postscript" (a back-page column which will feature an essay on writing from a different author each issue.) Kristin D. Godsey .editor; Maria Witte .managing editor; Maria Schneider, Brian A. Klems, and Lisa Wurster are associate editors. Robin Hampton and Chuck Sambuchino are assistant editors.Editorial offices' 4700 E.Galbraith Rd., Cincinnati, OH45236.(513)531-26QQ.ext.
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The Book Squad, a fast-paced radio hour showcasing the world's most-wanted authors .www.wmetl 160.corn. Hosted by authors Karyn Langhome and Wendy Coakley-Thompson, The BooSquad highlights the best reads across genres. Visit the show web site at www.thebooksquad.com for corning attractions. To be considered as a featured author guest on The Book Squad, send your author press kit and one (1) advanced reading copy of your book to: The Book Squad, 20940C Frederick Road, #69, Germantown, Maryland 20876
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***** Book Gossip: As if mystery writers did not have enough to do just trying to come up with a good yarn, now they may have to worry about their readers' psyches. A new study finds that people with low self-esteem don't seem to like it much when a story ends with a twist. In a whodunit, they like the "who" to be the person they suspected all along. The findings appear in a recent issue of Media Psychology, and were prepared by Silvia Knobloch-Westerwick of Ohio State University and Caterina Keplinger of the Hanover University of Music and Drama in Germany.
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PAT’S PICKS: Google has added a new feature that lets users crunch through 200 years of newspaper archives. The articles returned include both free and fee-based newspaper archives. The BBC says Google won't reveal the exact number of sources in their news archives search tool. The new service searches hundreds of different news sources to answer a user's query. The exact number of sources is confidential. Results are presented in similar fashion to a Google News search, with 'related' articles about the same event grouped together. Free and charged-for articles are displayed side by side. With pages from commercial websites, the cost of viewing them is also shown. Google says search results are based on relevance, not partnerships with companies. Users can also view articles using a timeline that displays key dates associated with a story. So the first Moon landing would highlight 1969 as a key date, but also identify other years when lunar landings took place or when the topic was in the news." SurfersSurf.com provides some examples of the timeline feature including links for Michael Jordan and Winston Churchill timelines. You can type in any famous person or place and Google will return a timeline of events using news articles. See this article with hyperlinks at: http://www.writenews.corn/wnews.php?zone=915061
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(Some of the listings below have been derived, with thanks, from FundsforWriters.com. Check out this site for listings of further markets and grants for writers.) ANTIOCH REVIEW Pays on publication. Seeks nonfiction, fiction. Subjects: General Literary, POETRY. Guidelines: http://review.antioch.edu/ ASCCENT is a quarterly-journal of yoga and engaged spirituality. We seek writers who have fresh, diverse perspectives on these topics, and a real story to tell.With an emphasis on personal narrative, ascent's articles translate the philosophy of yoga and other spiritual traditions into practical realities. http: //www. ascentmagazine. corn/pages. aspx?subpage=editorial&pagelD=editorial BLACK WARRIOR REVIEW. Established in 1974 by graduate students in the MFA Program in Creative Writing at the University of Alabama, Black Warrior Review publishes poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and art by Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winners alongside up-and-coming writers. Http://webdelsol.cm/bwr/submit.htm BACK HOME MAGAZINE is a down-to-earth, how-to magazine whose primary purpose is to help people gain more control over their own lives by doing more for themselves. We are looking for nteresting, lively, preferably first-person articles based upon actual experience in the fields of gardening, home construction and repair, workshop projects, cooking, crafts, outdoor recreation, family activities and vacations, livestock, home business, home-based and other education, and community/neighborhood action. At present our base rate of pay is $35 a printed page, payable upon publication. If, after accepting an article, we find we can't use it, we pay a kill fee of $25. Http://www.backhomemagazine.com/guidelines.htm
CHILDREN'S DIGEST. We at the Children's Better Health Institute have a constant need for high quality stories, articles, and activities with health related stories, articles, and activities with health-related themes. Health information can be presented in a variety of formats, including fiction, nonfiction, poems, recipes, and puzzles. Fiction stories with a health message need not have health as the primary subject, but they should include it in some way in the course of events. Characters in fiction should adhere to good health practices, unless failure to do so is necessary to a story's plot. Pays up to 12 cents/word. Fiction 500 to 1500 words/nonfiction 500 to 1000 words, http://www.cbhi.org/cbhi/writersguidelines.shtml Note: This page also has guidelines for the publications: "Turtle", "Humpty Dumpty", "Children's Playmate", "Child Life" and "Jack and Jill"
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Some of these contests come to you courtesy of other websites. such as FuudsforWritei's.com. Visit this site for information about grants for writers.
March Deadline; March 20, 2007 The bestselling Cup of Comfort (Adams Media) book series seeks personal stories ( 1000-2000 words) for publication in an anthology for and about single mothers. Wants slice-of-life stories that read like good fiction and both entertain and move readers. Any topic and any voice goes, as long as the author tells an authentic and compelling story. Stories can be humorous or poignant or both, and must be original, positive, and based on real people and actual events. $500 grand prize; $100 for each other story- published in book. Simultaneous submissions accepted. Authors may submit multiple stories he title page of each submission must include the author's full name,rnailing address, phone number, and email address. Submit: EMAIL: Copy and paste the story into the body of the email; no attachments. One story per email. Send to wordsinger@aol.com MAIL: Send a printed copy of the story (no CDs or disks) and an SASE to: Colleen Sell, Cup ofComfort, P.O. Box 1539, Cottage Grove, Oregon 97424, USA
Deadline: March 31. 2007 Boomer Women Speak Writing Contest. TO DREAM . . . The Impossible Dream! No Entry Fee- Great prizes including $50.00 and New Membership or Renewal to NABBW! We all have them. DREAMS! Dreams about our lives and how we want to shape them. Dreams we hope will someday come true. Some of us have carried those dreams since childhood. Tell us about yours. Are you living your dream? Working toward it? Traded it in for a new dream along the way? What's your story? Please read and follow the guidelines below and good luck! The winner's story is placed in the Our Voices section at http://boomerwomenspeak.com See website for Guidelines
APRIL Deadline April 15, 2007 Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest Where WWW means "Wretched Writers Welcome" Can you write the worst possible opening line of a book? See the 2006 Winners here: http://www.SJ'su.edu/depts/english/2006.htm The official deadline for this "contest" is April 15 (a date that Americans associate with painfUl submissions and making up bad stories). The actual deadline may be as late as June 30. For details: http://www.bulwer-lytton.com/
Deadline Aprol 15. 2007. 2"'' Annual FLASH PROSE CONTEST Writer Advice (www.writeradvice. corn) is searching for flash fiction, memoir, and creative non- fiction that grabs, surprises, and mesmerizes readers in under 750 words: strong theme, sharp images, a solid structure, and an unexpected discovery. Submit it to the WriterAdvice Flash Prose Contest. Entries should be typed and submitted in hard copy, to B.Lynn Goodwin, Writer Advice, P.O. Box 2665, Danville, CA 94526-4339. You may enter UP TO THREE pieces. Enclose a $10 check for EACH entry.payable to B. Lynn Goodwin. This will help defray the costs of the contest. If no prizes are awarded, checks will be refunded. Include separate cover sheet with your name, address, phone number, current e-mail address, and each story title. Put the story title, but not your name, at the top of each page. Finalists will be asked to submit a brief biography and an e-mail copy of the story. Winning stories will be published in Writer Advice. Prizes: First Place $60, Second Place $30, Third Place $20, Fourth Place earns $15. Honorable Mentions will also be published. A list of all winners will be posted in the June - July issue of WriterAdvice. SPECIAL PERK: All entries accompanied by an SASE will be returned with brief comments.
Deadline April 30. 2007. URBAN ECHOES ENTERTAINMENT FREEVOTCE AWARD FOR SHORT FICTION. $10 ENTRY FEE FreeVoice AwardTM For Short Fiction! The competition will honor literal excellence exemplified in the outstanding prose of aspiring and established authors alike, 1st Prize: $500 Plus Certificate & Publication, 2nd Prize: $300 Plus Certificate & Publication, 3rd Prize: $100 Plus Certificate & Publication, Honorable Mention: Certificate & Publication Submit no more than three pieces of fiction; -word count between 4,000-6,000 words/piece, http://www.urbanechoes.net/
Deadline April 30, 2007. Whether restricted by prison walls, the influence of others or held hostage by self-inflicted limitations, captivity starts in the mind. We allow our thoughts to create virtual restrainers that stifle our dreams and hinder our purpose. Based on I Corinthians 13:12, Tainted Mirror An Anthology will offer stories of hope and healing to overcome the mental, physical, and emotional strongholds that keep us from fulfilling our destiny. We will accept unpublished nonfiction original stories under 3000 words from anyone who has broken free from addiction, low self-esteem, the opinion of others, depression or stinking thinking. Stories from inmates and outmates, family and friends affected by incarceration, prison ministries and prison officials are encouraged. Contact Valerie L. Coleman at info@penofthewriter.com (POWER Anthology in the subject line) or visit www.penofthewriter.com/tainted for complete details. *****
Q. For a nonfiction book, what's the ideal time to contact a literary agent? A. When you have an outline of the book, sample chapters, an analysis of the competition and a marketing plan. ***** New words that will appear in the fall in the best-selling 'Merriam-Webster's CollegiateiR! Diclionary. Eleventh Edition. wave pool (n) 1977: a large swimming pool equipped with a machine for making waves drama queen (n) 1979: a person given to often excessively emotional performances or reactions
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"You get ideas from daydreaming. You get ideas from being bored. You get ideas all the time. The only difference between writers and other people is we notice when we're doing it." Neil Gaiman |