Sept. 15, 2002
Volume 1 No. 31
ISSN 1530-5287
eBook Ecstasy
With the June issue, the eBook Ecstasy newsletter went to a bi-monthly format. There was no July/August newsletter due to a lack of epublishing news. September and October 2002 ebook releases with four star reviews have been combined in this issue.
eBook Ecstasy is a free monthly newsletter aimed at introducing
readers to great ebooks. In upcoming issues, we plan to include information
on worthy ebook news. So, epublishers can feel free to send us their press
releases about innovations, authors should send notification of book signings,
awards or other achievements and readers should provide feedback as to
the features you would like to see added to eBook Ecstasy. This
is *your* newsletter.
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Content
Special Announcement
ePublishing News
Market News
Sponsors
Tech Corner
E-Book Corner
New Releases
Classifieds
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Featured E-Author: Celia A. Leaman
Behind the Scenes: Bob McElwain
Featured Reviewer: Jane Bowers
Featured Reviewer: Howard Hopkins
Featured Reviewer: Maureen McMahon
Featured Reviewer: Cindy Penn
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***Special Announcement***
E-authors and E-publishers - If you would like to contribute an article
to eBook Ecstasy, please contact me so we can highlight you and your web sites. E-book reviewers, I am especially
interested in four star reviews of upcoming releases.
Lida E. Quillen 
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Alert for Amazon.com reviews is a free service that will let you know
if a new review has been uploaded for your book(s).
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in the third person.) Author's Photo (.jpg approximately 140-pixels
high. The site will resize a larger .jpg.) Bibliographic information
including series listings in order.
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Students at an Iowa college can forget the quintessential experience
of pulling all-nighters at the library poring over stacks of books. For
one thing, there's no library. For another, there are no books.
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Amber Quill Press, LLC is currently accepting submissions by
invitation only, but they expect to open up submissions in selective genres
in the near future. Visit the submissions page for updates.
Awe-Struck E-Books is open to Regency romance submissions. Go
to the Authors Submissions page to read the instructions for submitting
a manuscript. Submissions may only be open for a short time.
gangway: The on-line lit mag - bilingual literary magazine.
Liquid Silver Books, an imprint of Atlantic Bridge Publishing,
looking for novellas and novel length fiction focusing on the following: fantasy, vampire, paranormal, science fiction, contemporary and historical.
Muse It has been closed for almost a year, but will reopen on
January 1, 2003. Open to submissions. Non-paying market.
New Concepts Publishing is open to submissions.
Rogue Worlds ezine re-opened to submissions on September 5th.
Seeking speculative fiction of all styles, sub-genres and mixes up to 8k/wds. Pays $5.00 cash and publication for short stories
and $2.00 for poetry.
Scheherazade Tales Romance E-Novels is a new electronic publisher
who aims to publish the very best romance novels and love stories. Query
by email first.
SFReader.com is holding its First Annual Firebrand Fiction/SFReader.com
Short Fiction Contest. Open 'til Dec. 1st, 2002.
Sintrigue, a new fantasy ezine publishing fiction (including
serials) up to 15k words. Nonpaying market.
Specficworld.com seeking submissions. Full details coming in
October 2002. Looking for articles and interviews up to 1k/wds that deal
with SF/F/H. Payment 1 cent/word. Reprints are acceptable, but payment
will be 1/2 cent/word.
Tyrannosaurus Press seeking SF and fantasy works. Send query
letter first.
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Infopost will cease operations in October 2002.
Write Way Publishing has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy according to Piers Anthony's Internet Publishing.
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AllAboutMurder announces their newsletter, AAM in the News.
"We have a bit of something for everyone. Like murder, suspense, thrills,
and a bit of romance? Check out our monthly updates from movies, to books,
to writers tidbits, to quizzes and polls. Interested? You need not be a
member of AllAboutMurder to subscribe! Hope to have you join in the fun!"
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A great tutorial for scanning
Coffee Cup Free -- a lot of helpful wizards and templates
Donated software for 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations
1st Page from Evrsoft - freeware
5-Minute Security Advisor - Essential Security Tools for Home Office
Users. Courtesy Microsoft:
Google Catalog Search - beta. Search and browse mail-order catalogs
online.
HTML tutorial
Meta search engines
Provides all the necessary html and links to make a catalogue page work.
Spell Check for Internet Explorer
Time management - the pickle jar theory
Web Standards for Hard Times - three fast and cheap ways to get
your web site up to standards
Writing On Your Palm, by Jeff Kirvin is an ebook very useful
for anyone who wants to write with a Palm device.
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Using the Toshiba e310 Pocket PC
Celia A. Leaman
The true test of my new pocket PC, the Toshiba e310, came last week
when I went camping. Now it may seem strange, getting away to the backwoods
and taking an electronic device along, but I tell you, that baby was just
the ticket for reading in the tent at night -- after all, it now gets dark
quite early. And I could carry several ebooks with me, taking up no space
at all.
I mainly bought the Toshiba because I wanted to read/edit and review
ebooks on it. I looked at several devices, but this unit suited me best
for this purpose. (Comparable units with similar screen clarity would be
the HP Journada and the Sony Clie, but they were more expensive.)
Before I made the purchase, I contacted Toshiba to ask if there would
be a portable keyboard available in the future, which there will be. At
the moment there is a pop-up keyboard on the unit, which is great for small
editing jobs, making notes etc. It also has a drawing and writing mode.
I also wanted a car cigarette lighter adaptor so I could recharge it
while on the road. As yet they don't make one, so I bought an adaptor into
which I could plug the cradle, and it works fine. (Toshiba delivered it
from Toronto -- 3000 miles away -- the very next day after placing my order,
free of charge! Now that's what I call service.)
The Toshiba e310 is a colored unit (reflection color TFT, 240x320 pixels,
up to 64,000 colors), has a 32 MB SDRAM memory (more memory available using
memory sticks). The screen size is 2-1/4 x 3" (2-1/4 by just over 1-1/2"
if you are using the pop-up keyboard, but you don't have to have it displayed
all the time, so there's plenty of room for text to make it a very comfortable
read.)
It is nice and slim, weighs only 5 oz, and comes in a leather case with
a hard front to protect the screen. Very convenient for purse or pocket.
By the way, from a store that makes magnetic signs, I was able to buy clear
plastic screen protector covering at a fraction of the cost of the pre-cut
pieces. You have to measure and cut it, but it's worth it, and it works
fine.
The e310 came with a USB cable, a cradle and a great little manual,
a CD: The Pocket PC Companion. We had a problem getting this unit initialized
-- our error -- but Toshiba have a 24/7 help line, and someone was there
at 1.30 a.m. eastern time to walk us through the process. This was impressive,
the sort of thing that would encourage a person to buy another Toshiba
product.
You can connect to the Internet to download email and Internet files,
but you can't connect to a phone to retrieve your email. (You can with
the more expensive unit.) So you have to weigh up exactly what you want
to get out of it before you buy it. This unit is very oriented to calendars
or tasks, with an infrared connector, although I don't use those features
much. (However, I did use the note feature after discovering how many things
I'd forgotten to take with me on the camping trip <grin>.)
It comes with several programs, one of which is Pocket Word. Without
any trouble at all, you can download a file into the unit, work on it,
and then sync it back into your PC. You will find all the changes are made.
You might have to readjust the font type, but that isn't a big deal.
Jpg images look pretty good on it. This is handy when you have an ebook
with illustrations, or want to carry some photos around with you.
Unlike some other units I looked at, there is a scroll button, making
it easy to turn pages when reading ebooks. You can also use the larger
button at the bottom, or the stylus. You can start the unit using several
ways. The main power button also turns on the light. The thing I really
like is that you can adjust the screen light for both modes: either on
battery or when using the power connection.
This unit is like many others in that it isn't great for reading out
of doors, but not bad in the shade. At night it's fabulous though, you
can see quite well with the light set on the lowest setting for instance,
which saves on battery power. You can also nip into the settings while
you are still reading to see how much battery is left, and you can adjust/configure
without losing your place. You can also designate the memory of the unit
at any given time. For instance, if you use fewer programs, you can allow
more for file storage. This is a very useful feature.
There is a prompter that will remind you to check your battery strength,
and it comes on way before the battery is low enough to worry about it.
You can adjust those settings if you want to. The battery is an Advanced
Lithium Ion. On the back of the unit is a reset point that will reboot
the unit without losing any of your files. (I've confused it more than
once and had to do this!)
You may pay less for other units (this one was $599 Cdn, plus tax),
but they might have a slower processor and not such a good screen. I think,
comparing them all, this one has a lot of user-friendly details packed
into it, and a lot of thought has gone into its production.
All in all, this is a fabulous little unit, and for the amount of work
I've done on it already I'd say it's worth every penny. I'm really delighted
with it so far -- still learning to use it, as there are many features
I haven't yet accessed. For me it's an ongoing learning experience, but
meanwhile it does the tasks for which I bought it.
Postscript: It is worth checking with your credit card company. Mine
doubled the manufacturer's warranty because I used my card to make the
purchase.
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Celia Leaman, whose web page is entitled www.devonshirebabe.com feels
she is truly a child of Dartmoor, and the moors are a perfect setting for
her imaginative, mystical and romantic stories. Her first book, Mary's
Child is written around the Dartmoor legend
of Jay's Grave, and she's working on two more books in the Dartmoor Series.
After she emigrated to Canada in 1980 she had short stories published
in national and international magazines in the UK, Canada and the United
States. She wrote and co-directed an English farce that was performed on
Galiano Island, BC, where she lived for several years.
Her lifestyle seems to change every few years, and currently, she teaches
information sessions on ebooks, copy-edits and reviews, is her own web-mistress,
and when she isn't working at the local libraries, continues to write.
If she has time for hobbies, she likes to garden, paint in oils and take
meditative walks
Check out her upcoming releases at Twilight Times Books.
Copyright © 2002 Celia A. Leaman. First published in Flash, the Awestruck E-Books newsletter. Re-printed by permission of the author.
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Never, Ever Release Any Of Your Rights To Anyone
Bob McElwain
One of the grandest scams on the Web, which goes
largely unnoticed, is for a web-based bookseller or publisher to require
some rights to your work in exchange for the service to be provided.
Many demand the electronic rights, for example.
Don't do it!
Never, ever release any of your rights. Here's why.
The Writer's Goal
Winning the writing game means becoming an established
author, one who sells a new book every year or two. One who
earns enough to live comfortably from his or her writing alone.
The first step toward achieving this goal is
to be published by a major house in the real world. That is, offline. Most
will not even consider your book if you've muddied the water by releasing
or selling any rights to it.
Sure, there are exceptions. Some have self-published,
then later made a deal with a major house. And the stories make grand reading.
But there are not a lot of them.
The Better Plan
If you are serious about writing, grab a copy
of "Writer's Market," then read and follow the rules. While many publishers
buy an occasional manuscript directly from an author, your best bet
is to find an agent and leave the manner of presentation to
publishers in capable hands. (An agent is worth his or her weight in
gold in helping you decipher a contract!)
It will probably take some time to find an
agent. Begin another tale while doing so. And once you find one, while
waiting further and hoping for great news, continue writing. If the
agent you found can't make it happen, look for another. But
keep writing.
Again, there are success stories of those who
bypassed agents and went directly to a publisher. But unless you're one
heck of a salesperson and really in tune with what each publisher is
looking for, leave it all to an agent, and do what
you do best. Namely, write.
How Rights Released Can Bite
Bingo. You've made a sale. A good house, too.
You and your agent are jumping with joy. Hey, you're on your way!
But wait one. A few years back, electronic
rights were negotiable, and often retained by the author. So you released
these rights, or part of them, to gain some exposure on the Web. But
now your publisher-to-be wants them. What for?
Books by major authors are selling in electronic
formats. The entire publishing industry is closely tuned in to this
rapidly changing part of the book arena.
Okay, back to the what your publisher-to-be
wants. Will they go through the legal hassles and pay the costs to recover
those rights you handed out? Or will they just grab another title from
the in-stack? If you were in their position, what would you do?
The bottom line? You have just lost a shot
at the big time. You get to start over with a new book. And you'll probably
have to hunt up another agent as well.
Why Risk it?
Don't sell or release any of your rights to
any of your work until absolutely convinced it is not salable to a major
print publisher. Then, and only then, should you consider taking it to the
Web and seeing what you can make happen.
A Case In Point
I finished "They Who Betray" (available at
Actiontales.com) in late 1991. I gave up trying to sell it in 1994. Even
earlier, it was obvious major houses were no longer interested in this kind of
tale. The manuscript has been dozing on various computer disks ever since.
While I'd love to have sold it to Pocket Book,
I wasn't able to. So off to the Web I have gone. I'm excited about the
possibilities. While fame and glory is unlikely to be obtained, lots
of people will find they like the tale. And that will be a win for me, any way you look at it.
But I would never have made this move had I
believed there was even a chance of selling it to a major house. If you're
serious about your writing career, you'll follow the same path. Head
for the Web as the last resort, never as the starting point.
One Exception
All who climb a mountain do not hunger to become
a noted mountaineer. And all who write a book, do not yearn to be an
established author. So if you wrote a book for the fun of it, and now
want to share it with family and friends, jump right into the Web bit.
Check out services available or self-publish
on your own. Either way, go for it.
Play By The Rules
But if you're serious about writing and dream
of becoming an established author, take the conservative, conventional
route. This gives you the greatest opportunity for success.
Yes, I know. The competition is fierce. But
there's a bit of this on the Web as well. The last numbers I saw suggest
there are over 100,000 titles available on the Internet.
To sell effectively through any website, you'll
need a heck of a book. Then you'll have to somehow find your way beyond
all those "Buy-Me!" pleas associated with each and every one of those 100,000+
titles.
Can it be done? Sure. But it's not easy. Certainly
it's not easier than gaining the confidence of an agent who can sell your
work to a major publishing house.
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Los Angeles, California is home to Bob McElwain. He was born and raised
in LA. He says, "There's a hustle and bustle about it. A sense of 'let's
get on.' In short, it has a dynamic all its own. I love it." Bob married
and raised a family in LA. and taught mathematics and computer science
in local secondary schools and colleges for thirty-two years.
Throughout these years, he wrote a lot. Some technical stuff. Some serious
research. And things for kids and schools. But fiction was the greater
challenge. And he says, "the most fun." His book, Fatal Games was
published by Pageant Press in 1989.
Bob says, "But fiction remains the greatest challenge I've faced. And
selling it. That's tough, too. And that's what ActionTales.com is all about.
I wanted to share what I have learned about selling on the Web, in hopes
of helping good authors get published."
Copyright © 2002 Bob McElwain
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Title: Dancing with the Devil
Assigned to a story in the wilds of Africa Reporter, Jazz Hargrove struggles
against raging sandstorms, blistering heat and her own dark demons, but
they are nothing compared to the nightmare awaiting her when she returns
home to Victoria to settle her father's estate. Within hours of her arrival
a mysterious stalker, a shadowy figure from her past, centers her in the
crosshairs of his sinister desire. It starts with a single rose placed
on her table, a hang-up phone call, then progresses to a series of break-ins
and escalating terror.
Meanwhile, photographer Pete Browning, an ex-cop with a failed marriage
and a past battle with the bottle, finds himself falling for Jazz, but
can she break down the barriers she has built around her heart and trust
him enough to let him close? Will the stalker let her?
Dancing With the Devil word-weaves suspense and romance into
an intricate tapestry of terror and desire. The African settings ring as
true as the Canadian backdrop. The relationship between the two leads builds
at just the right pace, with none of the plot contrivance or awkwardness
sometimes found in lesser novels. Jazz and Pete are well-defined and realistic,
emotions and intimacy occurring naturally between them.
Ms. Crossely's prose is top notch and the author's use of mirroring
and circular story technique creates a three-dimensional tale of love,
conflict and blood-chilling suspense. Highly recommended.
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Hailing from a picturesque coastal Maine town, Howard Hopkins (aka Lance
Howard) has written dozens of articles, short stories,and novels,
which have seen print in hardcover and trade paperback, as well as new
electronic formats
Copyright © 2002 Howard Hopkins
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Winner of the WordWeaving Award for Excellence
Eleven-year-old Marina once knew a sea witch who lived in a large houseboat
in a private lagoon. Their friendship brings about imaginative happenings, leaving the reader uncertain how much
truly happens and how much is the result of Marina's vivid imaginings. Perhaps the lady Marina believes to a mermaid is
simply an enigmatic woman recovering from tragedy. Or perhaps she is truly a child of the sea.
Author Wendy Maree Peterson pens an entrancing young adult fantasy in
The Tail of the Sea Witch. Peterson
maintains a dream like narrative quality that creates a mystical world
where the impossible becomes quite logical. In this world
of opposites where dreams and reality merge as one, readers will find
the beauty of legendary places and extraordinary
creatures. Peterson's rich narrative style, replete with magical imagery
and extraordinary vision, brings this story vividly alive.
Reviewed by Cindy Penn, Senior Editor WordWeaving.com and eBook Specialist,
Midwest Book Review.
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Cindy personally reviews 50-60 books a month.When she's not reviewing
or working on WordWeaving, she spends time with her beloved teen sons and
soon-to-be husband. Owned by 21 cats, two dogs, four tarantulas, one snake,
two bearded dragons, and two fire bellied toads, Cindy threatens to sell
tickets to the 'Zoo' to raise extra cash so she can buy more books.
Copyright © 2002 Cindy Penn
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The Winnowed Woman is a true gem! It is a journey through a personal
labyrinth of emotional and physical trials that bring about a deeper sense
and understanding of life and the universe.
The Winnowed Woman is about a woman facing crises, losing love,
rekindling it, losing it again then embracing temporary solitude. It is
about one woman's struggle to find herself after years of reliance. It
is about pain, fear, hope and the eventual acceptance of loss. But mostly
it is about discovery; the discovery of that integral aspect begging for
release in each and every one of us: spirituality.
Ms. Leaman has masterfully presented this journey into spiritual awakening.
Using a combination of essay, poetry and journaling, the story flows so
smoothly that I found it impossible to put down. The author's insight is
uncanny, and her word pictures truly stunning.
If you have ever experienced heartache or pain and would like to experience
hope, The Winnowed Woman is a book you should not miss!
Reviewed by Maureen McMahon
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Maureen McMahon was born in the U.S. but now resides in Australia. Her
mystery/romance novel, Shadows In The Mist, is published by Avid Press,
LLC (http://www.avidpress.com).
Her anthology of short fiction, A Nightingale in the Sycamore, is published
by DiskUs Publishing (http://www.diskuspublishing.com).
Another mystery, Return Of The Gulls, will be released in soon. She also
has work published in Crumbs in the Keyboard, an anthology published by
Echelon Press (www.echelonpress.com). Maureen is list owner and moderator
of the Electronically Published Professionals (EPPRO) (www.eppro.net) and
co-moderator of the ANZ Authors group. She has taught creative writing
locally, at Writer's Online Workshops (Writer's Digest) (www.writersonlineworkshops.com)
and via her website, Moonspinners Writer’s Page (http://www.maureenmcmahon.com).
Copyright © 2002 Maureen McMahon
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Weary of the Dance is an emotional, character-driven story of
two complex, damaged people whose lives have been totally different from
each other's. Sinjin has secrets, not only dark ones about his past, but
even about his family background. Philomina has no experience with
human closeness, therefore no expectation of love, yet she's an intelligent
woman whose fairness allows her to keep trust in Sinjin, though her faith
is sorely tried.
The required consummation of the marriage occurs in the early pages,
but that doesn't mean the sexual tension relaxes, far from it. Sinjin and
Philomina live together in an intimacy short of completion as they learn
about each other and themselves. We see their passions strain to be released
and the changes each goes through. Sinjin harbors much guilt, but wasn't
he as much the betrayed as the betrayer? For him, Barleythrush Court is
the salvation of his soul. For Philomina, Sinjin is the means for hers
to blossom. I found myself completely caught up in Sinjin and Philomina's
relationship and life at Barleythrush Court. The thoughtful plot, the conflicts,
and the well-developed characters already make a good story. Add in some
touching scenes and wonderful dialogue—Sinjin often rises to eloquence—and
you have a very fine novel.
Weary of the Dance follows The Last Light in Ms. Salazar's
Hearts Afire series. While I chase down and purchase Sinjin's brother Damien's
book, I strongly recommend Weary of the Dance.
Reviewed by Jane Bowers, Romance Reviews Today
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Holiday Hearts 2
Romance Writing: Literary History & Commercial Categories
Trick or Treat Temptation
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Cat's-paw
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Mindflight
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Amanda and the Alien
Before and Beyond
Enchanted Cottage
Field of Dishonor [Book 4 of the Honor Harrington Series]
Graverobbers Wanted (No Experience Necessary)
The Grand Cham
Wolf Winter [The Legend of Lejube Rogue Book 2]
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Weary of the Dance
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Gypsy Pie
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No More Regrets and other stories
The Complete Guide to Writing Fantasy
The Tail of the Sea Witch
Unraveled
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Lady Geyr
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Double Moon Destiny
Love Through A Stranger's Eyes
The Reluctant Landlord
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ePublishing News
http://www.reviewalert.com/
Celia A. Leaman is the new Submissions Editor for Twilight Times
Books. Celia has three new books coming out - Unraveled, a New Age
comedy, No More Regrets, a short story collection and The Winnowed
Woman, a collection of personal essays.
http://www.devonshirebabe.com/
EPIC, the Electronically Published Internet Connection, announces the
opening of entries for EPPIE-2003. Awards will be presented in twenty categories
for the most outstanding books published in electronic format in 2002.
http://www.epic-conference.com/eppie_awards.htm
Guerilla Guidance For Your Writing Adventure was a recent Inscriptions
Link of the Week.
http://www.getpublished.com/
Inscriptions is offering writing courses. Sign up for affordable
writing workshops taught by *published* professionals who work in the writing/publishing
field. The next session begins on October 4, so be sure to reserve your
spot now!
http://www.inscriptionsmagazine.com/Courses.html
Introduction to the CD that will be bound into in the forthcoming
hardcover edition of David Weber's War of Honor. Coming in October 2002.
http://www.baen.com/orientation.htm
Jason Nolen is once again The Harrow's poetry editor.
The
Harrow is an online magazine for fantasy and horror.
http://www.theharrow.com/
Love Through A Stranger's Eyes, a romantic suspense novel by
Jan Springer won the WordWeaving Award for Excellence and has also been
given the Scribes World Reviewer's Choice Award.
http://www.janspringer.com/
Marti McKenna and Bridget McKenna are a mother/daughter team
who run Scorpius Publishing, a SF/F publishing house in Seattle
Washington - a major buyer of short and long fiction as well as fantasy
art. Douglas Herring is a fantasy artist who runs the Scorpius art department.
They will be attending Vcon in Vancouver Oct. 11th - 13th.
http://www.scorpiusdigital.com/
MediaBay Acquires Rights To Freeny Patent In Various Markets.
"...MediaBay has the exclusive right to use the patent in the spoken word
audio, print-on-demand and E-book markets."
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/020801/nyth054_1.html
New management. Published romance authors Kim Cox, Sher Hames Torres,
and Elaine Hopper have acquired part-ownership and assumed management of
Word Museum, a popular and award-winning online writer's community.
http://www.wordmuseum.com/
Online email discussion lists talk about promotion of your book:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/online-authors/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/promotingyourbook/
Piers Anthony's Internet Publishing is a great resource for writers seeking info regarding online publishers.
http://www.hipiers.com/publishing.html
Results are in for KnowBetter.com's survey of ebook readers
and the ebook market.
http://knowbetter.com/ebook/surveys/2002spring_results.asp
Scifan.com is a French site listing sf and fantasy authors (including
U.S.). To complete your listing or to add a listing at this site,
you need to send the following information to the site owner Olivier Travers
at otravers@scifan.com:
http://www.scifan.com/
SFWA epiracy awareness campaign.
http://www.sfwa.org/epiracy/
http://www.sfwa.org/contracts/ELEC.htm
Who Needs Paper? Not Iowa College
http://www.wired.com/news/school/0,1383,53747,00.html
Market News
http://amberquill.com/submissions.html
http://www.awe-struck.net/asubmit/authsub.html
http://www.gangway.net
http://www.liquidsilverbooks.com
http://www.museit.com/sag.shtml
http://www.newconceptspublishing.com/submissionguidelines.htm
http://www.specficworld.com/rgworlds.html
http://scheherazadetales.com/
http://www.sfreader.com/story_contest.asp
http://www.sintrigue.org/guidelines/index.html
http://www.specficworld.com/
http://www.tyrannosauruspress.com/Publishing/submissions.html
Rumor Mill
SPONSORS:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AAM_in_the_News
ebooksonthe.net is currently putting forth between twenty and
thirty new titles each month. They offer mainstream, romance, mystery,
sci-fi, literary, humor--all the usual genres. In non-fiction
they have biography, humor, poetry and more. You'll also find children's
books, teen books, adult novels and books on aging.
http://www.ebooksonthe.net
Specficworld.com has a new look and a few new features. They
will also be publishing three new anthologies next year along with adding
a new speculative fiction contest.
http://www.specficworld.com/
The Eternal Night Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Fiction
Web Site. Seeking author bios, sample chapters, interviews, and book reviews.
If you contact Steve or Leslie Mazey, let them know you're an eBook Ecstasy
subscriber.
http://www.eternalnight.co.uk
Twilight Times Books is pleased to announce the release of The
Complete Guide to Writing Fantasy, Tom Dullemond and Darin Park, Editors.
http://www.twilighttimesbooks.com/
Writer's Know-how -- technology tips for writers. Subscribe
and get a free ebook: "Get Organized! A writer’s guide to computer file
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http://www.writersknowhow.org
TECH CORNER:
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http://www.coffeecup.com/freehtml
http://www.npowerny.org/tools/donatedsoftwaretool.htm
http://www.evrsoft.com/1stpage/
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/columns/security/5min/5min-105.asp
http://catalogs.google.com/
http://www.internet-tips.net/HTML/tutorial000.htm
http://www.alltheweb.com/
http://www.google.com/
http://www.dogpile.com/
http://www.teoma.com/
http://www.1shoppingcart.com/
http://www.jspell.com/jspellie.html
http://www.alistapart.com/stories/pickle/
http://hotwired.lycos.com/webmonkey/02/33/index1a.html?tw=authoring
http://www.free-epress.com/
(1) FEATURED E-AUTHOR
from a Totally Non Techie's Point of View
There is a microphone, so you can record on it and the sound reproduction
is quite adequate for notes. MP3's sound excellent, just like a CD player.
Author Info:
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Author info:
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E-BOOK CORNER
Author: Patricia Crossley
http://www.patriciacrossley.com/
Atlantic Bridge Publishing
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ISBN: 1-931761-50-7
Genre: Romantic suspense
Reviewer info:
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Title: The Tail of the Sea Witch
Author: Wendy Maree Peterson
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Twilight Times Books
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ISBN: 1-931201-18-8
Genre: YA Fantasy
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http://www.wordweaving.com/
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Lesley Ann McCleod
Regency romance
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Historical romance
DiskUsPublishing
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Sequel
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Confessions
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Double Dragon ebooks
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Embiid Publishing
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Stephen Goldin
SF
Fictionwise
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Robert Silverberg
SF
Patrick Welch
Fantasy
Linda Bleser
Romance
David Weber
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Historical Fiction
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SynergyEBooks
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Andre West
Fantasy
Twilight Times Books
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Anthology
Tom Dullemond and Darin Park, Editors
Non-Fiction
Wendy M. Peterson
http://members.dcsi.net.au/wendymaree/
YA Fantasy
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New Age
Writers Exchange-E-Publishing
http://www.writers-exchange.com/epublishing/
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Wings ePress
http://www.wings-press.com/
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Historical Romance
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A new Showcase of short works for
sale just opened at Twilight Times Books. You will find terrific short
stories, anthologies, story collections by popular authors and more.
http://twilighttimesbooks.com/showcase/
Awe-Struck E-Books - for the best in romance and sci-fi and
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http://www.awe-struck.net/SALEPAGE/salepage.html
By Thunder is a new web site that offers cover artwork design,
manuscript editing, web site design and more.
http://bythunder.org/
eBooks N' Bytes, brought to you by Eva Almeida, is jammed packed
with useful resources for electronic authors, gathered
together in well-organized sections. Includes: where to promote your
e-Books, links to send out free press releases, e-book
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list your e-Book in the directory.
http://www.ebooksnbytes.com/
eBooksOnThe.Net offers a wide selection of genres that will
fulfill one of two purposes: entertain or inform.
http://www.ebooksonthe.net/
"8 Stupid Things Publishers Do To Mess Up Their Sales."
http://www.knowbetter.com
Impact Visual Design
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Inscriptions Professional Writing Courses. Sign up for affordable
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Living on a houseboat, in a hidden lagoon, surrounded by a jungle of
jewels is a fey, enigmatic lady who is transformed by the 'magic of opposites'
when a little girl falls under her spell. The Tail of the Sea Witch
by Wendy Maree Peterson has sumptuous illustrations by Ardy Scott and,
also, fully orchestrated nature music on multimedia CD. It is available
for download now as an ebook and in November will be available on multimedia
CD-ROM. Dive into the the rapturous, sparkling ocean story of The Tail
of the Sea Witch:
http://www.twilighttimesbooks.com/ttbcurrent.html
Marketing Edge Designs
http://www.marketingedgedesigns.com/coverart.html
SFF.NET's E-STAND - the first site you should check to find the best
new reading material on the Internet.
http://www.sff.net/estand
StoryConnection is a writing critique group/e-zine run entirely
via email.
http://www.freewebs.com/storyconnection/
Sunoasis Jobs for Writers, Editors and CopyWriters.
http://www.sunoasis.com/
Twilight Times Books maintains a Freebies
page with listings of Free ebooks from various publishers.
http://www.twilighttimesbooks.com/freebies.html
Word Museum has a new eZine for both readers and writers. Check
it out at
http://www.wordmuseum.com/wordmuse.htm
Writers Exchange E-Publishing has started a monthly newsletter
The WEE Connection. To subscribe please go to:
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