Incurable Disease of Writing

Welcome to the October 16, 2009 edition of Just Write. New faces blend with the regulars this week and they all bring exceptional articles to the carnival. Enjoy and remember to show the blog owners we appreciate their efforts by commenting and socially bookmarking your favorites.

Author/Writer Interviews

Tim King presents Interview with Humorist Kevin Cummings posted at Be The Story, saying, “Kevin Cummings, a life-long smart-aleck— er, I mean, humorist, has been blogging and podcasting his online humor column since early 2006 and has just released a new book. Here’s an in-depth look at his writing life and process.”

Tiffany Colter presents Interview with Sally Bradley posted at The Writing Examiner, saying, “Interview with Editor Sally Bradley.”

Book Reviews

Barbara Williams presents The Ultimate Guide to Better Business Writing: 100 Tips, Tools, and Resources posted at Online Degree Programs.org.

Books

Missy Frye presents Book Giveaway ~ The Y Factor posted at Incurable Disease of Writing, saying, “What if our DNA holds the solution to the Middle East conflict? What if there are people willing to kill to keep it a secret? Entry deadline is Monday, Oct. 19, 2009.”

Encouragement for Writers

Glenn Arseneau presents Everyone’s got a Story to Tell… posted at SCRIBEalism, saying, “A piece about how anyone can be a writer.”

Glowing Face Man presents How to Become a Better Conversationalist posted at Glowing Face Man, saying, “In this article, I explain why writing articles is a great way to become a better conversationalist.”

Alison presents Guest Post: How to Write Through Grief | Christian Publishing Tips posted at Christian Publishing Tips, saying, “This blog explains how you can use negative events in your life to start writing.”

Freelance

Thursday Bram presents thursdaybram.com » Blog Archive » Why Writers Need CRM — And Why I Use Gist posted at thursdaybram.com, saying, “Make it easier to find the editors and sources you’ve already talked to.”

Poetry/Poets

Jim Murdoch presents Wanted: a home for used poems posted at The Truth About Lies, saying, “How many times do you read submission guidelines and discover that they only want new poems? Most of the time. But why? There are so many magazines and e-zines on the go and most of them don’t have the greatest readerships so what is the chance of people chancing upon your poem in both places? And if they did, would that be such a bad thing? And what counts as published anyway? If there is no chance of rejection does publication count? And what does one do with all these used poems then?”

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Publishing

Thursday Bram presents Writers Are On Commission posted at Hyper Modern Writing.

Short Stories

Lucynda Riley presents He rescued me! I wish he would do it again! posted at The Alien Princess.

The Writing Life

Tiffany Colter presents Writing: Making work or making progress posted at Writing Career Coach, saying, “This article talks about writing and if you are making work or making progress.”

Tiffany Colter presents Writing 101: Use public speaking to sell your books posted at The Writing Examiner, saying, “This article talks about how public speaking helps to sell your books.”

Writing Mechanics

Livia Blackburne presents Blue: First Person Present Tense at Its Best posted at Livia Blackburne: A Brain Scientist’s Take on Creative Writing.

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