Tag: books
member name: Anthony Samuel P.
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October 10, 2007 09:28 AM EDT --
By Anthony S. Policastro
Talk about being specific, I found one agent who is so specific as to the type of manuscript he is looking for, it is as if you were sitting next to him and having a cup of coffee. . . .
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August 17, 2007 12:08 PM EDT --
Ever since I read David Morrell's fascinating article Lessons from a Lifetimeof Writing on Backspace I couldn't get the question out of my head, whydoes anyone write?
He basically says . . .
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June 27, 2007 04:05 PM EDT --
By Anthony S. Policastro
After my interview with first time novelist Patry Francis, author of The Liar's Diary, I realized that she like many hopeful writers has gone through similar experiences. . . .
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January 21, 2008 02:09 PM EST --
By Anthony S. Policastro
I recently read in The New York Times Rachel Donadio's essay on how Elie Wiesel's NIGHT, a Holocaust memoir, was rejected by 15 publishers, ignored . . .
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January 06, 2008 01:08 PM EST --
If you have a blog and would like to help fellow writer and gather member Patry Francis fulfill a lifelong dream, please help us support her by mentioning her in your blog and encouraging readers . . .
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March 01, 2007 04:28 PM EST --
Hello,
Get a pre-published look at my medical suspense novel, Absence of Faith. Before it is published, I need your help on gauging its appeal and your reactions. Take a look and feel free to write anything . . .
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March 03, 2007 10:36 AM EST --
By Anthony S. Policastro
Ok, after several months or years of hard work, your novel is complete. You’ve proofread it several times, your spouse, relatives, friends, and maybe some professionals . . .
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March 10, 2007 08:40 PM EST --
Writing has been something I always did no matter where the winds of life took me. I always wrote. It could be a paragraph here or there, an idea for a new piece of technology or how I felt about a particular . . .
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April 25, 2007 10:51 AM EDT --
Ever wonder what literary agents prefer: an email or snail mail query for your novel or manuscript? I’ve expanded my earlier article, “Desperately Seeking an Agent” and have interviews . . .
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February 01, 2008 08:40 PM EST --
I just received this email from Karen Dionne of Backspace and one of the wonderful people who helped organize THE LIAR'S DIARY BLOG DAY on Tuesday, Jan. 29.
"In the end, very nearly 400 . . .
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June 18, 2009 05:40 PM EDT --
By Anthony S. Policastro
Simon & Schuster will now sell its most popular titles as eBooks on Scribd.com . Great news! A major publishing house is going digital.
But they are doomed to . . .
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January 01, 2008 09:27 PM EST --
I've noticed there are lots of articles in writer's magazines and on blogs about getting back to writing now that the holiday season is winding down.
Yes, Virginia, it is a busy time, but . . .
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June 15, 2008 02:15 PM EDT --
By Anthony S. Policastro
If you have written a book, you can now post it on Amazon's Kindle eBook reader for free. A simple four-step process is all it takes and within 12 to 72 hours your book . . .
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October 05, 2008 01:14 PM EDT --
I just sat in my car trying to clear the fog out of my mind when my cell buzzed and danced in the cup holder where I forgot it before entering the Japanese restaurant. (See my last post, Drugged, . . .
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June 02, 2009 10:58 PM EDT --
By Anthony S. Policastro
The New York Times reported over the weekend that Google has announced that it will sell ebooks to consumers - competing directly with Amazon.
The Times reported, . . .
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March 27, 2007 11:14 AM EDT --
Hello,
I'm wondering if you can help me determine if the first chapter of my novel is interesting enough to capture you as a reader so that you are hungry for more of the story. Feel free to . . .
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September 03, 2008 12:30 PM EDT --
I really don’t know how to put this, but I recently received a strange email from person calling himself, Jake Stone, saying he is involved with the CIA, NSA and other clandestine organizations and that . . .
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October 18, 2008 11:02 AM EDT --
I decided to work from home today because of my near death experience the previous night. (See my earlier post, "I Just Sat There…Stunned " for that adventure.
Later in the . . .
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May 13, 2007 11:21 AM EDT --
AUTHOR'S NOTE: I am now offering Absence of Faith FREE as a download. So if you wanted to read the rest of the story now you can. Just download the entire book for FREE from the Publisher's . . .
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December 14, 2008 12:36 PM EST --
By Anthony S. Policastro
I thought I would re-post this piece on the classic film " It's a Wonderful Life " from last year. The film aired on NBC TV Saturday night (12/13/2008) . . .
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