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Thursday, April 9, 2009
CWG NEWSLETTER -- FRIDAY, APRIL 10
CWG April Meeting
The next meeting of the Chattanooga Writers Guild will be held Tuesday, April14, 2009, at 7:00 p.m. in the auditorium of the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Bicentennial Library. Guest speaker is Jim Johnston, publisher at Celtic Cat Publishing, an award-winning independent publishing company founded in 1995. Also featured will be writer Judy DiGregorio. This meeting is open to the public. April is poetry month!
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Technical Issues
We apologize for the recent problems with our website. Thanks for your patience.
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Member Featured in New Gardening Book
CWG member Janie Dempsey Watts' story, "The Object of Our Affection," is featured in the just-released The Ultimate Gardener, published by HCI Books. Janie's stories have also been featured in three other HCI Books, Chicken Soup for Horse Lover's Soul (volumes I and II) and in Chicken Soup for Tea Lover's Soul. She is a frequent contributor to Georgia Backroads Magazine and writes a column for Catoosa Life Magazine.
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Two Blogs Discuss AEC's Conference for Southern Literature:
http://blog.incorporealworks.org/
http://drtombibey.wordpress.com/
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Member Poet's Accomplishment
Marsha Mathews just had another poem accepted for publication, in a journal called The Fourth River.
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Read Around Tennessee
Rock Point Books
Saturday, April 18
2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Hear readings by local writers. For full details call (423) 315-0721 or contact znaturalist@yahoo.com . Read Around Tennessee is a project of the Tennessee Writers Alliance, and takes places at venues throughout the state on April 18, 2009.
This event is hosted by Ray Zimmerman, also known as MC Ray Z.
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From Passion for Books Facebook Group:
A guy who has 500,000 books: http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=4792771n
Book Clubs: http://apps.facebook.com/bookclubz/
You won't believe your eyes! See the most beautiful private library in the world: http://www.wired.com/techbiz/people/magazine/16-10/ff_walker?currentPage=all#
Story on CBS Sunday Morning about couple who has over one million books: http://mx.youtube.com/watch?v=EDAtNgjTRgM
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How to Choose a Critique Group
The CWG is always encouraging the growth of existing groups and the creation of new ones. For tips on how to find a group compatible for you, check out these guidelines at: http://writersdigest.com/article/how-to-choose-a-critique-club .
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Join CWG--Both Face-to-Face and on Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=657881966&ref=name#/group.php?gid=58487447767
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CNN has article on Self Publishing
http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/04/06/print.on.demand.publishing/index.html?iref=t2test_techmon
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Get Tips on Queries, Proposals, and Getting Published on Agent Blogs
http://pubrants.blogspot.com/
http://nathanbransford.blogspot.com/
http://cba-ramblings.blogspot.com/
http://queryshark.blogspot.com/
http://jetreidliterary.blogspot.com/
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Christian Book Expo Bombs in Dallas
What does this mean for religious/inspirational writing? Here is what Michael Hyatt, head of Thomas Nelson Publishing in Nashville, says on his blog about why the Expo failed: http://michaelhyatt.com/2009/03/christian-book-expo-my-analysis.html
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Support your Local Bookstore
Here is a collection of photos of some of the most amazing local bookstores in the world: http://www.miragebookmark.ch/most-interesting-bookstores.htm .
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Literary Tattoos
We hope you saw it here first. Is this going too far to put your or your favorite writer's words in print? http://www.contrariwise.org/ .
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Please send writer news, accomplishments, opportunities, contests, etc. to Karen H. Phillips, kphillipso@aol.com . Please begin subject line in all caps with two hyphens: NEWSLETTERCWG-- followed by important dates/deadlines, and brief description of the item you're sending. Using the beginning subject words above will send the email to my CWG Newsletter folder. The visual reminder in the email subject line will help me keep news timely. Whenever possible, submit announcements at least one week in advance. For example, if you're a writers' group leader, submit your meeting information one week before your meeting, as it otherwise may not be published in time. Thanks for all the helpful information you send--we writers thrive with support and encouragement!
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