Chattanooga Writers Guild

CWG News & Announcements:

Friday, May 22, 2009
CWG NEWSLETTER--SATURDAY, MAY 23

Correction on Fiction in Hixson Group Meeting
In a past edition of this news, we told you the Hixson Fiction group meets at Ryan's on Hixson Pike in a small dining room the first Tuesday of each month. But we omitted the time--5:30 p.m.
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K.B. Ballentine's new collection of poetry, Fragments of Light,
will be published this June by Celtic Cat Publishing in Knoxville.
She also had a poem accepted at Naugatuck River Review for their Summer 2009 edition and a poem accepted for the July issue of American Diversity Report.

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Writing News from MediaBistro
The New York Times Launches Full-Screen Photo Blog (PDN)After more than a year in development, The New York Times launched a large-format photo blog Monday to showcase photojournalism projects. Lens, as the new blog is called, joins a growing field of sites that showcase photo projects that might not be able to find a home in print.
Without Foreign Coverage, We Miss More Than News (CSM)Andrew Strohlein: The shrinking of news from the far reaches of the globe is a problem only partially addressed by a few financially constrained news agencies and a couple of hopeful media upstarts with untried business models or limited audiences.
Chapter 11 and Newspapers: The End, or a Page-Turner? (E&P)
Keeping it Honest in a Freelance World (SABEW)Ew Wasserman: Among the big changes the news business is undergoing is a steady erosion of its fundamental reliance on full-time, salaried journalists. What's emerging in its place is an industry built on a patchwork of different working relationships.

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Gay Moore's new book, Canton, will be released by Arcadia Publishing on June 1. Part of Arcadia's Postcard History Series, the book features a collection of images from the early 20th century, when Canton, Ohio was known not only as the home of President William McKinley, but also as an international manufacturing center. Arcadia Publishing offers over 5,000 local history titles. Gay's book about her hometown can be ordered at http://www.arcadiapublishing.com/.

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CWG Twitter Account Update
The new username is ChattWrtrsGld and personal name is ChattaWritersGuild. We have 16 followers already and are following 71. Find writers and resources! Join Twitter at http://twitter.com/ and use Find People link to follow ChattWrtrsGld.

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Google Settlement In Works
A class action suit that is close to settlement will give Google the right to post published books online and sell them to the public. If you own the rights to a published book you should check out: http://www.googlebooksettlement.com/ for complete information. Google will pay authors 63% of any sales of the book online. You need to know what your rights are and what you should do to opt out if you do not want to participate.

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Member's Article Published
Reggie Jay has an article published in the current issue of Chattanooga Parent Magazine.

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Links for Writers
Writing tips and articles http://www.dailywritingtips.com/
Marketing, book/writing/speaking promotion http://blogbooktours.blogspot.com/
Alternative to bookmarking sites http://www.backflip.com/login.ihtml
Book reviews, touted as "for serious readers who like to have fun"http://bookclubclassics.com/Blog/
One of many articles/blog entries geared toward freelancers, applicable across the board http://www.freelanceswitch.com/freelance-writing/6-ways-that-regular-writing-can-help-all-freelancers/
Ten things friends and family can do to help you sell your book http://amarketingexpert.com/ameblog/?p=680
A storyteller in Quebec http://timestranscript.canadaeast.com/lifetimes/article/658206
Free: 31 Days to Build a Better Blog http://www.problogger.net/31-days-to-build-a-better-blog-join-9100-other-bloggers-today/

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Twitter demographics
http://kristofcreative.posterous.com/are-you-a-twitter-ghost

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10 Ways to Use LinkedIn, the "Work" Social Network
http://www.scribd.com/doc/14772809/Accumulated-Helpful-Tips-on-How-to-Optimize-Your-Use-of-LinkedIn

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Online collaboration space and marketplace for children's picture books:
http://www.memetales.com/ .

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Twitter Tool to Get Top Follows
http://www.topfollowed.com/

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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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