Month: September 2008

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Publisher and Agents Week of 9/29/2008

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ETERNAL PRESS http://www.eternalpress.ca/subguidesnew.html — We are currently accepting: Short stories, novellas, and full-length manuscripts, from 5,000-110,000 words. Mystery, sci-fi, paranormal, historical, suspense, horror, women’s fiction, fantasy, thrillers, erotica, gay and all sub genres of romance. Submit your short story or a synopsis and the first three chapters of your novel to our Senior Submissions Editor, Fran Tann at submissionsEternalPress@gmail.com . Eternal Press pay 35% royalties to the Author for eBooks and 10% for print. We hold all rights for 2 years from date of publication. =====   RAVENOUS ROMANCE http://ravenousromance.com/submission.html — Purchases world rights in all formats. We will work … Continue reading Publisher and Agents Week of 9/29/2008

Freelance, Jobs and Markets, Opportunities1 Comment

Freelance Markets Week of 9/29/08

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CUP OF COMFORT Counting Blessings, Facing Challenges: Parenting a Child with Special Needs http://www.cupofcomfort.com/share.htm — Seeks uplifting true stories about the ins and outs, ups and downs, and blessings and challenges of parenting children with special needs. The stories cover children of all ages (birth to adult) and a wide range of developmental, physical, and mental challenges. No matter how difficult the experiences/emotions conveyed in a story might be, the story MUST reveal a positive aspect, resolution, or outcome and must be of comfort to parents of children with special needs. Stories may be serious, humorous, insightful, heartwarming, and/or inspiring. … Continue reading Freelance Markets Week of 9/29/08

Interviews2 Comments

The Sentinel Interview with The Write Room’s Developer

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New Site for Writers by Gina Gareri-Watkins, Staff Writer, Kennesaw State University’s The Sentinel Tuesday, 16 September 2008 The Sentinel recently talked shop with Joellen Kubiak-Woodall, developer and editor of the online magazine, The Write Room. Kubiak-Woodall is a recent KSU graduate currently enrolled in KSU’s Master of Arts in Professional Writing (MAPW) program in Creative Writing. Born in Athens, Georgia, to a homemaker mother and journeyman father, Kubiak-Woodall was raised by her mother and maternal grandparents in North Augusta, SC, a small town straddling the South Carolina-Georgia state line. Much like the Savannah River separating the two states, Kubiak-Woodall … Continue reading The Sentinel Interview with The Write Room’s Developer

Author ProfilesLeave a comment

David Dresner

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David Dresner was born and raised in Miami, Florida. He attended Florida State University, where he received a bachelor’s degree in English with a minor in Journalism. He has worked as a performing musician, a baseball coach, an animal handler, a camera repairman, campaign assistant, photographer and news writer for an array of publications (The Famuan, The FSView, JazzTimes Magazine, Harp Magazine, and Miami’s Community Newspapers). Currently enrolled in Kennesaw State University’s Masters of Arts in Professional Writing program, he is now compiling a collection of short fiction and poetry for his master’s thesis in Spring 2009. He currently lives … Continue reading David Dresner

Poetry1 Comment

The Itch

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by David Dresner I figured all of them for the itch, and not the camp itch that our men have, but the seven year kind. Even the little one with the crescent moon scar from her temple to her chin: She had it too! There were children all over the house. Children hanging from oil lamps, fatherless and filthy, curled up on the floor, needing milk, medicine, climbing the pantry, needing more. They were looking at me like I was their pa, asking when the war was going to be over, asking me to stay, to help. I decided against … Continue reading The Itch

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Shot on the Fourth of July

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by David Dresner “Are you hurt badly?” Sherman asked me at the Creek. Mother, I can even remember your breasts. “I was ordered to take those works, Sir.” Father, I lost your watch along the way. “I’ve got a little job for you,” I told the good doctor. “Cut that leg off.” Sister, you were our mother after she flew away. “They were going to the front for glory and I was going to the rear disabled.” Brother, I will be your father after he is gone. “Then I cried like a child – yes, like a child!” God, you … Continue reading Shot on the Fourth of July