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AUCTION: Signed Copy of Many Genres

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Auctions Bid on a Signed Hardcover of MANY GENRES ONE CRAFT We are offering a signed hardcover copy of MANY GENRES, ONE CRAFT in the huge fundraising auction to benefit writer and artist Terri Windling . There are so many awesome prizes to bid on from great writers in the industry like Cory Doctrow, Cherie Priest, Elizabeth Bear, Catherynne Valente, Holly Black, Tamora Pierce ...and many, many more! You can bid on items and find out more about Terri and the support she has been receiving from her fellow writers and artists at the Magick 4 Terri LiveJournal page. Just follow this link: http://magick4terri.livejournal.com/32552.html

SFFS: Snippet from GREENSHIFT #1

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SFFS Snippet TALES FROM THE AMBASADORA-VERSE: GREENSHIFT Greenshift is a novel set in the Ambasadora-verse one month before Ambasadora begins. DESCRIPTION: David Anlow, a fleet captain forced into early retirement and jaded by an ex-lover, now spends his lonely days shuttling around a group of scientists for hire. Boston Maribu, Mari to her friends, is one of his passengers, a young botanist who is as beautiful as she is naïve and innocent. When Mari asks David to teach her about more than just piloting the Bard , nights on their ship heat up and their feelings for each other mature into a relationship neither expects. But a suspicious new client shows up with wicked plans for Mari, and the soldier inside David comes alive, ready to fight for the young woman who stole his heart. -- SNIPPET #1: "David's a better pilot than that last guy," Mari said, gripping the handle of a knife from the galley. She'd been nervously trying to engage Sean in conve

Many Genres One Craft: One of 10 of This Year'sTerrific Writing Books by The Writer

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I'm so happy to announce that Many Genres, One Craft:Lessons in Writing Popular Fiction ( Headline Books, Inc. ) was named #5 in "10 of This Year's Terrific Writing Books" by The Writer Magazine in their December 2011 issue! Congratulations to my co-editor Michael A. Arznen and all the contributors for making this truly the only writing guide you'll ever need.

Many Genres One Craft: Finalist for USA Best Books 2011 Awards

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I am very happy to announce that the writing guide I co-edited with Michael A. Arnzen , Many Genres, One Craft: Lessons in Writing Popular Fiction , was an Award-Winning Finalist in the Business: Writing and Publishing category of The USA Best Books 2011 Awards , sponsored by USA Book News . Many Genres, One Craft ( Headline Books, Inc. ) gathers the voices of today's top genre writers and writing instructors affiliated with Seton Hill University's acclaimed MFA program in Writing Popular Fiction . -- "Speaking from experience, I can tell you there isn't a muse and if there is, she's already dating someone else." If there isn't a muse, as you'll read in this invaluable book for writers, MANY GENRES ONE CRAFT is surely the next best thing. No matter what you want to learn--from choosing the point of view for a scene, from getting the most out of a critique group to fine-tuning your final draft, from approaching a literary agent to promoting your