Dearest creature in creation, Study English pronunciation. I will teach you in my verse Sounds like corpse, corps, horse, and worse. I will keep you, Suzy, busy, Make your head with heat grow dizzy. Tear in eye, your dress will tear. So shall I! Oh hear my prayer. Just compare
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Members of the Midwest Writers Association attended a presentation at the Skokie Library by Reno Lovison called “Extend the Experience – Repurpose material you have already created.” The impetus of the program was based on the fact that all MWA members are non-fiction writers and most are authors or subject matter experts
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Review by Reno Lovison: “The Man Who Invented Christmas” (runtime 104 minutes, screenplay by Susan Coyne) is a fairytale about a fairytale. As such it is an enjoyable fictionalized film about the writing of “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens which gives a nod to the old adage that all writing is
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It is exciting to know that the first and only museum in the U.S. dedicated to the written word is located in Chicago on Michigan Avenue and appropriately only steps from our cherished Chicago Cultural Center and former Chicago Public Library. The American Writers Museum celebrates not only American authors,
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We have been producing video coverage of the Chicago Printers Row Lit Fest for the past seven years then broadcasting it either on Chicago cable channel 25 or channels 19/21 CANTV. This year AuthorsBroadcast took a new approach and experimented with Facebook LIVE which allows us immediate and continuing access
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Look for us broadcasting LIVE at Facebook.com/authorsbroadcast from LIT Fest Chicago in Printers Row. You can actually come and find us at the Midwest Writers Table.
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The Midwest Writers Association (MWA) presented a panel discussion to help prospective nonfiction authors. Five panelists, all MWA members each gave a five minute talk that covered five specific tips related to nonfiction writing. “Five rules of nonfiction writing” – Cynthia Clampitt “Five fiction techniques for compelling non-fiction.” – Sue
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Author Sue Baugh will give a presentation from her photo illustrated book Echoes of Earth on EARTH DAY April 22, 2017 at Let Them Eat Chocolate 5206 N. Damen at 1PM. She will be joined by International Recording Artist Stann Champion on acoustic guitar. The event is co-sponsored and promoted by
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Nelson Algren is one of the best-known Chicago authors having written such notable works as The Man With the Golden Arm, A Walk on the Wild Side and Chicago: City on the Make. He is attributed with influencing the writing of Studs Terkel, Mike Royko and Stuart Dybeck who all share
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I enjoyed meeting with a wonderful group of current and aspiring writers at the “Writer Showcase” at Open Books in downtown Chicago hosted by Book Coach 101 founder and director Patrice Turner. The event was well attended, providing each participant an opportunity to take part in their choice of four, twenty minute
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Not sure where to price your ebook? According to the keynote presentation by AuthorEarnings.com given at the 2016 Digital Book World event in NYC. I seems the pricing sweet spot for ebooks by self-published and indie authors would be in the $2.99 – $3.99 range. Many of these are probably first time
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Nearly every episode of every talk show or interview show has at least one guest who is an author. Most are celebrities or individuals who have some modicum of celebrity status. If they are not a famous performer their celebrity can be due to their proven expert status or association
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Priority consideration is given to small press publishers, self-published authors, and academic presses. Established to promote literacy, library usage, and small press publishing. Midwest Book Review publishes several monthly book review magazines as well as a comprehensive list of useful resources for Authors and Readers: The Bookwatch California Bookwatch Children’s
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We have launched a substantial update of our mobile app that provides authors a mobile platform to share information about their books. During the soft-launch we need about 25 authors to download the free app and provide some feedback. ************ We will reward you with inclusion of your book in
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Along with some friends from Windy City Historians, we were on hand for the launch party of Richard Cahan and Michael Williams new book Richard Nickel Dangerous Years December 3rd at Architectural Artifacts, on Chicago’s Northside. This is the authors’ second book on this subject. They describe Nickel as a
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By Reno Lovison It was a cold sloppy snowy day in Chicago but none the less about 100 authors and book sellers braved the first real wintry day of the year to exhibit at the Chicago Book Expo 2015 at Columbia College in the “South Loop.” As outreach chairman I
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