Tag: literary
group name: traintracks
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May 03, 2007 12:29 PM EDT --
TRACKS, a novel in stories, is in search of a literary agent.
TRACKS takes place on a train traveling from Baltimore to Chicago. Each story is told from the perspective of a passenger on the train.
Although . . .
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May 03, 2007 12:19 PM EDT --
As many fiction writers -- and readers -- know, the setting of a story can sometimes be the most essential part. In fact, the time, place, tone, and feel of a work is often crucial. A good example . . .
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November 24, 2009 04:39 PM EST --
If you’re planning to attend the Ottawa Small Press Book Fair on Saturday, November 28, you’re likely to run into a native goose. Flightless Goose is available all day at the fair! . . .
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April 13, 2007 12:55 PM EDT --
Friday's here, and what better way to unwind after a long week than with a good beer?
This round's on me.
If you haven't already, stop by the link below and enjoy a tall . . .
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May 01, 2007 12:20 PM EDT --
I’d like to offer my sincerest congratulations to the worthy winners who made the cut to round three of the Gather First Chapters Writing Competition.
To have been selected as a semi-finalist . . .
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April 11, 2007 12:22 PM EDT --
For many, bedtime is the best time of the day. Not for the sleeping, but for all that happens before sleep comes. Exciting things can transpire at the end of a long day in a comfortable . . .
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April 30, 2007 10:35 PM EDT --
When Aaron Henkin of local NPR station found out about TRACKS, my novel in stories, he called me and invited me to read from my book for the popular radio program, The Signal.
Intrigued . . .
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January 24, 2007 05:10 PM EST --
According to novelist John Irving, an inspired writer does not have the luxury of deciding on a story; the story chooses the writer. "I've always felt my subject chooses me. Even if I don't . . .
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April 06, 2007 12:04 AM EDT --
TRACKS, a novel in stories, has moved ahead to round two of Gather's First Chapters Writing Competition. The winning entry will be published by Simon and Schuster.
Out of more than 2,600 entries, . . .
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April 25, 2007 12:07 AM EDT --
Tomorrow is my birthday. For the second year in a row -- coincidently -- I am spending my birthday away from my family at a writing conference in Chicago.
“What do you want . . .
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June 03, 2009 10:30 PM EDT --
My story, "Futures," was published in JMWW Literary Journal's annual print anthology.
JMWW is a popular literary journal based in Baltimore. Although it has a Baltimore . . .
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June 10, 2009 09:32 PM EDT --
Well, that's almost what the editor said.
So now I'm smiling because my fiction has been published in the latest issue of Smile, Hon, You're In Baltimore!
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May 03, 2007 11:46 AM EDT --
Are you a fiction writer looking to publish in a literary magazine or journal? Have you maxed out your collection of rejection letters and want to move up to an acceptance or two?
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April 17, 2007 02:22 PM EDT --
Wanna take a train ride? Hop aboard the online lounge car!
I’ve put into motion a new group called “TRACKS, a novel in stories – the online lounge car.” The . . .
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April 20, 2007 12:44 PM EDT --
I’ve got a ticket to ride! Next week I’ll be in Chicago for a conference. And guess how I’m getting there? By train!
I’ll be traveling on the . . .
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April 18, 2007 12:36 PM EDT --
As novelist E.L. Doctorow will tell you, sometimes the best kind of research is the kind that comes to you without effort. It comes to you when you least expect it, as long as you’re tuned . . .
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April 25, 2007 09:51 AM EDT --
Earlier this week, I took the train from Baltimore to Chicago. The Amtrak Cardinal Line 51 took me on a 26-hour stretch through Maryland, DC, West Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, Indianapolis, . . .
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April 10, 2007 12:31 PM EDT --
Tom Wolfe is not known for writing short books. If anything, he is criticized at times for writing books that are too long for their own good. But his advice to writers who want to . . .
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May 02, 2007 01:03 PM EDT --
I’m back from a week in Chicago. And one of the highlights of the trip was the train ride itself.
As many of you know, I took the Amtrak Cardinal line from Baltimore to Chicago . . .
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November 04, 2009 09:34 PM EST --
The Baltimore Writers' Conference is coming up Nov 14 at Towson University.
Keynote address will be delivered by Mark Bowden of Black Hawk Down fame. It's been 10 . . .
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