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How to be the American Idol of Writing *
2002 Maui Writers Conference Uncovers A Wealth of Writing Talent
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iUniverse *
The world's biggest independent publishing source -- and a big bookstore of hard-to-find titles.
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My Father Came from Italy ***
ISBN:1551923564
Author:Maria Coletta McLean
Publisher:Raincoast Books
Like an astringent balsamic, Maria Coletta McLean's memoir of buying a house in rural Italy cuts through the oily array of self-indulgent autobiographies by ex-pat Brits and Americans who bought the perfect rundown Tuscan villas and just had to tell the world about their renovation troubles, thanks to the wacky locals.
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So You Want to be a Travel Writer *****
"We are compiling a list of past attendees who are now published authors thanks to attending the Maui Writers Conference. Over 100 writers either made connections and found agents who helped them get a book deal after the event...or they secured book deals right at the conference. I know I did," says MWC Publicist Barbara Santos.
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The Yankee Chick’s Survival Guide to Texas *****
ISBN:1556228880
Author:Sophia Dembling
Publisher:Republic of Texas Press, $17.95 (USD)
I read Sophie Dembling’s travel columns religiously even before I was a travel-writer. The best tip I ever got about traveling light came from her. She said when traveling, she wears her socks one side out the first day, and then turns them inside out the next day. Tips like this can cut your underwear usage in half. So the first time I met Sophie, I looked discreetly at her socks. Was it day one or day two, I wondered.
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Time Out London (Keyes review) *****
"The editorial filter has worked the material into a homogenous whole, albeit a lively, occasionally funny whole, written by people you know in your bones are smart, observant and have a sense of context," says reviewer John T.D. Keyes
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Time Out Paris (Keyes review) *****
Writes reviewer John T.D. Keyes: "There is stylish prose and up-to-date material from front cover to back, even though much of the city doesn't change from century to century."
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Water Game Director's letter from Portugal *
A "diary" of sorts: "i’ve always wanted to write one of these, but it’s taken me some time to work up the courage to attempt to write something that will live up to the high standards of those emails sent by such luminaries in the johnny b array of acquaintances as elin sigurdson while she was in southeast asia and then australia, greg werker while he was in europe and ian beaty while he was in germany."
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Writers' Retreats *
Unique writers' retreat-workshops Labour Day weekend...
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Garber on Business: Writing -- Breaking into the world of trade magazines *
Everything from finding new markets to writing your first query letter is summarized here.
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