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Thursday’s Work-in-Progress

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So far, November is humming along. I had an article due on November 1 and another on November 3, with a book review promised for November 7. All three deadlines were met ahead of time. (That’s kind of my habit. Of course, the November newsletter went out to subscribers before October ended. Even at the “day job,” a big project I’m helping with had a massive deadline – for an important communique to go out – on November 1. And we managed to send it before 9 a.m. the previous day.)

Moving right along, I’m preparing for a talk that I’ll be giving here in New York on November 13, and for another in New Jersey a few days later.

Plus, I’ve been approaching a few more potential publicity opportunities for Quiet Americans.

What’s new with all of you?

The Wednesday Web Browser for Writers

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  • Go ahead and judge this book by its cover.
  • Leslie Pietrzyk, on her first novels (please note the plural).
  • Attention, Bostonians: Get to know my publisher (Last Light Studio) and meet another LLS author (Jane Roper) this “Small Press Saturday” at Newtonville Books!
  • If it’s November, it must be time for NaNoWriMo (otherwise known as National Novel Writing Month). Any of you taking part?
  • Not to be outdone by the novelists, poets also have reason to celebrate in November, a time for a Poem-A-Day (PAD) Chapbook Challenge, courtesy of Robert Lee Brewer.

    • The Wednesday Web Browser for Writers

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  • Fascinating essay by Jennifer Solheim on “polyphony and its translation” in Nathacha Appanah’s The Last Brother. (See my much less ambitious but equally enthusiastic take on The Last Brother here.)
  • Stuart Nadler reflects on the stories that did not make it into his collection, The Book of Life.
  • Another excellent writing prompt from Midge Raymond.
  • And there’s an intriguing exercise embedded within this Q&A between Deborah Treisman and David Long, too. (Long is the author of this week’s short story in The New Yorker.)
  • A routine visit to the Wordamour blog brought not only a new post to read but also a surprise gift: a lovely microreview of Quiet Americans!
  • Need some humor in your day? Check out this book trailer, featuring Julie Klam and Timothy Hutton.

    • Friday Find: CLMP Audio Archive

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    Since I’m home on medical leave these days, I actually have more time than usual to listen to podcasts. And I’m happy to have discovered this audio archive from the Council of Literary Magazines & Presses (CLMP), which features recordings from past panels and sessions of the Association of Writers & Writing Programs (AWP) and the Literary Writers Conference (LWC).

    You’ll find here an impressive range of topics. I’ve just dipped into the recording of “Marketing Your Book Online: Virtual Touring, Social Media, and Promotion in the Digital Age,” but I suspect that several others–“Rejection, Revision, Resubmission” and “So You’ve Made an eBook–Now What,” just for starters–are not too distant in my listening future.

    Enjoy the weekend, and see you back here next week.

    Monday Morning Markets/Jobs/Opportunities for Writers

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  • “ArtFunkl is pleased to offer artists a special residency opportunity for a 1-month stay [October 2011] in the beautiful western Mediterranean city of Valencia, Spain.” There is a residency charge (£730 for the month), but there is no application fee. “Accommodation is in a comfortable apartment on the edge of the city centre. The apartment has a double bedroom, and a single bedroom/study room which can be set up as a studio space. The residency is most suitable for writers, or artists who work with digital media, since there is no separate studio space included.” Deadline: September 23, 2011 (received by 6 p.m., U.K. time). (via Trans Artists)
  • The Helen Schaible International Shakespearean/Petrarchan Sonnet Contest welcomes submissions until September 1. No fee. Cash prizes ($50/$35/$15).
  • “We are pleased to invite you to submit nominees for The New York Public Library’s Twelfth Annual Young Lions Fiction Award, to be given in the spring of 2012. This award was created expressly to promote the work of young writers, to celebrate their accomplishments publicly, and to make a difference in the lives of these artists as they continue to build their careers. The award, which carries a $10,000 prize, is given annually to an American writer age 35 or younger for either a novel or collection of short stories.” No entry fee. Nominations must come from publishers. Deadline: September 2, 2011.
  • From Library Journal’s Barbara Hoffert email to publicists: “In the October 1, 2011, issue, Library Journal will list the first novels premiering during the fall-winter season. Books published between September 1, 2011, and January 31, 2012, are eligible. To be featured in the issue, please send me a list of your fiction debuts and include the following information: author, title, publication date, and state or country of residence. In addition, we have begun presenting first novels by genre (e.g., mystery, thriller, pop fiction, literary fiction); please specify genre. Please remember that this list covers only novels, not short fiction, and that a foreign author’s novel must be his or her first publication, not simply the first publication here. We accept both hardcover and original trade paperback. In the past, we have offered a retrospective of the previous season’s most successful debuts. I’m still working on reintroducing that feature! Stay tuned. We are on a tight deadline. Please email materials by August 25, 2011, to me at bhoffert(at)mediasourceinc(dot)com.”
  • St. Ambrose University (Ia.) seeks a Director of Publications and Editorial Projects, Ohio University is looking for an Editor for Ohio Today, and the University of Pennsylvania’s Office of the President is advertising for a Speechwriter.