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Inspiration & Competitions

All You Need to Know About Self-Publishing

Are you a self-publisher?   Do you like self-published books?   Have a favorite publishing site? Want to find tons of great information about self-publishing - from company comparisons to promotion techniques? Vote on these lists o...

The Next Big Idea for Your Book

There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are. ~ William Somerset Maugham If you're an author or aspire to be one, you understand the frustration that comes from trying to get ideas for your next book.  Don'...

Avoiding Literary Agency & Poetry Contest Scams: A Writer's Resource

The first rule of publication is that money goes TO the writer FROM the publisher and never the other way around. Yet, writers and poets are scammed out of money every day by poetry contests and writing anthologies that appeal to their vanity and des...

KCStargazer's Squidoo Groups Info Blog

Group Membership Guidelines
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Coral Reef Community Room

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JenniferAkers Dropping by to say hello! Great job on this group! Thanks for the competitions and inspirations - I always need more of those! lol Posted July 23, 2007

KCStargazer Also- See my Group Info Blog (links in Group intro at the top) for guidelines to lens acceptance. (I'm picky!) Be aware that your "My Groups" page will show you as a member even when the lens is only pending approval. You will receive an email when a lens is actually accepted/booted. Good luck! Posted May 12, 2007

KCStargazer Hi Dave, Thanks for your interest. To become a Group member, you must first be a Squidoo member. That is easy, free and you might even make a little money for yourself or a charity. Just click the red "Make a new lens" button on the right and create a lens. That's it! Also, cont'd next Posted May 12, 2007

WorkingWords - Dave Gardner

Hi--this looks like an interesting group (and yes, where's the reef tank?)... not only am I a writer (and editor-another name for an "odious reptile"?), but I have a degree in biology. Marine biology. Thus, the double interest in your Seapen Ink Squidoo lens. How do I join this group? Wannna link?

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thewordyogi Hi and thanks for creating such an awesome lens! Love Hot Springs...looking forward to participating in the Flash Fiction contest. Write on! Joan Caska (The Word Yogi) Posted April 11, 2007

 

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I Do The Write Thing

Welcome, to the world of I Do The Write Thing! Here you will find tips on over coming writers block, tips for additing tension to your fiction, 10 tips for publishing success and other helpful articles for writers!  Also, helpful websites to get...

Editing & Publishing Resources for Writers

Editing and publishing are two parts of the writing process that many writers get stuck on.  Even so, they're very, VERY important!  Find great resources here for editing your work and getting it published, whether that be through a traditi...

Self-Publishing for Writers

Writers are excited about the Internet for a lot of reasons, and the ability to self-publish is one of them!  Today writers have hundreds of options ranging in price and flexibility, and this lens gives you a look at the most popular places to g...

How I Write by Janet Evanovich

In the introduction, Janet writes: I haven't attempted to produce the definitive book on creative novel writing.  I'm simply passing on what works for me.  This is how I write.  And these are the answers to the questions I've been asked...

Self-Inking Squid

Julia Steffey: Astrologer, Artist, Writer, Cosmic Cook & Space Scamp

San Francisco Bay- based Astrologer, Artist, Writer, Cosmic Cook, Space Scamp & Aura-Soma® Consultant, Certified Level II. Scamp: Noun "one who is playfully mischievous" according to Princeton's WordNet On Squidoo I'm known as: KCStarga...

Jennifer Akers :: Freelance Writer

I am a freelance writer, book reviewer, and editor for online and print media. Since I'm multi-titled (note to self: change to multi-talented), I combined my work into a snapshot of my writer's life. It's not about the glamour (gotta find out when th...

Kimberly Dawn Wells: Author

au-thor [aw-ther] - noun 1. a person who writes a novel, poem, essay, etc. 2. the composer of a literary work, as distinguished from a compiler, translator, editor, or copyist. 3. one who stays up late at night, works weekends, and takes notes durin...

Jim Burnett

Hi! Welcome to the lens for Jim Burnett, a writer and outdoor photographer who is among those fortunate enough to have enjoyed not just one, but two dream careers in his lifetime. After three decades as a National Park Service Ranger at eight parks...

Seine Words

Freelance Writing

Hey all, This page is all about my freelance writing. Yes yes I am advertising myself. Sorry..I have no way better to do it. Hopefully you all will enjoy my work and one day I will be able to have a New York Times full page ad about my work.Till then...

Common Sense of a Conservative

This is my first and only attempt at writing a book. I wrote this starting in September of 2005 and finished around February of 2006. Originally, it was just in MS Word format and really written for my own satisfaction. After discovering Squidoo, I t...

buzz marketing & ebook pre-launches for writers

This lens is created to help facilitate the launch of my new underground writing and affiliate marketing newsletter "Shoestring Empire" which is still in development. My newsletter is designed to take you from point A-Z  I want to help...

Best Writing Blogs

I love to read what other authors are writing about and one of the best ways to do that is by reading their blogs.  Here I've started a collection of the best writing blogs - from authors, for authors. To have a blog considered for inclusion, c...

Writers Guild of America News

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Diving Bell

How I became a Squidoo addict?

A few months ago, I was enjoying my early retirement from IBM and I happen to come across a site called Squidoo. It was different from other web sites that I've seen. For some reason, it was appealing to me and I thought I should register. Besides, i...

Stupid Shoes

A Gallery of Horrible Footwear- Past & Present  They're ridiculous, they're impractical, they're.....downright stupid! And let's be honest, most of us have owned at least one pair of stupid shoes in our life. Stupid Shoes... We sqeeze our feet...

Astrology: Why Don't I Seem Like My Sun Sign?

Is our Solar System just the Sun? Well, it wouldn't be a "system" at all if it weren't for all the OTHER STUFF floating and orbiting around it! A look at the illustration shows the major planets in our solar system, pretty much to scale, wi...

Nom de Plume

Nom de Plume Gallery

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What's in a Name?

Author Pen Names

According to Wikipedia, a pen name is a pseudonym adopted by an author. In other words, it's a fake or pretend name an author uses for the work he or she publishes. There are many good reasons authors may choose to do this, and many of literature's g...

Squidlings

Best Children's Books - The Early Years

I'm a new grandma again. I need your help finding the best books for my grandchild.  The best children's books last thru the ages and there are some very good books being written today. I'll list some of my favorite along with award winning books...

Quills & Pills

Great Tools & Gifts for your favorite writer!

Poetry Magnets

Since the release of the original kit of poetry magnets, the world has enjoyed shuffling words and word parts around to create poetry, prose, or just humor. These kits are so much fun for everyone. Kids learning to read will love them, as much as moms...

Memory Tricks for Commonly Misspelled Words

Ah...spelling!  For some it comes easy and for others it may as well be a foreign language.  Remember how to spell commonly misspelled words with these easy memory techniques.

Good English, Bad Grammar

Gruesome Grammar: Be part of the solution!  

My 10 Favorite Gifts for Writers

Let me guess, if you know a writer you probably gave them a gift certificate to Barnes and Noble or Borders for their last twelve birthdays and Christmas'.  Am I right? It's hard trying to find a good gift for anyone but when that someone is a wr...

The Writer's Bookshelf

Find out what it takes for publishing success!  This lens offers the resources every writers needs to make it in the tough world of publishing.  Includes news feeds from Publishers Weekly, blogs, products and more!

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