Welcome to the December 16, 2006 edition of authors, readers and writers. Its the first edition on our new blog and catches everything that's been submitted to date - so if you submitted way back in August, see, I posted at last!We've been feverishly redeveloping a lot of the projects I'm involved in, and Authors, readers, and Writers is just one of those things that we're committed to ressurrecting. Oh, and Happy Holidays! Stephen Kuusisto presents Deborah Tall laughing posted at Planet of the Blind, saying, "Deborah exulted in the triumphs of writers. She loved her students and followed their works and lives with pleasure. She was also a strong and committed listene"

new releases

Stephen Kuusisto presents Spiritual Infringements posted at Planet of the Blind, saying, "The following is an excerpt from "Eavesdropping: A Memoir of Blindness and Listening" written by Stephen Kuusisto, author of "Planet of the Blind" a New York Times Notable Book."

publications

D.A.N. presents Calling all Writers, Authors and Bloggers! posted at Sights & Sounds from the Fifth Column. Kate Baggott presents An Ode to the Excersaucer posted at Babylune, saying, "Balancing childcare and a freelance writing career? It cannot be done. You need toys, TV and cunning to maintain a train of thought."

book reviews

NerdMom presents Nerd Family: Trial By Ordeal Review posted at Nerd Family. John presents Review: Birds of Shenandoah National Park, Blue Ridge Parkway, and Great Smoky Mountains National Park: A Field Guide posted at A DC Birding Blog. Thomas presents Anonymous_X: Recommended Books: posted at Anonymous_x, saying, "A compilation of recommended books that you just HAVE to read. And the list grows." Vineeta Chopra presents Book Review: Memories of My Melancholy Whores by Gabriel Garcia Marquez posted at for the conscious pursuit of a good life. Elizabeth Harrin presents A Girl's Guide to Managing Projects Book review: Syngress IT Security Project Management Handbook posted at A Girl's Guide to Managing Projects, saying, "This book is of interest to business and IT professionals." John presents Review: Club George posted at A DC Birding Blog. jbruno presents Heinlein, Sturgeon Disappoint posted at The Voltage Gate.

new releases

Sagar Satapathy presents Siblings Publish Sci-Fi Adventure posted at Self Publishing Blog.

publications

Michael presents Google Reader: For Those Ahead of the Curve posted at Empowering People Through InformationA great article on how to get ahead with google Thomas presents Don't judge a book by its cover, nor by its blurb,... posted at Anonymous_x, saying, "The anthology of excerpts of the 50,000-word novella written by 19 Singapore-based winners of the National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) 2006." D.A.N. presents Sights & Sounds from the Fifth Column - About this Publication - Music, Art and Articles from All Source - posted at Sights & Sounds from the Fifth Column. D.A.N. presents Sights & Sounds from the Fifth Column - Music, Art, Articles & More » Become a Fifth Columnist posted at Sights & Sounds from the Fifth Column.

writers

Elizabeth Wrobel presents Little Cottage in the Northwoods (A Writer’s Paradise) » Waiting on the Muse (How to Come up With Ideas) posted at Little Cottage in the Northwoods (A Writer's Paradise). Andrew Leahey presents Introduction to Passive Production posted at Leahey.org. Chris Dolley presents Virtual Book Tour Premiere: Mindy Klasky at the Astraldome posted at Author Chris Dolley's Page, saying, "SF author Chris Dolley interviews fantasy author Mindy Klasky with the help of two mediums strapped to a quantum computer." David Maister presents Darn That Tom Peters! posted at Passion, People and Principles. Abu Sahajj presents Flesh and Fangs: Risk and Ridicule in Writing posted at Wa Salaam. Karen M. Lynch presents A Writer's Blog posted at I Gotta Toughen Up. Chris Dolley presents Virtual Book Tour: Cherie Priest at the Astraldome posted at Author Chris Dolley's Page. Stankley Ibcus presents Why (and How!) to Keep a Journal - for Life posted at Traveling Forever Blog. Steve Bainbridge presents A snatch of dialogue posted at Professor Bainbridge's Journal, saying, "Musings on how to write a fantasy novel in which an older and even more dangerous evil than the nominal bad guys" John Wesley presents 5 Great Reason to Learn a Foreign Language posted at Pick the Brain - Wit and Wisdom for Your Inspiration, saying, "Some great reasons to improve your writing by studying another language." That concludes this edition. Submit your blog article to the next edition of authors, readers and writers using our carnival submission form. Past posts and future hosts can be found on our blog carnival index page. Technorati tags: authors, readers and writers, blog carnival.