Welcome to the January 21, 2007 edition of authors, readers and writers. Its great to have another month with you guys, and I've had some amazing submissions this month. Keep em coming!

Allison presents There Is No Me Without You posted at The Autumn Rain, saying, "A review of a recent book (just published 2006)."

Karl Staib presents Our Honeymoon in Italy posted at 10,000 Swimming Pools Inside Our Minds, saying, "A new way to look at my body's sensations."

Praveen presents 5 Minimalist Writing Tips From Hemingway posted at Tao of Simplicity.

writersgroupblog presents What are you willing to pay for? posted at The Writers' Block.

book reviews

CHMARKH Mustapha presents Truth and Illusion, Love and Hate in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf Study Guide - Major Themes posted at Edward Albee's Drama, saying, "Major Themes Reality vs. Illusion: Edward Albee has said that the song, "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" means "Who is afraid to live without illusion?" At the end of the play, Martha says that she is. Indeed, the illusion of their son sustains George and Martha's tempestuous marriage....

GrrlScientist presents Flotsam posted at Living the Scientific Life, saying, "by David Weisner, this is a fantastical children's book that depicts a scientifically-minded child's unusual adventure on the seashore after finding an underwater camera on the Jersey shore."

Clary Lopez presents Simplicity Comes From Within posted at The Book's Den, saying, "A short excerpt from my book about the purpose of your life."

John presents Review: All Things Reconsidered posted at A DC Birding Blog.

pre releases

Will Chen presents Ethnic Markets: Feel worldly for cheap posted at Wisebread, saying, "Tannaz is working on a Jewish-Iranian cookbook in order to preserve the rich (and delicious) cultural heritage of her people. You can find early drafts of her work on WiseBread.com and tannazie.blogspot.com."

publications

Sean J. Vaughan (on behalf of the author Dan Barker) presents The Transformation of PeeWee Witkin posted at Reason and Rhyme, saying, "Little people face big challenges -- perhaps particularly over the holidays -- and without an ounce of sympathy these challenges may sometimes turn their hearts to stone as Charmaine Frost illustrates so skillfully. Charmaine's book of short stories can be found here: http://www.lulu.com/content/561988"

writers

Jake Danger presents Warrior Poet - A True Story » "Chungking Mansions: Tuesday, April 19, 2001" posted at Warrior Poet - A True Story.

Robbie presents Powerful Allusions posted at Ocarina.

David Maister presents I'm Terrified and Need Help! posted at Passion, People and Principles, saying, "A European newspaper has decided to drop the weekly business column written by Jack and Suzi Welch (for those who don’t know, he was CEO of General Electric, she was editor of the Harvard Business Review) and they have asked whether I would write a weekly column in their place. Help! I’m immensely flattered, of course, but terrified at the same time."

James presents Learning to Pitch posted at On The Scene.

Stephen Kuusisto presents "The Beloved" posted at Planet of the Blind, saying, "Poet and author Stephen Kuusisto recommends this latest collection of poems by Gregory Orr."

Gary Speer presents Words are how we share our thoughts with others posted at Writing tips at garyspeer.com, saying, "Words are the shapes that thoughts come in. We should joy in the great opportunities we have as writers to shape our thoughts and share our thoughts with the world through our skill with words."

Lynn Rodriguez presents The View From My Window posted at The View From My Window, saying, "I'm not sure my article is what you are looking for, however, I feel that Gerard Jones' website is a gold mine for any writer wanting to get published."

Barry Mahfood presents Always Wanted to Write a Book? posted at Barry's Best.

Tim King presents If You Think Sylvia Plath Was Crazy, Think Again posted at Be The Story.

Laura Young presents Dragon Slayer?! Isn't that a little presumptuous? posted at Dragon Slayer, saying, "I had the occassion to write an autobiographical piece for a book. The process led me to very interesting places and an insight that really brought the power of story to light for me in a profound way. When writing a big story, remember we ARE the stuff that myths and legends are made of."

Blue panther presents BYB Sunday - Sports posted at The Blue Panther Experience and Other things..., saying, "Just a good thing for the bloggers to write about!"

Maryanne presents Changing Old Habits posted at The Positive Writer.

almomento presents The Hidden Power of Mastermind posted at BurstCreativity.

Dr. Jane Chin presents What Moves Us posted at Jane Chin PhD, saying, "We do not always know what moves people. This is why it is important to share what you are inspired to share, even when in retrospect you wonder how what you wrote would make any difference."

Kate Baggott presents Decision Time posted at Babylune, saying, "Should niche bloggers write books? One blogger asks her readers."

Talina Norris presents The biggest lesson I have learned in 2006 posted at Harvest of Daily Life, saying, "The newest life lesson I have learned."

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