Welcome to the April 30, 2007 edition of authors, readers and writers.

Al Nye presents SEA OF THUNDER by Evan Thomas posted at Al Nye The Lawyer Guy.

Elvis D presents Strange Date posted at 365fiction, saying, "“If I say I saw your thoughts in my dream, does that make me crazy or just some guy who associated you with random images he dreamt of?”"

Barbra Sundquist presents One Gear, No Breaks: Behind the Scenes posted at HomeBusinessWiz, saying, "In Part 3 of my interview with Olympic Champion Lori-Ann Muenzer, we talk about her new book One Gear No Breaks and the documentary of the same name. Lori-Ann was 38 years old when she won a gold medal in cycling at the Athens Olympic Games. She's overcome many obstacles in her quest for excellence."

Al Nye presents Greatest Short Story Ever Written -- Just 6 Words posted at Al Nye The Lawyer Guy.

book reviews

Becca presents The Power of thin-slicing posted at Unplugging the "Stuff" Machine, saying, "I really enjoy Malcolm Gladwell's writing but this book was even better than expected!"

Greg King presents The Hugo-Nebula Project posted at King's Chronicles.

John presents Review: Seeking the Sacred Raven posted at A DC Birding Blog.

pre releases

Alex Shalman presents Announcing The Personal Development Bootcamp posted at Self Help, saying, "A book that will mark the start to ones personal development and self growth."

Conan Stevens presents Bangkok Adrenaline Scriptwriter And Principle Actor - Read The Script Online Now posted at Conan Stevens Online, saying, "This is the movie script for Bangkok Adrenaline that I wrote late last year, we finished filming last week and cinema release is due in September. A successful writing venture :)"

writers

restlessmind presents Everyday Miracles posted at Drew's Pensieve Country.

Mr. Besilly presents The Best Time To Plant A Tree posted at Mr. Besilly - One Man's highway, saying, "I spent a good number of years killing my own personal growth and momentum simply by not staying planted in one place long enough for opportunity to find me."

John Wesley presents George Orwell’s 5 Rules for Effective Writing posted at Pick the Brain.

PicktheBrain presents How to Write Something Worth Reading posted at Pick the Brain.

The Superfast Reader presents How to Turn a Book Into a Movie posted at reading is my superpower.

Madeleine Begun Kane presents STOP YELLING!!!!!!!!!!!! posted at Mad Kane's Humor Blog.

Damaria Senne presents The challenge of writing about your children posted at African tales in progress, saying, "This post examines my daughter's feelings about the fact that I blog about her and how I try to protect her privacy."

Mr. Besilly presents The Power of Creative Vision posted at Mr. Besilly - One Man's highway, saying, "It is my deepest desire that you never underestimate the power of your own creative vision. But rather that you pour out your gifts with vibrant and unbridled passion. We're all counting on it."

hellojed presents Dem's da writing breaks posted at It Had Better Be Good, saying, "How writing ability can change from day to day."

Stephanie Bryant presents Mortaine’s Blog » My First Rejection posted at Mortaine's Blog, saying, "A memory of receiving my first rejection letter, and how I handle rejection in the creative writing business."

Dave Gooden presents My thoughts on Project Blogger posted at Dave Gooden.

GrrlScientist presents So It Goes: Kurt Vonnegut Dead at 84 posted at Living the Scientific Life, saying, "I was saddened this morning to learn that another one of my favorite writers, Kurt Vonnegut, died."

John Wesley presents A Brief Essay on the Life and Work of Kurt Vonnegut Jr. posted at Pick the Brain.

EelKat presents Writing Exercise: Dragons posted at EK's Star Log.

Hueina Su presents Life Balance Lessons: 7 Keys to Avoid Burnout posted at Intensive Care for the Nurturer's Soul, saying, "Chronic stress from work could lead to burnout, which would greatly impact a person's physical & emotional health, relationships, work, and everyone related to him/her. When you are burned out, you can't function at your best, and everyone you care about suffer with you. It's not difficult to see that there is much at stake. Here are some proactive steps you can take today to prevent burnout and return to balance."

Tim King presents Here's Why Rushing the Ending Would Save Gilmore Girls posted at Be The Story.

Anthony presents The Lives and Times... of Anthony McCune: 32 Years posted at The Lives and Times... of Anthony McCune.

Mr. Besilly presents A Blowing Bubbles Day posted at Mr. Besilly - One Man's highway, saying, "We were in no particular hurry to arrive anywhere at all. Today was a good day, it was a blowing bubbles day."

Michelle presents Time vs. Money — Picking Your Assets posted at Aridni, saying, "Thank you for hosting this carnival!"

Kathryn presents The San Francisco Writing Life | San Fran Voice posted at San Fran Voice, saying, "Here's a post from San Francisco about what it means to make a living as a writer here."

JHSiess presents Write Stuff » Blog Archive » A Tendency to Procrastinate: Can or Should It Be Overcome? posted at Write Stuff, saying, "JHSiess, Esq. presents "A Tendency to Procrastinate: Can or Should It Be Overcome?""

Sagar Satapathy presents 10 Ways Getting a College Education Makes You More Attractive to the Opposite Sex posted at Online University Lowdown.

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