About This Issue (Vision 63)

 

 

 

 

Vision

Issue 63

May/June 2011

 

 

 

Every issue of Vision brings a fresh perspective to the way in which people write. One thing becomes obvious down through the years: there is no one way to write. This is the reason publications like Vision: A Resource for Writers can help others. By bringing a multitude of views on writing, readers are shown many different aspects of how to get the work done and what pitfalls might happen along the way.

Anyone who has written for a while can have an idea of how something works for them.  You need not be a professional to realize that you have stumbled upon some trick that has helped you improve your work.  If so, why not share it with the rest of us? 

Read the submission guidelines and send me an article or two on writing.  I look forward to hearing from you.

 

 

From the Editor: There's Never Enough Time

In this issue's Questions for Authors, I noticed that some of the authors had the same feelings toward 'time off' as I do -- there just isn't enough time already. This is a feeling I can fully understand, even though I am blessed with more time to write than most people.  . . . .

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Inkygirl Comic -- by Debbie Ridpath Ohi

First things first.
 

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Questions for Authors -- by Lazette Gifford

Welcome to the third set of questions for 2011.Thank you to the authors who have taken the time to answer and let the rest of us see into how you approach work.

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Workshop: The Fine Art of Starting-- by Lazette Gifford

I have come to believe that the one thing stopping more authors than anything else is the act of starting a story or novel. I see people agonize over this all the time and I hope that I can help some of you out with a few pointers and some exercises.

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Mar's Market: eBook Retailer Comparison-- by J.A. Marlow

According to Association of American Publishers (AAP) sales figures, eBooks ranked as "the #1 format among all categories of Trade publishing” in February 2011.

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Conlanging for Writers, Part 1-- by Alexis Carter

If you read the first part of The Quick and Dirty Guide to Conlanging for Writers, then you will know that determining the word order and word formation of a constructed language is just the beginning.

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Perfecting Nonverbal Communications -- by Penny Lockwood Ehrenkranz

Every day, whether we realize it or not, we observe nonverbal communication.  We are able to understand more about the people we come into contact with because of this observation.  Years ago, when I was a women’s crisis center volunteer, I learned the best way to listen to a person is by observing their whole body. 

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A Beacon in the Publishing Storm-- by S. Durham

If you had told me five years ago I would be a published e-book author, I would have politely shaken my head and said ‘no thank you, I’m aprint womanall the way’. How shortsighted our vision is when we are stubborn and weighed down by our portly dreams. 

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Tricks of the Trade -- by Randi Lynn Mrvos

You want to write for a children’s magazine. You have a great topic for a nonfiction article, so you research it, write it, compose a cover letter, and click—you email your submission. Will you receive an acceptance? As Nonfiction Editor for a children’s e-magazine, I receive many submissions that well, need a little help.

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Seven Ingredients of a Saleable Short Story --by Dawn Colclasure

What makes a good short story? Writers have debated over this for years. Is it theme? A good plot?

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Do's and Don'ts of Writing and Selling Articles  -- by April Argam

The task of writing and selling articles might seem like an easy one, but really there are many different things to think about. How you write the article is important, but also how well you follow rules and interact with editors is just as important.

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Using the Internet Wisely  -- by Suzan L. Wiener

Have you wondered if writing on the internet can help your writing or hurt it? Well, I have found it will help it quite a lot, if you use it right. Here are the pros and cons of using the internet to increase or decrease (unfortunately) your productivity.

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Self-Editing Made Simpler -- by Patricia Bates

Publishers want polished, error free manuscripts, but how can an author ensure that their work is as polished as it can be?

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Room Without A View -- by Carol L. MacKay

I’ve heard quite a few writers say that they take a notepad along on nature walks to record inspiring moments. One writer I know sits in a yellow field amongst a sea of bobbing canola clusters, waiting for her muse to appear.

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Website Review: Dean Wesley Smith: Helping Authors Help Themselves

 -- Reviewed by Erin M. Hartshorn

Dean Wesley Smith is a writer with many successes under his belt. On the writing side, he's a bestselling author, he's worked as a ghostwriter, he writes in several genres under various pen names (not all of which he'll share), he's done scripts, he writes media tie-ins, and he's working on getting his backlist up and available in formats from Kindle to POD.

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Book Review: The War of Art -- Reviewed by Erin M. Hartshorn

Have a project you're having trouble finishing? Or one that you can't quite bring yourself to start? Do you hear the voice inside telling you it's pointless, it's worthless, you're not good enough, you should go find something that's more your speed? Welcome to the battle -- the war -- for your innermost creative self

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New on the Shelves-- Books

Check out the new publications by Forward Motion Members

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New on the Shelves-- Short Works

 

Check out the new publications by Forward Motion Members

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