July newsletter

The july newsletter is posted on my website. If you'd rather get the notice emailed to you, sign up on my website http://www.nadinelamanbooks.com/ I don't always remember to post the notice on my blog or I have something else to say and never get to it.

June Newsletter

The June newsletter is posted on my website now. Some of the notices with hotmail addresses bounced back, if you're wondering why you didn't get the notice, that might be why.

Back on track: Newsletter

Moving and starting a new job turned out to be a Darwin exercise of "survival of the fittest." I won't go into details (I'm a government employee now - can't talk) but there were many nights I worked late, came home, and went straight to bed - exhausted. Meals were as far as one can get from Martha Stewart quality.

So it was a good weekend to get done the things I did, plus to get the first newsletter in two months posted on my website.

Take a look, please... http://www.nadinelamanbooks.com/

After that, here is another one that just came in...
http://www.readerviews.com/Newsletters/2010.05/03.html

Whoo-Hoo! Newsletter!

I don't know if anyone noticed, there was no Sept newsletter (from me). Well I made up for it this month! Check out the October newsletter! http://nadinelamanbooks.com/newsletter.html

Also I forgot to add a link for Glyn Pope yesterday. Go check it out.

And...skip down to Monday's Book Buzz by Ivana, I added her picture.

And...go look at Andrew Revels' website, what is he celebrating this month, besides this, "Did you see the good news for my show? I got picked up by a TV station so it's going to be syndicated seven days a week in 32 counties in Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Illinois." http://www.planet-revels.com/

OMG! OMG! Oh My Gosh!

Joyce and I are on a roll again. We are adding audio to my website. Check it out! There is a welcome message on the home page, and two messages on the 'meet Nadine' page. One is me talking about bio stuff, where I grew up and all that. The other is about being a writer with dyslexia.

Unlike the off-the-cuff audio messages I sometimes send out with my newsletter notice, these are scripted. It is an experiment and still a work in progress - I might need to purchase better recording equipment. The plan is to add audio to each of the excerpt pages. Those will be about writing the books, not readings from the books.

Go, check them out.

Oh and the July newsletter is posted on my website. The website link is on the sidebar to the left.

Here is the link to the waaaay best website designer ever! www.DesignByJoyce.com

Yippie-skippieee! Mid-June Newsletter

My Mid-June Newsletter is now posted on my website.

If you are on my mailing list, you know that sometimes I attach an audio message to the newsletter notice. Well, now it is on my newsletter web page. Joyce, my brilliant web designer, came up with that idea. Remember the audio messages are unscripted, so don't expect a high gloss polish or huge infomercial. It is just a chat. Let's stay connected.

http://nadinelamanbooks.com/newsletter.html

Whoopiee -- June newsletter

My June Newsletter is now posted on my website. http://nadinelamanbooks.com/newsletter.html

Whoopiee -- new newsletter

My mid-May Newsletter is now posted on my website. http://nadinelamanbooks.com/pdf/brag5.5-09.pdf

Writing forums, newsletters, links...

I've been asked lots writing questions in the last two weeks. There is no particular reason for that, as far as I can tell. But...here is some information.

I know there are a lot of non-writing readers on my list. Please send this blog link to the people on your email list - you may have friends and family who are closet writers, thinking about writing, or openly writing. Let's get them connected to the good stuff in this industry and help them avoid some of the scams. No one has money to waste. Friends look out for their friends.

Forums: I only recommend two writer's forums. There are other good forums, but here are my picks: Backspace (www.bksp.org) which has a small fee (Well worth it. Lots of serious -- and successful writers here), and My Writers Circle (www.mywriterscircle.com) a less formal, very international free forum. (And sometimes a wild free-for-all in the coffee shop.) This is the one I helped moderate at one time.

Newsletters: I support many fellow writers' newsletters, so don't be upset if I don't list yours at this time. I'm keeping the list short for now, and going specifically for those newsletters geared toward information beginning writers will find useful. If you are looking for newsletters geared for publishing or promoting, or basic BS (but good BS), email me and I'll give you those links.

How to tell a great story: In the latest issue is a link to an interview of ME! Whaa-hoo! and info about the eight types of pronouns. (Personally, I'm a fan of the 48 prepositions, but pronouns are nice too.) www.howtotellagreatstory.com/byot/byot125.html

Wow! Women On Writing (Okay, this one even looks girly, but there is info guy writers can use too) www.wow-womenonwriting.com

Learn the industry: This is from the UK and covers US trade too. Less biased than many US industry newsletters. I read this daily. www.booktrade.info/subscribe

This one is US info; good stuff: agentquery.com/genre_descriptions.aspx

Blogs: Gosh, I love mine. Since it seems I'm still mentoring or coaching...(I wanta coach's whistle! - no, don't dare send me one, I'm being funny.) I add to my blog at MN Arizona time, 8 AM GMT (M-F). I've decided to post these sorts of informational blog posts periodically.

Watch this space. I'd like to get away from mailing out bulk notices. Subscribe to my newsletter and follow my blog M-F, and you will periodically find info about writing or publishing, or perhaps get some ideas from the stuff I'm doing. I've never charged a fee for consulting. This seems the best way to provide and store the information online. Email me or leave a comment on my blog, if you have something to say about this.

I do not allow people to solicit my endorsements. My endorsement is earned. Sometimes, I change my mind and withdraw my endorsement. If you have any problems with anyone I recommend, let me know. Rant all you want. I want to know.

As I said in the beginning, pass this link to your email list and ask them to pass it on. Why? Because it might help an aspiring writer out there who is secretly struggling. This is a hard row to hoe at times, especially alone at the beginning.

Don't come crying to me if someone you know gets scammed and taken to the cleaners when you could have simply forwarded this link. Lend a hand. Friends look out for each other.

Whoopiee -- new newsletter

My May Newsletter is now posted. http://nadinelamanbooks.com/pdf/brag5-09.pdf

Big surprises in store for you...better go read it.


For information about BULLYING, see these books by Canada's Rita Y. Toews: http://www.domokos.com/Rita.html

Let's do something about this abuse. No more bullying alowed. Are you with me on this?

Whoo-hoo

My Mid-April newsletter is posted: www.NadineLamanBooks.com

Finally! Now taking pre-orders for Storm Surge: http://nadinelamanbooks.com/books.html

Blogs are a first draft environment

I've been a 'member' of Blogger since 2007, but created my blog in 2009. It isn't that it took two years to compose this first entry. I simply didn't want to blog. That's even in my newsletter: http://www.nadinelamanbooks.com/. (I guess I'll be changing that now.)

The biggest issue that deterred me from blogging was I have an opinion on nearly everything. That doesn't necessarily mean I should voice it. I don't know if it can be blamed entirely on being dyslexic, but I often see things much different from the accepted norm. At any rate, that trait has caused plenty of 'stir' and it isn't always a good thing.

The other issue about blogging is dealing with that pesky dyslexia. I'm sure there are specific factors documented somewhere on why dyslexia is not static. Some days my brain fires on all cylinders and some days -- well, my spark plugs need re-gapped. (Don't worry if you didn't understand that reference. You'll either get used to my metaphors or move on.)

And that is the first draft of my first entry.