Short Story Writers Wanted
I am putting together a collection of short stories written by new, undiscovered authors. My idea is to put around 10 or so stories together in a kindle release. Any revenue would be shared equally. I am able to get the cover designed for free

South Carolina Writers Conference
I saw this announcement in the Southern Scribe newsletter and thought maybe there might be a few people here who might be interested: The 21st Annual Writers Workshop, sponsored by the Foothills Writers Guild, will be held March 26-27, 2010 at

Do Agents frown on Self-published authors?
Hi all. If an author decides to self-publish, therefore self-markets their works, do agents frown on such a thing? If so, why?

Are Statistics a lie?
There used to be a joke going round about 80% of statistics being made up on the spot. I found out the other day how close to being the truth that may be! I was talking to a lady who was telling me about her job doing market research on the streets,

New author in the community
Hello everyone. I'm excited to join you all here. As a newly published author, I'm looking forward to hearing about your experiences! Robin Mahle

PHR WRITERS MALL TOUR
WHAT: BOOK SIGNING WHEN: SEPTEMBER 24, 2011 WHERE: SM CITY CALAMBA

Writing scholarships for women over 25
LindaLaelMiller.com Offered by writer Linda Miller. Usable for tuition, books, childcare, etc.

Top Twenty horror writers
At least here is one guy's list: http://www.mania.com/top-20-greatest-horror-writers-alltime_article_113153.html I like it... It's well thought out and balances the classic and modern authors in a thoughtful way, IMO For Shiney: John Skipp gets a

Free Publicity for Authors
Perhaps the veterans out there know of this site but for those who don't it is worth checking out. It is not often I get to talk about my book, Eli, but I got a chance on theAuthors Show and felt there is no harm in mentioning this sort of freepublicity.

UPCOMING PHR WRITERS MALL TOUR
WHAT: PHR Writers Mall Tour WHEN: November 5, 2011 WHERE: SM City Fairview

JACKIE EVANCHO -MOST BEAUTIFUL VOICE YOU EVER HEARD !
12/25/2010 I happen to see this young 11 year old girl by accident on TV, she has the most beautiful voice I ever heard, she already has sold 1 million copies of " Silent Night." Watch and listen..

What's your best advice for new writers?
Yesterday, I was a guest on Mark David Gerson's Blogtalk radio show at Red River Writers called "The Muse and You." http://www.blogtalkradio.com/redRiverWritersLive/2009/07/29/Red-River-Writers-Live-The-Muse-You My half hour went by without

Directors' Deal May End Writers' Strike
Directors' Deal May End Writers' Strike Check your calendars. The writers' strike, which has all but paralyzed Hollywood for the past eight weeks, may be over by the time Punxsutawney Phil checks his shadow Feb. 2—maybe earlier. That's because the

daily word count goals
Do any of you set daily word count goals? If so, what are they? I recently set a goal of 1,000 per day and found it difficult, so I lowered it to 500. That seems to be working out better for me. Some days I can't think of a good adjective to save my

Publishing as "Anonymous"
I'm tossing this out for discussion. I don't expect anyone to know the answer. It will be a pleasant surprise if someone does. Q: How does one effectively publish a successful book under the pseudonym "Anonymous?" Too many people have to b