http://www.examiner.com/x-7103-Tampa-Writing-Examiner?cid=exrss-Tampa-Writing-Examiner en-us Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:30:28 -0700 Mon, 07 Dec 2009 08:25:17 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-7103-Tampa-Writing-Examiner~y2009m12d7-Tampa-Bays-VTI-Group-Publishes-Book-By-ExNBA-Ref-Tim-Donaghy?cid=exrss-Tampa-Writing-Examiner VTI Group, Inc., a Tampa Bay company specializing in web design and social media marketing, has agreed to publish Personal Foul: A First-Person Account of the Scandal That Rocked the NBA, the newly-renamed book by disgraced ex-NBA referee, Tim Donagh... Book Buzz Tim Donaghy VTI Group Mon, 07 Dec 2009 08:25:17 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7103-Tampa-Writing-Examiner~y2009m12d7-Tampa-Bays-VTI-Group-Publishes-Book-By-ExNBA-Ref-Tim-Donaghy?cid=exrss-Tampa-Writing-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7103-Tampa-Writing-Examiner~y2009m11d18-Bay-Area-Writers-Receive-Writing-Recognition?cid=exrss-Tampa-Writing-Examiner The FL Writers Association bestowed its 2009 Royal Palm Literary Awards, their annual recognition for unpublished and published authors, last month at its 2009 writers' conference, held October 23-25, in Lake Mary, FL. Several Tampa Bay area authors ... Tampa Bay Writing Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:06:49 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7103-Tampa-Writing-Examiner~y2009m11d18-Bay-Area-Writers-Receive-Writing-Recognition?cid=exrss-Tampa-Writing-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7103-Tampa-Writing-Examiner~y2009m11d17-Passing-of-Books-For-Thought-Owner-Felecia-Wintons-Taylor?cid=exrss-Tampa-Writing-Examiner St. Petersburg Times Lake City native and longtime Tampa resident, Felecia Wintons Taylor, has passed away at the age of 50. Ms. Wintons was the proprietor of Books for Thought, the only African-American owned bookstore in Tampa from 1992 until 2007 ... Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:08:03 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7103-Tampa-Writing-Examiner~y2009m11d17-Passing-of-Books-For-Thought-Owner-Felecia-Wintons-Taylor?cid=exrss-Tampa-Writing-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7103-Tampa-Writing-Examiner~y2009m11d6-This-is-It?cid=exrss-Tampa-Writing-Examiner Lives begin and end with words.  Upon birth, physicians utter congratulations to beaming parents.  In death, a clergy member, or perhaps a favored family member or friend, offers a eulogy, speaking words that to remind others of who we were... Michael Jackson Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:37:39 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7103-Tampa-Writing-Examiner~y2009m11d6-This-is-It?cid=exrss-Tampa-Writing-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7103-Tampa-Writing-Examiner~y2009m11d5-November-Writing-Around-The-Bay?cid=exrss-Tampa-Writing-Examiner Here are some November writing events around the Tampa Bay area:New Tampa/Wesley Chapel Writers Group monthly meeting will be held Saturday, November 7th, at the Barnes & Noble in Wesley Chapel from 10-noon.  Thriller novelist J.C. Hutchins,... Tampa Bay Writing NaNoWriMo Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:14:22 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7103-Tampa-Writing-Examiner~y2009m11d5-November-Writing-Around-The-Bay?cid=exrss-Tampa-Writing-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7103-Tampa-Writing-Examiner~y2009m11d2-A-NaNo-State-of-Mind?cid=exrss-Tampa-Writing-Examiner National Novel Writing Month is off to a flying start!  As of 9:25AM EST, the collective word count reported on the website's homepage was...zero.0?  Yes, zero. But that only means that the over 100,000 writers who signed up are busy scrib... Tampa Bay Writing NaNoWriMo Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:03:02 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7103-Tampa-Writing-Examiner~y2009m11d2-A-NaNo-State-of-Mind?cid=exrss-Tampa-Writing-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7103-Tampa-Writing-Examiner~y2009m10d22-Bay-Book-Buzz--October-2009-Releases?cid=exrss-Tampa-Writing-Examiner 'I'd like to encourage Bay area readers to support Bay area authors so each month, I'll publish a list of new releasesby authors from the Tampa Bay area for that month.  (Authors or publicists, if you have upcoming releases, you may email them t... Book Buzz Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:40:23 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7103-Tampa-Writing-Examiner~y2009m10d22-Bay-Book-Buzz--October-2009-Releases?cid=exrss-Tampa-Writing-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7103-Tampa-Writing-Examiner~y2009m10d6-October-Writer-Happenings?cid=exrss-Tampa-Writing-Examiner Here are some literary happenings around the Bay area and in central Florida in October: The Writers' of Childrens' Literature Critique Group will meet at the Brandon Barnes & Noble on this evening, October 6th, and is open to all aspiring ... Tampa-Area Events Tue, 06 Oct 2009 08:38:55 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7103-Tampa-Writing-Examiner~y2009m10d6-October-Writer-Happenings?cid=exrss-Tampa-Writing-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7103-Tampa-Writing-Examiner~y2009m9d29-The-Changing-Landscape-of-Publishing?cid=exrss-Tampa-Writing-Examiner   Should information be free? We’re used to paying for newspapers, magazines and books, specialized information previously available only via some form of hardcopy. Today, the Internet not only makes such information more accessible,... Publishing Industry Tue, 29 Sep 2009 12:20:15 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7103-Tampa-Writing-Examiner~y2009m9d29-The-Changing-Landscape-of-Publishing?cid=exrss-Tampa-Writing-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7103-Tampa-Writing-Examiner~y2009m6d11-Tampa-Area-Author-Book-Signing?cid=exrss-Tampa-Writing-Examiner IThis Saturday, June 13th, Tampa-area authors will participate in a book signing at the Borders bookstore on Dale Mabry Hwy from 2 - 4 pm.  Stop by and support some of today's hottest authors and discover some new ones!    &... Tampa-Area Events Thu, 11 Jun 2009 13:39:53 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7103-Tampa-Writing-Examiner~y2009m6d11-Tampa-Area-Author-Book-Signing?cid=exrss-Tampa-Writing-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7103-Tampa-Writing-Examiner~y2009m5d19-Its-All-About-the-Writing-Part-3?cid=exrss-Tampa-Writing-Examiner  In the last two articles, I’ve addressed some frequently heard advice for aspiring authors, questions that new writers often have. Today I’d like to share a few writing tips I’ve come to appreciate in my short, eight-year wri... For Aspiring Authors Building A Writing Career Tue, 19 May 2009 14:05:14 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7103-Tampa-Writing-Examiner~y2009m5d19-Its-All-About-the-Writing-Part-3?cid=exrss-Tampa-Writing-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7103-Tampa-Writing-Examiner~y2009m5d12-Freedom-or-Its-All-About-The-Writing-Part-2?cid=exrss-Tampa-Writing-Examiner    Photo by duane_j courtesy of morguefile.com Last week, in It's All About the Writing, Pt 1, I talked about some common writing advice given to aspiring authors, and answered a couple of questions that new writers often have. The fir... For Aspiring Authors Building A Writing Career Tue, 12 May 2009 07:41:08 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7103-Tampa-Writing-Examiner~y2009m5d12-Freedom-or-Its-All-About-The-Writing-Part-2?cid=exrss-Tampa-Writing-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7103-Tampa-Writing-Examiner~y2009m5d5-Its-All-About-the-Writing-Part-1?cid=exrss-Tampa-Writing-Examiner    Courtesy of Alvimann, morguefile.comAs I outlined in the my recent article on the phases of a writing career, the first phase should focus on writing. Not crafting perfectly polished prose that will cause agents to salivate and editors ... For Aspiring Authors Building A Writing Career Tue, 05 May 2009 11:13:52 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7103-Tampa-Writing-Examiner~y2009m5d5-Its-All-About-the-Writing-Part-1?cid=exrss-Tampa-Writing-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7103-Tampa-Writing-Examiner~y2009m4d28-The-phases-of-a-writing-career?cid=exrss-Tampa-Writing-Examiner    morguefile.comPiggybacking on my last article about writing rules and how newbie writers are sometimes shackled by them, I began to think about the phases of a writing career. I tried to look for a great analogy, like stacking cups as I... For Aspiring Authors Building A Writing Career Tue, 28 Apr 2009 11:06:53 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7103-Tampa-Writing-Examiner~y2009m4d28-The-phases-of-a-writing-career?cid=exrss-Tampa-Writing-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7103-Tampa-Writing-Examiner~y2009m4d24-Dont-be-ruled-by-the-rules-of-writing?cid=exrss-Tampa-Writing-Examiner Rules, rules, rules!Aspiring authors find themselves swimming in a pool of writing rules, so many that they feel challenged, taunted, and even threatened—with the promise of an eternity in the writer’s graveyard for the unpublished and un... For Aspiring Authors Fri, 24 Apr 2009 12:06:44 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7103-Tampa-Writing-Examiner~y2009m4d24-Dont-be-ruled-by-the-rules-of-writing?cid=exrss-Tampa-Writing-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7103-Tampa-Writing-Examiner~y2009m4d23-Local-Writers-Win-Pulitzer-Prizes?cid=exrss-Tampa-Writing-Examiner  By now you’ve probably heard that writers for the St. Petersburg Times won two of this year’s Pulitzer Prize awards in journalism.In the category of National Reporting, the 2009 prize went to the St. Petersburg Times Staff for &ldqu... Tampa Bay Writing Thu, 23 Apr 2009 09:00:10 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7103-Tampa-Writing-Examiner~y2009m4d23-Local-Writers-Win-Pulitzer-Prizes?cid=exrss-Tampa-Writing-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7103-Tampa-Writing-Examiner~y2009m4d21-Lessons-learned-from-Agent-for-a-Day?cid=exrss-Tampa-Writing-Examiner  Submitting to agents, in hopes of geting an offer for representation, is a huge part of the path to publication.  Writers fret and rent their clothes (okay, maybe not) over getting their query letters just right.Last week, on the heels of ... Querying Agents Tue, 21 Apr 2009 07:00:51 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7103-Tampa-Writing-Examiner~y2009m4d21-Lessons-learned-from-Agent-for-a-Day?cid=exrss-Tampa-Writing-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7103-Tampa-Writing-Examiner~y2009m4d17-Whats-an-unemployed-writer-to-do?cid=exrss-Tampa-Writing-Examiner I’m a fiction writer with a day job so although things might get tight, at the moment, I still have a steady income. But a lot of writers currently find themselves on the wrong side of the check-writing pen.Locally, The Tampa Tribune, like man... Inspiration Fri, 17 Apr 2009 08:44:45 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7103-Tampa-Writing-Examiner~y2009m4d17-Whats-an-unemployed-writer-to-do?cid=exrss-Tampa-Writing-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7103-Tampa-Writing-Examiner~y2009m4d15-Finding-writing-inspiration-on-the-road?cid=exrss-Tampa-Writing-Examiner  My daily commute involves crossing the Howard-Frankland bridge. Each way, I’m struck by the beauty of the water beneath the bridge, as cars and trucks race by one another, their drivers jockeying for position and barely taking noticing o... Inspiration Wed, 15 Apr 2009 06:43:27 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7103-Tampa-Writing-Examiner~y2009m4d15-Finding-writing-inspiration-on-the-road?cid=exrss-Tampa-Writing-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7103-Tampa-Writing-Examiner~y2009m4d13-Finding-writing-support-in-Tampa-Bay?cid=exrss-Tampa-Writing-Examiner Writing in solitary in Tampa, St. Petersburg or Clearwater?Don't.Writing is a pursuit that is intellectually challenging, emotionally draining, and may even by physically taxing, especially if one desires to do it well.Writers need support.In the Tam... Writing Organizations Mon, 13 Apr 2009 06:49:05 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7103-Tampa-Writing-Examiner~y2009m4d13-Finding-writing-support-in-Tampa-Bay?cid=exrss-Tampa-Writing-Examiner