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Hello,

I thought I'd try out a new html format for the newsletter. Would love to have your comments - please send them to editor@howtotellagreatstory.com

The winner of a copy of An Exercise Manual For The Couch Potato by H. Steven Robertson is one Balqis MZ. Balqis, please contact Steven at coachr@bellsouth.net to claim a copy of this book.

The book offered for the contest is a copy of Bill Blake's Brain Stuffing. Click here to enter this contest.

Last Saturday, I received an email from one of our subscribers, Noel Gama, wherein he stated that he was the recipient of the 'Writer of The Year 2007' award by Writers Bureau. Click here to download the PDF version of the information Noel sent to me. I hope you will read it and thereafter join me in sending to him your good wishes for his continued success as a writer.

In this edition, I've listed interviews with Tina Morgan from Fiction Factor and Bill Blake. Tina has an interest in fantasy writing and this might be of interest to those who of you who like fantasy.

There are the new stories/pieces from our columnists in Infosynthesis, Jack's Fables and Storytellers Nuts and Bolts.

I've listed new blogs for storytellers, new websites and new paying markets - they're all to be found under resource for storytellers.

As always, there's much to read and I hope you enjoy the information shared.

Here's to your storytelling success.

Aneeta Sundararaj

editor@howtotellagreatstory.com

INFOSYNTHESIS

The Value of Identity

What is the connection between your professional identity in the marketplace and your value story? In the first part of this article, we tried to establish that your identity should be your main storyteller.

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STORYASIA

9 elements of a successful book proposal for storytellers

When you are considering writing a book, one of the first steps involves writing a book proposal. You should never wait until a publisher asks for it before writing one. You should have a book proposal ready which only needs to be tweaked to suit the publisher’s guidelines.

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Jack's Fables

The Blue Cod Piece

Rasey was no ordinary Cod. He came from a long distinguished line of thoroughbreds. Not for him the life that befell most of his peers: being netted, dying, then skinned, battered and eaten.

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Storytellers Nuts and Bolts

Many writers get their apostrophe placement incorrect, or simply confuse some words with others. In an effort to ensure their writing is acceptable, writers have a tendency to either overuse or under use the apostrophe.

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BLOW YOUR OWN TRUMPET!

Stygian Writings - interview with Tina Morgan

Excerpts ...

Tina: My personal website is Stygian Writings and you can find a complete listing of the books I’ve contributed to on the bibliography page: http://www.stygianwritings.com/bibliography.html

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Turkish Delight - interview Bill Blake

Excerpts ...

Bill: ... My goal is to use the income from selling my first novel {:)} to select a place in the sun for my senior years – but where not so hot in the summer. We have traveled to Majorca, Lanzarote, Italy, Croatia, Malta – and finally invested in an apartment in Turkey because of the prices as an investment were the best we found, and the location on the Turkish Riviera along with the nice people, climate, food and cheap prices.

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ARTICLES FOR STORYTELLERS

The Virtues of Storytelling with Simplicity - Remember KISS … Keep It Simple, Silly!

I recently took part in a storytelling event which involved many tellers - all with stories that held important meanings. We had been asked to tell stories that were between five and seven minutes in length with seven minutes tops. Most took a lot longer than their allotted time - adding all sorts of details and other unnecessary extras.

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Vashtu Sastra Guide by T. Selva

Excerpts ...

Vasthu Sastra Guide is a non-fiction piece of work. In the author’s own words:

Although the awareness of Vasthu Sastra is increasing daily worldwide, I found that many people lacked understanding of the effective application of Vasthu Sastra rules on their properties. This prompted me to write this book to enhance the understanding of Vasthu Sastra. … My purpose in writing this book is to share my discoveries and knowledge of this science with people interested in harmony and peace of mind.

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TELL EVERYONE ABOUT ...

Wildlife enthusiasts may like to visit my blog dedicated to wildlife in memory of Steve Irwin at http://wildlifefile.blogspot.com.

I post on the 8th and 22nd of every month.

Noel Gama

On behalf of the staff of AfricaWrites, I invite you to experience our most recent update of www.AfricaWrites.com , "Rites of the Swordsmen". Our featured stories in this update include, "Yendyegourdji, Way of the Warrior", "Tartit, Sword Dance of the Tuareg" and "The Baa Tolon Don". Special thanks everyone who helped make this update possible. Also check us out on the U-Go Trade blog at http://ugotrade.blogspot.com/

Best regards,

Managing Editor, Patrick Gorham Lanfia Toure Camara
AfricaWrites: Heroes, Rituals & Legends
www.africawrites.com

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