http://firstchapters.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Gather.com First Chapters Writing Competition en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 07:36:55 GMT 2010-01-01T07:36:55Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977161862&grpId=3659174697244428&nav=Groupspace What do a 28-year-old PhD student from the University of Chicago and a 56-year-old horse farmer from rural Michigan have in common? Both of these lucky women will soon have their romance manuscripts . . . Tue, 30 Oct 2007 02:54:13 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977161862&grpId=3659174697244428&nav=Groupspace Kristen C. 2007-10-30T02:54:13Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977144331&grpId=3659174697244428&nav=Groupspace The results are in - congratulations to our 5 FINALISTS! The 5 finalists below have been selected from a group of truly amazing writers, making this a difficult decision for everyone who participated . . . Thu, 11 Oct 2007 15:49:19 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977144331&grpId=3659174697244428&nav=Groupspace Kristen C. 2007-10-11T15:49:19Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977141496&grpId=3659174697244428&nav=Groupspace Thank you to everyone who has read Chapters 1 and 2 of In Over Her Head. It was because of the over 100 emails I received from the Gather community that I entered this First Chapters Romance Contest. I . . . Mon, 08 Oct 2007 23:04:45 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977141496&grpId=3659174697244428&nav=Groupspace Judi F. 2007-10-08T23:04:45Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977141811&grpId=3659174697244428&nav=Groupspace Several of us in the First Chapters Romance contest have pledged our Gather points for Home Depot gift cards for the Habitat For Humanity Office in New Orleans. I'd love for everyone to chime in on . . . Tue, 09 Oct 2007 04:19:53 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977141811&grpId=3659174697244428&nav=Groupspace Judi F. 2007-10-09T04:19:53Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977142702&grpId=3659174697244428&nav=Groupspace I’d like to blame it on my wife’s shoes, or even global warming, but when it comes to the Boston Meltdown, the fault -- as usual – lies with my own stupidity.   That’s too . . . Wed, 10 Oct 2007 01:50:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977142702&grpId=3659174697244428&nav=Groupspace Terry Shaw 2007-10-10T01:50:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977112890&grpId=3659174697244428&nav=Groupspace I have been glued to my computer as much as possible in the time that I have been home inbetween my travels. (That has only left me with about 3 days.) I have been reading as many of these first chapters . . . Mon, 10 Sep 2007 20:59:40 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977112890&grpId=3659174697244428&nav=Groupspace Sarah (can't believe the year's over) G. 2007-09-10T20:59:40Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977127685&grpId=3659174697244428&nav=Groupspace   When you grow up in a small town, one of your earliest goals is usually to get the hell out as soon as possible. At least that’s the way it was for me and my friends in Corry, Pennsylvania, . . . Tue, 25 Sep 2007 15:26:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977127685&grpId=3659174697244428&nav=Groupspace Terry Shaw 2007-09-25T15:26:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977120615&grpId=3659174697244428&nav=Groupspace I admit to feeling a flicker of terror when I first held Fire Bell in the Night in my hands.  On March 21st, I wrote a glowing review of the novel's opening chapter in the First Chapters Contest.  . . . Tue, 18 Sep 2007 15:12:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977120615&grpId=3659174697244428&nav=Groupspace Stephen Prosapio 2007-09-18T15:12:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977126750&grpId=3659174697244428&nav=Groupspace The results are in - congratulations to the our 25 Round One Winners! Our 25 semifinalists were selected from an extremely talented pool of entrants. We’d like to thank everyone who had the courage . . . Mon, 24 Sep 2007 16:02:22 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977126750&grpId=3659174697244428&nav=Groupspace Kristen C. 2007-09-24T16:02:22Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977117101&grpId=3659174697244428&nav=Groupspace   Warning to mystery fans:  Throw away your tasseled bookmarks for this whodunit.  It's that kind of pager-turner.   The sign says, "Welcome to Maine-The Way Life Should . . . Fri, 14 Sep 2007 19:18:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977117101&grpId=3659174697244428&nav=Groupspace Jennifer Oliver 2007-09-14T19:18:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977118999&grpId=3659174697244428&nav=Groupspace The Way Life Should Be - Review by Tyron Paul Touchard      The last Thursday of November 2004, killing a slow afternoon at work, I told the finance guy that I was going to write a . . . Sun, 16 Sep 2007 22:37:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977118999&grpId=3659174697244428&nav=Groupspace Tyron T. 2007-09-16T22:37:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977121741&grpId=3659174697244428&nav=Groupspace I read Terry Shaw's 'The Way Life Should Be' in a day. It's an easy thrill of a read -- with characters I liked (newspaper editor John Quinn) and intensely disliked (Police Chief . . . Wed, 19 Sep 2007 15:31:24 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977121741&grpId=3659174697244428&nav=Groupspace Arlene H. 2007-09-19T15:31:24Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977121974&grpId=3659174697244428&nav=Groupspace Round One voting ended on Tuesday, September 18 at 11:59pm ET for the First Chapters Romance Writing Competition. On Monday, September 24, we will announce the twenty-five semifinalists, and the second . . . Wed, 19 Sep 2007 18:38:05 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977121974&grpId=3659174697244428&nav=Groupspace Kristen C. 2007-09-19T18:38:05Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977115974&grpId=3659174697244428&nav=Groupspace   Thank you to all the Gather members and my friends and family for helping In Over Her Head advance to the next round! I can't tell you how thrilled I am to be a second-time finalist in a First . . . Thu, 13 Sep 2007 16:36:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977115974&grpId=3659174697244428&nav=Groupspace Judi F. 2007-09-13T16:36:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977112761&grpId=3659174697244428&nav=Groupspace "There was not an innocent person in the Antebellum South." It seems like it has become the easy thing to say - to turn times of incredible social injustices and murder into moral absolutes. . . . Mon, 10 Sep 2007 18:40:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977112761&grpId=3659174697244428&nav=Groupspace Geoffrey E. 2007-09-10T18:40:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977106328&grpId=3659174697244428&nav=Groupspace From FIRE BELL IN THE NIGHT by Geoffrey Edwards. Copyright © 2007 by Geoffrey Edwards. Reprinted by permission of Touchstone Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc.   ONE June 27, . . . Tue, 04 Sep 2007 15:17:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977106328&grpId=3659174697244428&nav=Groupspace Geoffrey E. 2007-09-04T15:17:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977080491&grpId=3659174697244428&nav=Groupspace Hey everybody, Following Terry's lead, and kind suggestion, I have posted the cover of Fire Bell in the Night.  I really like it, and hope you do too.  The art department actually designed . . . Thu, 09 Aug 2007 03:31:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977080491&grpId=3659174697244428&nav=Groupspace Geoffrey E. 2007-08-09T03:31:37Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977106321&grpId=3659174697244428&nav=Groupspace From THE WAY LIFE SHOULD BE by Terry Shaw. Copyright © 2007 by Terry Shaw. Reprinted by permission of Touchstone Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc.   Prologue It was three a.m. . . . Tue, 04 Sep 2007 15:12:28 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977106321&grpId=3659174697244428&nav=Groupspace Terry Shaw 2007-09-04T15:12:28Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977105887&grpId=3659174697244428&nav=Groupspace   I've always wanted to be a novelist and thanks to everyone here at Gather, Simon & Schuster/Touchstone is releasing my first book Sep. 18.  "The Way Life Should Be" is . . . Tue, 04 Sep 2007 02:57:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977105887&grpId=3659174697244428&nav=Groupspace Terry Shaw 2007-09-04T02:57:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977035009&grpId=3659174697244428&nav=Groupspace  It’s easy to finish a novel. Take “The Way Life Should Be.” I must have finished it a dozen times in the past few years. Well, at least I thought I’d finished it. Looking . . . Thu, 21 Jun 2007 01:20:54 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977035009&grpId=3659174697244428&nav=Groupspace Terry Shaw 2007-06-21T01:20:54Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977081858&grpId=3659174697244428&nav=Groupspace The Round One reading and voting period for the First Chapters Romance Writing Competition has officially begun! Below, please find all the eligible entries listed in alphabetical order by book title. . . . Tue, 21 Aug 2007 19:12:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977081858&grpId=3659174697244428&nav=Groupspace Kristen C. 2007-08-21T19:12:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977080029&grpId=3659174697244428&nav=Groupspace We’ve started receiving a number of great entries in the First Chapters Romance Writing Competition, and we’re looking forward to the voting round! In addition to entries, we’ve also . . . Wed, 08 Aug 2007 19:39:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977080029&grpId=3659174697244428&nav=Groupspace Kristen C. 2007-08-08T19:39:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977053473&grpId=3659174697244428&nav=Groupspace Gather is very pleased to announce the next generation of First Chapters: The Gather.com First Chapters Romance Writing Competition. On August 1, we’ll launch this new competition in conjunction . . . Wed, 11 Jul 2007 22:01:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977053473&grpId=3659174697244428&nav=Groupspace Kristen C. 2007-07-11T22:01:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977072317&grpId=3659174697244428&nav=Groupspace Attention aspiring romance authors – the submission period has officially begun in the Gather.com First Chapters Romance Writing Competition, where one lucky unpublished author will receive a guaranteed . . . Tue, 31 Jul 2007 21:41:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977072317&grpId=3659174697244428&nav=Groupspace Kristen C. 2007-07-31T21:41:07Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977015005&grpId=3659174697244428&nav=Groupspace Quality of Submissions Drives Judges to Award a Second Book Contract NEW YORK, New York/BOSTON, Mass., May 31, 2007 - Gather.com, the leader in social media for adults, and the Touchstone imprint of Simon . . . Wed, 30 May 2007 22:44:02 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977015005&grpId=3659174697244428&nav=Groupspace First Chapters Administrator 2007-05-30T22:44:02Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977033023&grpId=3659174697244428&nav=Groupspace Our First Chapters Writing Competition was a tremendous success, with two Gather authors to be published in the fall. Terry Shaw, author of The Way Life Should Be, and Geoffrey Edwards, author of Fire . . . Mon, 18 Jun 2007 20:40:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977033023&grpId=3659174697244428&nav=Groupspace Carl Rosendorf 2007-06-18T20:40:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977015001&grpId=3659174697244428&nav=Groupspace Geoffrey Edwards, 30, is the author of Fire Bell in the Night, for which he was named Runner-up in the Gather.com First Chapters Writing Competition. Edwards first began writing in the eighth grade to . . . Wed, 30 May 2007 22:40:13 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977015001&grpId=3659174697244428&nav=Groupspace First Chapters Administrator 2007-05-30T22:40:13Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977016407&grpId=3659174697244428&nav=Groupspace Congratulations to all of our First Chapters Writing Competition winners! Below is a complete listing of winners by round:   Round One Winners:   Scott Auden E.J. Churchill . . . Thu, 31 May 2007 22:22:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977016407&grpId=3659174697244428&nav=Groupspace First Chapters Administrator 2007-05-31T22:22:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977014563&grpId=3659174697244428&nav=Groupspace Please send our First Chapters Writing Competition runner-up Geoffrey Edwards your heartfelt congratulations by publishing a comment below. Your Gather username will be included in the published book! . . . Wed, 30 May 2007 22:30:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977014563&grpId=3659174697244428&nav=Groupspace First Chapters Administrator 2007-05-30T22:30:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977014973&grpId=3659174697244428&nav=Groupspace We are thrilled to announce that Terry Shaw, author of The Way Life Should Be is the Grand Prize Winner of Gather.com’s First Chapters Writing Competition. In addition, in a surprise move, Simon . . . Wed, 30 May 2007 22:28:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977014973&grpId=3659174697244428&nav=Groupspace First Chapters Administrator 2007-05-30T22:28:06Z