http://nmallen.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Nicole A. en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Thu, 07 Jan 2010 21:54:54 GMT 2010-01-07T21:54:54Z 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=281474977658729 This week on WritersNewsWeekly.com Karen Bence writes about adding paranormal elements to mystery fiction. "At a recent author event, I was asked what possessed me to include “ghosts” in my “mystery” . . . Fri, 17 Apr 2009 16:26:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977658729 Nicole A. 2009-04-17T16:26:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977649469 Fans of Scribd be warned: The days of downloading books for free onto your computer may be numbered. Scribd is a California-based website that allows users to download books for free and upload new documents, . . . Tue, 07 Apr 2009 20:07:05 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977649469 Nicole A. 2009-04-07T20:07:05Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977618712 Would you like to get your work onto WNW? Would you like a basket of free books? Are you trying to kill time at work, but the boss has blocked YouTube? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, . . . Mon, 09 Mar 2009 21:33:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977618712 Nicole A. 2009-03-09T21:33:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977600159 Britney Spears is getting ready to ‘write’ a tell-all memoir detailing her recent behavior in the past few years, and top publishers are abuzz with who will get the deal. Editors with Dutton and Harper . . . Thu, 19 Feb 2009 21:13:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977600159 Nicole A. 2009-02-19T21:13:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977591507 If WNW readers are anything like the WNW staff, then they are probably addicted to Lost, the ABC hit show about the goings-on of a mysterious island. What’s even better are the literary references . . . Wed, 11 Feb 2009 20:58:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977591507 Nicole A. 2009-02-11T20:58:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977571709 TheBabyWebsite.com is reporting that 50% of British parents polled by the site said they would not read fairytales to their children until they were at least 5 years old. The reason? 20% said that the . . . Fri, 23 Jan 2009 16:01:54 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977571709 Nicole A. 2009-01-23T16:01:54Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977557393 This week on WritersNewsWeekly.com Karen Bence, author of Midnight Revelations (SterlingHouse Publisher 2008), writes about the kind of ghosts that you keep locked in your head–those counter-productive . . . Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:31:59 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977557393 Nicole A. 2009-01-08T20:31:59Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977554042   Two other WritersNewsWeekly columnists awarded Honorable Mentions Carlotta Holton, WNW columnist and author of Salem Pact , Touching the Dead and Vampire Resurrection (SterlingHouse . . . Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:35:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977554042 Nicole A. 2009-01-05T18:35:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977504909 Congratulations to Joshua Barnak, winner of the WNW Horror Short Story Contest! Lamia was chosen by a panel of judges for its creativity, story structure and surprise ending! Michael sat up in bed . . . Wed, 12 Nov 2008 18:40:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977504909 Nicole A. 2008-11-12T18:40:37Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977484774 Oprah publicly chastised James Frey after his memoir, A Million Little Pieces was found to be a fake account of his drug addiction and subsequent withdrawal. When readers learned the truth about Frey . . . Tue, 21 Oct 2008 20:32:53 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977484774 Nicole A. 2008-10-21T20:32:53Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977478426 Attention all horror writers: Have a short story that is truly terrifying? Enter your short story in the WNW 2008 Horror Writing Contest! A panel of judges will determine the most shockingly horrific tale, . . . Wed, 15 Oct 2008 15:45:57 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977478426 Nicole A. 2008-10-15T15:45:57Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977462489 A new announcement from Google this week has the literary world abuzz—Google has made the books that it features in Google Book Search available to embed on any website or blog. The new feature . . . Mon, 29 Sep 2008 15:39:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977462489 Nicole A. 2008-09-29T15:39:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977445206 Make room Cat in the Hat, Berenstain Bears and Curious George—you’re being replaced with John McCain, Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton. Believe it or not, it’s true. Three new children’s books on . . . Wed, 10 Sep 2008 15:43:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977445206 Nicole A. 2008-09-10T15:43:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977441317 This week WritersNewsWeekly.com asked Barbara Wilhelm (Mela Barrows Bennett), author of Murder Makes the Rounds: What makes a thriller a medical thriller? "What makes a thriller or a suspense . . . Fri, 05 Sep 2008 21:49:03 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977441317 Nicole A. 2008-09-05T21:49:03Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977432641 Industry insiders are calling it a sign of the times: More and more publishers are encouraging authors to promote their books online in what is being called a virtual book tour. The way it works is . . . Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:30:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977432641 Nicole A. 2008-08-28T18:30:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977420752 Random House is pulling the plug on the much anticipated historical novel by Sherry Jones, titled “The Jewel of Medina.” The book was to be released August 12, however the book publication has been canceled . . . Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:34:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977420752 Nicole A. 2008-08-13T18:34:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977415906 This week on WritersNewsWeekly.com: The American Library Association (ALA) has announced that the 27th anniversary of Banned Books Week (BBW) will take place September 27- October 4, 2008 at libraries . . . Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:52:04 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977415906 Nicole A. 2008-08-07T14:52:04Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977415284 This week Barbara Harris Whitfield shares the story of her interview with Don Imus along with tips for authors doing radio interviews. "...It’s April 1990. My first book, Full Circle: The Near-Death . . . Wed, 06 Aug 2008 19:08:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977415284 Nicole A. 2008-08-06T19:08:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977411276 In WritersNewsWeekly.com's first issue, Dan Wright wrote an editorial on his opinion of the Chick-Lit genre. "Now, I don’t want to discourage anyone who writes Chick-Lit, nor do I want to . . . Fri, 01 Aug 2008 15:36:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977411276 Nicole A. 2008-08-01T15:36:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977409038 An Iranian family has won a last minute reprieve from deportation this week after being wanted for allegedly having a copy of The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie. The book has caused an uproar in Muslim . . . Tue, 29 Jul 2008 18:14:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977409038 Nicole A. 2008-07-29T18:14:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977405557 It was reported in the July 7, 2008 issue of Publishers Weekly that the Barbara Bauer defamation-of-character lawsuit against Wikimedia Foundation and 19 bloggers and websites was dismissed. After checking . . . Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:09:09 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977405557 Nicole A. 2008-07-24T16:09:09Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977394490 WritersNewsWeekly has searched the U.S in pursuit of finding the best spots for writers looking for inspiration in some of our country's busiest cities. Not sure what to do this summer? Consider visiting . . . Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:33:33 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977394490 Nicole A. 2008-07-10T14:33:33Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977383028 This week Lindley Homol writes about fan fiction: "According to Charles Caleb Colton, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. It is not immediately clear whether fan fiction, the creation . . . Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:39:50 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977383028 Nicole A. 2008-06-26T15:39:50Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977380614 "With soaring oil prices, the war in Iraq, debates over the world climate, and healthcare concerns, education and literacy have taken a backseat in the 2008 presidential election. Much is at stake . . . Mon, 23 Jun 2008 18:53:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977380614 Nicole A. 2008-06-23T18:53:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977371100 Lindley Homol writes about Green Publishing at WritersNewsWeekly.com this week The publishing industry may be the newest follower in the trend to go green. According to workshops presented at the . . . Thu, 12 Jun 2008 20:46:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977371100 Nicole A. 2008-06-12T20:46:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977369119 After months of prep work and over-time, Book Expo America went off without a hitch in sunny Los Angeles, CA. Traffic jams aside, the BEA in LA was a pleasant experience, with over 28,000 people in attendance . . . Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:10:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977369119 Nicole A. 2008-06-11T14:10:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977363533 This week Dr. James S. Payne, author of the PeopleWise Series published by SterlingHouse Publisher, shares his thoughts on how to break away from Writer's Block. "When you allow tension . . . Fri, 06 Jun 2008 18:37:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977363533 Nicole A. 2008-06-06T18:37:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977354918 Tyler Oaks, author of Ruby Rest and regular columnist at WritersNewsWeekly.com, recently wrote about her home town Modesto, California...  "Before driving back to give a speech at my alma . . . Tue, 27 May 2008 19:00:40 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977354918 Nicole A. 2008-05-27T19:00:40Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977352097 On June 6, 2008, the Superior Court of New Jersey will hear Wikipedia's argument to be removed from the lawsuit Barbara Bauer Literary Agency vs. Wikipedia Foundation, Inc. ("Wikimedia.") . . . Fri, 23 May 2008 16:22:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977352097 Nicole A. 2008-05-23T16:22:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977350612 For the past two weeks Dr. James S. Payne, author of the PeopleWise Series (Published by SterlingHouse), has been exploring the subject of creativity.  In last week's article for WritersNewsWeekly.com, . . . Wed, 21 May 2008 20:03:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977350612 Nicole A. 2008-05-21T20:03:42Z