Brent Hedtke : Q&A With Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero Since turning pro at the age of 18, Guerrero has an undefeated record of 110 writers note Doghouse Boxing would like to thank Robert and his team, http://www.doghouseboxing.com/Hedtke/Hedtke031404.htm
Extractions: -Kirkus Reviews (starred review) With twenty-four bestsellers and more than 40 million copies in print between them, Jonathan and Faye Kellerman are the indisputable royal couple of crime fiction. Now for the first time, the bestselling authors team up to deliver the first book in a new series of short crime fiction. DOUBLE HOMICIDE (Warner Books Hardcover/ October 5, 2004/ $23.95) is a feast for mystery lovers, featuring two engrossing tales of detective sleuthing jointly written by the authors. Published as a reversible volume featuring two different covers and alternating top billing for each, DOUBLE HOMICIDE seamlessly combines the Kellermans' individual strengths as crime writers, while creating two distinct and equally compelling detective stories. Set against the arid backdrop of Santa Fe's bustling arts community, "Still Life" skillfully captures the tensions and intrigue of a small-town murder. Detectives Darrel Two Moons, an ex-army brat and former Marine, and Steve Katz, a hard-boiled New Yorker with a troubled ex-wife, are called to investigate the murder of a rich art gallery owner, Larry Olafson. No stranger to enemies, Olafson was engaged in a protracted court battle with a local elderly couple, but could they have pulled off the hit? As they work their way through the evidence, the detectives are plagued by a host of questions: why is Katz's ex-wife's name in the deceased's PalmPilot? And should Two Moons mention his own contretemps with the victim several months back? As the biting winds blow though Santa Fe, Two Moons and Katz enter a dangerous world where art and murder collide.
University Of Texas Women's Resource Center | Cool Texas Women From athletes to singers, from businesswomen to writers, Texas women have went on to win seventeen consecutive tournaments before turning pro in 1947. http://studentorgs.utexas.edu/wrc/cool.htm
Extractions: Entrepreneur and Philanthropist Mary Kay Ash was born in Hot Wells, TX. She was a talented salesperson from an early age. She sold a child psychology book door-to-door in the late 1930s and then was a sales representative and manager at the Stanley Home Products Company for many years. After retiring in 1963, she decided to write a book to help women thrive in the male-dominated world of business. But as she made two lists, one that contained the good things she had seen in companies she'd worked for, one with things she thought could be improved, she realized that she had just created a marketing plan for a successful company of her own. Ash was also a noted philanthropist. After her husband, Mel, died of cancer, she became committed to fighting the disease and finding a cure. She raised a great deal of money for research, then established the Mary Kay Ash Charitable Foundation, a non-profit public foundation that provides funding for research of leading cancers affecting women, in 1996. She was instrumental in passing legislation in Texas for insurance coverage of mammograms. She was also active in raising funds for cancer research through the Komen Foundation, the American Cancer Society, and the Mary Kay Ash Center for Cancer Immunotherapy Research at St. Paul Medical Center in Dallas. In 2001, the company and foundation expanded its philanthropic efforts to address the growing epidemic of violence against women by underwriting a documentary on domestic violence that aired nationwide on PBS.
"Sent From Down Below, Mother-In-Law" earning a 290 worldwide ranking after turning pro out of USC I see more and more cool up-and-coming female writers, but there s not a lot of us. http://www.wga.org/craft/interviews/kochoff.html
Extractions: Anya Kochoff If it weren't for her bad hamstrings, Anya Kochoff might never have become a screenwriter. The new comedy Monster-in-Law has her enjoying the thrill of seeing her first script to hit the big screen, but in the early nineties she was actually dedicated to a professional tennis career. She apparently wasn't bad either, earning a 290 world-wide ranking after turning pro out of U.S.C. When two separate hamstring injuries put the kibosh on her athletic dreams, she had to reassess. The Breakers and both installments of Dr. Dolittle . It proved an invaluable training in the craft of screenwriting and, after helping to hone so many stories and scripts, she eventually decided to write her own. Since 2000, she has been writing and has already sold three feature scripts, four pitches, and two television shows. Kochoff spoke with the WGAw web site about what informed her script for Monster-in-Law , the dearth of women screenwriters in Hollywood, and why she's got cabin fever. Tell me a bit about the origins of Monster-in-Law I'm always looking for really good background ideas for romantic comedies. Over the last four or five years I've been hearing stories; most of my friends are married and on their second kids now, and I can't even tell you how much they complain about their mother-in-laws. Unbelievable. Actually the complaints about the mothers-in-law are worse than their complaints about their husbands.
HBO: Boxing - Shane Mosley Mosley has consistently overcome the odds since turning pro. Shane was the 1998 Fighter of the Year as chosen by the Boxing writers Association of http://www.hbo.com/boxing/fighters/mosley/index.shtml
Extractions: It would be easy for "Sugar" Shane Mosley to be a content man. But Mosley will not be content until he climbs that final hurdle. A man who had previously known only victory in a star-studded career, he lost his World Boxing Council welterweight championship to Vernon Forrest on January 26, 2002, in New York and could not regain the belt in a rematch on July 20, 2002 in Indianapolis. Mosley has consistently overcome the odds since turning pro. He and his father, Jack, have formed one of the most successful tandems in the business. Jack Mosley trained his son since his amateur days and led him to dizzying heights in the pros. Shane was the 1998 Fighter of the Year as chosen by the Boxing Writers Association of America. Jack Mosley was the Trainer of the Year in 1998, the first time the organization has honored father and son in the same year.
ChicagoSports.com - Jordan In Favor Of Age Minimum If kids are focusing in high school on turning pro, the first thing they re going 75 percent voting from the Baseball writers Association of America. http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/columnists/cs-050627mitchell,1,73
University Of Delaware: THE ISHMAEL REED PAPERS Major Black writers, 1971, Scholastic Voice, 1970 Sep 14, and Scholastic Scope, Typescript drafts include turning pro, Datsun s Death, Bitter http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/findaids/reed/works02.htm
Extractions: I.6. Miscellaneous writing Box Folder Contents 11 Series I. Works (cont'd) Series I.2 Poetry, 1963-1994 Poems published separately, 1963-1993 F307 "Time and the Eagle." Umbra No. 2, 1963 Dec Copy of Umbra Number 2, a list of names and addresses of Umbra poets, and flyers announcing some of the group's activities. F308 "Rain, Rain On the Splintered Girl." Negro Digest , 1966 Sep Letter from Hoyt W. Fuller, managing editor of the Negro Digest accepting the poem for publication and a photocopy of the published poem. F309 "For Cardinal Spellman Who Hated Voodoo." I-Kon , 1968 Mar 27 Letter from Susan Sherman of I-kon accepting the poem and a photocopy of the published poem and copy of the magazine. F310 "The Feral Pioneers."
ASNE High School Journalism - How do you cover a favorite team without turning into a public relations person? It may not sound like much, but trust me I ve heard pro beat writers http://www.highschooljournalism.org/Students/Ask_A_Pro/Detail.cfm?askaproid=39
Outskirts Press turning writers into successful novelists with printon-demand publishing services and e-commerce webpages for each published book. http://www.outskirtspress.com
TheBearInsider.com: Cal Fans Rush To Alehouse By Rob Edwards Staff Writer Date Aug 7, 2005 When players approach Tedford to discuss turning pro early, he says he advises them just as if the guy http://california.scout.com/2/420345.html
Extractions: Featuring a pair of sold-out events in Walnut Creek and Sacramento and a third in Berkeley that attracted a huge throng, the tour was rated an unqualified success by attendees. Fans had an opportunity to question Tedford about the outlook for the 2005 season, to purchase a variety of items, and to obtain autographs from the two-time Pac-10 Coach of the Year. MEMORIAL STADIUM With regard to Memorial Stadium renovations, Tedford was succinct: "It's going to happen". This last summer, he said, a significant amount of behind the scenes work has taken place, including a whirlwind trip by Tedford, AD Sandy Barbour, several administrators and major donors to Texas, Ohio, Pennsylvania and North Carolina to look at what other schools are doing and how those ideas can be applied at Cal. Tedford reported that ground will be broken following the 2006 season and that the home field for games in 2007 has not yet been decided. Tedford told attendees that he believes the student section location directly behind the Cal team bench is "a tradition not to be lost".
| Home | Charles Stuart "The Bass Doctor" Fishing Article Page So You Want to Turn pro Travel and vacation time play an important role in your decision to turn pro. You will need a minimum 6 weeks vacation per http://www.findthefish.com/writers/CharlesStuart/charlesstuart-turnpro.htm
Extractions: By: The Bass Doctor (Charles Stuart) Many people would like to compete on the tournament trails, and would do very well, even win large sums of money. What about you? The first thing you have to ask yourself is, "do I have what it takes"? I will try to outline below some of the roadblocks and requirements to answer your questions. Well to start with, you need angling know-how. A good understanding of the lifestyle and habitat of the fish you want to catch, including feeding and mating habits. Then, you have to think like a fish! These are just a few of the prerequisites you will need before "stepping up to the plate". I began fishing in London, England at the age of six on the banks of the river Thames. Ten years later, I was competing in local tournaments or matches against some of the best in the country. Using the oldest cliché of all "I was hooked". By the age of twenty, I was fishing in championship competition in different lakes, rivers and streams, all over Europe. When I arrived in the United States thirteen years ago, I fished European style and kept catching these unusual fish called largemouth bass (they are not native to Europe, however some have been found in Italy and Spain). Five years ago I joined a local Long Island bass club and it was there that I laid down the foundation for what I do today. I began watching the club's senior members catch bass consistently. I learned and used their styles combining them with my own and formed a set of techniques that I use today.
C A R O L . Q U E E N and was asked to write the intro for a book about sex work, turning pro. Besides the erotic novel mentioned above, I ma noted erotic writer with http://www.carolqueen.com/pages/faq.html
Extractions: Dear Carol: I want to invite you to speak at my campus/appear on my TV or radio show/do a workshop in my town. Is there a list anywhere of the things you talk about? Answer: Yes! After getting this question about a zillion times, I just made such a list. Here goes (hold tight; I don't call myself a "sexological overachiever" for nothing)! And please note that if the topic isn't here, it doesn't mean I can't talk about it. Have a glance at the Bibliography page as well, which I've just updated with the titles of my essays and stories, not just the books they're in; you might get some ideas from looking at that. I have a PhD in sexology and a special interest in a field I call "cultural sexology" that is, analyzing the role of sex in culture. So from that perspective I can add a sort of "commentary track" on just about any topic. This is how Toronto City TV's series SexTV typically uses me; they come up with a topic and then have me on as one of the people explicating it. I often do this on panels as well. Of course I can host and talk about Good Vibrations, of which I am Staff Sexologist and a co-owner: as a business that sells sex toys, books and videos; as a women-owned (and worker-owned) business, and one that values information and educates our staff accordingly. Other GV angles: our antique vibrator collection (which I help curate), and our line of women-directed erotic movies. (The one I made is about the g-spot.) I've also made a video (not through GV) about using vibrators.
The Poet At Work: Turning Your Day Job Into Poetry Shanna Germain is a Portland writer and photographer. Over the years, she has heldand written poems about I m partly a liaison man, and partly pro http://www.writing-world.com/poetry/work.shtml
Extractions: HOME GETTING STARTED AUTHOR'S BOOKSHELF WRITERS WANTED ... Contact Us Shanna Germain is a Portland writer and photographer. Over the years, she has heldand written poems about a myriad of jobs, including bartender, paramedic, firefighter, and grocery store clerk. Her work poetry has been published in a variety of publications, including The Adirondack Review, Mediphors and Pre-Hospital Emergency Care. Visit her website at http://www.shannagermain.com Poetry doesn't pay. Or it doesn't pay enough, anyway. So, unless you're independently wealthy or you've found a way to marry into money, chances are you do something besides write poetry to put food on the table. Maybe you stand in a checkout line all day. Maybe you file people's tax returns. Maybe you spend your days teaching children their ABC's. It doesn't matter; whatever your day job is, no matter how grandiose or mundane, it can be turned into poetry. Over the years, many well-known poets have written about their work. Robert Frost's experiences of mending walls and picking apples were the catalyst for his classic poems. John Updike wrote of the disconcerting feeling of returning to work after time off in his poem
Diaz-Holt On “Shobox.” Boxing News SaddoBoxing Writers Predict Miguel Angel Cotto vs. Mohamad Abdulaev. 9, 2004, in Newark, NJ Before turning pro at age 19 on March 30, 2001, http://www.saddoboxing.com/582-diaz-holt-shobox.html
Extractions: The Big Debate: Erik âEl Terribleâ Morales vs. Zahir Raheem The Big Debate: Markus Beyer vs. Omar Sheika. The Big Debate: Fernando Vargas vs. Javier Castillejo The Big Debate: Ricardo Mayorga vs. Michele Piccirillo. ... âGentlemanâ Glen Johnson vs. Antonio âMagic Manâ Tarver II. Latest 10 Round By Rounds
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Extractions: An independent New York literary agent with eighteen years of experience, Donald Maass is the founder and president of the Donald Maass Literary Agency, which represents over 100 novelists, including such award-winning authors as mystery writer Anne Perry, science fiction writer Christopher Priest, cartoonist Chris Browne ( Hägar the Horrible ) and the estate of Pulitzer Prize winner MacKinlay Kantor ( Andersonville Mr. Maass is himself the author of fourteen pseudonymous novels, including four Nancy Drew mysteries. He has also written The Career Novelist: A Literary Agent Offers Strategies for Success . He is a member of: The Author's Guild, Mystery Writers of America, Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, Horror Writers of America, Women Writing the West, and is Vice-President of the literary branch of the Association of Authors' Representatives. The questions below were submitted by various members of the Internet Chapter (IC). IC: Do you handle paperback originals? DM: Yes. Original paperback publication has long been common in the romance, science fiction and western fields. In recent years, some authors in the mystery field have also made successful starts in paperback. Original paperback is not for everyone, though. Mainstream and literary fiction, which depend heavily on reviews, probably need the added boost of hardcover.
Www.AndrewSullivan.com - Daily Dish So Im turning to you people. Any Danes out there? Any ideas? Straight writers have a hard enough time avoiding gay issues, let alone gay writers. http://www.andrewsullivan.com/
Extractions: THE FASCISTS IN THE "ANTI-WAR" MOVEMENT: Hitch calls it like it is . I'm sorry, but I can respect criticism of the conduct of this war. In fact, I find it hard to respect those who refuse to subject the conduct of this war to constructive criticism. But I cannot respect the organizations and agenda that pollute such legitimate criticism, or their fellow-travelers. Anyone who attends rallies organized by International ANSWER deserves no quarter and no hearing. And the notion that abruptly abandoning the beleaguered Iraqi people to the tender mercy of Jihadists is somehow "progressive" boggles the mind. As Hitch observed of the motley crew in Washington last weekend: "Was there a single placard saying, "No to Jihad"? Of course not. Or a single placard saying, "Yes to Kurdish self-determination" or "We support Afghan women's struggle"? Don't make me laugh." EMAIL OF THE DAY: "Your post on the children's book with scary liberals under beds reminded me of a column by G. K. Chesterton from the Illustrated London News (June 15, 1912 in the Ignatius Press Collected Works edition). He tells of a "Socialist Sunday School" and of a friend seeing "a string of small, thin children, with small, thin voices, singing in a shrill but lifeless manner the following words:
Making Light: Squick And Squee The slash fiction writers may turn to other genres, and they may carry a Hurt/comfort is a part of the Id Vortex that pro writers *do* get close to, http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/005871.html
Extractions: Posted by Teresa at 12:03 AM * 277 comments Ellen Fremedon, in her Live Journal Cenelice to ganganne hwaer gegan hafde naenig man aer , gets right in there and wrestles with the embarrassingly shameless heart of storytelling; also good fanwriting, bad prowriting, and what she calls the Id Vortex. (And where are my manners? Belatedly: Thank you, Debra Doyle, for the original link.) Further thoughts next morning: Handling that material is a real issue for a lot of writers. Few of the strategies they use for dealing with it are wholly satisfactory. F.I., DIY One of the things you see most often is the narrative collapsing into formulaic language. As Robyn Bender once observed, My wise friend RW Which is spot on. THE MOST CRACKTASTIC THING EVAR, Then went on: And the profic? Almost uniformly sucks.
