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Extractions: The pock-marked poetry of Charles Bukowski Notes of a dirty old mankind by Glenn Esterly In preparation for tonight's poetry reading, Charles Bukowski is out in the parking lot, vomiting. He always vomits before readings; crowds give him the jitters. And tonight there's a big crowd. Some 400 noisy students - many of whom have come directly from nearby 49'rs tavern - are packed into an antiseptic auditorium at California State University at Long Beach on this fourth night of something called Poetry Week. Not exactly the kind of event calculated to set the campus astir, as evidenced by the sparse audiences for readings by other poets on the first three nights. But Bukowski always attracts a good crowd. He has a reputation here - for his performances as well as his poetry. Last time he was here, he had both an afternoon and an evening reading. In between, he got hold of a bottle and slipped over the edge. Too drunk to read at the evening performance, he decided to entertain the students by exchanging insults with them. It developed into quite a show. Backstage, Leo Mailman, publisher of a small literary magazine and coordinator of tonight's reading, peeks between the stage curtains for a look at the audience and says: "A lot of these people are repeaters from his last reading. Some of them were disappointed by his drunkenness; they thought they got ripped off. But a lot of others were perfectly satisfied because they felt they got a look at the real Bukowski - you know, the legendary gruff, dirty old man, the drunk who doesn't give a damn and goes around looking for fights. They saw Bukowski in the raw.
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Extractions: The first part of this article (#106, November 2000) dealt with general issues of documentation in the four leading styles: APA, CBE, CMS, and MLA. In this second part, we focus on the documentation of online sources. As any teacher knows who requires documented papers, students are relying more and more on the Internet, especially the World Wide Web, for source material for their papers. Indeed, many students will use nothing but web sources if they are not specifically required to include print sources. This trend raises two issues: how to evaluate the worth and reliability of web sources, and how to document them in a paper. It is easy for students to use a search engine and type in keywords that ultimately point them to the info they are looking for. In fact, students like to treat the web as a replacement for the library. However, the way in which information is found in the library requires students to evaluate the sources. For instance, while researching in the library, students will look in specific directories and read abstracts in order to decide if the source is useful prior to reading the source. Researching on the web is not as intensive. A key word search can lead straight to an article. Therefore, students need to think about more than just finding information when they use the net. The Internet is not any different from other sources in this respect. The excitement of finding something useful for a paper often overwhelms students, and they forget to look for author and title as well as other important things, like the last time the source was updated.
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Extractions: Use "and" or "+" between terms for more specific searches COOL TOOLS Calendar Collectors' Links Bookshelf Fraud Resources ... Classifieds AUCTIONBYTES Our Writers Write For Us Press Advertising ... Recommend! AuctionBytes-Update Authors Ina Steiner is Editor and Publisher of AuctionBytes.com. She has a background in marketing and research in the high-tech and publishing fields. If you have story ideas, comments or questions, send them to ina@auctionbytes.com CONTRIBUTING EDITORS David Steiner is President of Steiner Associates, producer of AuctionBytes.com. David has been a television producer since 1988 (thus his great auction photos!). He collects just about anything from antique tools to trading cards. Email him at dsteiner@auctionbytes.com Michele Alice is AuctionBytes-Update Contributing Editor. Michele is a freelance writer in the Berkshire mountains of Massachusetts. She collects books, science fiction memorabilia and more! Email her at makalice@adelphia.net
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Extractions: F inding specific information on the Web can be a frustrating experience. It seems that after spending hours on the Web, all you have to show for it is eye strain. In this article I will talk about places on the Web to find information on specific genres of interest to writers. While I can't cover all areas, I'll focus on eight specific genres: young adult and children's writing, Christian writing, drama and playwriting, mystery, poetry, romance, history, and science fiction. Now let's get to the sites. In each genre I've listed the Web sites in alphabetical order. If a site is particularly excellent, I've added a " Recommended " note. Here are some quick links to jump to a specific topic: Aaron Shepherd's Kidwriter Page
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Extractions: The only thing I ever wanted to be was a famous author, emphasis on the "author" part. If I were in a hurry to be famous, I wouldn't be writing books for children and teen-agers, the most under-rated, demanding, audience in America. Still, if I keep plodding along and doing my best, people will start to recognize my name. A few people already do. For half of 2002 and all of 2003, I have thought of little that was more recent than the Pleistocene. Back in the mid-90s, I wrote a time-travel story about a modern girl who goes back 11,000 years to live with mammoth hunters at the end of the Ice Age in Texas. Inexplicably, it was rejected several times. This turned out to be a good thing, ecause in the course of reading something completely different I discovered that I had made a major mistake in Chapter 7. Turns out the only honeybees in the Western Hemisphere at the end of the Pleistocene were tropical. That honeybee scene served three structural and four thematic purposes. Oh, well. So I e-mailed the editor I had most recently submitted it to - who happened to be Susan Van Metre, my editor for The Ghost Sitter - and told her to send it back so I could do an extensive re-research and rewrite. The trouble was, I had a day job, and it's impossible to do research properly with a fulltime job. Well, maybe if you're a research librarian. (I really wish I'd gone to library school.) So when Susan kept asking me when I was going to get the story back to her, I kept saying I didn't know. Eventually she offered me money, I negotiated to cut my job back to four days a week. After long weekends spent in libraries, a research trip to the important Paleo-Indian sites of
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Extractions: Okay. So youve figured out that you would like to write for magazines, newspapers, and e-zines. Unfortunately, so have about eight gazillion other people on this planet. Therefore, you have to stand out from the crowd. You have to sparkle. How do you do this? Simple. It all starts with The Big Idea. The first secret you must learn in this funny business is that you dont actually have to write the whole article to get a job. In fact, only bright green novices attempt to write the whole thing before selling it. What you do need, however, is the IDEA for the great story. You will use this great idea to convince editors to pay you exorbitant amounts of money via a proposal letter (called a query letter. But youll learn about that in a minute). So, where will you find this Big Idea? Well, youve heard that wise adage write what you know. Thats a wonderful mantra for finding your jumping-off point. You dont need to stick to what you know for the specific focus of your story, but tap into your already huge vat of knowledge to find the storys basis. This is how you will become an expert. Experts are in demand. People with stories arent. What you have to do is sneak your stories into your areas of expertise. Example: lets say your hobbies and interests include fishing, watching talk shows, and traveling. Good! You are a potential expert in those areas. Jot these things down. Now comes the fun part: brainstorming.
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Extractions: Freelance Writing Web Resources Free Media Lists www.gebbieinc.com : PR and media directory with free listings of newspapers, radio and television. Click on media links then indicate state for individual lists and links. http://dir.yahoo.com/News_and_Media Choose media categories and regions. www.congress.org Click on Media Guide on left side of page. Click on state on map. Get direct links to all newspapers, magazines, and TV stations in that state. Freelance writing tips and paying markets www.writingfordollars.com free e-zine for writers. Tips, Tricks and ideas plus some current markets. Free e-book on 83 Ways to Make Money Writing with free subscription. One of best newsletters. www.worldwidefreelance.com : Lists over 1000 publications with writers guidelines. Paid listings, but worth the nominal cost. www.writersweekly.com : Largest freelance e-zine. Great articles and resources. Frequent writing contests. www.mediabistro.com Writing courses and freelance markets. Has paid and free levels. www.writejobs.com
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Extractions: Listed below are some Web sites we feel are useful resources for mystery writers. The links are all indexed for your convenience. To view a category, click one of the links below. To return to this index, click the Back to Index link at the bottom of each section. If you know of a Web site that features resources for writers, or you are a MWA FL Chapter member with a Web site, please forward a description of the Web and the URL to Webmaster Doug Sahlin at: das001@earthlink.net Member Web Sites Bookstores Florida Web Sites ... Other Member Web Sites Laura Belgrave Zelda Becht Melody Bussey Carolyn Cain ... Dirk Wyle Bookstores Murder on Miami Beach If it's mystery you want, this is the place to get it. Chronicles Bookshop "We're Your Book Store At Your Door!" PLEASE NOTE NEW E-MAIL: staff@chroniclesbookshop.com
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