More and more these days, publishing online is a possibility that I suggest to my workshop participants, but whether the option of publishing on a blog or a website is right for you, and what you choose to publish there, will depend on your writing goals, your audience and other factors.
I recently asked author Rebecca Rosenblum, who created the entertaining blog "Rose-coloured," for her thoughts and she was intrigued enough to blog on this topic. Drop in and see what she has to say at
http://rebecca-rosenblum.blogspot.com/2009/12/self-publishing-online-any-takers.html
If you're curious about self-publishing online, or are already doing it, Rebecca and I would like to hear your opinions (or your concerns or questions). There is so much experimentation going on out there with electronic publishing that there's no "right" answer for everyone. We encourage you to comment on her post on "Rose-coloured."
Rebecca and I were fellow judges in the 2009 U of T Magazine short fiction contest. She is the author of a short-story collection Once, which won the Metcalf-Rooke Award, and her second collection, The Big Dream, has been accepted for publication by Biblioasis.
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While I'm posting, let me also wish everyone reading this the best of the season. May you experience joy and good health in the new year -- and of course, time to revel in reading and writing!
Just a reminder to those on my Google Groups list not to reply to this message directly. You can go to my blog and comment there, or write me directly at lattamemoirs@gmail.com
Happy holidays,
Allyson Latta
Worth Browsing (updated monthly)
- Slate: "Father of All Memoirs" by Ben Yagoda (posted 30/12/2009)
- 2009 Globe 100: "Biography, Memoir and Correspondence" (posted 30/12/2009)
- New York Times: "Modern Love" essays (posted 29/12/2009)
- Brevity: Submission Guidelines (posted 29/12/2009)
- PodLit: The Podcast of Creative Nonfiction (posted 29/12/2009)
- Brevity: "From Confession to Craft: Memoir as Its Own Reward" (posted 29/12/2009)
The Writers Den / Worth Browsing
Scroll to the bottom of this page to read my interviews in "The Writers Den: Conversations on Memoir." And check out more links to online articles of interest under "Worth Browsing" in the sidebar.
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Friday, November 13, 2009
Allyson's interview with Markham Village Writers
My interview with Donna Marrin, founder of Markham Village Writers, has been published.
I hope you will visit their new site. The interview appears at http://markhamvillagewriters.com/focus-on
I hope you will visit their new site. The interview appears at http://markhamvillagewriters.com/focus-on
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Tilya Gallay Helfield to be published in journal "carte blanche"
"Stars" is one of the chapters in a collection of creative nonfiction stories that she has been working on. Other short stories and essays written by Tilya have appeared in The Fiddlehead, TV Guide, Viewpoints, Monday Morning, Winner's Circle Anthology and on www.theoccupiedgarden.com.
Tilya is a talented visual artist and writer who has participated in some of my online memoir workshops.
Congratulations, Tilya.
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