Welcome to Silent Screaming, the Annette Gisby newsletter.

In this issue:

NEWS
BOOK REVIEWS
CONTESTS/OFFERS
JOKE
QOUTE
FEATURED BOOKS/SITES

So you've heard of e-books and know that you can read them on your computer, did you know that you can also read them on your PDA or Palm devices? My e-book, Shadows of the Rose, has just recently been
added to the Palm shop, so if you have a Palm device you can order it from here:
http://www.palmdigitalmedia.com/book.cgi/1894841808

There are plenty of other e-books available as well, not just mine. :-)

I've been ill and away on vacation, so I haven't updated Beth's Journal this month, but I did put up a new travelogue of our holiday to the Bahamas, you can read it here:
http://homepages.which.net/~annette.gisby/bahamas.htm

If you need to email me, please use annette.gisby@which.net

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Book Reviews
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Darker
by Simon Clark
Horror/Suspense
Reviewed by Annette Gisby


Rosemary Snow didn't know what made her get into the car with the stranger, it wasn't something she'd ever thought she'd do, but there was just something about him that inspired trust. But she should have listened to all those warnings, for the stranger, Michael, was not as he seemed.

Richard Young was looking forward to spending some quality time with his family, imagining picnics and days out, but when Michael knocks on their door, it's the beginning of a week from hell. Although bloodstained, the stranger is not the innocent victim he seems.

Something is chasing him, something unseen that flattens everything and everyone in its path. By coming to Richard Young's house, the unseen entitiy is now after him and his family and they have no option
but to trust the stranger and run, keeping him with them.

Seeming to take an excessive interest in his four year old daughter, Amy, Richard worries they Michael is a sexual predator, but no, Michael has something altogether different planned for Amy and there
is nothing they can do to stop it...

The pace of this book is relentless, reading it is like running as much as the characters are. You just know when at the beginning that Richard Young and his family are having such a good time, that it can't last, that something terrible will happen, and it does.

You just want to keep turning the pages, but at the same time you want to hide behind a cushion so you don't have to see what awful thing will happen next.

The book however doesn't rely on blood and gore to shock you, it's more a build up of suspense and your own imagination, although there are some scenes which are not for the faint hearted.

An excellent read.

Reviewed by Annette Gisby
author of Drowning Rapunzel and Shadows of the Rose.
www.annettegisby.n3.net

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Writer's Online Marketplace
How and Where to Get Published Online
Compiled by Debbie Ridpath Ohi
ISBN: 1582970165
Nonfiction
Reviewer Contact: HoJoReviews@aol.com
Publisher Link: www.writersdigestbooks.com

Who Says Online Doesn't Pay?

Reviewed by Carolyn Howard-Johnson, award-winning author of This is the Place and Harkening: A Collection of Stories Remembered

Listen up, writers!

Writer's Online Marketplace is a book you'll want on your desk. Enough of these willy-nilly submissions.This book will put you on track.

Debbie Ridpath Ohi has compiled a book of informative articles-sage advice from other writers--to go with a section of very complete "Market Listings," all paying!

It covers everything from the very basics to "Insider Views." It even has a section that addresses "Online Promotion," my favorite subject. Its strength, however, is that list of more than 300 sites that pay their authors and the advice it gives on how to trace down sites that have changed addresses.

Each entry in Online Marketplace is very complete; that is a boon to writers looking for new markets because it curtails the amount of research they must do for themselves. Because the entries are so detailed, the book would benefit from some easily spotted codes or
icons at the beginning of each listing. Perhaps we can look forward to that in the next edition. I'm sure there will be one. Authors will want to keep on top of this rapidly changing market in yearly editions.

In the meantime, the author offers a bonus. You can check out updates on these markets at www.electricpenguin.com/wom/

(Carolyn Howard-Johnson's first novel, This is the Place, has won eight awards. Her newly released Harkening: A Collection of Stories Remembered has
won three. Kristie Leigh Maguire, author, says "Carolyn Howard-Johnson will be
one of the greats."
Learn more at: http://carolynhowardjohnson.com.)

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Desert Heat
Kristie Leigh Maguire
Romantica

Romantica is a new genre that has emerged, a cross between Romance and Erotica, romantic tales where the story doesn't end with a closed bedroom door. Not for everyone then, but for those who like their romance a bit spicer, you can't go far wrong with this tale from the queen of the genre, Kristie Liegh Maguire.

Steve and Marcie have been happily married for years and feel that nothing can come between them. Until that is, Marcie falls for Jim, her new boss. How can she fall for another man when she is so happy with Steve? Can she really love two men at once?

The plot is pacy and the descriptions of the places are so well done that you can imagine you are there, whether it's in a deserted desert canyon or the bright lights of Las Vegas.

The sexual tension simmers between Marcie and Jim throughout, and it is surprising how they finally get together.

The passages are erotic and literary, with emotions clearly evident.

If you want something a bit different and spicy than your average romance book, give Desert Heat a try.

Reviewed by Annette Gisby, author of Drowning Rapunzel and Shadows of the Rose.

www.annettegisby.n3.net

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How to Publish Your Articles
A Complete Guide to Making the Right Publication Say Yes
By Shirley Kawa-Jump
Square One Writers Guides
Hardback, First Edition
ISBN:0743448782
Publisher Link:
http://www.squareonepublishers.com/titles_howtopublisharticle.html
Adult
Nonfiction/How-To for Writers
To contact reviewer, Carolyn Howard-Johnson: HoJoReviews@aol.com
Rating 5 of 5

How to Publish Your Articles is Basic
And Advanced-A One-Read Does It All

Reviewed by Carolyn Howard-Johnson, award-winning author of This is the Place and Harkening: A Collection of Stories Remembered

I asked for a coy of How to Publish Your Articles by Shirley Kawa-Jump because I'm writing a series of how-to books for retailers and wanted to recommend a tell-it-all book on a subject I would just be touching
on. Having published many articles in the national and local media, I was afraid I wouldn't find a good one, that I would be too tough a critic.

Now I'll have to eat my fears. If that is similar to eating crow, so be it. Having published more than 2500 articles herself, Kawa-Jump's book is thorough and knowledgeable. It's also both basic enough for
beginners and advanced enough to be a good review for accomplished writers. Seasoned article writers might even find a new tidbit or two that will help them with marketing, with their contracts or with building their careers.

What I liked best about HTPYA is that it gives a mini insider's view of how an article reaches a publication's desk and it does it for categories from large consumer magazines to e-outlets.

I was surprised that the chapter I found the most rewarding was all about goals. Obviously, my retailers who choose to pursue writing articles in their area of expertise are going to have to narrow their
goals very drastically. If it will work for someone with such a strict objective, it's sure to do even more for writers with big dreams.

(Carolyn Howard-Johnson's first novel, This is the Place, has won eight awards. Her newly released Harkening: A Collection of Stories Remember has won
three. Paul St. John Fleming says, "Howard-Johnson is one hell of a writer." Learn more at: http://carolynhowardjohnson.com.)

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Contests/Markets
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Boston Review Short Story Contest
Entry Fee: $20
Prizes: $1,000 plus publication in Boston Review
Closing date: 1st October 2003
Details: original, unpublished stories, 4,000 words or less.
More details on website, including address to send entries:
http://bostonreview.mit.edu/contests.html

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Word Smitten TenTen Contest
Entry Fee: $15
Prizes: a grant for $1010
Closing date: 1st July 2003
Details: Word Count must be exactly 1010 words. Unpublished work only.
More details on website, including submission details (online submission
only for this one.)

http://www.wordsmitten.com/1010fiction.html

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Fish Publishing Short Story Contest
Entry Fee: $16 or 15 Euros, per first story is required
Prizes: 1,500 Euros (approx $1,500) and publication in anthology.
Closing Date: Yearly, 30th November.
Details: 5,000 words or less, must be typed at least 1.5 space, one
side and minimum 12pt font. More details and address on website:
http://www.fishpublishing.com/short_story_how.htm

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Zoetrope Screenplay Contest
Entry Fee: $30, or $40 for late entries
Prizes: $5,000 and film will be considered for option to be made
into a movie.
Closing date: early, 1st August 2003, late, 1 September 2003.
Details: Screenplays must be pre-registered online first before you
can enter. More details on website, including submission details
http://www.zoetrope.com/contests/index.cgi

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Zoetrope All Story Fiction Contest
Entry Fee: $15 per story
Prizes: $1,000, $500, $250 plus mention on website and in the magazine.
Closing date: 1st October 2003
Details: Any literary genre, unpublished, 5,000 words or less. More
details on website:
http://www.all-story.com/news.cgi?story_id=17

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VERY BAD JOKE OF THE MONTH
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What do modern artists eat for breakfast?

Surreal!

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QUOTE OF THE MONTH
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"Your manuscript is both good and original, but the part that is good
is not original and the part that is original is not good." - Samuel
Johnson (attributed)


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FEATURED BOOKS/SITES
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Blood and Fog
by Nancy Holder
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0743400399/104-3986642-5243133?vi=glance

A novel based on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"
(I'll be reviewing it soon.)


Anna-Versery: The Poetry of Anna Marie Fritz
by Anna Marie Fritz
http://www.bookstotreasure.net/

A book of poetry.

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Georgia's Ghostly Getaways
by Kathleen Walls
http://www.katywalls.com/

Travel book with a difference.

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Granite Island
by Nina M. Osier
http://www.geocities.com/nina_osier/MainstreamBookshelf.html

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Par for the Course
by Janet Elaine Smith
http://www.janetelainesmith.com

Romance, time travel, Mary Queen of Scots and golf, what more could you
want?

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Desert Heat
by Kristie Leigh Maguire
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0972851321/qid=1057063507/sr=1-2/ref=sr_1_2/104-3986642-5243133?v=glance&s=books


If you like your romance hot and spicy, then this is the book for
you!


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Take care till next time,
Annette

www.annettegisby.n3.net