Witches, Witches Everywhere... (Short Story) - 10/26/2006 6:16:03 PM
Wonderful fictional, or should I say real, account of the witchcraft trials. Your explanations of the girls' thought processes at the time hit the nail on the head. Everybody must have been paranoid. Thanks for this.
Brett
Witches, Witches Everywhere... (Short Story) - 10/26/2006 4:54:51 PM
Liked it; very well done~
(((HUGS))) and much love, your Tx. friend, Karen Lynn. :D
Writing Prompt (Short Story) - 10/20/2006 1:07:17 AM
This is a great write here Jill, I enjoyed
God Bless
Michelle~
Writing Prompt: Journal Entry (Short Story) - 10/20/2006 1:05:54 AM
This is great Jill, from the beginning to the end, you had me drawn in
God Bless
Michelle~
Labyrinth of Emotion (Short Story) - 6/23/2006 9:37:46 PM
very good,but you know this!
Labyrinth of Emotion (Short Story) - 5/3/2006 7:34:06 PM
Wonderful inspirational write, Jill!
God bless,
Sandie.
Labyrinth of Emotion (Short Story) - 4/30/2006 12:00:46 AM
A deeply spiritual journey. Entertaining and deep. The only suggestion I can make for improvement would be to cut back strongly on the sense of a narrator talking about the woman and her feelings (narrative intrusion), and get the reader into her head more for a more intimate POV (point of view). This will bond the readers more strongly to the character and make them care more about her journey. All other elements were strong, powerful, and absorbing.
Labyrinth of Emotion (Short Story) - 4/25/2006 9:55:09 AM
Jill
Sparkling spirituality is always the best
Well crafted prose
Peter
Weapons of Mass Poetry (Article) - 5/13/2006 11:47:26 AM
I did not realize the importance of poetry to the Yemeni. I know that I should not be surprised, though. Poetry is powerful. Thank you for this article.
Susan
Writers Beware (Article) - 5/2/2006 1:49:45 PM
Jill
You are to be applauded for this timely and much needed warning...
Love and Peace
Peter
Earth Day 2006 (Article) - 4/22/2006 1:58:39 PM
Thanks for the excellent information and wonderful article.
Cynthia
Missing the Point (Article) - 5/18/2005 1:07:45 PM
Well, I don't do many book signings, due to health, but I have to say I sell books, and I enjoy hearing what my readers say at those booksignings. Booksignings are to meet the public and get yourself seen by that public, not necessarily to sell books.
Personally, I think Radio and TV really is a place to concentrate publicity efforts, but you have to have a decent engaging personality to carry it thorugh and a good PR person to get it done. Attitude gets you nowhere.
I agree, there are many writers groups that are a waste of time if all you are looking for is the social hour, and do nothing really to promote your work to those who will buy your books. I write intrigue, so I belong to Sisters in Crime and will be looking into other mystery/intrigue groups for opportunities with my next novel release. I look for writers groups that usually publish catalogs of their members releases, and that go out to bookstores for review and purchase. It's good marketing.
Writing is a craft. What bugs me is when an author has one book out, then s/he starts giving writing classes. One book does not give one the credentials or the experience to give writing classes. One book means it was "dumb luck" and you still don't know what the hell you did right or wrong to get yourself published. It will take years and many books under your belt before you know what you are talking about...should anybody care to listen.
It sounds as though you do not have a good overview of what "publicity" is all about ,and when you seek a professional, you are the one deciding what to do, and discounting the current marketplace professional's advice. Your expectations are either unrealistic, or so off base, you need to do some homework to get you where you think you should be and how to do it. Are you sure you aren't seeking out professional help just to prove them wrong?
It is easy to get discouraged as a writer. You need a thick skin; if not, you wallow in your own misery, and it will show in your writing efforts, indeed, in everything you do.
I hope you keep writing, and listen to those who have "been there and done that".
ELizabeth
Erotica vs. Romance (Article) - 12/11/2004 6:39:14 AM
Hear hear!
I personally avoid erotica. I agree with all that you've said and nothing further needs to be added.
Thanks for the excellent article.
Chanti
What Publishers Embrace vs. Creative Freedom (Article) - 11/27/2004 9:24:28 PM
Hello,
And thanks also for this article.
The light you shed on this subject is much appreciated.
ShyPoet1 aka Jimmy L. Holder
What Publishers Embrace vs. Creative Freedom (Article) - 11/26/2004 8:27:22 PM
Oh, this is so like being in a support group! I feel validated when I hear others express my thoughts this way. We need to show those cookie-cutter publishers another way.
What Publishers Embrace vs. Creative Freedom (Article) - 11/26/2004 6:40:45 PM
I applaud this write! Thank you for reiterating what I need to hear on occasions, "Believe in your dreams and make them your reality." I am picking my head back up, eyes peering into the sky, donning my wings, pen and paper ready...and I begin to fly!
What Publishers Embrace vs. Creative Freedom (Article) - 11/25/2004 2:17:07 PM
This is a great write, ty for the information and encouragement provided here...
God Bless
Michelle~
What Publishers Embrace vs. Creative Freedom (Article) - 11/25/2004 11:25:10 AM
I agree with that and just recently when I sent in my second novel to be published it was sent back probably unread. So they were condescending and I threw that off. The book was read by others and so I just said okay try another one. Suppose Steven King had given up. Sometimes one has to remember to be true to themselves as your creation is unique as your child is.
Break in or break away...Traditional, POD, Small Press or Self Publishing...Any way you slice it, yo (Article) - 7/10/2004 9:13:10 AM
Having just returned from a one year hiatus in Japan, I don't have a printer on hand as yet but, if I did, this article is one I would certainly want to keep on file. [Reason being is that, since I did go the POD route with my first novel and had received a few good reviews from objective sources, I had been thinking of going the agent/publisher route with it. Appreciate your fresh insights in respect to that.] Anyway, best of luck in both your literary - as well as monetary - pursuits, Ms. Terry.
Phantom Lover (Poetry) - 9/13/2009 1:47:22 AM
Desires burning word by word until the smoke gets in your eyes calling for a tear of regret.
Georg
Eternal (Poetry) - 3/6/2008 1:12:21 PM
I like this poem.. it says so much in so few words!
Phantom Lover (Poetry) - 1/3/2007 10:12:18 AM
Oh, my! What a perfectly tantalizing piece! I admired your ability to weave such passion into your work. Well done!
Phantom Lover (Poetry) - 12/1/2006 6:30:12 PM
oh, i do like the passion in this poem ... nice!
Phantom Lover (Poetry) - 11/28/2006 9:39:36 PM
What a wonderful place to be.
Phantom Lover (Poetry) - 11/27/2006 6:18:57 PM
I can relate so well. There are those who forever leave an imprint in our lives. I don't believe we ever lose this but experience enriches us in ways we can't imagine. Beautifully written.
Chanti
We Each Hold the Key (Poetry) - 8/9/2006 5:31:10 PM
the power does move within us ... there are those who cannot venture through the portal of consciousness and then there are those move through its doors quite frequently ... they have not only found the key but are key keepers to the source of truth ... you expressed your theme with focus and insight ...
Eternal (Poetry) - 7/3/2006 4:11:24 PM
great job done, with such few words
Eternal (Poetry) - 6/29/2006 4:45:47 PM
The eye's always tell more than mere words ever can. In so few lines you've penned more thought than most can in volumes.
Eternal (Poetry) - 6/28/2006 7:06:48 PM
Wonderful, terse and subtle and eloquent.
Transition (Poetry) - 6/28/2006 1:31:08 PM
this is superb.
Susan
Transition (Poetry) - 6/28/2006 1:13:50 PM
Well written and expressed fellow poet and very relative.
Chance Meeting (Poetry) - 6/25/2006 8:08:28 PM
Jill, in my opinion, I think this piece is a little too "wordy". I found myself tripping over certain lines and having to go back and read them twice or three times to understand their meaning. I'd also re-think your word choice in a few of your lines. Rule of thumb is: Select just the right word in just the right place.
Chance Meeting (Poetry) - 6/23/2006 9:36:08 PM
i like it!
Chance Meeting (Poetry) - 6/22/2006 5:48:12 PM
OH my how true. Statue counts for nowt, it really is the person, you sound one hellava babe....
For a Moment (Poetry) - 6/20/2006 7:19:08 AM
Nicely crafted, very nice.
For a Moment (Poetry) - 6/20/2006 3:55:27 AM
Wonderful metaphors of life...
Waves meet dawn
suddenly everything becomes bright
plunges into the abyss
swims to shore
only to be touched
once again...
Sandie May Angel a.k.a. Sandie Angel :o)
Esoteric (Poetry) - 5/1/2006 4:29:51 PM
Jill
All is not as it seems..:)
Potent and metaphysical write
Blessings
Peter
Esoteric (Poetry) - 2/27/2006 7:42:20 AM
Interesting piece. I will save it and re-read it often. Like the picture, too.
No Spoken Words (Poetry) - 4/25/2005 1:34:37 PM
Powerful stance. So few words, yet they impact.
Rekindled Memory (Poetry) - 4/25/2005 1:30:37 PM
A splendid write. Thanks for sharing this with us.
Rekindled Memory (Poetry) - 4/11/2005 3:39:30 PM
sweet and nostalgic, i enjoyed
Amour (Poetry) - 7/13/2004 8:11:35 PM
Dear Jill,
How I understand these feelings so well. Exceptional!!
Warm hugs
Elga
Ask Alice (Poetry) - 7/3/2004 9:45:17 PM
Welcome to A.D. This is wonderful poetery very emotional...
Smelling the Wood (Poetry) - 6/27/2004 12:11:00 AM
if it was worth it, then you go as far as necessary to get it back...loved this short, tight piece of yours.
Smelling the Wood (Poetry) - 6/6/2004 11:36:28 AM
Excellent expression.
Anticipation (Poetry) - 6/6/2004 11:32:54 AM
Very nice piece. I like this, thank you.
Smelling the Wood (Poetry) - 5/28/2004 7:51:25 PM
Ashes 2 Ashes, a diamond poem from carbon memoirs.
Scented with many lessons,
blessin's 2 U Jill,
cynth'ya lewis reed
Breathless (Poetry) - 3/31/2004 1:14:15 PM
its wonderful falling in love
and Its written all over you
your muse is very inspired indeed!
- Donna
My Ray of Light (Poetry) - 3/31/2004 1:13:04 PM
this was a beautiful dedication
to a man who lights your fire
and your world.
-Donna
Smelling the Wood (Poetry) - 3/31/2004 1:11:41 PM
I love the resonance you paint
of smoldering passionate love
very nice! Donna
Smelling the Wood (Poetry) - 3/28/2004 7:06:05 AM
Excellent visuals.
"The wood smoke rekindles a memory
of a fire that burned out of control...
An embrace that was heated with passion...
And a spark that lit your world "
Peg
Smelling the Wood (Poetry) - 3/27/2004 7:36:45 PM
Words bringing to life a time and place.....truly lovely......ty, Dani
BTW.....Love your profile picture.
My Ray of Light (Poetry) - 3/27/2004 2:48:15 PM
Jill -
A 'Ray of Light" for all poets to see by - well-done!
Robert
Breathless (Poetry) - 2/14/2004 5:55:37 AM
You certainly have the gift of being able to craft a poem which, in a minimum of words, conveys a maximum of feeling. The ability to generate in the reader emotions similar to those that you felt while writing the poem distinguishes the end result from mere cut-up prose.
You are indeed a true poet.
My Ray of Light (Poetry) - 2/14/2004 5:44:12 AM
The emotional tone of this poem and its ability to create a relationship of understanding between reader and poet makes it a powerful piece of writing. Use of language appropriate to the theme and the poem's brevity are the tools by which you achieved the universality which, in my opinion, is the hallmark of all good poetry.
Wavering Waters (Poetry) - 2/1/2004 10:25:53 AM
Much said in this verse....Really nice...ty, Dani
My Ray of Light (Poetry) - 2/1/2004 10:24:43 AM
Really moving....Love the last two lines....ty, Dani
My Ray of Light (Poetry) - 2/1/2004 6:50:34 AM
well done! i like how you've expressed your emotional light, or lack of it ...
Wavering Waters (Poetry) - 1/24/2004 8:17:30 AM
Ver powerful poem, Jill. Well done!
Overwhelming (Poetry) - 1/11/2004 3:22:40 PM
I love the emotions felt in these verses.
Excellent Peg
Overwhelming (Poetry) - 1/11/2004 2:21:49 PM
i don't know if i would consider it
overwhelming or uplifting
nice write,
thanks,
d.
Breathless (Poetry) - 12/23/2003 10:53:14 AM
You say so much with so little and that is real talent.
God Bless you and Your Loved Ones
Officer William Heffner
Happy Holidays!
Return to Me (Poetry) - 12/16/2003 8:33:35 AM
A nice little poem. Very well written.
Greetings.
Goreja.com
No Spoken Words (Poetry) - 12/4/2003 7:52:39 PM
I couldn't have said it better myself. :0)
Excellent!
Evelyn.
Somewhere in Time (Poetry) - 12/4/2003 7:50:07 PM
This was beautiful also. And you are so welcome, Jill. :0)
Evelyn.
Return to Me (Poetry) - 11/21/2003 5:02:40 PM
Very passionate. Nicely done!
No Spoken Words (Poetry) - 11/21/2003 4:28:40 PM
So much with so little. Excellent.
Cynthia
Breathless (Poetry) - 11/21/2003 3:02:35 PM
This was beautiful. It reads like a card.
Return to Me (Poetry) - 11/21/2003 2:48:30 PM
good one
Breathless (Poetry) - 11/21/2003 2:47:42 PM
i like this
