Hi!

Thanks for your interest in "Just About Write." This newsletter hopes "To Inform and Encourage Writers, Poets, & Readers,"  to showcase authors and publicize their works, and to give readers a chance to contribute, too.

I definitely will need the help of many contributors to make this a valuable addition to each author’s publicity campaign.You want to be seen? Contribute! Often, if you want to. I’ll try to showcase as many authors per issue as seems reasonable, without snowing people under.

Through this ezine/newsletter, I intend to provide the following:

• Articles of interest to writers-- hone your craft, learn promoting and marketing tips--but anything appropriate will be considered
• Author bios--meet authors in their own words
• Reviews--read opinions, or even submit them
• Poems--send in your favorites (that you’ve written yourself); two if they’re short
• Editing Bits and Bites--selections about various aspects of editing
• Reflections--share thoughts with other readers
• Interviews--I’ve had a suggestion for interviews. If you have any you would like to share, send them on. Later, I will try to set up some specific questions we can use.

I’m also toying with the idea of offering excerpts from published or unpublished works. This publication is for you, and its success depends on your input. Each month, I hope to present articles on writing, marketing, and/or promoting that I believe you will find helpful.

In addition, I want to give our readers a chance to go behind the scenes to meet the authors, so this publication will feature author bios from various venues--published and unpublished; mainstream and genre; gay and lesbian; poetry and fan fiction.

I also plan on posting book reviews--perhaps even on books awaiting publication--and highlighting one or more poems each month. Editing Bits and Bites will feature self-editing tips and miscellaneous editing articles.
Another feature will be Reflections--personal insights into some facet of your writing, reading, or poetic outpourings. All are welcome to submit their thoughts to this subject.

Contributions for articles on various phases of writing, marketing, and promoting are solicited, and your 5-line sig (signature with advertisement as part of it) can be included at the end of the article you submit. Tell us what works for you in one or more of those areas. I’ll be the sole judge of the relevancy of each article and which ones will be published within this newsletter.

Each issue will contain one or more author bios, and your submissions are solicited. Don’t be too bookish; an open, friendly tone that has that personal touch is preferred. A 5-line sig is allowed and encouraged.

Reviews are solicited, also. It’s all right to tell what you don’t like about the story, just don’t slam the author in any way. If I consider that what you send is questionable, I’ll contact you before publication. A 5-line sig can be included, and reviewers send material with the understanding that the reviews may be used by authors for their own publicity needs; for example, with proper attribution to the reviewer and this Web site, they may post the reviews to online booksellers or use them as book blurbs. And, please, don’t give away the plot!

If you’re looking for a review, let me know, and I’ll advertise for a reviewer. You’ll be responsible for sending them your book, and I make no guarantees about the review you will receive. (You might want to ask them for a sample review, before sending your book.)

I will edit the reviews for grammar and sense. Be aware that we might ask you to reciprocate! And because this is a monthly publication, you’ll need to allow for a long lead time before you’ll receive the review. I would like to build a nucleus of talented and fair-minded reviewers, but that remains to be seen.

At least one poem will be published each month, again from your contributions. Send yours in, or get stuck with mine. <g> A 5-line sig can be included.

The Reflections column is open to all. This is a sort of "Letters to the Editor," opportunity or just a chance to wax philosophically about something related to writing, publishing, reading, etc. Go lightly on the rants, if any, and keep all negativity impersonal. And, please, no book synopsis or advertising in this section, though brief mentions are okay as part of the article (For example, "I spent the whole morning working on "Book Title.") A 5-line sig can be included.

E-mail your bio, articles, reviews, poems, interviews, reflections, or anything you consider noteworthy to nanndunne@justaboutwrite.com with these words in the subject line, as appropriate: "JAW Bio-yourlastname" or "JAW Article-yourlastname" or "JAW Review-yourlastname" or "JAW Poem-yourlastname" or "JAW reflections-yourlastname." (You get the idea.)

At the end of your bio, or as part of it, include the name(s) of your work(s) and the url of your Web site, and remember to send your 5-line sig (if you want one) with your contributions. Please understand that, as editor, I reserve the right to edit your copy or shorten it at my discretion.

Pornographic material will not be accepted or advertised.

Here's a chance for authors to get some exposure, plus reviews, plus useful information--even some pre-publication notice. And a chance to help fellow authors get the same, while providing fans and readers with some interesting insights into the writing process and the people involved with it. Help me keep the public interested!

I am open to any suggestions for improvements or additions.

Disclaimer: All submitters are responsible for acquiring permissions to publish any copyrighted material in this newsletter. Nann Dunne and "Just About Write" will not be held responsible. If the material submitted is not accompanied by proof of the permissions, it will not be accepted.

Thanks, folks. Get those minds and fingers busy, pleeeeeeeeeeeaaaase. Remember, this is a showcase opportunity for you.