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Member Bios Welcome to the Latter-day Authors Writer's Forum. Before you dig deeper into forum topics, take a moment to post your personal biography. Please use your full first and last name when you register your user name and when you post your bio. Tell us about your writing projects, your family, your education, a memorable writing experience, a recent trip or vacation, your favorite movie, book, author, color, food or your current interests or hobby and let new forum members get a chance to mingle with long standing members. Post your first and last name in the subject heading and come back often to update your biography and let us catch up on what's going on in your life. Join novelist Kenya Transtrum, Latter-day Authors contributing editor and official greeter, as she welcomes you to our on-line forum along with numerous Latter-day Saints and friends who practice the writer's craft. Moderator Kenya Transtrum |
93 | 973 | Fri Apr 25, 2008 4:22 pm howe1212  |
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News Tell us the latest news. Did you finish your manuscript? Did you sign a publishing agreement? Is there an upcoming writer's conference or workshop you'd like to preview or one you attended that you'd like to discuss? Or maybe you read a news article or viewed a broadcast news piece about writing or publishing of interest to forum members. Family leaving on a mission? Any births in the family? Share your personal news and help Kelly Martinez, Latter-day Authors contributing editor and Deseret News Reporter, and Terrie Bittner, Latter-day Authors assistant editor, search bookstores, publishing houses, and the media for the latest breaking writing news. Moderators Terrie Bittner, Kelly Martinez |
293 | 1878 | Wed Apr 30, 2008 5:16 pm Greg West |
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Humor Need some help adding humor to your writing? Or maybe something in the writing world strikes you funny and you really want to let us in on the joke. Anything quirky happen in your writing world that's worth a giggle? Know a good clean writer's joke? Join humorist Robison Wells & Latter-day Authors contributing editor Tamra Norton, both authors of some really funny books, and discuss some pointers on learning the craft of writing humor or just share a laugh together. Moderators Tamra Norton, Rob Wells |
43 | 203 | Wed Nov 07, 2007 11:35 am Suzanne Reese |
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Words of Inspiration & Motivation Need some help writing inspriational or motivational works? Or maybe you could share some personal motivation to inspire your fellow authors. Is there something that recently inspired your creative muse? From whence cometh your hope? Join Janie Van Komen, Latter-day Authors contributing editor and prolific author of fiction and non-fiction, and share a little inspirational thought among Latter-day saints who practice the writer's craft. Moderator Janie Van Komen |
41 | 309 | Sat Apr 05, 2008 9:04 pm Patricia Wiles |
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Book List A list of published authors who come to this site, the names of their books, along with a brief two to three sentence blurb about their book. Contact T. Lynn at "iwritzz AT yahoo DOT com" for more information about this portion of the forum. Moderator T. Lynn Adams |
7 | 7 | Thu May 03, 2007 6:22 pm T. Lynn Adams |
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April 2008 BIAM Come and get that project out of your head and onto paper! 30 days of writing fun and great camaraderie with fellow writers awaits you. PM (Private Message) Karlene Browning here at the LatterDayAuthors.com forum to join for a full month of fun. Moderators Cindy Bezas, Karlene Browning |
32 | 244 | Wed May 07, 2008 3:12 pm T. Lynn Adams |
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Writing Fiction Do you have a comment or question about writing fiction? Could you use some feedback about creating memorable characters? Or maybe you'd like to share some thoughts on rewriting. Did you make the jump from writing adventure to mystery and want to share your expert advice? What about some hints for finding the voice of your characters? This is the place for sharpening your fiction writing sword. Join novelists David Woolley, Latter-day Authors Chairman of the Board of Directors and Mountainwest Resident, Greg West, author of some wonderful fiction and East Coast native, and Arizona Native, prolific novelist and professional book doctor, Kerry Lynn Blair, and share your collective experience or ask questions of a host of on-line fiction writers waiting to jump into the fray. Moderators David Woolley, Greg West, Kerry Blair |
159 | 1496 | Mon May 05, 2008 11:12 am Paul West |
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Writing for Children, Preteens & Teens Are you the next J.K. Rowling? Do you craft your stories for a younger crowd? Working on an imaginitive children's story or a tale of wonder for preteens? Do you have technical questions about the universally appealing stories for teens and young adults? Join accomplished YA novelist, Cheri Crane, and the prolific Tamra Norton, Latter-Day Authors contributing editor, for a discussion of the inventive world of children's stories, preteen "wonder-year" tales, and teenage coming-of-age stories. Moderators Tamra Norton, Cheri Crane |
59 | 393 | Fri May 02, 2008 4:25 pm remacreh |
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Writing Non-fiction Are you writing the comprehensive history of the World? Working on a treatise of the American Civil or Revolutionary War? Do you have a work in progress on the Mormon Pioneers, gardening or the archeology of ancient Central America? Or maybe you're preparing a new cookbook for publication, a self-help guide or a definitive work on model airplanes of the early 20th century. Do you have some advice for researching and writing Latter-day Saint doctrinal works? What about reserach in general? Join Janie Van Komen, Latter-day Authors contributing editor, experienced researcher, and author of numerous non-fiction works as you share thoughts and answer questions about the rich diversity, the endless possibilities and the rigors of writing non-fiction. Moderator Janie Van Komen |
22 | 161 | Mon Apr 07, 2008 12:50 pm Gary McCallister |
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Writing for Print and Broadcast Journalism Do you write for the local paper? Have a question about preparing scripts for broadcast news? How do you qualify for an internship at the Wall Street Journal? Join Kelly Martinez, reporter for the Deseret News and Latter-day Saint Authors contributing editor, for an on-line discussion of the technical side of writing about the human dramas that play out every day in the time-sensitive, dead-line filled world of journalism. Moderator Kelly Martinez |
1 | 3 | Thu Aug 30, 2007 8:46 am Suzanne Reese |
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Screenwriting, Playwriting & Movie Reviews Looking to adapt your novel to the screen? Have a comment about formatting your screenplay? Are you working on a production for the stage and have a questions for fellow writers? And what about your movie reviews? Were the scene selections appropriate to the story? Was the pacing good? Was the movie visual or dialogue intensive? What was the theme of the movie? Or maybe you just want to share your general impressions. Moderator David Woolley |
28 | 133 | Tue Sep 05, 2006 3:35 pm Gary McCallister |
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Writing Lyrics, Music & Poetry Looking for the right lyrics for your latest song? Can't find the right melody for your score? Need hints for writing a musical? What are the pitfalls you may want to avoid when writing lyrics? Have some thoughts about deepening your poetic voice? Join forum members as they discuss creating lyrics, music and poetry. Moderator Cindy Bezas |
36 | 221 | Wed Apr 23, 2008 8:02 am Gary McCallister |
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Keeping a Writer's Journal Wondering why authors credit journal-writing for much of their inventiveness? Have questions about getting started with your own? Or maybe you can share your own experience with journal-keeping. Join forum members as they discuss the task of starting and maintaining a writer's journal. |
6 | 63 | Tue Jan 09, 2007 1:12 pm Gaynell Parker |
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Wacky On-line Collaboration Archive From time to time forum members let lose in a wacky, sometimes funny, always creative run of collaborative poetry or prose. Those efforts are archived here where you can check out our 2005 Valentines Day poem and watch for more collaborative efforts aimed at letting off a little creative steam and getting a kick out of each others inventiveness. |
10 | 65 | Thu Sep 06, 2007 3:12 pm Jessica Foster |
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Grammar, Editing & Formatting Don't know a hyphen from an m-dash? Have a question about editing or formatting your manuscript? Annoyed by random apostrophes? Passive tense need pepping up? Join our grammar guru, published novelist Robison Wells, as he sets the record straight by running circles around those quirky copy editing questions that befuddle even the most experienced writers. Moderator Rob Wells |
46 | 267 | Mon May 05, 2008 11:16 am Paul West |
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Publishers, Agents, Contracts & Self Publishing Have any experiences with publishers you'd like to share? Why should an author have an agent? How do you find a good one? How do you know a good publishing agreement when you see one? Do you need a lawyer to sort all this out? If you don't want to bother with a publishing house, what should you know about self-publishing before you strike out on your own? Join successfully self-published novelist Greg West in a trade discussion that is sure to prepare you for the business of writing. Moderator Greg West |
4 | 17 | Sat Apr 12, 2008 10:33 am Stephanie Black |
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