News & Articles

President’s Letter
Editor’s Note
LA Times Festival of Books Information
Market Update by Patricia Fry
Ask the Book Doctor: About Pronouns, Prologues, Prefaces, Forewords, Introductions, History Books, and Publishers that Contact You First by Bobbie Christmas
Self-Publishing Manual Volume Two by Dan Poynter—Book Review by Patricia Fry
A Request!
Member News
Eight Ways to Land More Writing Assignments—Not Just Queries by Linda Formichelli
I Hate Bookkeeping by Bill Benitez
Interview with Maureen Woods, Moderator for Book-In-A-Week
How to Position Yourself as an Expert by Patricia Fry

President’s Letter
LA Times Festival of Books Information
Market Update by Patricia Fry
Book Doctor by Bobbie Christmas
Be Your Own Editor—Book Review by Patricia Fry
How to Set Up You Virtual Book Tour by Sandra Beckwith
Member News
Featured Member—David Perkins
Words To Live By by Bonnie Myhrum
Who’s Got the Face? By Doug Snelson

President’s Letter
Editor’s Note
LA Times Festival of Books Information
Market Update by Patricia Fry
Ask the Book Doctor: About Narrative Nonfiction, Memoir, Finding Your Niche, and Page Counts by Bobbie Christmas
The Art and Craft of Cover Design—Book Review by Patricia Fry
Keeping It Together With OneNote by Helen Gallagher
Member News
Unusual Networking by David Perkins
How to Prepare for a More Successful Writer’s Conference by Patricia Fry
Featured Member—Ellen Reid
Words to Live By—Bonnie Myhrum
How to Find and Work with an Illustrator by Andrea Hazard

Table of Contents
President’s Letter
Editor’s Note
New Board Member—Welcome Donna Lee Anderson
LA Times Festival of Books Information
Market Update by Patricia Fry
Book Doctor by Bobbie Christmas
Poemcrazy—Book Review by Patricia Fry
Member News
Blogging to Promote Books, Part II by Andrea Hazard
Blog Carnivals by Joel Friedlander
Monetizing Your Blog: A Beginner’s Experience by Wendy Dager
Untreed Reads by Jay Hartman
Featured Members—James and Lisa Murphy
Writing Something Different by Lin Holdeman

– President’s Letter
– Editor’s Note
– Market Update by Patricia Fry
– Editors Are People Too by Darrell Laurent
– A Special Offer from Linda Formicelli—Ten Query Letter Samples
– Book Doctor by Bobbie Christmas
– Tapping Your Innate Creativity by Barbara Florio Graham
– Give Up Your Dream—Not an Option by June Shaw, author and screenwriter
– Featured Member—Jenevieve Fisher
– Smashwords Dissected by A. William Benitez
– Member News
– Blogging to Promote Books by Andrea Hazard
– Member Blogs

President’s Letter by Susan Daffron
Editor’s Note
Market Update by Patricia Fry
Book Doctor by Bobbie Christmas
Three Excuses That Are Keeping You from a Successful Freelancing Career by Linda Formichelli
Tapping Your Innate Creativity by Barbara Florio Graham
Book Review by Patricia Fry
Words to Live By by Bonnie Myhrum
How to Announce Your Book with an E-Mail Blast by Sandra Beckwith
Member News
Featured Member – Sigrid Macdonald

President’s Letter
Editor’s Note
Market Update by Patricia Fry
Book Doctor by Bobbie Christmas
The Five P’s of Authorship by Patricia Fry
Tapping Your Innate Creativity by Barbara Florio Graham
Tips for Writing Books that Sell by member A. William Benitez
Words to Live By—Bonnie Myhrum
Three Tools to Overcome Speaking Fears by C. Hope Clark
Member News
Featured Member Marian Clayton

– President’s Letter
– Editor’s Note
– Market Update by Patricia Fry
– Book Doctor by Bobbie Christmas
– Book Review by Patricia Fry
– Tapping Your Innate Creativity by Barbara Florio Graham
– Words to Live By by Bonnie Myhrum
– Getting Organized Tips from Members
– Member Blogs and Websites

SPAWNews Table of Contents – July 2010
– President’s Letter from Susan Daffron
– Editor’s Note from Sandra Murphy
– Market Update by Patricia Fry
– Book Doctor by Bobbie Christmas
– Member News
– Book Review by Patricia Fry—Writing for the New Age Market
– Bonus Book Review by Patricia Fry—Writing with a Collaborator
– Featured Member—Roger Ellerton