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THE NEWSLETTER EDITOR'S DESK, by Dawn Copeman
THE WRITER'S DESK: Trademarks, by Moira Allen
NEWS FROM THE WORLD OF WRITING
WRITING JOBS AND OPPORTUNITIES
FEATURE: Virtual Book Tours: A Five Step Planning Process,
by Mohamed Mughal
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FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK
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Slowly, slowly, getting there
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I just wanted to take this opportunity to thank everyone who
emailed me following my last editorial in which I announced I had
suspected Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Your support has meant the
world to me and made it easier to accept what I have and to take
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I have found that by being very strict with myself about how much
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THE WRITER'S DESK - Trademarks, by Moira Allen
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Can I use product names in my fiction?
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Q: I have been told that I cannot use names such as Mercedes, Coke
etc. without including the trademark. This makes no sense to me.
Is it okay to use these without violating trademark laws?
A: Ah, the trademark bugaboo. In fiction, these types of trade
names are used all the time without the trademark symbol. The
primary issue relating to trademark laws is whether you are using
a trademark "generically." For example, when you say, "He grabbed
a Kleenex," do you really mean "Kleenex" or could you have said
"tissue"? Perhaps a better example is the use of trademarks as
verbs -- for example, Xerox gets bent out of shape over people
saying, "I'll Xerox that document for you." They say it's
diluting the trademark, when what you mean is that you'll
photocopy the document -- you may or may not be using a
Xerox-brand photocopier. So if possible, stay away from trade
names used as verbs. Don't say "I'll Scotch-tape it together"
(though I'm not sure Scotch tape is still protected) -- just say
"I'll tape it together."
However, if you want to say that your hero drove off in his
Mercedes while sipping his Coke, which he then spilt over his
Armani suit, you are free to do so without putting little "TMs"
after each word -- or worse, saying that he "sipped his Coca-Cola
(TM)-brand soft drink".
Purists will say that this is a violation of trademark laws --
however, those laws have no "bite." In other words, no lawyer is
going to come after you and sue you for having your hero drinking
a Coke. Other purists will point out that realistic details --
saying that someone drank a Coke vs. a "cola" -- add a great deal
to a story, and I happen to agree with that side of the argument.
But the main thing is, no, you won't get sued.
Can I combine real and fictional characters in an account of a
historical person?
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Q: If I'm writing a book based on the life of someone --
historical drama --there are obviously going to be some fictional
chapters involved. Can I still use the person's name, or must I
change it?
A: As far as I know, if you're writing about a historical person,
there are no "limits" on the extent to which you can use that
person or fictionalize the account. Libel and privacy laws apply
only to living people; thus, you can pretty much write anything
you like about anyone who is dead.
To turn the question around, look at the number of "historical
fiction" novels that are written about completely fictional
characters, but that include historical characters as supporting
characters or to provide a historical context to the novel.
In short, yes, you can write about the historical person, without
changing the name, even though you are adding fictional elements.
The one thing you need to make clear is whether the book is
intended as a work of fiction ("a novel based on the life of XXX")
or whether it is actually intended to be a nonfiction biography
(in which case you would have to be very careful about the
fictional elements).
Copyright (c) 2010 by Moira Allen
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Italian Writers Fight for More Rights
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Four young Italian writers have set up a protest group, Writers in
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Publishing Industry Unlikely to Return to Pre-Recession Heights
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After eight out of ten publishers reported a fall in sales in 2010,
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FEATURE: Virtual Book Tours: A Five Step Planning Process
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By Mohamed Mughal
I participated in an international virtual book tour the third
week of March 2010. The tour focused on my debut novel and on my
overall approach to writing. I had stops in Berlin, Germany;
London, England; and Washington, D.C. This being my first virtual
book tour, I didn't quite know how to plan the event. I took a
deep breath, I planned what I thought made sense and then I took a
head-first dive into the deep end.
Guess what? It was great!
Not only did I have the privilege of direct interactions with
readers world-wide, but the depth, complexity, relevance and humor
of the questions contributed to a number of compelling personal
and literary revelations.
Want to try it yourself? It's not difficult. You can start by
taking a look at the simple, five-step process that I used.
The Five Step Process
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Steps 1 through 4 happen before the tour. These steps don't
necessarily follow a strict sequence of one-after-another. Expect
some overlap in the execution of them. Step 5 happens after the
tour.
Step 1
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Do web searches for literature blogs, particularly those who focus
on your genre. Contact as many as possible and briefly explain
who you are, what you wrote and why they should be open to hosting
you for a virtual book tour.
Being a Maryland-based writer, I'm a member of our state's
writers' association. I went to that organization's website and
contacted fellow members who maintain literary blogs. One of my
blog hosts came from these contacts. I found another of my hosts
through a web search on the terms "literary blogs" and
"book blogs." Not only did she host the tour, she also read the
book and posted a review prior to the tour. I found my third host
by searching for writers with similar demographics as mine. Be
persistent. I contacted three dozen blogs before finding three
willing to host my virtual book tour.
Be creative. Look around and see what's current and what fits
your needs. Sitting here drafting this article, I did a quick
search on "book blogs." The second item that came up lists 101
book blogs with clickable links grouped into categories like
Librarian Blogs, Fiction, Younger Readers, Science Fiction,
Fantasy, and Adventure.
Step 2
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Once you've gotten commitments from the number and the type of
blogs that you want on your tour (I wanted three literary blogs),
confirm tour dates with each host.
Here's sample text for an e-mail message that you can use to
confirm your tour dates. You're welcome to cut and paste the
language. Just make sure you change the names (smile):
To: Your Hosts
Subject: Proposed Dates, Mohamed's Virtual Book Tour
Dear Inna, Imran and Austin,
Thanks again to each of you for agreeing to host my virtual
book tour in March. Let's do the tour the week of 21 March
2010. Proposed dates for each blog stop are:
21-23 March 2010, "Onions and Tea" by Inna Selipanov, Germany
22-24 March 2010, "Not-quite-a-blog" by Imran Ahmad,
United Kingdom
23-25 March 2010, "Another Writer's Life" by Austin Camacho,
United States
Are these dates good for you guys?
By 10 March 2010, I'll e-mail each of you an announcement for
the tour. The text will include a short blurb about my book
and a link to my author interview. You're welcome to amend
the announcement to fit your own voice and style before you
post it.
I'll answer up to three questions from visitors at each of
your blogs during the dates noted above. I'll try to answer
questions within a day or less. The first person to post a
question at each blog receives a free signed copy of
"Resolution 786."
I plan to send out four press releases to publicize the tour.
Each release will have your blog URL and the dates of your
participation. My aim is to generate good traffic to the
virtual book tour AND to your blogs in general.
I think this will be fun!
Thanks,
Mohamed
In addition to setting dates for the tour, this message tells
hosts to expect a prewritten tour announcement by a specific date;
it reinforces the mechanics of the tour; and it informs the hosts
of upcoming press releases.
Step 3
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Pre-plan the mechanics of the tour and share this plan with each
of your hosts. Have your hosts share this information with their
blog's readers prior to the tour.
For my event, readers from each blog could ask up to three
questions about my writing and/or book. I developed and posted my
answers in about a day. To increase participation and interest, I
gave a free signed copy of the novel to the first person to post a
question at each blog. I made sure that I included information on
the giveaway in all my press releases and in all announcements
that I posted to my web-site and to other social media sites.
I also wanted to make sure that the information that my hosts
distributed to their readership was consistent and cross-linked.
Here's an example of the text that I asked my hosts to post to
their readers a few days before their portion of the tour began:
Dear fans and readers,
Want a free book signed by the author?
I'm excited to host an international virtual book tour for
Resolution 786. American author Mohamed Mughal will be joining
our blog from 21-23 March 2010 to answer questions about his novel
and about his approach to writing. Mohamed will answer up to
three questions from blog visitors during the dates noted above.
The first visitor to ask a question receives a free signed copy
of Resolution 786!
You can read more about the novel and the author in the
interview posted at http://tinyurl.com/369sjdk
Remember, this is an international book tour so if you miss
Mohamed on my blog, you can still catch him in the U.K. or the
U.S. at:
22-24 March 2010, "Not-quite-a-blog" by Imran Ahmad,
United Kingdom, http://unimagined.typepad.com/unimagined/
23-25 March 2010, "Another Writer's Life" by Austin Camacho,
United States, http://ascamacho.blogspot.com
Providing this information and text to your hosts makes it easier
on them. All they need to do is cut and paste the content into a
post on their blogs. Doing this also allows you to maintain
control over the mechanics of the tour while shaping its overall
message. Insert links to useful background information such as
book reviews and author interviews. Create an integrated set of
tour segments from one blog to another by having each host post
clickable links from their blog to each of the other participating
blogs.
Step 4
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Issue a series of press releases to publicize the tour.
You can issue these releases through a press release service, your
website, local newspapers and through any other social media that
you participate in such as Facebook and Twitter. The idea is to
drive as much traffic as possible to the host blogs and to make
for a better attended virtual event.
I planned a series of four press releases. I issued the first a
month before the tour, the second about three weeks before, the
third about a week before and the last one on the day before the
tour. Here's sample text from one of the press releases:
Virtual Book Tour Puts God on Trial
American literary cubist Mohamed Mughal will participate in an
international virtual book tour for his novel, Resolution 786,
in March 2010. The novel's plot includes a trial of God for
crimes against humanity.
The tour has stops in Germany, the United Kingdom and the United
States. The following blogs are hosting the tour:
21-23 March 2010, "Onions and Tea" by Inna Selipanov, Germany,
http://www.onionsandtea.blogspot.com
22-24 March 2010, "Not-quite-a-blog" by Imran Ahmad,
United Kingdom, http://unimagined.typepad.com/unimagined/
23-25 March 2010, "Another Writer's Life" by Austin Camacho,
United States, http://ascamacho.blogspot.com
The author will answer up to three questions from visitors at
each blog during the dates noted above. The first participant
to ask a question at each blog receives a free signed copy of
Resolution 786.
When asked about the virtual book tour, Mughal said, "The tour
has three blog hosts. These three people collectively represent
three countries, three religions, three races and both genders.
What could be more appropriate for a novel whose central
character is a Jewish Muslim? I couldn't be happier with the
tour's geographic and theological inclusivity. It's a
celebration of and a testament to the multi-variant beauty of
the human race."
You get the idea. In snappy, easy language, tell them who, what,
where, when and why. Make sure you throw in personal interest
material, background information that you think and feel will
resonate with the types of people who might read your books. In
my case, I think my readers will likely have a multicultural
perspective. I emphasize that element of the tour in the last
paragraph of the press release. Since I had an international tour,
I opened the release with my national affiliation. If at all
possible, include clickable links in the press release. Make it
as easy as possible for potential participants to get to where you
want them, posting questions and comments at your host blogs
during the dates of the tour. Finally, think hard about the
titles of your press releases. You want titles that are accurate,
relevant and as compelling as possible.
Step 5
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Once the tour is done, post clickable links to each host's Q&A
segments on your website and on all social media sites in which
you participate.
In addition to my web-site's blog, I posted my virtual book tour's
links on Facebook, hubpages and squidoo. Another idea to maintain
the tour's utility and momentum is to write and publish articles
that focus on various themes that emerged from the tour's
discussions. I have a full set of article topics directly
attributable to the tour's discussions, things like how to develop
believable characters, techniques for creating good dialogue and
the application of different schools of literary expression such
as cubism and absurdism.
Conclusion
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There's an admitted simplicity and logic to the five-step process
and to the implementing details associated with each step. The
art and inspiration come with the personal nuances that you imbue
into the mechanical process. Make it special. Make it you.
Would I do another virtual book tour? Absolutely! Done right,
the process yields increased visibility to an author while
increasing traffic for the host blogs. It's an ideal venue
through which to create and leave behind a long-lasting
cyber-trail of information about your book, about your writing and
about yourself. Most of all, a virtual book tour is a perfect
vehicle through which to enjoy the benefits and revelations of a
real-time, deep conversation with readers and literature
enthusiasts the world over.
>>--------------------------------------------------<<
Mohamed Mughal writes in the schools of literary cubism and
absurdism. Learn more at http://www.mohamedmughal.com.
Copyright (c) 2010 by Mohamed Mughal
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WRITING CONTESTS
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This section lists contests that charge no entry fees. Unless
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For a guide to more than 1000 writing contests throughout the
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THE SCRIBOPHILE SWORDS AND SORCERY WRITING CONTEST
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DEADLINE: August 15, 2010
GENRE: Short Stories
DETAILS: Submit a piece of fantasy-themed (that is wizards, elves,
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PRIZE: 1st place wins a $50 Amazon.com gift card and 2nd wins a
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HELEN SCHAIBLE SHAKESPEAREAN/PETRARCHAN SONNET CONTEST
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DEADLINE: September 1, 2010
GENRE: Poetry
DETAILS: Submit a traditional sonnet.
PRIZES: $50, $35, $15, 3 honorable mentions, 3 special
recognitions.
URL: http://www.illinoispoets.org/pdf/helen-schaible-2010.pdf
GUIDE GECKO GUIDEBOOK CONTEST
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DEADLINE: September 15, 2010
GENRE: Books
DETAILS: Write and submit your own 32 page travel guide to Guide
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PRIZES: 1st, publication of your guide book and a trip to the
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3rd prizes: your book will be showcased at the fair.
URL: http://www.guidegecko.com/writing-contest
POOLE LITERARY FESTIVAL NEW MEDIA PRIZE
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DEADLINE: September 15, 2010
GENRE: Short Stories, nonfiction, poetry, young writers
DETAILS: Two age categories: adult and student. Storytelling,
whether fiction or non-fiction or poetry, written specifically for
delivery and reading/viewing on a PC or Mac, on the web, or via
mobile phone. Could be thought of as a short story, a novel, a
documentary, or poetry. However, "writing" and "literature" in the
digital age now can include words, images, film, animation, and
interactivity for the audience.
PRIZE: £250 and an Apple i-pad for 1st prize winner in each age
category.
URL: http://www.poolelitfest.com/new-media-prize.php
MINOTAUR BOOKS FIRST CRIME NOVEL CONTEST
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DEADLINE: November 13, 2010
GENRE: Books
OPEN TO: any writer, regardless of nationality, who has never been
the author of a published novel. Self-published writers may
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DETAILS: Submit previously unpublished works of book length (no
less than 220 typewritten pages or approximately 60,000 words).
PRIZE: $10,000 advance and a publishing contract from Minotaur
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