hello

Hello Writers :) --Pandora 2011

noreply@blogger.com (Shalla) — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 17:28:21 PDT

hi Writers, Readers, World...

Oh look, a friend of mine got his book published!

Check it... a creepy mall, creepy crawly... my friend's like brilliant so this should be brilliant :)

p.s. I'm on hiatus and life's good...

BTW, here's a mindset to have as a writer...

The Winners Creed

I know that I have the ability to achieve my definite purpose in life:

therefore I demand of myself, persistent, continuous action towards

its attainment and I here and now promise to render such action.

I fully realize that no wealth or position will long endure

unless it is built upon truth and justice;

therefore I will engage in no transaction which does not benefit

all to whom it effects.

I am succeeding by attracting to myself the forces I wish to use

and the cooperation of other people.

I induce others to serve me because of my willingness to serve others.

I eliminate hatred, envy, jealousy, selfishness, cynicism, anger, and fear

by developing a true love for all humanity,

because I know that a negative attitude towards others

will never bring me success.

I cause others to believe in me because I believe in them

and believe in myself.

This is my creed, my quest.

To never stop striving for the top.

To always keep moving forward.

To always be the very best I can be.

I am the power. I am the magic. I can not be stopped. I am a winner.

I promise to always be true to myself

because I am the creator and master of my universe

and I am responsible for making a positive difference in the world

and to the quality of life in it.

I live in constant and never-ending improvement.

- Author Napolean Hill,

Self confidence formula in his book "Think and Grow Rich" .

Source Tony Robbins - Life Mastery, Hawaii

http://www.happinessquest.com/creed.html

COMEDY STAND UP

noreply@blogger.com (Shalla) — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 12:47:22 PST

Build Your Confidence in 2 min. Affirmations Video

noreply@blogger.com (Shalla) — Sat, 27 Nov 2010 01:11:39 PST

Have you read The Secret?

Anyway, if you're a writer and you need a push to get over writer's block, using subliminal affirmations like those in this video may help.

Good luck!

Shalla DeGuzman
www.shalladeguzman.com

Classics: SHORT STORIES The Princess by Anton Chekov

noreply@blogger.com (Shalla) — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:16:02 PDT

Coming Soon!

The Princess

by Anton Chekov

Translated from Russian by Constance Garnett

Narrated by Shalla DeGuzman

Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860-1904) was a Russian physician and writer of short stories and plays.
As Chekhov wrote to a friend, "Medicine is my lawful wife, and literature is my mistress. When I get fed up with one, I spend the night with the other. Though it is irregular, it is less boring this way, and besides, neither of them loses anything through my infidelity."

*read more

When You're In-Love With A Beautiful Woman (Dr. Hook inspired).wmv

noreply@blogger.com (Shalla) — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 07:17:54 PDT

Like Harlequin Romances?

There's nothing like the happiness and comfort that a Harlequin book brings.

Come home with us and celebrate small-town romance in our Harlequin Homecoming sale. And when you buy 2 or more featured books, you'll get a 3rd title FREE!

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Happy Autumn!

Find Shalla on Facebook

http://www.facebook.com/shalladeguzman

Here's a video I made, it's a beautiful song (and okay, I put my pic in--I wanted it next to Lana Turner's :)

2010 SHALLA Magazines

noreply@blogger.com (Shalla) — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 18:40:37 PDT

All SHALLA Magazine for 2010

Now on sale!

Get 10% OFF

on any of our titles by using the coupon code

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That's right, purchase them at amazon and get free shipping (on purchases of $25 or more)

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***To authors who'd like to be published in SHALLA Magazine***

Our beloved SHALLA Magazine is now closed to submissions but it looks like we'll be open to submissions next year 2011.

(So, if you've sent us a submission and you have not heard from us, either look for your name on each of our covers to see if you are published in SHALLA Magazine and look in the inside of each book--on amazon you can search through the table of contents--if you still don't find your name anywhere then we regret but we were unable to include your work. There were times where we thought we could include the work but it just did not work out during formatting ie. it was too long/too short.) We apologize for any inconvenience.

In other news: Follow SHALLA Magazine on Twitter https://twitter.com/SHALLAMagazine

As we are now closed to submissions, no one would be manning our emails but for very important messages, you can reach Shalla DeGuzman at shalla_de_guzman@yahoo.com (please allow ample of time for me to answer since I will only check my emails every few weeks/months or so and title your emails "hi Shalla" otherwise it will be deleted)

Have more questions? Please check our Submissions Page
http://www.shallamagazine.com/submissions.php

Best!
Shalla DeGuzman
http://www.shalladeguzman.com/

SHALLA Magazine: Mannequin Walking is now here!

noreply@blogger.com (Shalla) — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 13:17:53 PDT

ON SALE NOW

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SHALLA Magazine: Mannequin Walking

It's our biggest, thickest edition yet--it's 8x10 with over 200 pages!

Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Horror, Suspense and stories of things in between that can make even a mannequin get up walking, no, no, running!

That's what this SHALLA Magazine issue is all about!

Plus, we are also honoring the grand daddy of these genres: Edgar Allan Poe.

Of course Poe has written horror. You've probably already read "The Raven" and "The Fall of the House of Usher" but did you know that Poe also wrote stories of adventure on the high seas and an awesome balloon ride?

Did you know that Sherlock Holmes and other fictional detectives were based on the characters that Poe had first created?

So, to this original, imaginative, ingenious, remarkable author named Edgar Allan Poe,

we dedicate this SHALLA Magazine: Mannequin Walking issue.

May we also shine with brilliance!

Best!

Shalla DeGuzman, Editor

http://www.blogger.com/goog_1619420162

http://twitter.com/SHALLAMagazine

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Join Shalla and experience the brilliance of so many creative minds...

SHALLA Magazine: Mannequin Walking Issue features Poetry & Fiction by:

Michael Ainesworth

Gary Beck

Mike Berger, PhD

Algernon Blackwood

Eric S. Brown

Gary Budgen

Chris Crittenden

Nabina Das

Paul Eckert

Patricia J. Esposito

John Gorman

Damien Walters Grintalis

Leigh Hunt

John Keats

Sean Monaghan

Nikesh Murali

Amit Parmessur

Miriam Moreno Perez

Edward A. Rodosek

Rebecca Givens Rolland

Craig Watson

Dave Weaver

Changming Yuan

and more...

Bonus!

SHALLA CHATS with Hallie Ephron

"Writing Your Mystery Novel"

by Shalla DeGuzman

page 78

SHALLA CHATS with author of Thrillers Brett Battles

"Elements of a Page Turner"

by Shalla DeGuzman

page 192

Read SHALLA CHATS for FREE at http://www.shalladeguzman.com/

SHALLA Magazine: Shakespearean Follies pocket-edition is now on sale!

noreply@blogger.com (Shalla) — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 05:33:13 PDT

Congrats to our authors!

Congrats SHALLA Magazine!

On sale now

SHALLA Magazine: Shakespearean Follies pocket-edition (Volume 4)

~ Shalla DeGuzman (Editor)

http://www.amazon.com/Shakespearean-Follies-pocket-SHALLA-Magazine/dp/1449958877/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1275565720&sr=1-5

Please click on the cover to read if your work is published in it....

Best!

Shalla DeGuzman

Did you know SHALLA Magazine is now at amazon.de

noreply@blogger.com (Shalla) — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 13:44:16 PDT

Happy Spring 2010!

One Big Puppy Love and Kisses,

Orange Julius
(Shalla's Puppy)

Did you know SHALLA Magazine is now at amazon.de?

(that's the German version of www.amazon.com)

http://www.amazon.de/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?__mk_de_DE=%C5M%C5Z%D5%D1&url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=shalla+deguzman

Blank Canvas Pocket-Edition von Shalla Deguzman von Createspace (Taschenbuch - 7. Januar 2010)

Neu kaufen: EUR 11,99 EUR 10,99

***

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***
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***
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Hi writers, Shalla here, these are just links I found online.
Read more about them, maybe they're just what you're looking for)

News! SHALLA Magazine: Winter Blooms pocket-edition is only $11.69 at www.amazon.com

noreply@blogger.com (Shalla) — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 09:20:59 PDT

Hello everyone!

Guten Tag! Wie geht's?

I'm reading "Das Feuerzeug" (the lighter) by Hans Christian Andersen... did you know you can listen to German short stories for free? And lots of other books for free as well.

You can find them at http://librivox.org/

Lots of free books, the text plus the audio reading of them...

I've also been listening to radio stations from around the world. I figured, if I'm learning languages, I should listen to them being spoken regularly.

That’s Free too at http://www.radiotime.com/

You can even find Filipino radio stations... nothing in Cancun, Mexico though... but I got Paris and Frankfurt.

The French have a lot of nice French songs and lots of radio stations with singing, the German ones though, mostly talk and news... when songs are played they're usually in English. I will find a good German radio station with German folk music, German lyrics and fun German talk, I know it.

The Mexican radio stations have some fun Spanish talk, something like Regis and Kelly or KISS FM Rick Dees talk in Spanish.

SHALLA Magazine: Winter Blooms pocket-edition is only $11.69 & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25 at www.amazon.com

http://www.amazon.com/Winter-Blooms-pocket-SHALLA-Magazine/dp/1449902057/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1270568583&sr=8-3

By the way, come join me at Facebook. I'm posting a lot more often there, especially about my latest personal projects. I figured, you gotta be happy in this life. Follow your bliss... so I'm learning German, French and Spanish at the moment. Vacationing is a lot more fun when I can visit with the locals, take classes, learn the culture, etc..

Anyway, my facebook's at http://www.facebook.com/shalladeguzman

SHALLA CHATS with NY Times best-selling romance novelist Jennifer Blake

noreply@blogger.com (Shalla) — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 19:16:49 PDT

Listen to NY Times best-selling romance novelist Jennifer Blake's insights...

http://shalla.podomatic.com/

SHALLA CHATS with best-selling romance novelist Jennifer ...

Shalla DeGuzman's Podcast

Thanks for Ordering our SHALLA Magazine: Winter Blooms pocket-edition

noreply@blogger.com (Shalla) — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 02:25:22 PDT

Have you joined SHALLA in Facebook?

http://www.facebook.com/shalladeguzman

Here's part of my (Shalla's) latest post...

As for me, Shalla, what have I been doing?
I'm practicing my German, Spanish and French... I tried to do one after the other but that was too boring, so I'm doing all--nothing complicated.
I wake up, I do my vocal warm-up (from voice lessons), that's actually been improving my singing voice, makes it so much easier to sing and hold higher notes.
Then, I play my Pimsleur French while I'm feeding my cats.

I play my Pimsleur Spanish/German while I'm doing Gilad (that's the exercise guy on Fit TV)
So, there you go, I also try to watch movies I like to watch/rewatch in either Spanish or German or French (mostly Spanish and German)

http://www.facebook.com/shalladeguzman

Join SHALLA in Twitter too
http://twitter.com/SHALLAMagazine

Who are the very talented authors & poets featured in this SHALLA Magazine: Winter Blooms pocket-edition?

Murray Alfredson

Dan Campbell

Nabina Das

Richard Fein

Isabelle Ghaneh

Carole Hall

Deepak Kapur

James Keane

Anthony Kendrick

Angel Lombard

Jack Phillips Lowe

Jenni Meredith

Suchoon Mo

Christopher Mulrooney

Nikhil Parekh

Shawn Proctor

Nanette Rayman Rivera

Linda Leedy Schneider

Ray Succre

Christopher Woods

Steve Wheeler

& more...

http://www.shalladeguzman.com/books/smartauthorstoolkit/contents.php

PART ONE

Fundamentals of Writing and Publishing

Read some Sample Queries

Writing the Winning Query Letter

SHALLA CHATS with Dorchester author, Tess Mallory

*read more

SHALLA Magazine: Winter Blooms pocket-edition is out now!

noreply@blogger.com (Shalla) — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:06:44 PST

SHALLA Magazine: Winter Blooms pocket-edition

By Shalla DeGuzman

Order it here!

https://www.createspace.com/3410810

Or at amazon.com

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Enter a literary realm both filled with the wisdom of nature and the angst of man. In A COW By Deepak Kapur, the story of a cow forces a man to face the madness in his life. While in Anthony Kendrick's poem Departure, you feel the emptiness in leaving a memorable place.

Famous authors such as Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Emily Dickinson,

Henry David Thoreau and Shakespeare personify nature so well, you'll

think it can drop by for lunch and a cup of tea. That's why we're

including their work in this issue.

But as always, we like to mix it up so you'll also find genre work

like Christopher J. Dwyer's Scars and Salvation: One and

something so rated G, it's got a baby and a mommy going on a high

seas adventure in their bowl of soup!

Why? We just love words!

May you rediscover the beauty of words and of nature with our SHALLA Magazine: Winter Blooms pocket-edition.

Best!

Shalla DeGuzman, Editor

http://www.shallamagazine.com/

http://www.shalladeguzman.com/

http://twitter.com/SHALLAMagazine

Who are the very talented authors & poets featured in this SHALLA Magazine?

Murray Alfredson

Dan Campbell

Nabina Das

Richard Fein

Isabelle Ghaneh

Carole Hall

Deepak Kapur

James Keane

Anthony Kendrick

Angel Lombard

Jack Phillips Lowe

Jenni Meredith

Suchoon Mo

Christopher Mulrooney

Nikhil Parekh

Shawn Proctor

Nanette Rayman Rivera

Linda Leedy Schneider

Ray Succre

Christopher Woods

Steve Wheeler

& more...

***

Looking for a publisher? A literary agent?

Listen to my interviews with literary agents and a publisher!

And they're all looking for clients like you...

Links to our podcasts are here: http://shalla.podomatic.com/ (Click where it says PLAY, the PLAY button is above and to the left of my picture for each one )

SHALLA CHATS with the VP and Editorial Director at Sourcebooks, Todd Stocke (Sourcebooks, Inc http://www.sourcebooks.com/ )

SHALLA CHATS with literary agent Kelly Sonnack (The Andrea Brown Literary Agency http://www.andreabrownlit.com/ )

SHALLA CHATS with literary agent Jennifer Unter (The Unter Agency http://www.theunteragency.com/ )

Learning how to write a query letter? Here's a sample Query Letter from Charlotte Dillon

noreply@blogger.com (Shalla) — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 09:22:00 PDT

now how to write a Query Letter?

Yes, if you're writing a novel and you'd like a literary agent, an editor or a publisher to read it, you need to write a query letter?

What's a query letter? It's a one page, single spaced letter saying who you are as an author and what you're book is about (in a way that entices the lit agent, editor or publisher to ask you to send it in to them).

This Sample Query Letter is especially brought to us by author Charlotte Dillon.

Charlotte Dillon

Home address
Phone number
Email address
Website address

Date
Editor's name
Editor's title
Publisher's name
Publisher's address

Dear Editor's Name,
A COWBOY'S WILL is a completed 57,000 word contemporary romance set in Louisiana. This story is targeted for the Harlequin American line.
Grady Reid was a good man, and somewhat of a matchmaker. He was also the closest thing to family Cody Lawrence had. When Grady died, he left half of his cattle ranch to Cody. Grady left the other half to his only grandchild, Blair Taylor from New York. They would each get their half, but only if they spent a month together on the ranch. Problem was, a month could seem like a lifetime when two people were so different, and disliked each other as much as Blair and Cody did.
I have been writing for over a decade. Romance is my first love, though I've spent a lot of years doing freelance writing to pay the bills. Over the years I've completed a few other romance novels, some historical. I've been a member of Romance Writers of America, Southern Louisiana Romance Writers, a number of on-line writer's groups, and of a wonderful critique group where I was fortunate to work with a published author while I was still green and had tons to learn.

If you are interested, I will gladly send you either the first three chapters of this story, or the complete manuscript. I have enclosed a synopsis and a SASE for your reply. If you prefer, you can send an e-mail. Thanks very much for your time and consideration.

Sincerely,

Charlotte Dillon

Who is Charlotte Dillon?

Charlotte Dillon is an author. For more on her and her work, please visit her website http://www.charlottedillon.com

Links to our podcasts are here: http://shalla.podomatic.com/ (Click where it says PLAY, the PLAY button is above and to the left of my picture for each one )

SHALLA CHATS with literary agent Kelly Sonnack (The Andrea Brown Literary Agency http://www.andreabrownlit.com/ )

SHALLA CHATS with literary agent Jennifer Unter (The Unter Agency http://www.theunteragency.com/ )

SHALLA CHATS with the VP and Editorial Director at Sourcebooks, Todd Stocke (Sourcebooks, Inc http://www.sourcebooks.com/ )

NEWS

Shalla Chats With Literary Agent Jennifer Unter

by Shalla DeGuzman

is now onsale at amazon too. You can get it for 99 cents there, but it's posted free at podomatic for now, for as long as we have space for it, but at amazon, it's there forever.

http://www.amazon.com/Shalla-Chats-Literary-Agent-Jennifer/dp/B0037DQZWE/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=dmusic&qid=1265552419&sr=8-2

From the Album Shalla Chats With Literary Agent Jennifer Unter

SHALLA: Tarzan of the Apes, finding critique groups

noreply@blogger.com (Shalla) — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 05:46:30 PST

Where to find Tarzan of the Apes

by Edgar Rice Burroughs for FREE

Project Gutenberg, of course!

You can even listen to an audio recording of it at Librivox

http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/6532

Of course, you can always buy it

Tarzan of the Apes (Signet Classics)

How to find a good critique group:

Now, a good critique group can really help even if each writer writes a different genre. In my case anyway, I get a different perspective in looking at my work.
What's a bad critique group?

Jealousy is never good. And worse, if someone likes your story so much that they start writing a story just like it. Stay away from those.
Luckily, I found a nice critique group with members writing from different genres. Everyone's respectful of everyone else's work and the critiques were honest.

We took turns reading our work, and then each one in the group took their turn saying what they thought of what was just read.

Make sure not to take anything personally, I've learned that from writing so much. Sending subs to magazines helped me with that one. You send in your submission and then it can get rejected. That's just how it is. You get rejected enough times (while receiving acceptance here and there) you learn, it's just part of the whole game.

Now that I'm an editor, I see it from one more perspective as well. Sometimes, it's a good piece of work, really, but considering the magazine's specific number of pages it just can't be fitted in the issue, therefore it must be rejected. Oh well. Although, I've made an executive decision on this one, SHALLA Magazine publishes them online with the probability of being published in print in the future.

But I digress. Where did I find my critique group? At the public library. So check your public library and see if there is a writers group. In my case, the library funds and operates it. And they even have tutors, who'd read my work and help me edit it, all for free. Tutors are volunteers, writers from the community. I'll take that.

How to find a local Critique Group

Avatar Movie Review

It's a good movie. James Cameron is so talented. Titanic is still my favorite though--but that could be because I saw Avatar past my bedtime and with the 3-D glasses, and the 3-D animation… well, okay, I may have dozed a little in the beginning of it. But I woke up the second half and was sitting up straight and could not take my eyes off of the movie, as if I got a shot of cappuccino and it was only 11am outside.

I like the message in Avatar. Respect nature. Respect others that may not look or think like you. Great lessons for children to learn and for many adults to remember.

And I built an a-store, that's an Amazon Associates Store

--oh, why not?

http://astore.amazon.com/welovshadeg-20

SHALLA: Writers Conferences

noreply@blogger.com (Shalla) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 06:57:34 PST

Okay, so I went to a writers conference and here's the breakdown...

If you're looking for a literary agent or a publisher,

attend a writers convention!

I met so many literary agents, and of course I had a copy of my synopsis and my manuscripts... I have written a children's picture book, which received a lot of interest and requests for submission.

They're looking for children's books that are silly, funny, no rhymes necessary…

If you're interested in getting your children's book published, check out this group you can join: Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCWI)

Regional

I also interviewed literary agents and even a publisher! And they're all looking for clients. And these are podcasts, yes, you can actually hear me asking the questions and them answering…

Links to our podcasts are here: http://shalla.podomatic.com/ (Click where it says PLAY, the PLAY button is above and to the left of my picture for each one )

SHALLA CHATS with literary agent Kelly Sonnack (The Andrea Brown Literary Agency http://www.andreabrownlit.com/ )

SHALLA CHATS with literary agent Jennifer Unter (The Unter Agency http://www.theunteragency.com/ )

SHALLA CHATS with the VP and Editorial Director at Sourcebooks, Todd Stocke (Sourcebooks, Inc http://www.sourcebooks.com/ )

Foundry Literary Media's literary agent Stephen Barbara has an online class, it's $125 but if she covers the type of genre you're writing it may be helpful to you.

And congrats to Laura Rennert from the Andrea Brown Literary Agency.

Buying, Training, and Caring for Your Dinosaur (Library Binding)

~by Laura Joy Rennert

is now selling at amazon.com

Here's a helpful Guide to Literary Agents

Visit Amazon's Shalla DeGuzman Page

Here's a Writers Conference coming this summer!

***********************************************************

Look what SHALLA found... OWL WHO LAUGHS BLOG LIKES US... :)

Dear OWL WHO LAUGHS,

Thank you for the compliments!

Cleo and everyone at SHALLA Magazine thank you for your kindness...

(Here's the wonderful blog post

http://owlwholaughs.blogspot.com/2009/12/acceptance-in-shalla-magazine.html )

We at SHALLA Magazine always do our best to make it a win-win situation for everyone.

Now, we're putting together more magazine issues, is yours out already? I'll personally make sure your work is featured the best it can be… well, we always do... now, who can OWL WHO LAUGHS be…

Oh, and I'll make sure to tell Patricia Maxwell (aka Jennifer Blake), how you called her the "greatest and most legendary romance novelist of all."

Best to you and to http://owlwholaughs.blogspot.com/ !

Your SHALLA Magazine Editor, Publisher, Cheerleader

Shalla DeGuzman

And for those who'd like to read my interview with the legendary Jennifer Blake...

SHALLA CHATS romance novelist Jennifer Blake

"Writing Best-selling Romance”

by Shalla DeGuzman

http://shalladeguzman.com/shallachats/authors/Jennifer_Blake.php

I can't believe it--SHALLA Magazine is now at amazon!

noreply@blogger.com (Shalla) — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:17:02 PST

SHALLA Magazine: Pop Art pocket-edition

The picture looks great, terrific actually, colors are fine, true to the book.

I like CS, needed a little tweaking here and there--their customer service has improved since I started working with them almost 2 months ago. It's amazing, people who answer the phones seem to know what they're doing now.

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_0_10?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=shalla+magazine&sprefix=shalla+mag

That's how amazon lists our beloved SHALLA Magazines

What am I doing to promote SHALLA Magazine?

I'm starting a SHALLA Radio, where I'm interviewing literary agents, editors, publishers, writers, artists, etc. (It's not even promotion per se, I just like to talk, and it's nice when someone's actually listening, in this case anyone from anywhere in the world!)

I'm already talking to a couple of literary agents interested in doing the interview. It's good for them (they're looking for clients), it's good for me (gets the word about SHALLA Magazine and me, Shalla DeGuzman, out there. Plus I get to meet all these interesting, exciting people in the publishing world.)

Anyone interested in doing an interview (to be podcasted, maybe put in a CD, YouTube, etc), just email me at shalla_de_guzman@yahoo.com with a short bio of you, what book(s) you've already published, what you like to talk about, your phone number where I can call you--if you have Skype, the better, land line good too so you don't use your minutes on your cell phone--make the title of your email, "hi Shalla-radio show" otherwise, it might get deleted... it probably will be deleted without the right emails.

Although, I figured out what to do with spammers. I spam them right back, with the news--buy SHALLA Magazine!

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_0_10?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=shalla+magazine&sprefix=shalla+mag

I know they'll love reading SHALLA Magazine anyway. Everyone will. What makes me say that is--remember the 20 not-so-good-copies of SHALLA Magazine I had ordered out of panic? (my blog right before this one)

Well, last night, after I gave my mother a copy of the magazine, asking her that if she found any mistakes in it such as misspellings (oh, God, I hope not!) to please tell me--I stepped out of the room for about 20 minutes and when I returned, I actually found 4 of my aunts sifting through copies of my magazine, really interested like.

Now, if family can be that interested in my magazine, finding it that exiciting--I rule the world! Master of the Universe! Ha-ha-ha, SHALLA! Master of the Universe! SHALLA Magazine, infiltrating the senses, SHALLA Magazine, better than watching TV, even better than Tivo (wow!)

I even got my cousin Ken to become my fan--okay, some people may call it harassment (or not), but this is how it went:

Hey Ken, are you my fan?
No.
Are you my fan?
No.
Oh, you know you are, are you my fan?
No.
Anyway, eventually he said yes. Now, some may say he didn't really mean it, but we know the truth--KEN IS MY FA-AN! KEN IS MY FA-AN! And since Ken is part of the world, I'd say the world is my fan! The world is my fa-an! ...okay, I'm gonna have breakfast now...

Behind the Scenes: Shalla, what exactly happened behind the scenes?

noreply@blogger.com (Shalla) — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 07:02:41 PST

News!

You're Invited!

Join our SHALLA Magazine book signing at
SDSU Writers' Conference 2010

When?
Saturday, January 30, 6-7:30 pm

Where?
In the Grand Ballroom of the Doubletree Hotel, Mission Valley

Pasted from <http://www.shallamagazine.com/>

Okay, so I was editing and revising 5 issues of SHALLA Magazine for publication, then POW! I found out there's this book signing I can go to. I've already paid for the conference anyway (almost $500 ) and if I had a book, I can do a book signing there for free. Great, I like free.

But conflict! It was going to be in 4 weeks! I had 4 weeks to approve the proofs, get it printed and mailed to me. So, panic set in.

Lesson learned: Never listen to your panicky self. Remember when you're panicking to stop panicking.

Easier to see in hindsight, but yes, I did, I admit it, I rushed in and approved 2 proofs for 2 magazine issues. Then ordered 20 copies of the books, just enough so I can have something to sign at the book signing.

Conflict! Then, after a day or two, I realized, I haven't spell checked! And it was in white paper, I wanted it in cream! So, still panicky, I did it again. Updated the file, ordered a proof copy and ordered 16 more to sign at the book signing.

All good, right? Well, when the books and proof arrived (at the same time) the front cover was redder than I had wanted….

In the end, it all arrived pretty early, I still have 2.5 weeks before the book signing and I have 36 copies that I would not have approved of have I relaxed and calmly ordered the books.

But, I believe everything will always turn out for the best. So, what can I do with these 36 copies of not-exactly-the -look-for-the books-I-wanted?

I'm doing a raffle, anyone who buys my other book can win a copy of SHALLA Magazine. I'll also be handing them out to people at the conference, more likely to literary agents, editors and publishers who's interested in doing a Q&A for http://www.shalladeguzman.com/ or http://www.shallamagazine.com/. It's going to be like my calling card, since it's got my picture on the cover, the website address, even the twitter address.

Plus, my sister said, if I still have any extra copies, I can give her one and friends or family who'd like a copy. If I still have any left over (there's only 36) my sister suggests I give them away as gifts. You know--oh, it's cousin so-and-so's birthday--happy birthday! Here's a copy of SHALLA Magazine just for you!

And how about those wonderful people who's bought a copy of SHALLA Magazine in this condition?

I say, you've just bought yourself some gold bullions! SHALLA Magazine in the not-exactly-the -look-for-the books-I-wanted condition qualifies it as a collectible!

Think about it, there are only 36 copies out there of this particular SHALLA Magazine around, ever! You better wish for SHALLA Magazine's super stardom, or mine, or any of the authors featured in the issue because if even just one of us makes it big (the bigger the better) the more valuable your copy of SHALLA Magazine will be.

And I wish for you millions and billions of U.S. dollars and Euro, coming showering down, depositing themselves into your bank account, all legal, all up-and-up, all yours. Prosperity, riches, all the money you'll ever need and want.

And if that doesn't work out, you've still got your copy of SHALLA Magazine--one you can snuggle next to, giving you good vibes, making you feel all warm and cozy. Love, peace, happiness, and entertainment.

You're bored? Turn to page 9. Need some romance in your life, turn to page 21, that will set you straight and get you into thinking differently.

You like drama? Horror? Something deliciously sinful… well, you're so lucky if you bought a copy of SHALLA Magazine. Which issue? It doesn't even matter.

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Get Your SHALLA Magazines!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Shalla) — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 09:48:01 PST

Like to get your work published?

This is Shalla DeGuzman of our ShallaDeGuzman Writers Group, and yes, I've turned publisher too.

We're publishing short stories, fiction, poetry, etc.
Please check our submission guidelines http://www.shallamagazine.com/submissions.php

If you like to see our latest books: SHALLA Magazine: Blank Canvas https://www.createspace.com/3405929

and

SHALLA Magazine: Pop Arthttps://www.createspace.com/3410702

Both will be out in Amazon.com in a few weeks but get them at our e-store for 10% OFF with coupon code WEP6SWY5

Here's our SHALLA Magazine e-store http://www.shallamagazine.com/issues.php

*When you get published in SHALLA Magazine, you can do book signings too...

You're Invited!

Join our SHALLA Magazine book signing at
SDSU Writers' Conference 2010

When?

Saturday, January 30, 6-7:30 pm

Where?

In the Grand Ballroom of the Doubletree Hotel, Mission Valleyhttp://www.ces.sdsu.edu/Pages/Engine.aspx?id=735

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Like to see all the latest SHALLA Magazine covers?
http://www.shallamagazine.com/issues.php

Thanks for purchasing your SHALLA Magazines!

Best!

Shalla DeGuzman

JOIN SHALLA: Join our SHALLA Magazine book signing

noreply@blogger.com (Shalla) — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 02:54:35 PST

You're Invited!

Join our SHALLA Magazine book signing at

SDSU Writers' Conference 2010

When?

Saturday, January 30, 6-7:30 pm

Where?

In the Grand Ballroom of the Doubletree Hotel, Mission Valley
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Like to see all the latest SHALLA Magazine covers?
http://www.shallamagazine.com/issues.php

Bonus Articles

40+ Ways to Make Your NextBook Signing an EVENT!!
Part 1 of 4
Larry James

SHALLA Magazine: HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

noreply@blogger.com (Shalla) — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 06:09:13 PST

To Be an Angel, One Need Not Have Wings

To be an angel, one need not have wings.

In giving love there is an equal grace.

Nor need one seek the aura in the face,

As love unveils the beauty of all things.

by Francois Couperin. Entered by John Cowles (used with permission).

http://www.poemsforfree.com/tobean.html

Here's an interesting site Nicholas Gordon's Poems for Free

Over 2000 poems, many written for holidays or special occasions, free for any personal or non-commercial purpose. All poems: copyright by Nicholas Gordon.

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I just received an email from one of our talented writers, whose work is beautifully featured in our upcoming SHALLA Magazine

He's excited to see the magazine issues, and so are we...

I just sent SHALLA Magazine: Blank Canvas pocket-edition for proofing, and needed to make a few changes on the illustrations... we have to change some that have dpi's lower than 300

Anyway, I thought I'd paste parts of my reply here...

(SHALLA Magazine: Blank Canvas pocket-edition) is going to be on Amazon for only $12.99--we like it to be as affordable as possible so that everyone can easily have several copies if they wanted to.

If you have kindle, we're going to put it on Kindle too... and--we're working on it, but it will probably be read into a CD, and mp3 download... but we'll see...

Please send us more, as soon as our subs open up again... we'll twitter everyone when our subs are open again.

Happy holidays!

To a fantastic, most wonderful 2010!

Best!

Shalla DeGuzman

http://www.shalladeguzman.com/
http://www.shallamagazine.com/

~we love shalla~

SHALLA Magazine: Winter Blooms pocket-edition

noreply@blogger.com (Shalla) — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 07:13:48 PST

Wouldn't it be great having a multitude of readers waiting for your novel to come out?

Like to have thousands, even millions of readers reading your poem? Your short story?

Well, SHALLA Magazine is the magazine to publish in!

Coming 2010!

Our SHALLA Magazine will be available for purchase at Amazon.

Yeah, that www.amazon.com

& it qualifies for FREE Shipping!

Plus each SHALLA Magazine is only $12.99, a very affordable price.

Readers, buy 1, 2... several dozen copies easily, effortlessly.

Here's our latest cover for SHALLA Magazine: Winter Blooms pocket-edition

At SHALLA Magazine, we like win-win situations and anything to do with SHALLA Magazine is definitely, always a win-win for everybody.

Here's our SHALLA Magazine submission guidelines

Best!

Shalla DeGuzman, Editor

http://www.shallamagazine.com/
http://www.shalladeguzman.com/
http://twitter.com/SHALLAMagazine

Join Shalla and experience the brilliance of so many creative minds...

SHALLA Magazine: Blank Canvas pocket-edition

noreply@blogger.com (Shalla) — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:00:58 PST

Coming Soon!

Is your work featured in it?

Oh, dear, we're at the proofing stage at the moment, sent the whole manuscript to the printers... hopefully everything's a-okay.

SHALLA Publishing is our publisher...

The authors of the short stories and poetry in this SHALLA Magazine: Blank Canvas pocket-edition are all so very, very talented!

Fake Fire and Rescue by Blake Butler is one of my favorites... I like funny, yet moving with great, big AHA! moments.

SHALLA Publishing...

Because sometimes, you just want it in print...

Find SHALLA Magazine: Blank Canvas pocket-edition in an http://www.amazon.com/ near you :)

2010

CALL-4-SUBMISSIONS

noreply@blogger.com (Shalla) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:55:02 PST

SHALLA Magazine features high quality fiction (experimental, literary, genre, multicultural, etc), poetry, essays, excerpts from screenplays, one act-plays, etc.

Although we mainly publish literary work, our submissions system is open to all forms of writing that have been previously published.

That’s right, we only like reprints. Please tell us where and when it has been published before. By submitting to SHALLA Magazine, you are guaranteeing that all rights to the work have already reverted back to you.

submission guidelines

http://www.shallamagazine.com/submissions.php

SHALLA CHATS romance novelist Jennifer Blake

noreply@blogger.com (Shalla) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:42:28 PST

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SHALLA CHATS romance novelist Jennifer Blake

"Writing Best-selling Romance”

by Shalla DeGuzman

First of all, who’s Jennifer?

Jennifer lives on a lake in northern Louisiana with her husband. Her next book, TRIUMPH IN ARMS, final title in her six-book Masters at Arms series, is due out in February, 2010. Her 1983 New York Times best seller, ROYAL SEDUCTION, will be released in August, 2010 as part of Sourcebooks, Inc.’s special “Re-launch of a Classic” program.

Jennifer Blake has been called a “classic” romance novelist, a “pioneer of the romance genre,” and an “icon of the romance industry.”

A New York Times best selling author since 1977, she is a charter member of Romance Writers of America, member of both the RWA and Affaire de Coeur Halls of Fame, and recipient of the RWA Lifetime Achievement Award. She holds numerous other honors, including two Maggies, two Holt Medallions, the Frank Waters Award for Literary Excellence, and a Career Achievement Award from Romantic Times BookReviews Magazine.

She has written more than 60 romance novels with translations in 20 languages and some 30 million copies in print worldwide.

Read more: http://shalladeguzman.com/shallachats/authors/Jennifer_Blake.php

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Looking for a Literary Agent?

SHALLA CHATS with Kelly Sonnack

“Actively Building A List”

Shalla DeGuzman

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