tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18353079Mon, 13 Jul 2009 13:00:03 +0000The Crime SistahsA Murder Mystery Bloghttp://crimesistahs.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (The Crime Sistahs)Blogger307125blogspot/uolnhttp://feedburner.google.comSubscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with Pageflakestag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18353079.post-8601144309590145208Mon, 13 Jul 2009 13:00:00 +00002009-07-13T06:00:03.340-07:00<atom:summary>The Way BackBlog # 7 byGammy L. SingerTo be on top is a tenuous position—the bottom, tenuous--and the middle is mostly unrewarding. Who would want to be a writer? That’s an underlying theme of Olivia Goldsmith’s (The First Wives Club? died of complications of plastic surgery at age 54?) 1996 novel, BESTSELLER. Why hadn’t I read this book before? If I had, would I have become a writer</atom:summary><link>http://crimesistahs.blogspot.com/2009/07/way-back-blog-7-by-gammy-l.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (The Crime Sistahs)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><description><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/uoln?a=GGetATmRbrA:FHn5GHYUVSs:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/uoln?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/uoln?a=GGetATmRbrA:FHn5GHYUVSs:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/uoln?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> </div></description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18353079.post-6866276349937549593</guid><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:16:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-07-08T07:22:34.318-07:00</atom:updated><title /><atom:summary>Writing is writing, right?By Angela Henry“You’re a writer. So you should be able to help me write my research paper, right?” Researching the paper topic, yes. Writing it, no way. I get asked this a lot from the students and staff at the college where I work. Everyone seems to think that because I write, I know how to write everything. We’ll I’m here to tell you that not all writing is the same. </atom:summary><link>http://crimesistahs.blogspot.com/2009/07/writing-is-writing-right-by-angela.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (The Crime Sistahs)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">3</thr:total><description><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/uoln?a=dfW5f5oj4lw:qAttXXbvyWI:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/uoln?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/uoln?a=dfW5f5oj4lw:qAttXXbvyWI:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/uoln?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> </div></description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18353079.post-4419159351244252004</guid><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 04:25:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-07-05T21:40:14.817-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">writing craft</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Patricia Sargeant</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">writing craft books</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">plotting</category><title /><atom:summary>Craft books: Plot & StructureBy Patricia SargeantHave you read any good craft books lately?I'm almost finished with Plot & Structure by James Scott Bell. It offered some good insights into plotting, such as:- The elements of a plot (lead characters, objectives, conflicts, etc.)- Generating plot ideas- Revision tips- Pros and cons of outlining your storiesEach chapter ends with writing exercises </atom:summary><link>http://crimesistahs.blogspot.com/2009/07/craft-books-plot-structure-by-patricia.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (The Crime Sistahs)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">3</thr:total><description><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/uoln?a=iUuaZDBBDds:2PN-alaEPNs:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/uoln?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/uoln?a=iUuaZDBBDds:2PN-alaEPNs:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/uoln?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> </div></description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18353079.post-1991644816797104337</guid><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:37:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-07-01T05:52:19.442-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">bloggers</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">MystNoir</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">angela henry</category><title /><atom:summary>MystNoir Rides Again!By Angela HenryBack in 2000 I started a website called MystNoir, which featured mystery/suspense/thrillers by and about African-Americans. The site was a labor of love for me. As an avid, lifelong mystery reader and eventual writer, there just wasn’t much info out there about mysteries by black authors. I figured I wasn’t the only one interested in the genre. So I started </atom:summary><link>http://crimesistahs.blogspot.com/2009/07/mystnoir-rides-again-by-angela-henry.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (The Crime Sistahs)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">1</thr:total><description><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/uoln?a=5UPsXnMTU-w:U6r3LbPsHtE:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/uoln?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/uoln?a=5UPsXnMTU-w:U6r3LbPsHtE:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/uoln?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> </div></description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18353079.post-6032530579862591907</guid><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:07:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-06-30T10:16:44.270-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">persia walker</category><title /><atom:summary>On the Passing of a Great Man of Mystery, Michael Jacksonby Persia WalkerThis was not the entry I planned for today. Never once would I have imagined that I would be writing my entry, while still struggling to accept the death of Michael Jackson, one of our greatest men of mystery.His death is a stunning blow. Deep in my mind and heart, this man has been a constant companion. His music has </atom:summary><link>http://crimesistahs.blogspot.com/2009/06/on-passing-of-great-man-of-mystery-by.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (The Crime Sistahs)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">1</thr:total><description><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/uoln?a=F6gD_8awuCg:pNPVLxwnNpg:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/uoln?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/uoln?a=F6gD_8awuCg:pNPVLxwnNpg:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/uoln?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> </div></description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18353079.post-8483572842433100414</guid><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-06-26T09:37:25.089-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">persia walker</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">ebooks</category><title /><atom:summary>My First Time ... Reading an eBook on an iPod TouchBy Persia Walker[Please note: This was written in the hours before Michael's death, and was set for automatic release. Thus the opening lines ... well, they're a bit ironic, aren't they?]Surely, there must be something more pressing I could write about, right? Well, yes, I'm sure there is. But bear with me on this one. I mean, I've just undergone</atom:summary><link>http://crimesistahs.blogspot.com/2009/06/my-first-time.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (The Crime Sistahs)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">1</thr:total><description><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/uoln?a=WKwU5P0MIsE:C2ytDqANkE0:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/uoln?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/uoln?a=WKwU5P0MIsE:C2ytDqANkE0:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/uoln?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> </div></description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18353079.post-2566382985243654053</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:53:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-06-25T13:45:52.043-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">blogs</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">moving</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Paris</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">expat</category><title /><atom:summary>C’est La VieBy Angela HenryEvery so often, when I find myself feeling incredibly bored and restless, which lately seems to be a lot. I start having fantasies about chucking it all and moving to Paris. After all, I don’t really have anything holding me back but my own fear and reticence. I start researching job opportunities, which are pretty non-existent for foreigners unless you want to teach </atom:summary><link>http://crimesistahs.blogspot.com/2009/06/cest-la-vie-by-angela-henry-every-so.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (The Crime Sistahs)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">2</thr:total><description><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/uoln?a=MF7aMyMq3QY:iYNS8ZjoUvc:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/uoln?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/uoln?a=MF7aMyMq3QY:iYNS8ZjoUvc:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/uoln?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> </div></description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18353079.post-2682180550928867858</guid><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-06-25T13:48:28.425-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Sisters in Crime</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">YA novels</category><title /><atom:summary>The Way Back: Blog # 6by Gammy L. SingerThe New York/Tri-State Chapter of sisters in Crime--not to be confused with this blogging group-- had their last meeting before the summer recess and installed new officers. We had a lovely time at a friend's restaurant, Cowgirl, in Manhattan. Yee-ha! A good time had by all. Hearty fare and great food, good service and a wonderful private room. Yours </atom:summary><link>http://crimesistahs.blogspot.com/2009/06/way-back-blog-6-by-gammy-l.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (The Crime Sistahs)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><description><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/uoln?a=4xC9UMEywWw:epfor4VRe2I:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/uoln?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/uoln?a=4xC9UMEywWw:epfor4VRe2I:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/uoln?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> </div></description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18353079.post-2843541087260976537</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:18:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-06-25T14:28:01.530-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">angela henry</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Self-Publishing</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Kendra Clayton</category><title /><atom:summary>DIY AuthorBy Angela HenryNot many people know this, but I started out as a self-published author. I self-published the book that eventually became The Company You Keep under the title The Pleasure of His Company in 2002, three years before it was picked up and republished by BET Books. When I self-published I had no idea what I was doing and I sold very few copies. But a lot has changed since I </atom:summary><link>http://crimesistahs.blogspot.com/2009/06/diy-author-by-angela-henry-not-many.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (The Crime Sistahs)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">4</thr:total><description><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/uoln?a=GCjpe49Ai6Y:UrBVhbLhU-Q:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/uoln?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/uoln?a=GCjpe49Ai6Y:UrBVhbLhU-Q:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/uoln?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> </div></description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18353079.post-8331936003223327931</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 03:31:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-06-14T20:47:09.905-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Patricia Sargeant</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">deadlines</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">writing</category><title /><atom:summary>RechargingBy Patricia SargeantSorry it's been a while since I've posted. It's taking me longer to recover from my last manuscript deadline than I'd anticipated. I think it's because, in addition to the manuscript deadline, I was dealing with a wicked deadline for my day job.The duel deadlines my have singed my nerve endings. I'm feeling disinterested and disconnected. While on deadline, I </atom:summary><link>http://crimesistahs.blogspot.com/2009/06/recharging-by-patricia-sargeant-sorry.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (The Crime Sistahs)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><description><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/uoln?a=YgBvo7eYcOU:FHJxlSnAPbQ:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/uoln?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/uoln?a=YgBvo7eYcOU:FHJxlSnAPbQ:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/uoln?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> </div></description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18353079.post-8024510333359569666</guid><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 12:09:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-06-12T11:55:18.514-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">persia walker</category><title /><atom:summary>The Shopping List Theory of OutliningBy Persia WalkerSo last night, I did a bit more fine-tuning of the outline of a new book. This will be the first time I've ever outlined a story so thoroughly. Until now, I've taken a jump-right-in approach. But this time, I've stumbled into a different approach. I'm hoping that the time invested now will result in a more finished first draft later.I began the</atom:summary><link>http://crimesistahs.blogspot.com/2009/06/shopping-list-theory-of-outlining-by.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (The Crime Sistahs)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><description><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/uoln?a=3ucz5tCbvlQ:qcNeYMw-WXg:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/uoln?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/uoln?a=3ucz5tCbvlQ:qcNeYMw-WXg:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/uoln?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> </div></description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18353079.post-3013480672429905304</guid><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-06-12T05:09:19.542-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">80/20 Man</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Pareto's Principle</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">gammy singer</category><title /><atom:summary>The Way Back: Blog # 5 by Gammy L. SingerI was struck the other day, while perusing Murder Must Advertise, (a yahoo web group I subscribe to where I read a lot of posts, but mostly lurk and rarely post), by a discussion of Pareto’s Principle. Well, okay, it wasn’t actually a discussion. One indignant poster was insulting another poster, (showing off his excellent command of the English </atom:summary><link>http://crimesistahs.blogspot.com/2009/06/way-back-blog-5-by-gammy-l.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (The Crime Sistahs)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><description><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/uoln?a=53fNCHwLmZA:rPth5bNTxfg:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/uoln?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/uoln?a=53fNCHwLmZA:rPth5bNTxfg:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/uoln?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> </div></description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18353079.post-2912190103391458804</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-06-10T06:18:37.326-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">rejection</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">submissions</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">agents</category><title /><atom:summary>Rejection Still SucksBy Angela HenryAbout ten years ago, I wrote a column for an ezine called You Should Write! I happened to be going through some old email correspondence the other day and ran across one of the columns I wrote about writers and rejection. I was surprised at how timely what I wrote was even today as I find myself in a similar situation as I was almost a decade ago. I decided to </atom:summary><link>http://crimesistahs.blogspot.com/2009/06/rejection-still-sucks-by-angela-henry.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (The Crime Sistahs)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><description><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/uoln?a=FFet4nKRjKw:Qat6ErbQVsA:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/uoln?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/uoln?a=FFet4nKRjKw:Qat6ErbQVsA:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/uoln?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> </div></description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18353079.post-3843932227911814004</guid><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-06-06T09:55:30.342-07:00</atom:updated><title /><atom:summary>Using Social Media to Bring Your Characters to LifeBy Persia WalkerI admit it. I was (probably still am) behind the times. I was always one of those folks who noticed something waaaay after the rest of the world has done so. If you're one of those people who are fast and with it, then you can skip the rest of this entry. But if you're like me, a little slow on the uptake, then read on.Most of </atom:summary><link>http://crimesistahs.blogspot.com/2009/06/using-social-media-to-bring-your.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (The Crime Sistahs)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><description><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/uoln?a=r_x6Rpj4bu8:xNQcBux1Ax8:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/uoln?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/uoln?a=r_x6Rpj4bu8:xNQcBux1Ax8:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/uoln?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> </div></description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18353079.post-5546104934205274632</guid><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 12:09:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-06-04T22:09:08.019-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">angela henry</category><title /><atom:summary>Black Mystery & Thriller Round-UpBy Angela HenryWith all the recent bad news about black mystery writers being dropped by publishers, it got me to wondering what if any new or recent releases by black mystery/thriller writers were either out or on the horizon. So I put on my librarian hat and did some research. Here’s what I found.Deadly Charm By Claudia Mair Burney is the third book in her </atom:summary><link>http://crimesistahs.blogspot.com/2009/06/black-mystery-thriller-round-up-by.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (The Crime Sistahs)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">1</thr:total><description><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/uoln?a=IPg2w8A44iA:BwVSQqut06Y:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/uoln?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/uoln?a=IPg2w8A44iA:BwVSQqut06Y:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/uoln?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> </div></description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18353079.post-6921927690666034696</guid><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-05-29T06:00:11.173-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">persia walker</category><title /><atom:summary>Twittering, the Crime Sistahs' WayBy Persia WalkerI call it being stylishly late to the party. Everyone knows that Twitters' been all the rage for some time now, but we CrimeSistahs took our sweet time getting there. No rush for us. Well, I'm happy to say that we are there now.We. Have. Arrived. I signed up for a personal Twitter account, oh, back in November, December? It was late last year. </atom:summary><link>http://crimesistahs.blogspot.com/2009/05/twittering-crime-sistahs-way-by-persia.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (The Crime Sistahs)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">2</thr:total><description><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/uoln?a=BPbRXDixg4g:umUrlzCyEEM:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/uoln?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/uoln?a=BPbRXDixg4g:umUrlzCyEEM:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/uoln?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> </div></description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18353079.post-2357220333739683157</guid><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-06-04T22:11:54.882-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">gammy singer</category><title /><atom:summary>The Way Back: Blog #4, Re-package, They Call It!by Gammy L. SingerFinally got feedback from my agent regarding concerns shared with him about the fact that mystery writers are being dropped by publishers of African-American fiction.Yes, the above was confirmed by conversations with the editors at Kensington and Grand Central and “some other editors.” (Not sure who the some others are, or if there</atom:summary><link>http://crimesistahs.blogspot.com/2009/05/way-back-blog-4-re-package-they-call-it.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (The Crime Sistahs)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><description><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/uoln?a=r2J7sG92VMI:g9VM0mvGGM0:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/uoln?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/uoln?a=r2J7sG92VMI:g9VM0mvGGM0:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/uoln?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> </div></description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18353079.post-2595250563110433551</guid><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2009 04:05:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-05-24T22:46:15.851-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">workshops</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Sweet Deception</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Patricia Sargeant</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">plotting</category><title /><atom:summary>Listen to YourselfBy Patricia SargeantI'm sorry I disappeared the last two weeks. The Final Deadline Lap was rough. But I submitted my manuscript to my editor last Monday, and now I'm trying to get my life back into balance. Ha!But I digress.I learned several Very Important Lessons while writing Sweet Deception, my June 2009 contemporary romance. I'd like to get your input on one of them.When I </atom:summary><link>http://crimesistahs.blogspot.com/2009/05/listen-to-yourself-by-patricia-sargeant.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (The Crime Sistahs)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">7</thr:total><description><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/uoln?a=x0BE7DSgCz8:XJYm1bxJQSk:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/uoln?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/uoln?a=x0BE7DSgCz8:XJYm1bxJQSk:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/uoln?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> </div></description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18353079.post-6999043175409482742</guid><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 13:33:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-05-22T08:54:18.186-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">book fairs</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">persia walker</category><title /><atom:summary>On the RoadBy Persia WalkerSo last week this time, I was on my way to the airport to catch a plane to Houston for the National Black Book Fair. It was my first time taking part in such an event and my, my, my was it an eye-opener!To put it in a nutshell, it was the first time I worked as a vendor, selling my own books, as opposed to serving on a panel or speaking at a bookstore. At the fair, I </atom:summary><link>http://crimesistahs.blogspot.com/2009/05/on-road-by-persia-walker-so-last-week.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (The Crime Sistahs)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><description><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/uoln?a=U3Re8yFwDI4:Zu2LCPHANcM:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/uoln?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/uoln?a=U3Re8yFwDI4:Zu2LCPHANcM:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/uoln?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> </div></description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18353079.post-1419395676209482649</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 19:20:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-05-22T08:54:28.464-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">branding</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">the way back</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">gammy singer</category><title /><atom:summary>The Way Back: Blog # 3, What’s in a NameBy Gammy L. SingerWhat is in a name? I’m not asking just to be Shakespeare-rhetorical, but I’m seriously thinking about how or who should submit the synopsis and three chapters I’m working on.My chapter of Sisters in Crime and I had Linda Fairstein as a speaker at our May meeting, and I was quite intrigued by bits of what she said. First, it was notable </atom:summary><link>http://crimesistahs.blogspot.com/2009/05/may-21-2009-way-back-blog-3-whats-in.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (The Crime Sistahs)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><description><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/uoln?a=r_K3sHr61iU:hlm5RndPkeM:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/uoln?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/uoln?a=r_K3sHr61iU:hlm5RndPkeM:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/uoln?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> </div></description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18353079.post-4017817801651578758</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 12:26:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-05-22T08:54:52.878-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">editors</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">submissions</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">angela henry</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">agents publishing</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">response time</category><title /><atom:summary>The Waiting GameBy Angela HenryPublishing is a game of hurry up and wait. When you’re looking for an agent or a publisher, and sending off query letters and sample chapters, you’d better be prepared to wait AND wait. Sometimes the answer is a quick yes or no, usually no. Yes, publishing is full of stories of manuscripts starting bidding wars between publishers mere days after being submitted. But</atom:summary><link>http://crimesistahs.blogspot.com/2009/05/waiting-game-by-angela-henry-publishing.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (The Crime Sistahs)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">4</thr:total><description><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/uoln?a=BxZnmD57mF8:nM5NXxgJoXc:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/uoln?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/uoln?a=BxZnmD57mF8:nM5NXxgJoXc:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/uoln?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> </div></description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18353079.post-3928041230319353567</guid><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-05-22T08:55:05.856-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">the way back</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">gammy singer</category><title /><atom:summary>The Way Back: Blog #2, Clearing a Path to OpportunityBy Gammy L. SingerToday I took an inventory of how I spend the hours of my day. To keep body and soul together during these challenging times, I’ve been working part-time as a fill-in resident counselor in a temporary shelter for teens — approximately 15-20 hours a week. It pays next to nothing, but the positive — always look for the positive</atom:summary><link>http://crimesistahs.blogspot.com/2009/05/may-14-2009-way-back-blog-2-clearing.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (The Crime Sistahs)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">2</thr:total><description><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/uoln?a=r6CkZeN6qzo:TFed1NwFBpo:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/uoln?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/uoln?a=r6CkZeN6qzo:TFed1NwFBpo:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/uoln?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> </div></description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18353079.post-4260677563763604061</guid><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 12:50:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-05-22T08:55:42.158-07:00</atom:updated><title /><atom:summary>Why I'm Glad I'm a Author and NOT a Singer!By Angela HenryBoy, the record biz is tough. Last week I was reading about how R & B singer Ciara's latest album was a flop and set to sell only about 70,000 units. A few months ago Destiny's Child alum Kelly Rowland got dropped from her record label despite her two solo albums selling a combined total of over 2 million records. I couldn't help but </atom:summary><link>http://crimesistahs.blogspot.com/2009/05/why-im-glad-im-author-and-not-singer-by.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (The Crime Sistahs)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">1</thr:total><description><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/uoln?a=ANADwAYVyf8:WjWQYyaaS7A:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/uoln?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/uoln?a=ANADwAYVyf8:WjWQYyaaS7A:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/uoln?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> </div></description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18353079.post-8492500517669182060</guid><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 18:09:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-05-08T12:01:15.978-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">persia walker</category><title /><atom:summary>What's On My DeskBy Persia WalkerSo, after having debated say, oh, fifty seconds about what to write about today, I decided to follow Gammy's lead and try a bit of sharing. She's picked a large subject. I'm going to stick with a smaller one: What's on my desk today?Actually that's not accurate. What I really intend to write about is what's on my hard drive, writing-wise, that is.At last count, I </atom:summary><link>http://crimesistahs.blogspot.com/2009/05/whats-on-my-desk-by-persia-walker-so.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (The Crime Sistahs)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">2</thr:total><description><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/uoln?a=Dxtk6gYYzoI:AfwmPw9egc0:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/uoln?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/uoln?a=Dxtk6gYYzoI:AfwmPw9egc0:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/uoln?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> </div></description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18353079.post-7670033017275251409</guid><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 16:15:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-05-22T08:50:27.235-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">gammy singer</category><title /><atom:summary>The Way Back: Blog #1, New BeginningsBy Gammy L. SingerFor over a year I’ve been piddling around, trying to find my way, after my last novel was rejected by my publisher. Not only that-- it was also rejected by my first and only real editor who jumped publishing houses after my first novel was released. I asked my agent to give me feedback regarding the rejection. Sales, he said. Sales.Ahhh.There</atom:summary><link>http://crimesistahs.blogspot.com/2009/05/may-7-2009-way-back-blog-1-new.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (The Crime Sistahs)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">5</thr:total><description><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/uoln?a=LVuVPRq6-wc:E3PZRkHnJAQ:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/uoln?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/uoln?a=LVuVPRq6-wc:E3PZRkHnJAQ:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/uoln?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> </div></description></item></channel></rss>