No Fee from MicroSoft?

Microsoft Corp. has made 60 best-selling eBooks available for download by users of Microsoft Reader. The books represent a wide cross-section of authors and books from a variety of publishers, including A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson; The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan; Fear Itself by Walter Mosley; and Beach Music by Pat Conroy. The 20-week promotion will feature three new titles each week on the Microsoft Reader website ( http://www.microsoft.com/reader ). MS Reader works with desktop or laptop PCs, Pocket PC or Tablet PC. The initial download process will include an upgraded version of the software with a simpler installation and activation process, as well as enhanced security features.

Looking for God in all the Wrong Places:

The new book by New Thought Minister and author MARIE D. JONES, "Looking For God In All The Wrong Places" (Paraview Press) has been picked up for national distribution by DeVorss Publications, a company that specializes in metaphysical and spiritual books and products. "Looking For God..." was also given a five-star review in the July online issue of Midwest Book Review.

For more info, contact Rev. Jones at her website,
www.m-powered.org.

Carlos R. Savournin Signs with Agency:

Carlos R Savournin, has recently signed a contract with an agency! This took much time and dedication; research through hundreds of periodicals and agency listings to find the perfect agent to represent me and my book. Currently, the book is being read by several New York publishing houses, all the while, I have been aproached to write a screenplay version of the novel. A different screenplay I have written is currently being optioned by a producer through this agnecy, and I have found myself walking amidst the dreams I had always planned on for myself.

Though I know nothing is concrete and not one sale has, as of yet, been made, I am proud to have gotten this far after years of
receiving nothing but rejection notices and feeling as though my
dreams were not to be lived out.

Hopefully, next month, I will have more news to share, news of a sale, news of a book signing, or news that I must try, try again.Good Luck to all!

Eugenia Renskoff, author of Different Flags:

is having a sign and Dine event in Atlanta, Ga to promote her novel Different Flags. She has created a couple of groups on Oprah related to writing. One of these groups is called Writing and Promoting Books, the other is called The Different Flags book club. http://www.differentflags.com

Apollo's Lyre

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