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As a reader of fiction, do you... ...feel disappointed with a novel if a main character doesn't achieve/learn what you wished s/he would? ...have no expectations or aspirati… Started by Eileen Schuh	0	Nov 6
Amazon REVIEWS Update - Authors CAN add their book title to signature So much has happened in the past 24 hours. I have been contacted by authors, author organization reps, reporters, book marketers, bloggers… Started by Cheryl Kaye Tardif	0	Apr 7
Amazon is deleting reviews written by authors who include their book title (I'm posting this both on my blog and in the Forums because this is important information that every author needs to know.) Since breaking… Started by Cheryl Kaye Tardif	2	Apr 7 Reply by Cheryl Kaye Tardif
Distribution a bust. I could go into a song & dance about the perils of being a "direct vendor" (that's how one Amazon.ca's contact labelled me) & havin… Started by joylene butler	5	Mar 30 Reply by Ed Bebee
Authors: Don't know how to market your books in person or online? Hire a Book Marketing Coach! For years authors have been asking me how they can market their books more effectively. I am asked to speak at conferences in Canada and th… Started by Cheryl Kaye Tardif	0	Mar 14
WHEN THE WIND WOULD BLOW (A Poem) WHEN THE WIND WOULD BLOW When the wind would blow again next year with the rainy season’s advent and a ray would smile from within the clu… Started by Hamid Yazdani	0	Feb 11
What is fiction? To the perennial question What is Fiction?, I found a fascinating answer in the novel Soul Mountain by Gao Xingpiang. Thought I'd share the… Started by Ben Antao	6	Jan 15 Reply by Ben Antao
Poets: Hamid Yazdani's poem for discussion POETS All that we know is how to set the words on fire. We do not know that the burning words warm up those feelings which are chilled to… Started by Hamid Yazdani	2	Oct. 22, 2008 Reply by Hamid Yazdani
A poem for discussion and comments. THE NIGHT DESCENDS INTO THE LAKE The night descends into the still waters of the lake. Moonlight adrift in the woods. Wild flowers of silk… Started by Hamid Yazdani	0	Jul. 8, 2008
Who are some of your favorite Canadian authors...and why? There are so many talented Canadian authors--from Margaret Atwood to Peter Robinson to Illona Haus to Wayson Choy to Wendy Morton to... We… Started by Cheryl Kaye Tardif	1	Jul. 20, 2007 Reply by Alison Clarke