tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-180975012009-10-30T04:41:56.704-07:00Hi writers, As you know, I encourage all of you to join more than one online writers group. Many are free and each one has good things to offer. Here at the ShalladeGuzman Writers Group, we have very helpful Q&A's but writers need more. Don't like getting too many emails? Get them on Digest.Shalla DeGuzmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02185903794978944311noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18097501.post-91546581134421569302007-05-11T10:44:00.000-07:002007-05-11T11:48:27.657-07:00<br><br /><a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_UooANYHOZx4/RkStfAgy-II/AAAAAAAAAAM/RmTKBORKiKM/s1600-h/888_litagent_copy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5063362629296388226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_UooANYHOZx4/RkStfAgy-II/AAAAAAAAAAM/RmTKBORKiKM/s320/888_litagent_copy.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#006600;">News!</span> </strong></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><strong></strong></div><div align="center"><strong>Literary Agent, Alana Lennie of the</strong><a href="http://www.lennieliterary.com/"><strong>Lennie Literary Agency &amp; Authors Attorney</strong></a><strong> will be reading submissions at SHALLA Magazine.</strong> </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Submit your short stories, poems, essays, screenplays, one-act plays today!</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">For more:<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="http://www.shallamagazine.com/"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">SHALLA MAGAZINE</span></strong></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">our press release</div><div align="center"><a href="http://www.free-press-release.com/news/200705/1178908504.html" target="_blank">http://www.free-press-release.com/news/200705/1178908504.html</a> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18097501-9154658113442156930?l=situationshalla.blogspot.com'/></div>Shalla DeGuzmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02185903794978944311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18097501.post-1158971179980351042006-09-22T17:18:00.000-07:002006-11-16T10:28:07.176-08:00<div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#006600;"><strong>Thanks everyone! </strong></span></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#006600;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#006600;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#006600;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></div><div align="center"><a href="http://journals.aol.com/shalladeguzman/ShallaJournal/entries/2006/09/22/news-shalla-wins-competition-in-mad-hatters-review/203"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#006600;"><strong>Shalla</strong></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;color:#006600;"><strong> here!</strong></span></div><br /><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:Courier New;font-size:130%;color:#006600;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:Courier New;font-size:130%;color:#006600;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:Courier New;font-size:130%;color:#006600;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><br /><img height="375" src="http://www.geocities.com/shallawrites/Images/Shalla_Wins_mad_hatters_review.gif" width="300" border="0" /></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#006600;">Who will be our next featured guest?</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#006600;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#006600;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#006600;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#006600;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#006600;">A lit agent?</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#006600;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#006600;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#006600;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#006600;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#006600;">A publisher?</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#006600;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#006600;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#006600;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#006600;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#006600;">An editor?</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#006600;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#006600;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#006600;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#006600;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#006600;">Find out, stay <a href="http://shalladeguzman.blogspot.com/">tuned</a>!</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#006600;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#006600;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#006600;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"><br /><br /><strong>At the </strong><a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ShalladeGuzman/"><strong>ShalladeGuzman Writers Group</strong></a><strong>, we have very helpful Q&amp;A’s and seminars--but writers need more. </strong></div><div align="center"><br />If you're a member of only one group, you're missing out.<br /><br /><br /><strong>Don’t like getting too many emails? Get them on Digest.<br /></strong><br /><strong>How to choose Digest instead of Emails?<br /></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:85%;">When you join the group, it will ask you if you like No Mail (I wouldn’t recommend this, because you might miss out on good info), Digest, or Daily Mail. Choose Digest.<br /></span></strong><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#006600;">Anyway, good luck writers!</span></strong><br /><br /><span style="color:#006600;"><strong>At </strong></span><a href="http://shalladeguzman.blogspot.com/2005/09/join-us-back2back-qa-with-literary.html"><span style="color:#006600;"><strong>the <span style="color:#003300;">ShalladeGuzman Writers Group</span></strong></span></a><span style="color:#006600;"><strong>, </strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#006600;"><strong></strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#006600;"><strong>we are all-inclusive.</strong></span> </div><p align="center"><br /><br /><span style="color:#990000;"><strong>Thanks!</strong></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong><span style="color:#990000;">Shalla</span></strong> </span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>Visit Shalla on </strong></span><a href="http://www.myspace.com/shalladeguzman"><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>Shalla de Guzman<br /></strong></span></a><br /><a href="http://www.shalladeguzman.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>http://www.shalladeguzman.com/</strong></span></a> </p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18097501-115897117998035104?l=situationshalla.blogspot.com'/></div>Shalla DeGuzmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02185903794978944311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18097501.post-1136414907634737212006-01-04T14:47:00.000-08:002006-11-16T10:28:07.007-08:00<span style="color:#990000;"><strong>TODAY'S ONLINE GROUP PICK: </strong></span><br /><span style="color:#990000;"><strong></strong></span><br /><span style="color:#990000;"><strong>Hen Lit Group</strong></span><br /><br />A place for writers who love the tone of chick lit, yet want to focus on characters who normally have experienced or are close to experiencing their first hot flash.<br /><br />Bring your concerns and humor as we discuss this new subgenre of ChickLit. If you haven't already,please consider joining ChickLit in addition to this group.<br /><br />To join:<br /><a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HenLit/">http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HenLit/</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />thanks,<br /><br />Shalla<br /><br />www.shalladeguzman.com<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18097501-113641490763473721?l=situationshalla.blogspot.com'/></div>Shalla DeGuzmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02185903794978944311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18097501.post-1136414796008285892006-01-04T14:45:00.000-08:002006-11-16T10:28:06.792-08:00<strong><span style="color:#006600;">TODAY'S ONLINE GROUP PICK: </span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#006600;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#006600;">WRITERS CHAT</span></strong><br /><br />Welcome to The Writers Chatroom! Formerly known as the Fear ofWriting Chatroom, moderated by Glenn Walker, and hosted by Audrey Shaffer.<br /><br />Every Wednesday night Glenn hosts chats featuring writing guests andevery Sunday night Audrey hosts a chat about writing. We also runmonthly genre chats on poetry and comics, as well as other special chats from time to time. The only way to know about them is to join the group. FYI, this is not an email heavy group. There are usually no more than two or three messages per week.<br /><br />To join: <a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/writerschat/">http://groups.yahoo.com/group/writerschat/</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />thanks lots,<br /><br />Shalla<br /><br />www.shalladeguzman.com<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18097501-113641479600828589?l=situationshalla.blogspot.com'/></div>Shalla DeGuzmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02185903794978944311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18097501.post-1136414565864025582006-01-04T14:41:00.000-08:002006-11-16T10:28:06.624-08:00<strong><span style="color:#990000;">TODAY'S ONLINE GROUP PICK: </span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#990000;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#990000;">TorontoScreenwriters Network</span></strong><br /><br />The Toronto Screenwriters Network was formed in the summer of 2001.Many of us are/were students of screenwriter, playwright and story editor Nika Rylski at George Brown (416-699-4209)<br /><br />We are looking to further our potential by supporting each other in as many ways as possible. Our community is non-competitive (at least amongst ourselves), and seeks to create an environment where we all can continue to learn, develop, discuss, share and ultimately succeed as writers.We meet every two weeks or so to workshop scripts, brainstorm and discuss screenwriting issues. Those wishing to join our meetings cancontact Karen Tulk at <a href="mailto:skankywillow@hotmail.com">skankywillow@hotmail.com</a>.<br /><br />We intend to host various other events in the future.<br /><br />To join:<br /><a href="http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/torontoscreenwriters/">http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/torontoscreenwriters/</a><br /><br /><br /><br />Cheers!<br /><br />Shalla<br /><br />www.shalladeguzman.com<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18097501-113641456586402558?l=situationshalla.blogspot.com'/></div>Shalla DeGuzmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02185903794978944311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18097501.post-1136414437002981962006-01-04T14:38:00.000-08:002006-11-16T10:28:06.462-08:00<strong><span style="color:#006600;">TODAY'S ONLINE GROUP PICK: </span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#006600;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#006600;">ticket2write</span></strong><br /><br />Writing for PublicationProfessional (Literary Agent, Suzanne Donahue is moderator)<br /><br />Welcome to ticket2write, an international community of professional writers united to provide a place to critique,encourage and help each other. Writers and poets in every market, and of every genre, are welcome to participate.<br /><br />Members are requested to provide at least two critiques for each piece theypost. Remember to critique as you would like to be critiqued.Provide more than an opinion - offer advice which will help thewriter or poet improve. New members are advised to observe the critique process before posting their work here. This group is notabout "positive affirmations." It is about providing objectiveopinions and offering advice writers can use to improve their work.<br /><br />To Join:<br /><br /><a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ticket2write/">http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ticket2write/</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Best,<br /><br />Shalla<br /><br />www.shalladeguzman.com<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18097501-113641443700298196?l=situationshalla.blogspot.com'/></div>Shalla DeGuzmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02185903794978944311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18097501.post-1136414243839779012006-01-04T14:36:00.000-08:002006-11-16T10:28:06.289-08:00<span style="color:#990000;"><strong>TODAY'S ONLINE GROUP PICK: </strong></span><br /><span style="color:#990000;"><strong></strong></span><br /><span style="color:#990000;"><strong>Cata-Writers</strong></span><br /><br />This is a discussion loop for category romance writers. All romance writers are welcome.<br /><br />We're here as a support group and our focus is on learning the craft of writing. Welcome to a supportive place for writers, editors, publishers tomeet, discuss markets, writing, support writers, new and experienced.Help us make this a great place for creative minds :)<br /><br />To Join:<br /><br /><a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Cata-Writers/">http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Cata-Writers/</a><br /><br /><br /><br />Good luck with your writing!<br /><br />Shalla<br /><br /><a href="http://www.shalladeguzman.com">www.shalladeguzman.com</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18097501-113641424383977901?l=situationshalla.blogspot.com'/></div>Shalla DeGuzmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02185903794978944311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18097501.post-1136413995276537632006-01-04T14:32:00.000-08:002006-11-16T10:28:06.130-08:00<strong><span style="color:#006600;">TODAY'S ONLINE GROUP PICK: </span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#006600;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#006600;">Teen Chick Lit</span></strong><br /><br />Hi from Alesia Holliday, aka Jax Abbott.<br />We're a group of published and aspiring writers of YA fiction - also known as chick lit forteens!<br /><br />We want to share ideas, thoughts, market news, and craft information. Join us if you write for this hot market. Just send amessage with your FULL NAME and WHERE YOU HEARD ABOUT US forapproval. Thanks!<br /><br />To Join:<br /><br /><a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/teenchicklit/">http://groups.yahoo.com/group/teenchicklit/</a><br /><br /><br />Best to you and your writing!<br /><br />Shalla<br /><br /><a href="http://www.shalladeguzman.com">www.shalladeguzman.com</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18097501-113641399527653763?l=situationshalla.blogspot.com'/></div>Shalla DeGuzmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02185903794978944311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18097501.post-1136413897849610132006-01-04T14:28:00.000-08:002006-11-16T10:28:05.952-08:00<strong><span style="color:#990000;">TODAY'S ONLINE GROUP PICK: </span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#990000;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#990000;">JoAnn Ross Writers Group</span></strong><br /><br />This writers group is designed to help develop and hone writing skills. Since we're writing with publication in mind, members are encouraged to discuss industry issues, share news of contests entered, contests won, manuscript submissions, rejections and - yay!-sales and fun reviews.<br /><br />From time to time I'll be giving workshops onvarious topics, then we can discuss how they apply to members' ownworks in progress, or books read. It'll be very loosely structuredto keep it user- friendly and hopefully encourage participation.<br /><br />To join: <a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/JoAnnRosswritersgroup/">http://groups.yahoo.com/group/JoAnnRosswritersgroup/</a><br /><br /><br /><br />Write with Passion!<br /><br />Shalla<br /><br /><a href="http://www.shalladeguzman.com">www.shalladeguzman.com</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18097501-113641389784961013?l=situationshalla.blogspot.com'/></div>Shalla DeGuzmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02185903794978944311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18097501.post-1136412324379142292006-01-04T14:03:00.000-08:002006-11-16T10:28:05.758-08:00<span style="color:#006600;"><strong>TODAY'S ONLINE GROUP PICK:</strong><br /><br />ChickLit • Women's Fiction Markets and Tips</span><br /><br />Welcome to Chick Lit: Women's Fiction Markets and Tips!<br /><br />Moderated by Jeannie Midnight and Deanna Carlyle, this is a networking group for serious writers, editors, and agents of <a href="http://shallawrites.blogspot.com/"><span style="color:#000000;">commerical women</span></a>'s fiction.<br /><br />To join: <a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChickLit/">http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChickLit/</a><br /><br /><br />Thanks,<br /><br />Shalla<br /><a href="http://shalladeguzman.blogspot.com/">http://shalladeguzman.blogspot.com/</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18097501-113641232437914229?l=situationshalla.blogspot.com'/></div>Shalla DeGuzmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02185903794978944311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18097501.post-1129841906779676732005-10-20T13:53:00.000-07:002007-04-03T13:33:54.231-07:00<br><br />Hi <a href="http://shallawrites.blogspot.com/">writers</a>,<br /><br />As you know, I encourage all of you to join more than one online writers group. Many are free and each one has good things to offer.<br /><br />At the <a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ShalladeGuzman/">ShalladeGuzman Writers Group</a>, we have very helpful Q&A’s.<br /><br />But writers need more. So, in the coming days, I will be recommending writers groups you may also like to join.<br /><br />For instance, like to know about Chick Lit? The Industry? What’s going on particularly in that market? There is an online chick lit group.<br /><br />Like to be in a group who writes Romance? Ask questions like, how to conquer writers block? How to find a title for your novel? Etc. There are groups for that too.<br /><br />I belong to over 2 dozen online groups and I highly recommend it. They’re usually free.<br /><br />Don’t like getting too many emails? Get them on Digest.<br />(That way, you only get one email per group per day, or less)<br /><br><br /><br /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 206px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 248px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" height="302" alt="" src="http://www.geocities.com/shalla_deguzman/ANIMATION/AFaceByPicasso_Shalla.gif" border="0" /><br /><br><br /><br /><strong>How to choose Digest instead of Emails?<br /></strong><br />When you join the group, it will ask you if you like No Mail (I wouldn’t recommend this, because you might miss out on good info), Digest, or Daily Mail. Choose Digest.<br /><br />For <a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ShalladeGuzman/">the ShalladeGuzman Writers Group</a>, since we usually only have informative emails, ie. Call-4-Submission, Conference, Contests etc. and since we’re only moderated one a week or so, you won’t be getting much email and when you do, they’re ones you can use, I would suggest getting us on Email and not Digest. <a href="http://shalladeguzman.blogspot.com/2005/10/join-us-qa-with-literary-agent-nadia.html">(Makes sure you don’t miss out on our Q&amp;A’s)</a><br /><br />Anyway, good luck writers. At <a href="http://shalladeguzman.blogspot.com/2005/09/join-us-back2back-qa-with-literary.html">the ShalladeGuzman Writers Group</a>, we are all-inclusive, as long as the info is helpful to writers.<br /><br /><span style="color:#990000;"><strong>Thanks,</strong></span><br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#990000;">Shalla</span></strong><br /><a href="http://www.voy.com/194743/">Shalla de Guzman<br /></a><br /><a href="http://www.shalladeguzman.com/">http://www.shalladeguzman.com/</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18097501-112984190677967673?l=situationshalla.blogspot.com'/></div>Shalla DeGuzmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02185903794978944311noreply@blogger.com