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<DIV>Dear Conspicuous, and fellow writers:</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>While I avidly support any means for writers to get together and learn
more about their craft (and always encourage my students to form writers
groups whenever possible), I must say I'm surprised by this email from a
fellow writer in this wonderfully supportive writing community.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>After more than 20 years in this business, I find this response
regarding my publishing credentials hurtful, insulting - and
undeservingly -disrespectful. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>To those prone to guessing . . . serious writers work hard to earn our
credibility. It's wholly unfair for one person to question it without knowing
the facts. (And may I add first that yes, anytime you can gain knowledge free
from other writers, it's a wonderful opportunity that all writers should take
advantage of. I do not set the price for my classes, I just make darn
sure it's worth every penny. That's my job, and I take it seriously.)</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Fact one:</DIV>
<DIV>University Presses (of which there are hundreds across the U. S. ) are
well-respected in the publishing world. These "small" publishers have
high expectations and no one should thumb their nose at the many
quality books that they publish.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Two:</DIV>
<DIV>The reference to my "self-published " book confirms the kind of
mentality I feared when I was contemplating the decision for my second
book. I was all too aware of the bad rap (and yes, in some cases deservedly so)
of self-publishing. But this book was very personal to me, and I wanted it
done my way, so after weighing many options, I <EM>chose </EM>a
POD because I felt I could not compromise in how it would be
presented. I wanted complete control over this one.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Three:</DIV>
<DIV>Just completed my third book - which will be published by a large,
traditional, national publishing company - and based on my experiences,
now having worked with three very different publishing
companies, I feel I can offer much information, inspiration and
genuine helpful insights into this difficult world, for anyone wishing for
that.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Four:</DIV>
<DIV>Marketing 101 - If you do not let people know what's available, they
will not attend. NEohioPal is a great resource for this. I was simply
letting people know about this class. Again, just doing my job.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Don't feel it's worth it? Please feel free to pass. But please do not
insult a veteran writer by "guessing."</DIV>
<DIV>You may keep someone from missing out on something that may indeed be just
what they were looking for.</DIV>
<DIV>Not interested, simply hit "Delete."</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Thank you for your time. And respect. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Sincerely,</DIV>
<DIV>Deanna Adams</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV></DIV>
<DIV>In a message dated 7/22/2009 4:16:35 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
conspicuouschick@gmail.com writes:</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE
style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><FONT
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>
<DIV>Before spending this money, consider that one of the author's books is
self-published and the other by a small, regionally oriented, university
press. My guess is, you won't find anything in this class that you can't find
in articles on the 'net, or in the five hundred 'how-to' books already on the
market.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Also, there is a free writing group meeting in Akron twice a month full
of published and non-published writers that provide very helpful critiques,
advice and support for each other. I'm sure there are more - explore
them first. <BR><BR></DIV>
<DIV class=gmail_quote>On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 6:56 AM, <SPAN dir=ltr><<A
title=mailto:DeeNCR@aol.com
href="mailto:DeeNCR@aol.com">DeeNCR@aol.com</A>></SPAN>
wrote:</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV> </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>
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<DIV><SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(0,2,254); FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica"><B><FONT
size=5><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18px">What it Takes to Write a
Book </SPAN></FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: rgb(0,2,254); FONT-FAMILY: Silom"><B><FONT size=5><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18px"></SPAN></FONT></B></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0.25in"><SPAN
style="COLOR: rgb(0,2,254); FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica"><B><I><FONT size=5><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18px">11, 18, 25 August,
</SPAN></FONT></I></B></SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: rgb(0,2,254); FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica"><B><I><FONT size=5><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18px">6 - 8 p.m. (3 week
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style="COLOR: rgb(0,2,254); FONT-FAMILY: Silom"><B><FONT size=5><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18px"></SPAN></FONT></B></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0.25in"><SPAN
style="COLOR: rgb(0,2,254); FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica"><B><FONT size=5><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18px">Instructor: Deanna
Adams</SPAN></FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: rgb(0,2,254); FONT-FAMILY: Silom"><B><FONT size=5><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18px"></SPAN></FONT></B></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 14pt"><SPAN
style="COLOR: rgb(0,2,254); FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica"><B><FONT size=5><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18px">Always wanted to write a book? Have an idea that
just won’t go away? Whether you want to write a nonfiction book, novel or
memoir, this three-week class will help you get started. From expanding your
idea, to organizing chapters, to finding a publisher, author Deanna Adams
will answer your questions and get you ready to write that book! Tips
will include scheduling time to work on your book, deciding who your
audience is, and building your book from proposal to finished manuscript.
Only requirement – you must have a concrete book idea. Bring a two-page
sample of the idea, or another sample of your writing to
class.</SPAN></FONT></B></SPAN></P><SPAN
style="COLOR: rgb(0,2,254); FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica"><FONT size=5><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18px">
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 32pt"><STRONG><SPAN
style="COLOR: rgb(0,2,254); FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica"><I><FONT size=5><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18px">What It Takes to Write A
Book </SPAN></FONT></I></SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: rgb(0,2,254); FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica"><FONT size=5><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18px">is offered Tuesdays at The LIT: 2570 Superior Ave,
Suite 203. </SPAN></FONT></SPAN><FONT size=4>Please contact The Lit
at</FONT><FONT size=4> 1-216.421.0403)</FONT></STRONG></P>
<DIV></DIV></SPAN></FONT></SPAN><SPAN
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style="FONT-SIZE: 18px">$120 for nonmembers</SPAN></FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: rgb(0,2,254); FONT-FAMILY: Silom"><B><FONT size=5><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18px"></SPAN></FONT></B></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 32pt"><STRONG><FONT face=Helvetica color=#0002fe
size=4>Also see <A title=http://www.deannaadams.com/
href="http://www.deannaadams.com/"
target=_blank>www.deannaadams.com</A></FONT></STRONG></P>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 32pt"><STRONG><FONT face=Helvetica color=#0002fe
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<DIV>In a message dated 7/22/2009 4:16:35 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
conspicuouschick@gmail.com writes:</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE
style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><FONT
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>
<DIV>Before spending this money, consider that one of the author's books is
self-published and the other by a small, regionally oriented, university
press. My guess is, you won't find anything in this class that you can't find
in articles on the 'net, or in the five hundred 'how-to' books already on the
market.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Also, there is a free writing group meeting in Akron twice a month full
of published and non-published writers that provide very helpful critiques,
advice and support for each other. I'm sure there are more - explore
them first. <BR><BR></DIV>
<DIV class=gmail_quote>On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 6:56 AM, <SPAN dir=ltr><<A
title=mailto:DeeNCR@aol.com
href="mailto:DeeNCR@aol.com">DeeNCR@aol.com</A>></SPAN> wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=gmail_quote
style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">
<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT
face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>
<DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(0,2,254); FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica"><B><FONT
size=5><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18px">NEW CLASS! AT THE
LIT</SPAN></FONT></B></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(0,2,254); FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica"><B><FONT
size=5><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18px"></SPAN></FONT></B></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(0,2,254); FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica"><B><FONT
size=5><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18px">What it Takes to Write a
Book </SPAN></FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: rgb(0,2,254); FONT-FAMILY: Silom"><B><FONT size=5><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18px"></SPAN></FONT></B></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0.25in"><SPAN
style="COLOR: rgb(0,2,254); FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica"><B><I><FONT size=5><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18px">11, 18, 25 August,
</SPAN></FONT></I></B></SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: rgb(0,2,254); FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica"><B><I><FONT size=5><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18px">6 - 8 p.m. (3 week
class)</SPAN></FONT></I></B></SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: rgb(0,2,254); FONT-FAMILY: Silom"><B><FONT size=5><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18px"></SPAN></FONT></B></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0.25in"><SPAN
style="COLOR: rgb(0,2,254); FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica"><B><FONT size=5><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18px">Instructor: Deanna
Adams</SPAN></FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: rgb(0,2,254); FONT-FAMILY: Silom"><B><FONT size=5><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18px"></SPAN></FONT></B></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 14pt"><SPAN
style="COLOR: rgb(0,2,254); FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica"><B><FONT size=5><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18px">Always wanted to write a book? Have an idea that
just won’t go away? Whether you want to write a nonfiction book, novel or
memoir, this three-week class will help you get started. From expanding your
idea, to organizing chapters, to finding a publisher, author Deanna Adams
will answer your questions and get you ready to write that book! Tips
will include scheduling time to work on your book, deciding who your
audience is, and building your book from proposal to finished manuscript.
Only requirement – you must have a concrete book idea. Bring a two-page
sample of the idea, or another sample of your writing to
class.</SPAN></FONT></B></SPAN></P><SPAN
style="COLOR: rgb(0,2,254); FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica"><FONT size=5><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18px">
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 32pt"><STRONG><SPAN
style="COLOR: rgb(0,2,254); FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica"><I><FONT size=5><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18px">What It Takes to Write A
Book </SPAN></FONT></I></SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: rgb(0,2,254); FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica"><FONT size=5><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18px">is offered Tuesdays at The LIT: 2570 Superior Ave,
Suite 203. </SPAN></FONT></SPAN><FONT size=4>Please contact The Lit
at</FONT><FONT size=4> 1-216.421.0403)</FONT></STRONG></P>
<DIV></DIV></SPAN></FONT></SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: rgb(0,2,254); FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica"><B><FONT size=5><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18px">$95 for members</SPAN></FONT></B></SPAN></DIV>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 32pt"><SPAN
style="COLOR: rgb(0,2,254); FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica"><B><FONT size=5><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18px">$120 for nonmembers</SPAN></FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: rgb(0,2,254); FONT-FAMILY: Silom"><B><FONT size=5><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18px"></SPAN></FONT></B></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 32pt"><STRONG><FONT face=Helvetica color=#0002fe
size=4>Also see <A title=http://www.deannaadams.com/
href="http://www.deannaadams.com/"
target=_blank>www.deannaadams.com</A></FONT></STRONG></P>
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