If you’re as curious as this blogger, then the announcement of the Single Short Story contest winners may have piqued your interest enough to visit Wordclay’s Contest Connection page and read excerpts from their stories.
But a simple read doesn’t always cut it – sometimes we want to know the writers behind the story. That said, I contacted them personally and asked for some background information to share with our readers.
So without further ado, meet Samantha Weiss (Grand Prize Winner) and Benjamin Solomon (Runner-up):
Samantha Weiss just graduated from MIT with a Bachelor’s degree in creative writing and chemical engineering. She completed Odyssey in the summer of 2007, one of the most highly respected workshops for writers of speculative fiction. She participates in Codex , a professional-level writers group, and is editing a book about professional athletes written by an author who coaches Olympic, all-pro NFL and NCAA athletes. This story...
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As a member of the Wordclay team, I hear it again and again: now that I’ve published my book, how can I get it on the shelves of Barnes & Noble or Borders ? Well, as a former employee of a Barnes & Noble, here’s what you’ve been waiting for - a peek inside the cutthroat world of your local chain bookstore.
OK, so I spent most of my shift shelving books, not choosing the next bestseller, but two main tidbits of advice come to mind that may help you in... more
I freakin’ love designing title pages and chapter starts. It’s a small thing, but brings me a little bit of joy, everyday.
The best is when an author, who’s purchased Custom Typesetting , has no real preference for the design. They don’t care about the font style, the font size, where I place the text, or my adding a glyph to dress up the page. They tell me that I’m the professional and I know what’ll work best for their book.
So, I watermark ... more
Thursday, March, 6th, PC Magazine posted their review of the Wordclay Web site and publishing service. In the article, Errol Pierre-Louis, Reviews Producer, compares Wordclay to other self-publishing companies.Â
“I checked out other print-on-demand type self-publishing sites for this review, and none of them offered the ease, quality, and diversity of premium services without having you pay an up-front fee. Lulu.com comes the closest to matching Wordclay’s features: It off... more
Before the ground thaws and you finally decide to wash the dried salt off of your car, there’s a time when you begin to wake yourself from your winter comatose and feel your way to the computer, blinded by the light reflecting off your sun-starved skin. But when your eyes begin to focus on your screen, be sure to brace yourself. Wordclay has fresh new products sprouting in the Services Store to help you shift into high gear with more ways to self-publish independently and successfu... more
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