April WriteSuccess Stories

Have you published a story, book or article? Do you have a blog? Have you landed a juicy writing job or won a writing contest? Whatever your writing success, e-mail me at MaryAnneHahn1@aol.com and tell us about it!

Here are the WS stories I received during the month of April:


Great news! My next novel, set in Bryson City, NC, How Sweet It Is, will be released May 2009. My editor shared the cover with me and I'm extremely happy with it. Life is sweet!

My debut novel, Rain Song, is a finalist for a 2009 Christy Award. The finalists were announced in Dallas in March and the winners will be selected in July. A listing of all nominees can be viewed at this Web Web site: http://www.christyawards.com/

Alice J. Wisler
http://wwww.alicewisler.com/

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Darrell Lindsey recently won International Second Prize in the 2008 Mainichi Haiku Contest. He also has a poem in Issue #17 of OG's Speculative Fiction.

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Dear Mary Anne,

You were with me when I published my first article in a magazine. Now I am happy to say you are with me when I published my first book!

My first book, a novella entitled "Angelic Memoirs" has been published by lulu.com officially. I even Googled my book and found it on the Google search engine!

This is the link to check it out: http://www.lulu.com/content/6596003

I also created my own personal author's Web site! http://s1.webstarts.com/AuthorsWebs/

I have taken my first step; it might not be much but it's a start and I hope to continue it. Thank you for your wonderful Web-zine! Its helped me a lot and made me not give up hope.

Bless you!

Sincerely,

Janis Cramlett