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Newsletter
June 2001
EBOOK revolution
is here! With a handheld reader or
a PDA, reading has never been THIS fun!
Our inventory of fine ebooks expands each month. Take a trip over to see our books -- We
publish romance, sci-fi, paranormals, mainstream, Inspirationals, the ByteMe
teen line, and a little bit of non-fiction. You can count on Awe-Struck to deliver high quality
electronic formats and great stories you can 'connect' to...<awe-struck>
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Contents:
FEATURE ARTICLES
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E-zine
·
Writing Contest
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READ A GOOD STORY, DO A
GOOD DEED
NEWS
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New Volunteer
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New Spotlights Section
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New Job Openings
·
New Children's Book
Market
SITES TO REMEMBER
COPYRIGHT
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***** Feature Articles *****
** E-zine
Jean Lorrah sends this
with a caveat.
She suggests you read the
contract carefully
To Whom It May Concern,
I thought your membership
might be interested to know about this.
I am producing a new look in Ezine publishing. My horror/scifi/fantasy/adventure Ezine, the Wildclown
Chronicle, prepared for launch June 1st needs writers for the next issue. It's worth a look! Authors are paid with exposure and
lead-in net animations designed specifically for their short-stories. Ground-breaking Ezine design will
entice involvement. Full back
ground and submission guidelines can be found at wildclown, or email me
questions to me at gwellstaylor@wildclown.com.
Sincerely,
G. Wells Taylor
Editor & Designer
The Wildclown Chronicle
** Writing Contest
Jean Lorrah also send the
following. This contest has an
entry fee, but the prize money is high.
If they only take the number they claim, it's not a rip-off.
Writers of Westerns, Young
Adult novels, and religious fiction are invited to enter a competition
celebrating all three categories.
Prizes totaling $24,000 are offered, $8,000 in each category. Deadline for the 250-word submissions,
August 1, 2001. Entries are
limited to 500 in each section, so contestants are advised to enter early
before contests are filled. Rules,
entry fees, and topics are available at Writing
Contest. Or, send a legal-size
SASE to: Showcase Rules, 652
Treece Gulch, Stevensville, MT 59870.
This contest is sponsored by A Rocky Mountain Fiction Showcase, a
project of C o l l a b o r a t i o n s Press, Stevensville, Montana.
Contest entry blanks may
be downloaded at the contest website, Writing
Contest. Or I can send you
copies by snail mail.
The autumn Showcase will
feature expanded categories and will be announced later this summer.
Fair winds,
Jim Cotton, Publisher
406.777.5191
**READ A GOOD STORY, DO A
GOOD DEED
The June art and stories
at SimeCenter are as described below:
"Short Quarter"
by Jean Lorrah offers one crew's solution to poor sales, cancelled orders, and
new responsibilities. This story
is a sequel to "Change of Command," which appeared in this same
program in the summer of 2000.
"Second Coming"
by Megan Powell. An unusual
visitor causes a moral dilemma for a young man and his parish priest.
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Celia Ann Leaman's
"Forest" depicts a fairy tale place of enchantment.
Michael Cox's
"Cavern" holds deep mysteries.
Tracy Palmer's "North
Star" is a sweet arctic scene featuring an otter.
Enjoy, donate, tell your
email buddies about this site.
***** News *****
** New Volunteers
Soon we will have a new
head for the school, Chandra Lee Morgan-Henley.
Gerry Tancreda has
volunteered to take over managing the Student Showcase section, and Jacqueline
has started a project with her in the Open Circle.
** New Spotlights Section
Carol Castellanos, Vampire
Book Reviews Columnist announces “A Time To Shine,” the new
expanded author spotlights section.
It has been expanded to fit all genres. We will be posting quite a few spotlights within the coming
days -- many that have had to wait months due to the new expansion. Please check with us often to see our
new sections and pages. If you are
an author and would like a spotlight please contact Carol at
spotlights@simegen.com. Please
look at spotlights.
We will be hosting our
author chats again in the upcoming months. We have many new areas opening and many new things to come
so please check with us often for an author in your favorite genre. In addition we have quite a few
newsletters you can subscribe to in order to be kept up on all the new
happenings at Sime~Gen.
A new author spotlight of
Sherry Gottlieb Vampire Author has been posted at Sherry
Gottlieb.
** New Job Openings
We have some entry-level
openings at Sime~Gen Inc. with much room for rapid advancement.
We need people with html
skills at what we term "web worker" level. That is, you make web pages without really knowing any
HTML. You just need to know how to
use your word processor, notepad and cut-n-paste, and some keyboarding. The other software you need is listed
in the Webworker's Handbook. (an
html editing program and an FTP program -- both free, links provided).
To see what is involved,
go to Web
Worker's Handbook
We need these skills in
two departments --
Reviews needs people to proof read
and post reviews. Our reputation
has spread so far so fast that we are producing reviews far faster than we can
post them. This position could
lead to a full gate master position with wider responsibilities which would
gain you name-recognition in the professional writing community.
spotlights/, a new
section launching soon needs 2 sub-gate masters to work under Carol Castellanos
conducting author-interviews and posting (web work) the resulting material as a
spotlight page featuring that author.
The two spotlights areas that are open are Horror and Mainstream Young
Adult. Go to the top spotlights
page and click the logo for Horror or Mainstream.
The Reviews department
position is a behind-the-scenes position with no contact with authors,
publishers or editors required. It
is perfect for a beginner who doesn't feel ready to present themselves yet. If you feel you would like such a
position but do not want to work in the reviews department, contact us anyway
-- we have need of basic web working skills in every department here. (there's an opening in the Keybooks
Bookstore for shelf-stocking clerks -- Keybooks Bookstore)
The Spotlights position is
for someone who wants to network like crazy, and get name-recognition for
themselves in the professional arena.
It is a very public position.
All of the openings
require you to sign the Gatemaster's Agreement which will gain you access to
FTP passwords for your working area.
You will become a Staff member and be authorized to join our internal
mailing list for staff only. Here
is the link to our Gatemaster's
Agreement.
To apply, email
simegen@simegen.com with what position you would prefer and a description of
your current skills and interests.
If you are a Registered Student, include the email address you
Registered under and your Guild byline.
If not, give us a brief biography of yourself and what you would hope to
learn or teach here.
** New Children's Book
Market
The World Almanac has
announced the launch of a line of educational books for children, The World
Almanac Library, starting with 18 titles this fall, building to 50 new titles
next year, 75 the next year, and so on.
The first group includes three distinct lines: Trailblazers of the Modern World (important people from the 20th
century); 21st Century Science; and Great Explorers. Other program will include individual
books about every single state, a Library of the Civil War, and Great Moments
in Sports.
World Almanac release
***** Sites to Remember *****
Author spotlights: Vampires
Chats: Chats
Romance articles: Romance Articles
Reviews: Reviews
Shopping: keybooks
Sound files of Jacqueline
Lichtenberg pronouncing Sime~Gen vocabulary words can be found at pronunciation.
To sign up for classes, go
to Classes.
To volunteer, go to helpwanted for the
latest openings.
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