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Monday, May 12, 2008
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By Carole J. Mooney
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To My Readers
This page is rated PG. On rare occasions, some of my language choices may be a bit strong for younger readers.
To my Great Grandpa, John Bickerstaff -- who wrote stories,
To my Grandmother, Esther Rice; my Mother, Marsha; my Dad, David; and My Grandpa George, who told the stories,
and finally To my husband, My Love, and to my son who made My story,
this is for you.
To my Grandmother, Esther Rice; my Mother, Marsha; my Dad, David; and My Grandpa George, who told the stories,
and finally To my husband, My Love, and to my son who made My story,
this is for you.
Good Influences -- My Favorite Authors/Books
- * Baroness Orczy -- Scarlet Pimpernel
- * Bryce Courtenay -- The Power of One; Tandia
- * C.S. Lewis -- Till We Have Faces
- * Cecilia Dart-Thornton -- The Bitterbynde Trilogy (The ill-Made Mute; The Lady of Sorrows; The Battle of Evernight)
- * Charlotte Bronte -- Jane Eyre
- * Cheng'en Wu, W.J.F. Jenner -- Journey to the West
- * Christopher Moore --Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal
- * Douglas Adams -- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy; The Restaurant At the End Of the Universe; Life, The Universe, and Everything; So Long, and Thanks For All The Fish
- * Fynn -- Anna's Book
- * Gregory Maguire -- Wicked
- * J.R.R. Tolkien -- The Hobbit
- * Jacqueline Lichtenberg -- Molt Brother
- * Janet Morris -- The Kerrion Saga (Dream Dancer; Cruiser Dreams; Earth Dreams)
- * Jessamyn West -- The Friendly Persuasion
- * Jeter -- Dark Horizon (Alien Nation 2)
- * Jim Butcher -- The Dresden Files
- * John Bickerstaff , my Great-Grandfather -- (Unpublished) The Tale of Aggie Winkum and the Snootagus; Trilla; The Woon of Bink
- * Keith Miller -- The Book of Flying
- * L. Frank Baum -- The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
- * Lewis Carroll -- Alice in Wonderland; Alice's Adventures Through the Looking Glass
- * Madeline L'Engle -- A Wrinkle in Time; A Wind in the Door; A Swiftly Tilting Planet; Many Waters; An Acceptable Time
- * Mika Waltari and Lynda S. Robinson -- The Egyptian
- * Neil Gaiman -- Stardust
- * Neil Gaimen and Terry Pratchett -- Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
- * Pat Conroy -- Prince of Tides; Beach Music
- * Patrick Dennis -- Auntie Mame
- * Peter Yarrow -- Puff the Magic Dragon
- * Reeves-Stevens -- Day of Descent (Alien Nation 1)
- * Richard Adams -- Watership Down; Maia; Plague Dogs; Shardik
- * Rose Tremain -- Restoration: A Novel of Seventeenth-Century England
- * Sena Jeter Naslund -- Ahab's Wife: Or, The Star-gazer: A Novel
- * Sid Fleischman -- any of the McBroom Tales
- * Stephen King -- The Stand; The Green Mile
- * Terry Pratchett -- Wee Free Men; Hogfather
- * Timothy Zahn -- Manta's Gift
- * Walter Wangerin -- The Book of the Dun Cow; The Book of Sorrows
My Most-Frequently Used Writing Links
- Storyteller Magazine
- Writing Room
- Book Review - Writing With Power
- Book Review - Up High in the Trees
- Chicago Manual of Style
- Erma Bombeck Writer's Workshop
- Evil Editor's Openings
- Family Circle Magazine
- Free Spellcheck.net
- How To Self-Publish A Magazine
- How to Write a Short Story
- How to Write an Autobiography
- Long Ridge Writer's Group
- MediaBistro
- Miss Snark Literary Agent
- NPR.ORG --> Diversions
- One Million Monkeys Typing: A Collaborative Writing Project
- Poetry Foundation.org
- Poynter Online
- Prairie Home Companion Page
- Prairie Home Companion Page
- Prairie Schooner Contests
- Pub Rants Blog
- Quoteland :: Quotations by Topic
- Rita's Page - A Dragon's Quest
- Society for the Preservation of English Language and Literature
- Today's Woot Ad
- Wikipedia Definition of "Exquisite Corpse"
- Woot.com - Blog
- WOSU.ORG
- Writer's Magazine
- Writers Digest.com
- Writers Digest. Com - 101 Best Sites
- Writers' Digest Contests
- Writing Fix
- Zombos Closet of Horror
- Storyteller Magazine
- Writing Room
Self / Reg. Publisher Links I'm Considering
Miscellany or "Organized Chaos" -- Hey, It Makes Sense To Me
- How to Play Haikai (Collaborative Poetry Game)
- Creativity Portal
- Writer's Market
- Six Word Memoirs at Smith Magazine
- Autocrit.com -- Critiquing Resourse
- Babelfish Translation
- Word2Word - Free Language Courses
- Latin To English Translator
- Bartleby Reference
- Quote Database
- Wikipedia
- Their Circular Life
- Online Literature
- The Literature Network: Online classic literature, poems, and quotes. Essays & Summaries
- Library of Congress
- Library of Congress Copyright Info
- Paradigm Online Writing Assistant
- Bomb Arts and Culture Magazine
- Avalon Project
- Project Gutenberg.Org
- 221b Baker Street -- All Sherlock, All the Time
- Classic Notes Online Summaries
- Zanesville/Y-City Writers' Group
- Coshocton Writers' Group PARAKRISIS
- Columbus Downtown Writers Group
- Brown County Writers' Group
- Rita's Writer's Quest
- Wannabe Writer
- Writers Digest - Writing Small Article
- Central Ohio Fiction Writers Conference
- Poetic Asides Blog
- Coffee House For Writers
- OH River Books - writers' info
- Cup of Comfort
- Thin Threads Submissions
- The Pedestal Magazine Submission Page
- Tapestry of Bronze Ode Form
- Absolute Arts
- Reading Adventures Blog
- Fantasy World Wide.Com
- Discworld (world) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Hatrack River - The Official Web Site of Orson Scott Card
- Cecilia Dart-Thornton Website
- National Geographic.Com
- Museum of Modern Art
- Musee-Rodin
- Muppet Central
- The Official Cirque Du Soleil Website
- Portrait Professional
- Photographica.org
- Wooden Horse Publishing -- Magazines
- Avenir - The Writer's Workshop - Fiction Writing Software for Mac OS X
- Self publish with free BookSmart software for Windows or Mac | Blurb
- Writers Software Suite & Literary Agent Software
- Flowcharts
- Realistic Face Sketch
- PEN Emergency Funds for Writers in Crisis
- ASJA Emergency Writers Fund
- Brown County Writers' Group
- The Pedestal Magazine Submission Page
- Central Ohio Fiction Writers Conference
- Museum of Modern Art
Recent Submissions To (but not Published By, unless specified)
- --> 3/3/2008 A Cup of Comfort " for New Mothers" http://www.cupofcomfort.com/share.htm#guidelines -- Short Story/Blog Excerpt - Once Upon A Time
Followers
Status Updates on All of My Projects
- *** "Aggie Winkum and the Snootagus" based on an original story by my great-grandfather, John A. Bickerstaff. The original manuscript has been destroyed, so I'm trying to write it from memory. > Current Status: WRITING 1st DRAFT
- *** "Hum A Few Bars...": A Compilation of Short Stories and Poetry >Current Status: BEING PREPARED FOR PUBLISHING, DETAILS SOON!
- *** The Bickerstaff Compendium of Wonderful Things which will contain all of the John Bickerstaff stories I have, including: "Aggie Winkum and the Snootagus"; "The Woon of Bink"; "Susie Sugarplum and the Head"; "Once Upon a Blue Moon"; and "Trilla" >Current Status: EDITING