New-Age Non-Fiction Writer
"A chuckle a day may not keep the doctor away, but it sure does make those times in life's waiting room a little more bearable."

~Anne Wilson Schaef, new-age non-fiction writer.

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Metamorphoses 2008!

Metamorphoses 2008 is here and available at the Cerro Coso Book Nook and at all Cerro Coso campuses! The 2008 issue is available for $5 to the general public. Students, faculty, and staff are eligible to receive one free copy. See the online order form or visit the Book Nook in person for details. You can also Download Metmamorphoses 2008 in PDF format (6mb).

2009 Submissions Open:
Met is now accepting submissions for the 2009 edition. Submit your literary or art work today!

I have three poems published in the 2008 Metamorphoses: Walking the Tree Streets, The Button Factory and October.

When I picked up my issue of Metamorphoses and reread my poems in book-form, my first thought was: I should write like this more often!

There's a lot of great poetry, short stories and art in this year's Metamorphoses! If you like literature and art, you've got to pick up a copy of MET. You can get one online, it's just a click away.

Labels: Cerro Coso Community College, Literary, Literature, Matildakay, Metamorphoses, Poetry, writers, Writing

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Chip Off the Old Novelistic Block
"There is no such thing as expecting too much."

~Susan Cheever, chip off the old novelistic block.

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Pulitzer Prize-Winning Writer
"It has begun to occur to me that life is a stage I'm going through."

~Ellen Goodman, Pulitzer Prize-winning writer.

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Magazine Writer
"It is all right to say exactly what you think if you have learned to think exactly."

~Marcelene Cox, magazine writer.

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Canadian Writer
"Does feminist mean 'large unpleasant person who'll shout at you' or 'someone who believes women are human beings?' To me it's the latter, so I sign up."

~Margaret Atwood, Canadian writer.

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Pulitzer Prize-Winning Poet
"The beautiful feeling after writing a poem is on the whole better even than after sex, and that's saying a lot."

~Anne Sexton, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet.

Labels: Anne Sexton, beautiful, daily quote, poet, Poetry, Pulitzer Prize, Sex, wild women, wild words, Wild words from wild women, writers, Writing

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Romance Writer
"It's not so much how busy you are, but why you are busy. The bee is praised. The mosquito is swatted."

~Mary O'Connor, romance writer.

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Japanese Short Story Writer
"By putting his hand around my neck, he slowly strangled himself."

~Minako Ohba, Japanese short story writer.

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Best-Selling Author
"I wrote for twelve years and collected 250 rejection slips before getting any fiction published, so I guess outside reinforcement isn't all that important to me."

~Lisa Alther, best-selling author.

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Great story about the Writers of the Nervous Breakdown blog community
N.L. of Noveltown and ABC23 wrote a great story about the writers of the Nervous Breakdown blog community. TheNervousBreakdown.com is one of my favorite literary blog sites because of the quality of the writing.



Check out N.L.'s article and mini-documentary on TheNervousBreakdown.com. Not only does Rich Ferguson do some great performance art, Brad Listi and Lenore Zion both make some incredible remarks. Brenda Knight adds some zest in the article when she talks about J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis and the Beat Generation and how they would form blog communities if around today.

Check out the article, "Non-Striking Writers Form Attention-Getting Blog Site"

Here's an Excerpt:

Nick Belardes of ABC23 caught up with the brainchild of the site, LA Times best selling author of "Attention. Deficit. Disorder," Brad Listi, and some of the writers of thenervousbreakdown.com near downtown Los Angeles to find out just what the buzz was all about.

Listi, also a professor at Santa Monica College, said, "It's a site that features a multitude of great writers, literary writers from around the world." He added, "What separates us from a lot of other blog sites, or whatever you'd like to call it, is that we're featuring writing of a real literary quality, and it's a one-stop place where readers who are enthusiastic about quality writing can come on a daily basis and hear from all these great voices."

View Slideshow of Related Pics of Listi, Ferguson and Zion.



If you're looking for a blog site that has a good variety of great literary writers, TheNervousBreakdown.com is it!

Labels: Brad Listi, Lenore Zion, Literary, N.L. Belardes, Noveltown, Rich Ferguson, The Nervous Breakdown, TheNervousBreakdown.com, writers, Writing

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