Introducing NewMemoirs.com: An Offer to You

Have you written and/or published a memoir?

If so, please read on.

NewMemoirs.com is all about new memoirs, both published and unpublished.

This is not a review site. In other words, I will not review your memoir, but I am offering you a highly targeted web space where you can blurb and brag about your new memoir.

For free.

Once your blurb appears on this site, it will remain here, unless you request that it be removed.

No obligation, ever. In fact, I have nothing to sell.

So why am I doing this?

1. I am a writer who has written a memoir that I'm trying to shop around, so in 2007 I registered the domain NewMemoirs.com. My hope: to use the site to convince agents and editors to represent my memoir I, Driven: a teen's memoir of involuntary commitment. I was going to keep this site all to myself, but then I started thinking: why not offer web space to other writers who also have their memoirs to shop around and sell?



2. To be honest, this is not an entirely a selfless offer. The internet is all about numbers; the more relevant pages a site has, the higher it ranks in the search engines, which means higher traffic to the site. So you see, it's a win-win situation for everyone who has a spot on this site. We will all get better exposure, which is all we really want for our books. In exchange for a highly targeted web space, you are giving me free content for my website. On the internet, content is king, and targeted free content is the best kind yet.



3. You will see tasteful ads on this page, but never pop-up, pop-under, slide-across, or "Welcome to My Page" ads. I don't like those annoyances either and have no intention of filling my sites with such irritating nonsense. If you ever see those kinds of ads on my pages, let me know, and I'll make sure that they are removed. Furthermore, web surfers who land on this site are never under any obligation to click on any of the ads.

So are you interested? If so, I'll need some text, which must be pasted in your email to me, and a photograph from you (thus, no email attachments except for the photograph).

For already-published memoirs:

• Title of your memoir with full publication data: date, publisher, number of pages, ISBN number, price, and an ordering information link. This info can be obtained from Amazon and/or your publisher. If your memoir is self-published and printed, you may have your ordering information placed directly on your web space.



• A blurb, 100-250 words, about your memoir.



• Your full name and bio, about 100 words, or a link to your longer online bio.



• If applicable, one book review of your memoir.



• One photo of your book cover (attached as a JPEG file). Be sure to give credit to the photographer and cover designer, even if it's a friend, relative, or just you..



• A short excerpt from the memoir, no more than 500 words.



• A link to your web page. Not required, but a reciprocal link to www.NewMemoirs.com on your web page would be greatly appreciated.



• Email your text and photograph to me.

For unpublished memoirs:

• An open letter to agents and publishers (see sample--my own open letter), with a compelling opening, title of your memoir, number of manuscript pages, and other pertinent information.



• Your full name and bio, about 100 words, or a link to your longer online bio.



• If applicable, one pre-publication book review of your manuscript.



• One photo that captures the spirit of your memoir (attached as a JPEG file). Just be sure that you own the rights to the photograph or have permission to use it. Be sure to give credit to the photographer, even if it's a friend, relative, or just you.



• A short excerpt from the manuscript, no more than 500 words.



• A link to your web page. Not required, but a reciprocal link to www.NewMemoirs.com on your web page would be greatly appreciated.



• Email your text and photograph to me.

Other than running a quick spell check, I will not be editing your work, so please make sure that your text is exactly the way you want it; due to time constraints, I will not be able to go back and do edits on your page.

Please read the disclaimer on NewMemoirs.com.

Poetry, Inc: ISO of 100 Snarkers!

We're serious: Let 'er R.I.P.

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Poetry, Inc, developed with nary a plan in mind and launched on June 10, 2008, intends to take poetry snark to yet another level--

A lower level?

Who can say? We're too new to know...

Consider us the funny aunt or uncle to the more serious Poets.net...

Do you like humor, satire, parody, and just plain snark?

Do you believe that Poetry, Inc (a.k.a. the poetry establishment) has itself become a parody and is worthy of humorous jabs at its antics and perps?

Are you hankering to write comedy for Comedy Central or Conan O'Brien?

If so, apply to join Team Poetry, Inc. In the subject line, type "I Want To Join Team Poetry, Inc!"

We are in search of 100 snarkers (Blogger's absolute limit) to join our snark project.

We can't promise that your participation will lead to bigger and better things--in fact you may even end up on the Poetry Blacklist!

To apply for this double-edged honor, paste in your email a sample of your writing:

--Humorous/snarky poetry

--Humorous/snarky prose

Snark on!

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Poets.net Forum Growing and Going Strong

The Poets.net forum, now on its permanent site, is growing and going strong; over 13,000 hits have been recorded since June 17, 2008. Also, check out Poets.net, a Journal of Literary Arts.

Poets.net was founded because issues regarding the code of silence surrounding anti-establishment literary ideas and information continue and are just too important to ignore.

The staid poets.org and pw.org continue to ban their members who would dare to criticize the literary establishment and the questionable activities of the literary elite. Legally, these administrators and moderators have the right to ban anyone they wish, but, then, why bother offering a public forum at all?

Poets.net follows The Public-Forum Doctrine, thus, not censoring unpopular viewpoints, even if the admins and mods disagree, and controversial information. Members are able to post whatever is on their minds on a given topic.

So are you ready yet?

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