Sleuths Ink - Mystery Writers

https://sleuthsink.blogspot.com/p/jano-2020.html?fbclid=_TGVqrlT1g2bT2bREnKthTF8pLfOsVSE3iTgPuzPYu159FUipuo

Writers Unite

https://writersuniteweb.wordpress.com/about/

Pinterest Mary Nida Smith Books

https://www.pinterest.com/marynidas/mary-nida-smiths-books/

Local Author Releases Book

http://www.cottonwoodchronicle.com/2015/121715/five.html

Vietnam Military Women Memorial

https://womenyoushouldknow.net/vietnam-womens-memorial-honoring-265000-forgotten-women-served/

Skyhorse Publishing Heroes Beneath the Waves

https://www.skyhorsepublishing.com/9781634505123/heroes-beneath-the-waves/

1st Annual Holiday Expo

https://www.facebook.com/events/ I'll be set-up selling photography and books. Stop in and say hello.

I will be open 8am-4pm Saturday, October 26, at River Bend Park, 66 River Run Dr.

ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS

https://www.aerogrammestudio.com/2019/10/15/granta-submissions-november-2019/?fbclid=IwAR1PjVvB7IFwdMYl2qKmG9W35dqqELjdiXCpF4IduyngULzuix278u2Znwg

GRANTA IS ACCEPTING UNSOLICITED SUBMISSIONS

Aerogramme Writers' Studio

https://www.facebook.com/A.WritersStudio/?__tn__=%2CdkCH-R-R&eid=ARDJ7aZ95wVbZI0dEwN5rHssi_oJX55AaT8C2C8WJeRGQFMG3j6MdYxOet8z7dDLjDPcJlAMi3__CDeP&hc_ref=ARTsqiSc5Jr14YRJmxbvpLKdPCA_CBY0BeV5MAmSxRMU0V0vpbjotl6OQUzxjp7JTFg&fref=nf&hc_location=group

Arkansas Writers

https://arkansaswriters.com/how-to-banish-was-and-were-from-your-writing?fbclid=IwAR25JTd-OP0r5ztRYWZtVLzUUuzwOpoXoUIE29jjxgmybWGVa2HoZxIi5nk

Village Writing School

http://www.villagewritingschool.com/registration/?action=evrplusegister&event_id=104

2019 Missouri State Poetry Convention

http://mostatepoetry.com/pdf/ConventionFlyer-19.pdf

https://www.facebook.com/groups/122768687863258/?multi_permalinks=1468792339927546&notif_id=1567079143311820&notif_t=group_activity

The Ozarks Pen Masters

SKYHORSE PUBLISHING

The unbelievable stories of the heroic men who sailed under the sea.

In Heroes Beneath the Waves, many brave men who rode submarines to great depths and across the oceans into unknown territory share their experiences, fears, and thoughts. They allow us to travel back in time through their memories. Trained for years to keep silent—for “loose lips sink ships”—many still believe what they know to be classified and refuse to disclose even the minutest of recollections. Others, however, want to leave a legacy of reminiscences for people to learn and live by—to know that freedom is not free.

Some stories will never be told. Held within the secret confines of their souls, these deep sea veterans block them out for self-perseverance. Yet, there are others who will never escape their own minds; they relive their underwater experiences over and over with eyes open or shut.

Heroes Beneath the Waves is about teenage boys who left farms, small towns, and inner cities to defend the United States and democracy worldwide. Signing up for United States Navy submarine duty was an adventure of a lifetime during the early 1940s. Dreams of torpedoing Japanese and German ships and subs consumed their thoughts. Those who returned home as young men were older and wiser. Heroes Beneath the Waves was written to honor these men—gallant heroes—who served and are serving today on submarines.

Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in history--books about World War II, the Third Reich, Hitler and his henchmen, the JFK assassination, conspiracies, the American Civil War, the American Revolution, gladiators, Vikings, ancient Rome, medieval times, the old West, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

OZARK CREATIVE WRITERS CONFERENCE

https://www.ozarkcreativewriters.com/?fbclid=IwAR1iDOP90_mAQbNfJRnXnVlEgpzsl8B8rJPmQysg6AUIXjyqPuWUcr6-Ic0

WRITERS UNITE

https://writersuniteweb.wordpress.com/?fbclid=IwAR2iHq_4vxkpoSsX6DAzXxi3F80SQVK-Ti04JTOkx9PhHVWZb_t8q5oa5uE

BOOK SIGNING JULY 13

JUL 13

SAT

Area Author Showcase

10 AM · Donald W. Reynolds Library Serving Baxter County

 I'll be there doing a book signing - selling my books and photographs.

Stop in and say "HI."

Nathan Hendrickson, Script Writer

https://blood-wiki.org/index.php/Nathan_Hendrickson My nephew.

Arkansas Writers

http://arkansaswriters.com/story-by-arkansas-author-featured-in-literary-magazine?fbclid=IwAR3qMTm2A4cQ_mW6ClQ1HfB_cFGDeqUpUDZbFw6V-Ny1u32BnHPyNPJkFnM

Audible Book

https://www.audible.com/pd/Heroes-Beneath-the-Waves-Audiobook/B01ATPCEJU

Arkansas SCBWI Conference June 21-22

Don't miss out on the opportunity to attend Arkansas SCBWI's Conference, June 21-22. If you haven't signed up, you still can. Register online by June 15!
Conference faculty includes Christa Heschke, literary agent at McIntosh and Otis, Inc.; Courtney Stevenson, assistant editor at HarperCollins Children's Books; and Charlotte Wenger, freelance editor.
Pitch sessions are still available. Also, illustrators who want a portfolio consultation, can schedule a slot on Friday night. All of these are very limited, so if you are considering it, email arkansas@scbwi.org now to reserve your spot.
Find more information on the conference, including links to the faculty bios here: https://arkansas.scbwi.org/events/arkansas-scbwi-conference-2019/
Happy Almost Summer!
Phyllis 
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Phyllis Hemann
SCBWI Arkansas Regional Advisor
arkansas.scbwi.org
arkansas@scbwi.org

Village Writing School

http://www.villagewritingschool.com/registration/?action=evrplusegister&event_id=103

So Many Beginnings

Since my husband died November 15, 2015 and my book, "Heroes Beneath the Wave," was released November 17, 2015 and moving, I am trying to get back to my roots of writing about writing on this blog.

 Bernard Most who wrote, "The Littlest Dinosaurs," visited our beautiful large library (I believe 1989), at Twin Falls, Idaho. I always get so nervous when I meet educated people (I never attended school much.). I was in aw as he spoke about his books and writing for children. Writing for children was always my dream since I was a kid telling stories and drawing for my younger brothers and sisters.

I waited until the last kid and adult was done, when I approached him. I remember him being so kind and thoughtful; listening and answering my questions about my dreams. He showed me his drawings and proofs he worked on to create the book. I'll never forget.  http://www.bernardmost.com/aboutbernard.htm

I didn't buy a book as I couldn't afford one. I didn't have a library card for after they built the new library, the cost was too expense if you lived in the country.

Prior to this time I was the president of the Idaho Writers League (Magic Valley Writers Chapter) and had started writing for magazines.

Village Writing School

Today our Agent Summit is available to view. Talking with all these agents and editors has totally changed the way I view publishing, especially the whole process of finding an agent and a publisher. I used to think of querying as comparable to cold call selling. Now, I see it more as speed dating. This explains so much. It explains the conflicting advice that agents sometimes give. It explains those frustrating rejections such as "just not right for my list" or "just didn't love it." Haven't we gotten those and thought WHY!! But agents use terms like connection, magic, alchemy. In other words, they can't explain it either. They cannot articulate why, among so many books that really have nothing wrong with them, they choose one among many. Is this depressing? Actually, I think it is good news. It means that some agent's rejection is not the final word. So many rejection letters say just that. "It's a subjective business." "It's not for me, but another agent may feel differently." More than one of the agents I interviewed said they specifically tried not to discourage writers for that reason. Go back to the speed dating or even lunch. You have lunch with someone. There is nothing wrong with him/her. Intelligent, reasonably attractive, does not pick his nose at the table. But, still, no spark. (I remember my grandpa used the term "sparking" for dating. Now I understand.) What do you do? Do you say, "Well, I went out with one or two guys but it didn't work, so I'll never go out again"? Of course you don't. You remain open and you keep putting yourself out there because one guy is not the universe of men. And one agent is not the universe of agents. I know this first hand because I've gotten plenty of rejections in the last five months, but there was one magic one. She wants me to rewrite some parts of my story and send it again because she loves the way I write history. And any agent that uses words like "brilliant choice" and "absolutely stellar" is sparking. There's a real possible connection. Yet, many others I queried couldn't keep up with the time shifts or didn't like the same character that this agent found "stellar." So really, it is a numbers game. Of course, there are plenty of things that you can do, and our agents in the summit discuss those. You wouldn't go to your first lunch date in smelly running clothes with your hair all sweaty. You'd try to curate your image. Learning to curate your image in submitting to agents is critical as well. So there is a lot of discussion about query letters and first pages and pitches in our Summit. You can watch it free through Monday just by registering. Why wouldn't you? Register HERE. Publishing is not a science, but there are things you can do to make the sparks fly. Finding our stories . . . and ourselves.                                                                                            Alison

Village Lake Writers & Poets

https://www.facebook.com/villagelakewritersandpoets/?__tn__=%2CdHH-R-R&eid=ARAOBYIYU2gwab7Iv1Ghfubc-SNZEFTUP-sQ93wXb3QyLwUQBTfQ4Ao0kXVFfFDPmAbtXqpSf_cM0h_c&hc_location=group

Missouri Writers Guild Conference.

http://missouriwritersguild.org/conference-schedule/

Arkansas SCBWI Conference

The Arkansas SCBWI Conference is June 21-22, 2019 in Central Arkansas.
Conference faculty includes Christa Heschke, literary agent at McIntosh and Otis, Inc.; Courtney Stevenson, assistant editor at HarperCollins Children’s Books; and one publishing professional to be announced.
The conference will offer dinner, genre meetings and pitch sessions on June 21 (North Little Rock Community Center, North Little Rock). Conference sessions, lunch and critiques are on June 22 (Vines Center, Little Rock).
Opportunities are available for writers and artists to receive feedback on their manuscripts and portfolios. Remember that spaces for consultations are limited, so sign up early if you want to secure a spot.
Registration opens today: https://arkansas.scbwi.org/events/arkansas-scbwi-conference-2019/

April National Poetry Month

Magic Valley Art Council Show

http://magicvalleyhasart.com/2017-ceramics/2019-mixed-media-category/?fbclid=IwAR1EH0vFnS8YXeXiLfNV2AkEbFdDlVnWdY35ffZgp 3egieoLCfQUWO4tfU
I am so thankful to be part of this ART & SOUL Show.

Simplicity Digital Art by Mary Nida Smith

Simplicity Digital Art

Debbie Dadey Writing Books

https://www.facebook.com/debbiedadey/?__tn__=kC-R&eid=ARCGAcWbxs3UjrgUzBGu41RlGeWF_gA7AdApSCnmuReKdFOIyoMpLOh5sq7-sNpH02bKyOZx8Vb66z8S&hc_ref=ARTz_7Z9ViaqibRw4DB880Woq_1smLTKADb4wqXb9RO3LkItyvOfpE_3RQsQuGU-2aY&fref=tag&__xts__[0]=68.ARCZOsZI58rk-nzQF7MFyqa0lPB_VqR5zbQtPY1Ze_h2Le9gxbIi5LbebY_8NZ_Q5z6mXRmo3J-axFUs9oSwqYwcvAAN4mdPWpwVAN4NHso4Q22PE8N02ZggcNf_51Hzbj5Sva2-BXkR-ERwxGPpfnMDOL7HaaNDjll39h0Nx28C8r_RTPfJ2DNXA9SnzaOXDnuF0mqKZltuWebzf6Hs53dfdICviWC2hu8ttXgBb_9ytlRiTU87MR-_FKHxqRu25RIlu4ySwTABfDa9Ea9E098vjbQ329_GJzIW_aCWZ9qEjLkwRNEuISVSeISlIXgjqMzj4aTqXd1vofJg-XNbK1d3RnpXtNS9fUgo

Fearless Writing.

https://www.facebook.com/CDragonwagon/?__tn__=%2CdKH-R-R&eid=ARBWFUNIA_qszfaIKVruorg2okzhytiHPVyjnLVJVQLadgyuw7CfNWVZ1BqQrfV85jAkZg2z6brLlyiQ&fref=mentions&hc_location=group

Mary Nida Smith Press Release.

My book "Heroes Beneath the Waves: Submarine Stories of the Twentieth Century" is an easy read for preteens and up, to learn more about the U.S. Navy Submarine Service and the men who served. Hopefully, family members and friends will understand why their love one, who served, will not talk about it. The submariners were taught "Loose lips Sink Ships." I tried to gather stories and information that would help young kids, wives, and others to have a better understand what happens below the sea and of the ones, who never returned, as sea became their final grave. Skyhorse Publishing Inc.

My poem Cowboy Jo was selected to be published in 2017 publication of "SILO." The College of Southern Idaho's literary journal: http://www.csi.edu/silo.
I am honored to be selected in a town I spent nine years. Where I was involved with Idaho Writers League (President Twin Falls Chapter) and where my freelance writing and doing illustrations took off. I always try to make the best out of all the places I have been - each was a learning adventure. God is always at work. I feel so blessed.

I was invited by J. Patrick Lewis, former U.S. Children’s Poet Laureate (2011-2013) to write an Arkansas poem (with his guidance) for America Book of Poems by Mr. Lewis for National Geographic that was released fall of 2018.

Springfield Writers' Guild

https://www.facebook.com/groups/SWGforum/?multi_permalinks=2273782272661419%2C2280942895278690%2C2280256198680693%2C2273778775995102%2C2280249442014702&notif_id=1550848948185225&notif_t=group_activity

Unsung Heroes 60 Books for Girls

https://www.amightygirl.com/blog?p=14276&fbclid=IwAR1ui3LX61f3Ig_uTFCiqSZ5A2h0iabPZGh-aFnI1kJtmNpBrdZACmrrC-s 

Unsung Heroes: 60 Books about Extraordinary Black Mighty Girls and Women

Sunshine Blogger Award

https://marysmithsplace.wordpress.com/2019/02/24/marysmithsplace-awards-the-sunshine-blogger-award/?fbclid=IwAR17dAVy7yDcXx7QHcPa7RRKal_1_uiZd-nDdMUH6tzv8C22rYc5f61bU4U

Village Writing School

http://www.villagewritingschool.com/registration/?action=evrplusegister&event_id=100

Book Going Out of Print -Help.

https://cynthialeitichsmith.com/cynsations/?fbclid=IwAR0xOp7dHfynxogOgBJuu4mJKJt8ifjAF9QDiwtOtCH3EQG9WQT4zYnLd0Y

BLOG TOURS

https://jenabenton.com/2019/02/11/simply-7-interview-with-rebecca-kai-dotlich-and-fred-koehler-giveaway-what-if-then-we/?fbclid=IwAR0fvqsAw8MgrqTeO93ajcQh6kYmTmC0uu2vVPpCF9QJoGk5mhig0ovbeho

Simply 7 interview with Rebecca Kai Dotlich and Fred Koehler & GIVEAWAY–“What If…? Then We…”

Heroes Beneath the Waves: Submarine Stories of the Twentieth Century.

I am a lifetime member of .the World War II Veterans Wives and USSVI Wives and I am the author of this book. A book for preteens and up. Heroes Beneath the Waves is about teenage boys who left farms, small towns, and inner cities to defend the United States and democracy worldwide. Signing up for United States Navy submarine duty was an adventure of a lifetime during the early 1940s. Dreams of torpedoing Japanese and German ships and subs consumed their thoughts. Those who returned home as young men were older and wiser. Heroes Beneath the Waves was written to honor these men—gallant heroes—who served and are serving today on submarines. The unbelievable stories of the heroic men who sailed under the sea.

Literary Masterpieces

https://lithub.com/a-state-by-state-survey-of-literary-masterpieces/?fbclid=IwAR2B_yQ1Q4mS3TM_tm53AmYA-3QnlxL-McKeRYacTFd_gOqjFx-djhoe4aY

A STATE-BY-STATE SURVEY OF LITERARY MASTERPIECES

Digital Art Photography by Mary Nida Smith

Digital Art Photography of taking one photograph of a church during the fall and change it into several pieces of art.

Video Editor

Video Editor

Use free video software to create and edit videos of any complexity from a family greeting card to a company presentation. Cut, merge video files, apply visual and audio effects, use filtration and image correction, make slideshows and add an appropriate soundtrack. Use multi-color Chroma Key and advanced parameters settings to give your video a professional look. All popular video and audio formats are support    https://www.videosoftdev.com/ 

Pacific Northwest Writers' Association

https://www.pnwa.org/page/literarycontest?fbclid=IwAR2hyBxnJE8d30T1AokwZsZAgPyhOH8la5Az1QftN5jWj9pG9GIDNp27sFU

Newbery / Caldecott 2019: Final Prediction Edition

http://blogs.slj.com/afuse8production/2019/01/11/newbery-caldecott-2019-final-prediction-edition/?fbclid=IwAR0lJw0KrSTlpm0HSEHdd7j6RALfHyIbV_u-p5NJaH-G3WSHKZODBJQ5xoc

Village Lake Writers & Poets

We invite you to come and join the Village Lake Writers & Poets at The Artist Retreat Center in Bella Vista, AR!

Featuring two local writers, Olga Berg and Brenda Hyslip, Fiction Writers sharing their writing journeys and Book Talks about their books, The Promise of a New Day and A Penny For Each Tear.

Come hear stories that will make you laugh and cry at the same time!

WED, FEB 13 AND 6 MORE

Village Lake Writers & Poets Group Meeting

Village Lake Writers & Poets · Bella Vista, AR

Writers conferences and Events

http://writing.shawguides.com/Events

Oklahoma Writers' Federation, Inc. (OWFI) Workshop

https://www.owfi.org/virtualworkshops/?fbclid=IwAR0SrFxM01VKB023w4SOEclD-kAnC63o3EE5lqQqZn3ja93biy77dKPePGM

Kansas Writing Workshop

https://kansaswritingworkshop.com/?fbclid=IwAR2uxM0jQ5DosBuBuGuPh93_V_lpMndIodtPr4So_LpEQRgR6kx_HEcOQ-g
Be-sure to check information about agents at Writer Beware on my sidebar of this blog.

Poets Northwest

http://arkansaswriters.com/wordpress/

The first meeting of Poets Northwest in the new year will take place on Saturday, January 5 in the Shiloh Room at the Springdale Library, from 1-3 pm.