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Writing-Related Trivia

How well did you keep up with the writing and publishing industry in 2008? Answer the two questions that follow to find out, and then click the link below the questions to see if you were right. This should be a fun one, and you may even learn something you didn't know.

1. What well-known British author took a publisher to court to stop publication of a book that she said violated her copyrights? This is the same author who admitted that she suffered from depression and tried to kill herself before her best-selling book series brought her fame.

2. Who was the self-published author from Massachusetts that sold her book entitled "The Lace Reader," as well as a future book, to a commercial publisher for more than $2 million dollars?



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Writing-Related Word Puzzle

Match the numbers with the letters to reveal a hidden message, which will be a book marketing tip. Not all letters will be used.

A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I   J   K   L   M   N   O   P   Q   R   S   T   U   V   W   X
1   2   3   4  5  6   7   8   9 10  11 12   13  14  15  16 17  18  19  20  21 22  23   24

 Y    Z
25  26

____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____   ____   ____ ____ ____ ____ ____
  4       5       3      15     18      1      20      5          1         6      12     15      1      20

____ ____ ____   ____ ____ ____ ____ ____   ____ ____   ____ ____
   1      14     4          5     14      20      5     18         9      20         9     14

____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____.
  16      1      18      1       4       5      19



If you'd to learn more about this unique book marketing tip, head to the editor's Life of a Writer blog to read the post entitled See How Easily You Can Sell Your Book to Locals. In See How Easily You Can Sell Your Book to Locals, Misti Sandefur discussed a possible theme that you could use for your author float, as well as a few more ideas that she believes you'll find helpful.


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Writing-Related Word Scrambles

Unscramble the tiles below to reveal an inspirational message.











Unscramble the words below. Hint: They're all names of paying markets, and the first letter of each word is capitalized.

1. esdioegkne pHoouG
2. pacBrkaeck
3. kcn iuSohCpe
4. Cnootyu rmanW
5. EiWael lgnt
6. sinDiulcoLi giev
7. Enenrtuerrpe
8. o TdhayaitF
9. iFyuna mlF




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