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I haven't decided if I will continue this blog.  I'll leave it up for now, and I do check email. Enjoy.

Gather Survey Results

I'm a nominal member of Gather, an online writing group.  These results were sent via email.  I found them rather sad.  What do you think?

Over 1,300 Gather Moms took our survey in August and this week Gather and Mom Central Consulting released the Why Moms Socialize Online report. A special thanks to all of the Gather Moms who shared the ups and downs of their offline worlds and the role social networking plays in their lives.


Results from the study include:

4 out of 5 Moms feel that they don’t have enough friends in their lives

40% of Moms report they do not have a “best friend” or someone with whom they can share everything

60% of Moms say they have had feelings of loneliness in the past month and report feeling most lonely when their children are under the age of five and again when parenting teens (14-18yrs)

Over 60% of Moms reported making a new friend online in the past year

More than a third - 34% - have turned an online friendship into a lasting offline one

Over 50% of Moms feel they do not get enough support from their spouse

Less than 50% of Moms surveyed live near any family

Moms who’ve made friends online have connected most around their shared passions and interests (71%), personal stories (42%), and parenting issues (29%)

 Your friends,

The Gather Team

6 PUBLISHERS/AGENTS LOOKING FOR AUTHORS

Have you written a novel? Here are some agents and publishers that are looking for work. Good luck!
HEARTSONG PRESENTS

http://www.barbourbooks.com/pages/downloads/bpi_heartsongpresents_guidelines.pdf

The main element of a Heartsong Presents inspirational romance is the sweet love story. A very close second is the inspirational theme and content. All manuscripts in the Heartsong Presents inspirational line should present a conservative, evangelical Christian worldview. Manuscripts that do not reflect this position will be returned to the author(s). Considers manuscripts between 45,000 and 50,000 words. Must have a strong inspirational theme. Historical manuscripts--prior to and during World War II. Contemporary manuscripts--present time, but not specifically dated. Does not accept any futuristic, fantasy, time travel, or paranormal stories.

BARRY GOLDBLATT LITERARY AGENCY

http://www.bgliterary.com/index.html

A literary agency that handles YA, picture books, chapter books for middle grades.

WENDY WEIL LITERARY AGENCY

http://www.wendyweil.com/

The Wendy Weil Agency, Inc. represents fiction and non-fiction for the trade market. Works with literary and commercial fiction, mystery/thriller, memoir, narrative non-fiction, journalism, history, current affairs, books on health, science, popular culture, lifestyle, and art history. Does not handle screenplays or textbooks.

QUICKSILVER BOOKS LITERARY AGENCY

http://artsnet.net/qb/queries.htm

QB On-Line welcomes fiction and non-fiction book queries via email. Keep them short and sweet. Note to novelists: We are actively seeking adult mainstream trade and/or mass market fiction. Only full-length finished works will be considered. Our preference is for literate suspense thrillers and contemporary novels with bestseller potential.

LANGTONS INTERNATIONAL AGENCY

http://www.langtonsinternational.com/

Langtons International Agency is a literary agency specializing in non-fiction, literary and commercial fiction, YA and middle grade books.

FLETCHER AND COMPANY

http://www.fletcherandco.com/fletcher_about.html

Fletcher & Company is a full-service literary management and production company dedicated to the careers of writers of upmarket non-fiction, as well as commercial and literary fiction.

SOURCE: http://www.fundsforwriters.com/