Resources for Aspiring Writers

Twitter Chat with Virginia Pye on Friday, June 21

River of Dust CoverPlease join James River Writers on Friday, June 21st from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. ET to participate in a Twitter chat with Virginia Pye, author of the debut novel River of Dust, about all things writing related.

Virginia Pye’s debut novel, River of Dust, is an Indie Next Pick for May, 2013. She has a recent essay inThe Rumpus, one forthcoming in The New York Times Opinionator blog and was interviewed at The Nervous Breakdown and The Huffington Post. Her award-winning short stories have been published in numerous literary magazines. Virginia holds an MFA from Sarah Lawrence and has taught writing at New York University and The University of Pennsylvania. She was a past three term chair of James River Writers.Visit 

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Making a Great Impression with Booksellers

Fountain210Sad but true, the most difficult place to sell a book is in a bookstore. Your book is surrounded by its competition. The bookstore is the war zone, so to get your book noticed, you need a battle plan. More importantly, you need an ally like Fountain Bookstore owner Kelly Justice.

What does it take to work effectively with a bookstore and convince booksellers to want to work with you? Kelly has provided James River Writers and its members a list of the good, the bad and the brilliant things writers should keep in mind when working with booksellers.

Kelly’s Rules for Making a Great Impression as a Writer in Fountain Bookstore

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