January 2012

Gather.com

Thousands of writers share news and commentary every day on Gather. Join the Gather community to share your own perspective.

Gather is the place where millions of people come for fresh perspective on what’s happening now. Gather members can share their own views and join in conversations with others who share their interests.

Gather works with hundreds of freelance writers who start thousands of conversations here each month. For more information about becoming a freelance writer, please visit skyword.com.

Gather’s audience is growing – more than 5M unique visitors come to the site on a monthly basis. The site creates quality, brand-aligned content that engages people with your brand. To learn how Gather can help you grow your business, please contact advertising@gatherinc.com.

Visit Gather.com and join the Gather community by clicking HERE.

Writerspace.com

Founded in 1998, Writerspace is the home for over 550 authors, primarily romance and mystery, of the best fiction on the market today. Writerspace communities are familiar places for readers to gather, talk to each other, learn about releases and communicate with authors.

Follow the Writerspace blog to keep up to date with various writers and their news.  Get your weekly dose of Writerspace by signing up for their newsletter.  Whether you visit this site multiple times a day or once a month, its a great tool for readers and writers alike.

Visit Writerspace.com by clicking HERE.

PLUS-the Writerspace staff currently has some open positions.  They include:

Web Designer – expert level HTML, graphics, heuristic design

Marketing Coordinator – very organized, self starter

Chat Moderators – love to chat and to read books

Writers – Articles and columns accepted on a freelance basis.

Find out more about employment by clicking HERE.

Backstory AKA Like Fire

While looking for an interesting and helpful site for readers and writers, I stumbled across a site called Backstory.  Backstory was a space  where authors shared secrets, truths, logical and illogical moments that sparked their fiction or memoirs. After reading a few entries I realized that the site has moved. Now Like Fire is the new Backstory (as I understand it). Like Fire is a literary blog devoted to commentary, criticism, recommendation, exploration, provocation, raillery, discovery, and—they hope—fun. They champion the offbeat, the independent, and the underdog.

The site takes its name from a quote by Voltaire, “The instruction we find in books is like fire. We fetch it from our neighbors, kindle it at home, communicate it to others, and it becomes to property of all”.  Thus, Like Fire.

The site welcomes submissions in all categories, as are comments. They can be reached at likefire.mail@gmail.com.

If you feel like sharing your own backstory to something you’ve written, or if you feel like finding out some secrets about other books, feel free to check out Like Fire.  If nothing else, you’ll find a bunch of new ideas for books to read.  Plenty of titles on the site!

Visit Like Fire by clicking HERE.