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News, features and resources for media and publishing professionals. Friday, December 17, 2004 Blogs | Subscribe | Interviews | Events | Films | Book Blog Media Cynic | Forum | Advertising | Classifieds | Jobs The IWJ Interviews Mary Jo Putney, Bill DeSmedt and Antonya Nelson The November/December issue of The Internet Writing Journal features an exclusive interview with New York Times bestselling romance novelist Mary Jo Putney, who has won just about every award there is in the romance writing world. She is the recipient of two Romance Writers of America RITA Awards, four consecutive Golden Leaf awards for Best Historical Romance, and the Romantic Times Career Achievement Award for Historical Romance. Her latest book is A Kiss of Fate (Ballantine), the first in her exciting new Guardian series, which immediately hit all the bestseller lists. In this exclusive interview, Mary Jo talks about the Guardian series, which combines historical romance with paranormal elements. She also discusses her evolution as a writer, and why she thinks literary snobbism towards the romance genre is merely a disguised form of sexism. The November/December issue of The Internet Writing Journal also features an exclusive interview with Bill DeSmedt, author of the exciting new thriller, Singularity (Per Aspera Press). Singularity is a fast-paced scientific thriller based on the mysterious Tugunska Explosion in Siberia in 1908. In the exclusive interview, Bill talks about Singularity and his decision to launch a new career as a novelist. He also discusses the science behind the book, recent advances in artificial intelligence, and why not teaching evolution and science in schools could spell the beginning of the end of our civilization. The November/December issue of The Internet Writing Journal also features an exclusive interview with award-winning novelist Antonya Nelson, author of Female Trouble (Scribner), Family Terrorists (Scribner), and Talking in Bed (Scribner). She is the recipient of the Chicago Tribune's Heartland Award, the PEN Nelson Algren Award, the Rea Award, the O. Henry Prize, and a Pushcart Prize. In this exclusive interview, Antonya talks with Cheryl Dellasega, Ph.D about how she got her start, how motherhood has influenced her work and how an MFA in Creative Writing can help a novelist. This issue's articles include: "Contract Bridge and Writing: How to Become a Grand Master" by British novelist Alex Keegan, "Are You Dead Certain?" by Australian children's author Hazel Edwards, and "Stories Behind the Carols" by syndicated radio show host and CEO of CQK Music & Records, Mary Dawson. The issue also includes book reviews in several genres: children's, computers, fantasy/sf, mystery, nonfiction, romance and writing. The IWJ can be found online at: http://www.writerswrite.com/journal/. The IWJ is a part of the Writers Write® Network of websites for writers and book lovers, which is produced and owned by Writers Write, Inc., a new media company based in Dallas, Texas. The Writers Write® Network, includes Writerswrite.com, Readersread.com, WriteJobs.com, Writenews.com, and WWForums.com. Each month, the Writers Write® network receives over 3.5 million pageviews. Related Links: · The Internet Writing Journal · Writerswrite.com Click here to return to the homepage of The Write NewsTM Click here to subscribe to our free weekly email newsletter. www.writenews.com Copyright © 1997-2007 by Writers Write, Inc. All Rights Reserved.