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Andrew Mayo Speculative Mainstream Fiction Writer

Andrew Mayo
Andrew Mayo
Albuquerque, New Mexico, by way of Chicago and Seattle
Member since: Nov, 2009
Last login: 01/02/2010
Last update : 01/06/2010
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  • I began my career as a newspaper reporter and am trying to wrap it up as a novelist. In between was a long discontinuity in corporate management--advertising, public relations, marketing, sales, general management. I'm well-etched with the acid of that beast's belly.

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  • 2010 Writing Contest

    January 2, 2010

    • I'm chairman for this year's 28th Annual Southwest Writers Writing Contest, open to all English-language writers.This year's contest has 14 categories including fiction and nonfiction books, articles, essays, poetry and screenplays.  Submissions must be original and unpublished (or unoptioned in the case of screenplays).  Editors and agents select the top three entries in each category. ...
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  • Second draft - done

    November 26, 2009

    • Today is Thanksgiving and I'm thankful.  I wrote the final page of the second draft of my speculative fiction novel, PLAGUE WALL (page 317).  I know I have a lot of revising and editing ahead of me, but it sure feels good to be done with this draft, that came in at 82,600 words.  You can read the first chapter at WritingMountainguide.
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  • Presenting a Man

    November 14, 2009

    • I write to teach myself.How to make an emotionally isolated, sexually frustrated, proud, angry, hopeless man an interesting read. The first chapter of Robert Goolrick’s new novel, A Reliable Wife, is devoted to Ralph Truitt, a rich man in an isolated community who has advertised for “a reliable wife.” The reader’s commitment to the novel — to keep reading, that is — depends on ...
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  • Too Busy for Revolution

    November 11, 2009

    • Type “revolution” into a search engine and find a soccer team, a tutoring system, a firm that engages in mergers & acquisitions, kites, pet care products, a music venue, dancewear, a health information database, climbing gear, a restaurant. And the Communist Party, USA.Well, at least someone remembers what a revolution is all about. Except . . . neither Russia nor China are ...
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  • What Published Means for the Contest

    The Southwest Writers Board discussed this issue last night; although 'published' means put before the public, which means a personal blog entry is published, for purposes of the contest, published

  • Your Blog

    Hi Mara,

  • Unpublished

    Hi Mary,

    As long as you weren't paid to write the blog entry, it is unpublished.

     

     

  • The best read in a long time

    What can I say? I found Hell enjoyable. A great read. I salute you for your creativity. Sorry for gushing on so, but I found Hell to be the most imaginative novel I've read in a long time.

  • Authonomy

    Authonomy.com does the same thing - sponsored by HarperCollins.

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