Saturday, January 21, 2012
Saturday, January 14, 2012
Gamadin Book Series - Accelerated Reader Campaign
Dear Teachers and
Librarians,
The Gamadin Crew is on a mission to help students receive school credit
for their efforts!
Many parents, librarians and teachers have discovered that
the Gamadin Sci-Fi Adventure
Series inspires students to read, especially the
boys. That is why our slogan,
“Finally, the Boys have a Series the Girls love
to Read,” is fitting!
Over the past couple of years, we have been asked many times why the
Gamadin
Book Series is not on the Accelerated Reader (AR) program book list.
The answer is simple: it's the process.
AR actually enjoys the series.
But because we are a small publisher, we have more hoops
to jump through
than the larger publishing houses. AR requires over 100 requests on their
website from teachers and librarians across the country to finalize the
process.
So we are seeking your help
to achieve this goal.
Below is a simple step-by-step procedure that will take a brief amount of
your time to complete.
Once AR has the numbers, the program will accept the
Gamadin Book Series, so that boys and
girls may receive school credit for
reading the volumes.
Even if your school is not part of the program, your contribution will
help the students who are.
Thank you in advance for your assistance.
Francesca Romero, President
Wigton Publishing
1. Go to: www.RENLEARN.com
2. Click on the Accelerated Reader button. 
3. Click on: “Suggest Quizzes” on the lower
left side of the page
under Quick
Links.
4. Then fill in
the required fields for
“Give Us Your Recommendations.”
Title Pub.Date ISBN
Book I - Gamadin:
Word of Honor 2009 978-1-9345720-6-1
Book II -
Gamadin: Mons 2010 978-0-9840643-0-4
Book III-
Gamadin: Distant Suns 2011 978-0-9840643-1-1
Book IV- Gamadin:
Gazz 2012 978-0-9840643-6-6
That’s all it
takes! Thank you!
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Mark Twain Rules for Writing
SOME
RULES FOR WRITING by Mark Twain
(From
the Atlantic Wire)
Mark Twain was a man with a lot of ideas going
through his head. In 1895, one of them was how James Fenimoore Cooper violated
18 of the 19 "rules governing literary art in the doman of romantic
fiction" in his novel The
Deerslayer. Twain tries setting them
all down on paper, and most of them are good tips if you're writing a piece of
James Fenimoore Cooper fan fiction, but will probably be of limited help to
other writers. Starting at point 12, the "rules" blend into general
literary rules of the road.
·
Say what he is proposing to say, not merely
come near it.
·
Use the right word, not its second cousin.
·
Eschew surplusage.
o
Not omit necessary details.
o
Avoid slovenliness (lazy or sloppiness) of
form.
o
Use good grammar.
o
Employ a simple and straightforward style
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