Here is another good article about writing books, from one of four authors that post weekly about the writing process and getting published.

This one is from Misty Massey:

Writing to the Writer

As a writer, I’ve always ever had one true hope for my work, and that was that it might someday make a reader feel the way my favorite author’s books always made me feel. I wanted my readers to come away from my stories breathing a satisfied sigh of time well spent.

When I was a child, I used to write letters to authors whose work impressed me, people like E L Konigsberg, Elizabeth Enright (and was broken-hearted to learn she had died some years before my letter arrived), and Marguerite Henry. Most of the time the only response was a form letter of some kind from the publisher, thanking me for my interest.

When I was 10 or 11, I wrote a letter to my favorite author (at the time), Alexander Key. I’d just finished his fantastic novel Flight to the Lonesome Place, and I had a question about one of the characters. Everyone told me not to expect a personal response, since he was a famous author and I was just a kid who read his book. Imagine my excitement when a letter arrived a few weeks later, with “A. Key” in the return address corner. I read his charming, thoughtful, personal response to my question at least one hundred times. My favorite author had taken the time to write to me, a mere reader. How amazing was that?

These days I’m the one getting correspondence from readers. It’s a good deal easier here in the 21st century, what with email and blog lines. No one has to search very diligently before they find a way to contact me, which is nice for both of us. Yesterday, for example, I opened my email and found a delightful note from a young woman who had just finished reading Mad Kestrel, and wanted to tell me how she felt about it. As I read her gushing email, I began to cry, because I realized that I’d done what I wanted to do. I had given at least one person a story that became real, a cast of characters she could care about, and a world she didn’t want to leave behind. As writers, we all hope for award nominations and bestseller status and seven figure advances, but honestly, when it all comes down, what we really want is to touch someone else’s soul with our work. That’s what being an artist is all about.

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With Marks an Spencer managing to be 1 of the biggest retailers in Britain you would imagine that they from time to time have extra stock they have a need to rid themselves of. You would be correct on this. If the merchandise happens not to be bought while in the store then it is obvious that they do not just throw it in the trash, it then gets sold somewhere else at a very reduced price. There are several shopping villages and outlet centers across the UK and Marks and Spencer are in many of these places. You will not be surprised to see Marks an Spencer outlet stores in many of the McArthurGlen and Freeport outlet centers. What is so great about shopping at these locations is the fact there are other outlet shops that are high street as well.

Numerous high street stores over runs can be sold through other discount outlets in permanent locations. Clothing that is mostly Marks and Spencer discontinues lines and 2nds, but you may also find some from Dorothy Perkins, Littlewoods, and Next. The international maker of suits C&J Antich supplies retail stores as in Next and Marks & Spencer. Chinasearch sells tableware from several manufacturers to places like Marks an Spencer. You can also find large quantities of furniture stock surpluses at Home Brands discount stores and Famous Furniture Clearance outlets. If you like certain food items at M & S then look for those at Poynton Frozen Value at clearance prices.

One note here that we will not guarantee the information on the clearance sale to be 100% correct always. We try when possible to give a contact number and recommend that you call each outlet before going shopping there.