Welcome to the August 3, 2009 edition of Scribes. This is also the final edition of the Scribes blog carnival. While Fiction Scribe was a lovely site, I want as clean a start over as I can get when it comes to starting here. So, because this was nearly set to go when 451Press shut down, I will post this very last carnival edition here.

Thank you, as always, to everyone who participated in this carnival either for this edition or editions of the past. I have enjoyed the wide array of posts submitted.

Don’t worry. There is a new carnival to come…

Barbra Sundquist presents How to Use AudioAcrobat to Record Conference Calls and Teleclasses posted at HomeBusinessWiz, saying, “I use AudioAcrobat to record interviews and then have them transcribed. Great way to quickly create quality content for your blog or book.”

Matthew Overstreet presents Plot Driven Stories Vs. Character Driven Stories In Film posted at Matthew Overstreet’s Film Thoughts.

E-Publishing

Madeleine Begun Kane presents Kindle Swindle? posted at Mad Kane’s Political Madness.

Fiction

steven germain presents My 10th grade report card qualifies me to have an opinion… posted at Rough Fractals.

Dennis Carroll presents Do We Treat People Like An Unbreakable Horse? posted at Big Sky Vistas.

How-To

C.F. Jackson presents How To Best Advertise Your Self-Published Book posted at Website Makeover Workshop, saying, “Some of the most popular questions and inquires I receive and or hear are…

1. How To Best Advertise Your Self-Published Book
2. How To Sell Fiction Today
3. How To Promote a Book
4. How To Market a Book”

Robert Alan presents Guide for Writing an Effective Press Release posted at Sell It on the Web, saying, “Here’s a quick and dirty guide on how to write a press release for the new blogger or web site owner.”

Jon Bard presents How to Write a Picture Book That Shines posted at Children’s Writing Web Journal.

Rod presents How to write a Short Story posted at Creative Writing Course, saying, “A discussion of some of the technical aspects of writing short stories, and the main differences in approach from writing longer fiction.”

C.F. Jackson presents Why Blogging Equals Web Traffic posted at Website Makeover Workshop, saying, “Most people ask, “How do I get traffic to my website?”

One of the most effective ways to get started is with a blog.”

Rod presents Writing Fantasy Fiction posted at The Crafty Writer, saying, “A few facts and conventions you need to be aware of before trying your hand at writing fantasy.”

C.F. Jackson presents More Twitter Followers vs. More Web Traffic posted at Website Makeover Workshop, saying, “Is it possible to capture targeted web traffic or targeted Twitter followers with the continuous growth of internet users and social network sites?”

Publishing and Agents

Fiona Veitch Smith presents Co-publishing – pros and cons posted at The Crafty Writer, saying, “It used to be vanity publishing, then along came self-publishing, now the buzz word is ‘co-publishing’. What is it, and is it worth it from a writer’s perspective? The Crafty Writer investigates.”

Writing in General

Richard Shelmerdine presents Some Random Haiku Poems posted at Richard Shelmerdine.

Patricia Turner presents 100 Famous Writers You Can Follow on Twitter posted at Online University Reviews.

Madeleine Begun Kane presents Problem Poetry posted at Mad Kane’s Humor Blog.

Laura Cococcia presents Women Who Are Changing the World with Words: An Interview with Amy Richards and Jennifer Baumgardner posted at The Journal of Cultural Conversation, saying, “Writing advice from two women who have prominently impacted the world of words.”

Elisha Webster Emerson presents A Circus of Innocence posted at My Inconvenient Body, saying, “A selection from my book, The Portrait of the Artist as a Young Woman.”

Ralph Jean-Paul presents 30 Day Writers Challenge posted at ralphs words, saying, “Have you ever gotten a bad case of writers block, unsatisfied works, and lack of creativity? They say the best way to handle these circumstances and many more is to write every day. That is why I am taking on this challenge in hopes to produce more valuable content. Learn the steps it will take to make this challenge a success.”

That concludes this edition. I will no longer be continuing on with the Scribes blog carnival, but do keep an eye out for the InkyBlots carnival…

Best wishes to you all.