Victoria Shockley, Author at Women Writers, Women's Books http://booksbywomen.org/author/victoriashockley/ Tue, 09 Jul 2013 21:17:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 39938774 Farewell From Assistant Editor Victoria Shockley http://booksbywomen.org/farewell-from-assistant-editor-victoria-shockley/ http://booksbywomen.org/farewell-from-assistant-editor-victoria-shockley/#comments Tue, 13 Nov 2012 21:09:46 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=7895 “When I am writing, I am trying to find out who I am, who we are, what we’re capable of, how we feel, how we lose and stand up, and go on from darkness into darkness. I’m trying for that.” – Maya Angelou Roughly five months ago, I had a conversation with Anora McGaha, founder […]

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]]> http://booksbywomen.org/how-to-register-with-women-writers-women-books/feed/ 1 6719 How to Create a Gravatar http://booksbywomen.org/how-to-create-a-gravatar/ http://booksbywomen.org/how-to-create-a-gravatar/#comments Sun, 29 Jul 2012 20:31:43 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=6272 The following set of instructions will describe the steps necessary for creating an account on http://en.gravatar.com/, which will allow you to create a Gravatar. A Gravatar is a globally-recognized avatar that will appear next to your name when you comment or post on a blog or web forum, including Women Writers, Women Books. Gravatar Homepage (Step 1): […]

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]]> http://booksbywomen.org/how-to-create-a-gravatar/feed/ 3 6272 Women Writers in the Republic of Congo http://booksbywomen.org/women-writers-in-the-republic-of-congo/ http://booksbywomen.org/women-writers-in-the-republic-of-congo/#comments Wed, 25 Jul 2012 19:21:03 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=6028 The Republic of Congo is the most populous Francophone country, ranking even higher than France in population. However, the appearance of French literature is a fairly recent development, with one of the first French works being published in 1954. Congolese women writers did not begin publishing written works until the late 1960s or early 1970s […]

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]]> http://booksbywomen.org/women-writers-in-the-republic-of-congo/feed/ 2 6028 Working as a Virtual Editorial Intern for Women Writers, Women Books http://booksbywomen.org/working-as-a-virtual-intern-for-women-writers-women-books-by-victoria-shockley/ http://booksbywomen.org/working-as-a-virtual-intern-for-women-writers-women-books-by-victoria-shockley/#comments Thu, 19 Jul 2012 14:30:18 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=6104 This summer I am working as a virtual editorial intern for the online-only magazine Women Writers, Women Books. What’s it like working as a virtual intern, you ask? This is the first time I have experienced working virtually, and I love it! It’s very flexible and allows me the opportunity to work at odd hours, […]

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]]> http://booksbywomen.org/working-as-a-virtual-intern-for-women-writers-women-books-by-victoria-shockley/feed/ 4 6104 Tips #3 For Contributors: Provide Social Media Links With Your Post http://booksbywomen.org/tips-3-for-contributors-provide-social-media-links-with-your-post/ http://booksbywomen.org/tips-3-for-contributors-provide-social-media-links-with-your-post/#respond Mon, 16 Jul 2012 18:06:03 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=5773 At the bottom of guest posts, we like to include links so that interested readers can learn more about the author and his or her written works. When submitting a guest post to Women Writers, Women Books, feel free to include a link to your Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Smashwords, or author website (or all […]

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]]> http://booksbywomen.org/tip-2-for-contributors-proofread-your-post/feed/ 0 5770 How to Create a Post in WordPress http://booksbywomen.org/how-to-upload-a-post-using-wordpress/ http://booksbywomen.org/how-to-upload-a-post-using-wordpress/#comments Tue, 10 Jul 2012 18:42:41 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=5623 The following set of instructions are directed towards contributors wishing to create a new post on a website using WordPress. The following steps will describe how to upload text, insert photos into the post, choose categories, add tags, and then submit the finished article for review. Accessing the Dashboard (Step 1): First, log into your WordPress account by going to www.booksbywomen.org/wp-admin and typing […]

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]]> http://booksbywomen.org/how-to-upload-a-post-using-wordpress/feed/ 1 5623 Tip #1 For Contributors: Provide Photos With Your Post http://booksbywomen.org/tip-1-for-contributors-provide-photos-with-your-post/ http://booksbywomen.org/tip-1-for-contributors-provide-photos-with-your-post/#respond Sun, 08 Jul 2012 22:52:30 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=5768 When submitting a guest post to Women Writers, Women Books, always include a photo or two of yourself and a photo of your book cover (if you don’t have a book published yet, an alternate photo is fine – perhaps some artwork that you’ve done). The author photo can be by yourself or doing something […]

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