Sunday, June 12, 2016

Literary Reading - June 6, 2016

Euro Pianos Naples extended an invitation to the North Naples/Bonita Springs Advanced Writing Group to provide a literary evening, in their efforts to promote the arts in Naples. Beverly Jackson and Cary Barbor were the only two members available on a day of tornado warnings, and read they did.

Cary read an excerpt from Bob Erickson's novel, on his behalf, "Murder in Packingtown," and read two essays of her own, which were wonderfully received.



Bev read a prose poem, a standard poem and a piece of flash fiction.



Wine and finger foods were provided on the buffet table, and the guests (about fifteen of them)stayed and talked, an exhuberant and appreciative audience.



Our hostess, Sunny Reuter, the V.P. of Euro Pianos Naples, was pleased with the turnout, and said we'll do it again!



Photographs by Ivan Seligman. Thank you for them and for attending!

Sunday, March 27, 2016

A Home of Our Own (Writer's Group)

The Writer's Group discovered a little library nestled in the back of the Club House where we had been meeting (but were frequently interrupted by visitors and residents ambling in and out). It is so nice to have the privacy and "book-ness" of this cozy room.

Doug Williams
Cary Barbour and Michelle Caffrey
Cary, Michelle and Bev Jackson
Glenn Miller
Doug & Glenn


We are missing Bob Erickson, our sixth member who is globe trotting (Canada, Arizona) at the moment, but we hope to see him soon!

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Thursday, March 17, 2016

New Flash in Jellyfish Review (Memoir CNF excerpt)

Editor Christopher James says: "Beverly A. Jackson wrote our first ever piece (Pushcart-nominated, by the way), and set the bar so high for all who've since come, so we love her! It was a great moment, therefore, to read her story Dusty Hoffman Isn't Greek. A cool glimpse at Dustin (and Beverly!) from way back when."

DUSTY HOFFMAN ISN'T GREEK ---Click to read

Saturday, October 24, 2015

New literary venue, Jellyfish Review, debuts with my Flash Fiction


My flash fiction piece "I Remember" was chosen as the introductory story for the new Jellyfish Review. I'm honored and thrilled.

Nominated for 2015 Pushcart Prize


JELLYFISH REVIEW
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Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Another Writer's Generous Share

The process of querying literary agents is a long and tedious one. Mainly because so few of them respond; but also because the rejections (if you are lucky enough to receive an actual rejection) are often form letters, cold and impersonal. When a writer gets an agent to request a full or even a partial manuscript because their interest is piqued by the query, it feels like Christmas! It's a lonely and hugely time consuming process, and it is easy to get discouraged.

In my reserach this morning, I found the webpage of another writer who shared her experience, and she has just signed with an agent. It is so well written, so generous and supportive, that I wanted to share it here:

One Writer's Journey to Getting her novel Published


The entire website is interesting, but for the purposes of queries, here are her stats:

I had a relatively poor response rate. For those who don’t know, it’s not unusual to never get a response from agents. I got quite a lot of silence. I ended up with several requests, though the reception was hardly overwhelming. For the record, here are the numbers:

75 queries sent

2 partial requests, rejected

1 full, rejected

1 partial that turned into a full, rejected

1 partial that turned into a full, that turned into a revise-and-resubmit, that turned into another revise-and-resubmit, that turned into an offer of representation


Tuesday, July 28, 2015

Welcome!

This is the professional "home" away from home of Beverly Jackson. Welcome, and hope you'll make yourself comfortable, feel welcome to peruse the files (see links above) and leave comments or questions, should they arise.

This website has evolved out of the Loose Fish blog which is not a dedicated author's website, but a general blog that includes recipes, gossip and nonsense. You can find it at THE LOOSE FISH
It gets its name from the memoir but more from the fact that I consider myself a "loose fish" in the ocean of life. It's a Moby Dick reference to being a whale who is "loose" and doesn't belong to any pursuing ships. A fast fish has a harpoon in it. Not me.

MY WRITING PROJECTS:

BLUE LAKE

I have just finished a Suspense novel set in a former logging village in the Pacific Northwest,(named Blue Lake) and I am querying agents at the moment. So I shall be tracking progress and the project through the process here.

LOOSE FISH

My other book, a personal memoir entitled "Loose Fish" is also seeking representation, but is being rewritten soon to a novel format, for commercial consideration.