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Wednesday, July 27, 2011 10:38:02 AM
Jina Oravetz wrote a blog post titled Speaking Engagements and Updates:
Jina said, "I will be teaching a class at the McMinnville Oregon Senior Center on Friday July 29th beginning at 11am. I will be covering a variety of information regarding getting the most of your health insurance. Since this will be at the Senior Center,..." more
Sunday, May 8, 2011 7:16:35 PM
Jina Oravetz wrote a blog post titled My Latest E-reader:
Jina said, "Yes, it was only a matter of time before I weighed in on this subject. For my birthday, which is in February, I purchased a Micro Velocity Cruz Reader. I did mass amounts of research before my purchase, but ultimately became enamored with the..." more
Sunday, March 6, 2011 10:23:57 PM
Jina Oravetz wrote a blog post titled Reviving Old Favorites: Lois Duncan:
Jina said, "We all have our favorite authors as kids and as adults. I recently read Lois Duncan’s The Third Eye, which reminded me how much I like her writing. One of my favorite’s of hers is Locked in Time. That book had me riveted and..." more
Sunday, February 27, 2011 9:53:47 PM
Jina Oravetz wrote a blog post titled Book Review: Pen on Fire:
Jina said, "Pen on Fire by Barbara DeMarco-Barrett was a great book. Now, this is not for everyone. However, I had a baby, I’m working full time, and my life is generally crazy. So this book spoke volumes to me about finding time to write, committing..." more
Sunday, February 20, 2011 9:36:14 PM
Jina Oravetz wrote a blog post titled Book Review: Wildwood Dancing:
Jina said, "Wildwood Dancing by Juliet Marillier is truly a delve into the fantastic through beautiful prose and detailed imagery. I was wandering around my local library and saw this book. I started reading page one and couldn’t put it down. This..." more
Sunday, February 13, 2011 9:02:51 PM
Jina Oravetz wrote a blog post titled Writing Software: Write Way Pro:
Jina said, "So, I have been researching writing software for about a year now, possibly longer. Up until now I’ve never found anything that I felt was worth getting. Then I tried the demo version of write way pro software. Now, I like to outline. ..." more
Sunday, February 6, 2011 7:29:50 PM
Jina Oravetz wrote a blog post titled 2010 Willamette Writers: Robert Dugoni:
Jina said, "I never did finish writing about this year’s conference, but I wanted to take the time to comment on one of the most popular speakers this year: Robert Dugoni. He was the Friday lunch speaker, and he taught a couple of workshops on..." more
Sunday, January 30, 2011 7:19:16 PM
Jina Oravetz wrote a blog post titled Book Review: The River:
Jina said, "The River by Mary Jane Beaufrand caught my attention for several reasons. The first was the cover. The second was that it takes place in Oregon on the Santiam river. The third reason is that it involved solving a murder and I was in the mood..." more
Sunday, December 12, 2010 4:19:44 PM
Jina Oravetz wrote a blog post titled Finding Time to Write:
Jina said, "Well, I apologize for not keeping up the past few months. I promise to have new bits of information heading into the new year. Consider this a check-in post, letting you all know what I’ve been up to. Right now, I’m trying to..." more
Friday, September 10, 2010 12:01:00 AM
Jina Oravetz wrote a blog post titled Looking Ahead:
Jina said, "I must apologize for dropping off the face of the internet for awhile. My life got in the way of my blog, which does occasionally happen. Since the conference I’ve returned to work full time, had a medical relapse, and been studying the..." more
Saturday, August 21, 2010 1:20:43 PM
Jina Oravetz wrote a blog post titled Censorship, Alive and Well:
Jina said, "I was very upset about a blog that I read so I had to post about it. Below is the link to the blog and my comment that I posted..." more
Wednesday, August 11, 2010 8:20:11 PM
Jina Oravetz wrote a blog post titled A Cool, Custom, Website Header you can do yourself:
Jina said, "I hope that you like my web page header. Curious on how I created it? Yes, I did create it. I did not have someone else create it. Well, I started with photo software http://www.freeserifsoftware.com/software/photoplus/ You can download the..." more
Wednesday, August 11, 2010 8:20:10 PM
Jina Oravetz wrote a blog post titled Willamette Writer’s Conference 2010:
Jina said, "Ok, so I spent the weekend at the conference. Every year I am amazed by how much I learn, and how much I enjoy being there. I learned so much, that I won’t be able to express it in just one post. So, check back, and I’ll be blogging..." more
Sunday, August 1, 2010 2:30:55 PM
Jina Oravetz wrote a blog post titled Book Review: Captivate:
Jina said, "I recently read Captivate by Carrie Jones. This is the sequel to Need. We see familiar characters and learn about new fairies as well as Valkyries. There are new faerie kings that are invading, her faerie father ends up dying, and the main..." more
Tuesday, July 27, 2010 12:01:19 AM
Jina Oravetz wrote a blog post titled Back To Basics: Writing, Publication, Where do you start?:
Jina said, "Regardless of your age or genre, if you are serious about writing and want to pursue publication then join a writing critique group. A solid group will give you valuable feedback and help you improve your writing. You will be able to get help..." more
Thursday, July 22, 2010 11:25:16 AM
Jina Oravetz added a link to PelegraBooks on Twitter, where my characters tweet on her profile page
Thursday, July 22, 2010 11:24:32 AM
Jina Oravetz added a link to JinaOravetz on Twitter on her profile page
Tuesday, July 20, 2010 11:04:12 PM
Jina Oravetz wrote a blog post titled Are You Conference Ready?:
Jina said, "The WW conference is coming up and you are probably tired of me blogging about it, but alas, I take at least a month to prepare for the conference. This is my check off list for the conference: Edited Manuscript–first chapter Query..." more
Friday, July 16, 2010 12:12:48 AM
Jina Oravetz wrote a blog post titled Harry Potter Plagerism?:
Jina said, "According to Publisher’s Weekly The estate of Adrian Jacobs is suing Bloomsbury, J.K. Rowling, and Scholastic for plagiarism found in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Do I think that these accusations are founded? I doubt it. I will..." more
Thursday, July 15, 2010 7:12:43 PM
Jina Oravetz wrote a blog post titled Back To Basics: Submission Guidelines:
Jina said, "So, you’ve finished your manuscript and polished until it shines. Now it’s time to submit. More and more agencies are now accepting online submissions. Generally speaking when you email a submission you are going to paste your..." more
Tuesday, July 13, 2010 9:59:57 AM
Jina Oravetz commented on baby awa's Profile:
Jina said, "Hi, welcome to jacketflap."
Monday, July 12, 2010 11:43:07 PM
Jina Oravetz wrote a blog post titled Back To Basics: Research:
Jina said, "Ok, you’ve written your book, edited until your brain turned to mush, created a stunning synopsis, have the basic query letter, and now you need to send out a submission. Before you start emailing agents or snail mailing them, you need to do..." more
Saturday, July 10, 2010 11:28:27 AM
Jina Oravetz wrote a blog post titled You want to write for a living?:
Jina said, "If you want to write for a living then the first thing you need to do is take yourself seriously, because if you do that then others will believe you are serious about your career as well. It you treat your writing like a career then it will become..." more
Wednesday, August 10, 2011 12:38:44 PM
Jina Oravetz wrote a blog post titled Book Reviews Do Still Exist:
Jina said, "According to the New York Observer Tom Lutz, launched a book review site lareviewofbooks.org. While I applaud any endeavor to provide honest reviews, I felt that the tone of the article made it seem like a one of a kind endeavor. In my opinion..." more