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Contributors this issue... Andrew Barriger - The Fairy Factoid, "Gays Assimilating American Television" Page 8 Magie Dominic - The Queen of Peace Room, Interview, Bio - Page 2 Ken Furtado of Echo Magazine - The Blind Season - Page 4 Tony Heyes - Embrace - Page 5 Lori Lake - Lorimal's Chalice - Page 6 Gary Phillips - A Better Place - Page 9 Patricia Nell Warren - Secrets of Writing: "Gay Media Marketing Myths" - Page 3 Editor's Overview Andrew Barriger, our erstwhile reporter of the Fairy Factoid, continues to enthrall and confound us. His reporters are on assignment, so Andy had to fill in for them this issue. Ken Furtado (Echo Magazine), Tony Heyes (England), Lori Lake, and Gary Phillips provide this issue's wide-ranging book reviews. Patricia Nell Warren once more opens her vault on "The Secrets of Writing," and we introduce long-time activist, artist, and feminist, Magie Dominic with her book (Queen of Peace Room), an interview of her, and a most laudible bio of her life of letters. A Better Place Reviewed by Gary Phillips The Blind Season Reviewed by Echo Magazine Embrace Reviewed by Tony Heyes Lorimal's Chalice Reviewed by Lori Lake The Queen of Peace Room by Magie Dominic Gary Phillips an aspiring writer Ken Furtado, editor of Echo Magazine has granted permission to reprint the review of The Blind Season Tony Heyes Our man from England Lori Lake Best-selling author, teacher, publisher Magie Dominic It is my pleasure in this issue to feature the work of Magie Dominic, pictured above, to give a little additional information about her book The Queen of Peace Room, as well as to include a short bio and an interview with her. I think you'll agree that there's much that is essential about her writing. Be sure to visit  page  2 of this issue, where you can read her bio and an interview. You may contact her at this email. Patricia Nell Warren Patricia Nell Warren has again quite graciously allowed The Independent Gay Writer to reprint one of her "writing secrets" in this issue. For those of us who are aspiring writers, this particular piece "Gay Media Marketing Myths" should give us much to ponder. Look for more of Ms. Warren's nuggets of wisdom in coming editions of this newsletter. Visit Wildcat International for Ms. Warren's latest activities. As always, find out more about The Front Runner, here. Andrew Barriger For something on the light side, there is always Andrew Barriger's Fairy Factoid. But I wanted to draw your attention to his upcoming books, Finding Peace and Ancient Dreams, which is a follow-on to his already well-received Finding Faith. Andy introduces a special edition of The Fairy Factoid in this issue, timely based upon the recent Supreme Court ruling on sodomy laws and also timely, as a result of several new television shows making their premier... Home • Newsletter Archives • Article Archives Page 1