M A N T E X   N E W S L E T T E R

	Number 51 - July 2001
	Writing + Publishing + Web
	------ ISSN 1470-1863 -----



0-----	'Writer's Internet Handbook'

	If you want to break into electronic
	publishing, there are two easy avenues
	open to you - E-zines and E-books.

	In both cases, you write your material,
	then there are plenty of people ready
	to publish it for you.

	But how do you find out who these people
	are, and where are they listed? Karen
	Scott's new guide 'The Internet Writer's
	Handbook' does just that.

	She lists all the major E-publishers,
	tells you what sort of writing they
	are looking for, and - most importantly -
	how much they pay.

	If you plan to publish your work on the
	Internet, this book is a sound investment.
	Full details and review at -

	http://www.mantex.co.uk/reviews/scott.htm



0-----	Literature Quiz [answers below]

	1. Who is said to have remarked -
	'I awoke one morning and found myself famous'?

	2. What was the title of the novel
	Jane Austen was writing when she died?

	3. Who tried to mend a watch with butter?



0-----	Modern Classics - 'What is Literature'

	Jean-Paul Sartre shot to fame as the
	high priest of  existentialism. This
	was the fashionable Paris-based
	philosophy of the immediate post-war
	years.

	He wrote novels, stories, and plays as
	well as philosophy. 'What is Literature?'
	is a combative essay on the relationship
	between authors, their writing, and their
	readership.

	It's fairly heavy with history and
	politics, but well worth making the
	effort - particularly if you're
	interested in the relationship between
	literary culture and ideology.

	It's in the new series of Routledge
	'classics' from their back catalogue.
	These offer elegantly produced
	volumes at bargain prices. See for
	yourself in our review at -

	http://www.mantex.co.uk/reviews/sartre.htm



0-----	'Books and Publishing on the Internet'

	Online publishing is in rapid development
	at the moment - and it's hard keeping up
	with what's going on.

	This book is a reference guide to
	more-or-less the entire range of digital
	writing - from email newsletters through
	writers' web sites, to big publishers who
	are getting into E-books.

	It's the first of a new series of
	titles from Internet Handbooks. We'll
	be reviewing others in the next few issues.

	This is aimed at writers, publishers, agents,
	librarians, and anybody else who wants a
	reference manual to online writing and
	publishing. Further details and review at -

	http://www.mantex.co.uk/reviews/ferny.htm



0----- 'FREE Stuff on the Internet'

	Everybody likes a freebie, but sometimes
	it's hard to know what's available - and
	where to find it.

	This reference guide offers a guided
	tour of all the major sources of free
	software, free music, free videos,
	free games, free email and Internet
	providers - even free encyclopedias,
	newspaper, and journals.

	Full details and review at -

	http://www.mantex.co.uk/reviews/valongo.htm



0-----	Windows Tip - Keeping a Diary

	If you like to keep a journal of daily
	activities, then Notepad is for you.
	You can track your time, thoughts,
	and the events of the day.

	To keep a log using Notepad:

	1. Open Notepad by clicking Start and
	choosing Programs, Accessories, Notepad.

	2. On the first line of a Notepad
	document, type .LOG at the left margin,
	making sure that you include the full stop.

	3. Save the document by choosing File, Save.

	4. Every time you open this file, Notepad
	appends the current time and date to the
	end of the file.

	Try it - and see!


0-----	Literary Quiz - the answers

	1. Lord Byron - on the publication of
	'Childe Harold's Pilgrimage'

	2. 'Sanditon'

	3. The March Hare in 'Alice's
	Adventures in Wonderland.'


0-----	Coming Soon

	'Word 2000 in a Nutshell'

	'The Sciences Good Study Guide'

	'Don't Make me Think'

	'The Internet for Writers'


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	News-51-July-2001
	ISSN 1470-1863
	The British Library