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January 31, 2008 11:56 PM EST (shared with group: February 01, 2008) — At first I thought it was a mistake. I was checking Simon & Schuster's website - SimonSays, to make sure it listed three upcoming appearances to promote my novel, "The Way Life Should Be." . . . more
January 26, 2008 09:35 PM EST (shared with group: January 27, 2008) —              Shortly after submitting the first chapter of my novel in the Next Great Crime Writer Contest, I wondered just how good (or not so good) a former Gather.com . . . more
January 04, 2008 12:40 AM EST (shared with group: January 04, 2008) — At eight pounds, four ounces, Zoe was so small I was half afraid to hold her. So imagine how nervous we were when our family's newest addition met Jack, our 65-pound standard poodle, who'd . . . more
October 30, 2007 07:49 AM EDT (shared with group: January 04, 2008) — E ver throw up during a job interview?   Well, I wouldn’t recommend it, but it once worked for me.   I was 25 and trying to land a job as city editor of The Times Record . . . more
November 30, 2007 03:32 PM EST (shared with group: December 05, 2007) —   As you may already know, Terry Shaw’s novel won a contest here on Gather.com earlier this year. The contest itself was a test of faith - for everyone involved - in their work. Because there . . . more
November 11, 2007 03:33 PM EST (shared with group: November 12, 2007) — I first encountered "The Way Life Should Be" during the First Chapters contest.    As one of the novelists in the contest, I had read perhaps 50 other chapters in the contest before . . . more
November 05, 2007 11:40 AM EST (shared with group: November 05, 2007) — Our resident author, Terry Shaw, just so happens to come from "my neck of the woods" so it was a given that I would attend his book signing at Borders when he came back home.  I did so, . . . more
October 09, 2007 09:50 PM EDT (shared with group: October 10, 2007) — I’d like to blame it on my wife’s shoes, or even global warming, but when it comes to the Boston Meltdown, the fault -- as usual – lies with my own stupidity.   That’s too . . . more
October 02, 2007 01:20 PM EDT (shared with group: October 02, 2007) — Last Wednesday Terry Shaw came to Boston for a book signing and reading at Borders. Since he was going to be in town, we invited him to our offices for a live chat.  Thanks to the Gather members who . . . more
September 29, 2007 12:35 PM EDT (shared with group: October 01, 2007) — When I asked if I had time to get a drink of water, AM Buffalo Host Linda Pellagrino said it was no problem. We had five minutes before airtime. But when I bolted out the studio door to the fountain, I . . . more
September 26, 2007 08:46 PM EDT (shared with group: September 28, 2007) —   I had the privilege today of attending Terry Shaw's book signing at Borders in Boston.   It was a very warm late September day in the city.   I drove up from Cape Cod and . . . more
September 25, 2007 11:26 AM EDT (shared with group: September 25, 2007) —   When you grow up in a small town, one of your earliest goals is usually to get the hell out as soon as possible. At least that’s the way it was for me and my friends in Corry, Pennsylvania, . . . more
September 24, 2007 02:56 AM EDT (shared with group: September 24, 2007) —          Shortly after discovering Gather, I found out that author Terry Shaw had been selected as the winner of Gather's First Chapters writing competition . . . more
September 23, 2007 03:13 AM EDT (shared with group: September 24, 2007) — My husband Scott and I headed out to our local Borders last night to hear Gather's original First Chapter Winner Terry Shaw read from his new novel "The Way Life Should Be." We also had the . . . more
September 20, 2007 09:32 PM EDT (shared with group: September 20, 2007) — Yesterday I drove to Corry, Pennsylvania to meet Terry Shaw, winner of Gather’s First Chapter Contest.   We gathered in the Corry Public Library at 6PM to meet Terry and his wife and listen . . . more
September 19, 2007 11:31 AM EDT (shared with group: September 19, 2007) — I read Terry Shaw's 'The Way Life Should Be' in a day. It's an easy thrill of a read -- with characters I liked (newspaper editor John Quinn) and intensely disliked (Police Chief . . . more
September 17, 2007 04:53 PM EDT (shared with group: September 17, 2007) — As many here know, Terry Shaw was the winner of the Gather First Chapters Writing Competition, that was run in conjunction with Touchstone/Simon & Schuster that began last January. As winner, his . . . more
September 16, 2007 06:37 PM EDT (shared with group: September 16, 2007) — The Way Life Should Be - Review by Tyron Paul Touchard      The last Thursday of November 2004, killing a slow afternoon at work, I told the finance guy that I was going to write a . . . more
September 14, 2007 03:18 PM EDT (shared with group: September 14, 2007) —   Warning to mystery fans:  Throw away your tasseled bookmarks for this whodunit.  It's that kind of pager-turner.   The sign says, "Welcome to Maine-The Way Life Should . . . more
September 12, 2007 01:46 AM EDT (shared with group: September 12, 2007) — The long, slow journey of publishing my novel “The Way Life Should Be” went into warp speed when I learned I’d won the First Chapters contest on May 25. I spoke to so many people that . . . more
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The Way Life Should Be
Owner: Terry Shaw
Created: Aug 16, 2007
Gather member Terry Shaw, winner of the original First Chapters competition, earned a publishing contract with Simon & Schuster for The Way Life Should Be. Here, learn about why he wrote this Maine-based mystery novel - and publish your reviews.
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