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Terena Scott

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Genre

Nonfiction, Memoir, Plays

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Zylpha Keatley Snyder, Clare BootH Luce, Molier, Henry Miller, ...more

Member Since

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Terena Scott is a Mendocino County author and playwright, as well as a book publisher. Her press, Medusa's Muse, publishes non-fiction books, including "The Radical Housewife" by Shannon Drury and "Traveling Blind" by Laura Fogg. When not publishing or writing, Terena edits fiction and creates terrariums.

Terena is the author of "What You Need to Know to Be a Pro," a business guide to self publishing. She has also written two full length plays ("The Guru" - a farce based on Tartuff and "Prince Charming" - a Depression Era romantic comedy) and several 10 minute plays.

Teaching is another passion. Terena teaches classes on self-publishing and developing one's own publishing path. With so many options in the publishing world, a writer can easil ...more

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Average rating: 4.09 · 23 ratings · 5 reviews · 4 distinct works

	Punk Rock Saved My Ass by Terena Scott (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Jane Mackay (Editor), Rick Wismar (Designer) 4.07 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Punk Rock Saved My Ass: An Anthology of True Punk Rock Stories by Terena Scott (Goodreads Author), Jane Mackay (Editor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	What You Need to Know to Be a Pro; The Business Start-Up Guide for Publishers it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2009	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Raising Rhia: A Mother's Fight for a Joyful Life 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Hello WordPress community. My new website is active and I have to say, looks amazing! Thank you so much Urban Media and Design for the beautiful work and thoughtful marketing advice. You have helped my creativity and confidence tremendously.

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The Brightest Fell (October Daye, #11)

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And Then There Were None

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Terena Scott rated a book it was amazing The Nonfiction Book Marketing and Launch Plan - Workbook and Planning Guide by Stephanie Chandler (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
clear and informative I especially like the action exercises and the checklist at the end. Very helpful! Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge Stephanie
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“If you are working with authors, you are accepting a great responsibility and must tread very carefully. The author's work is a part of herself, a creative endeavor she has poured her heart and soul into. Protecting and nurturing that work and the author is part of the job of a publisher.”
― Terena Scott, What You Need to Know to Be a Pro; The Business Start-Up Guide for Publishers

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