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Be Your Own Literary Agent and Get Published

So you're one of 20 million Americans who want to write a book. If you've already written a manuscript, chances are you're looking for agent representation. In the past few years, as an editor and literary consultant for www.TheOmnibus.org, I've had the opportunity to read more than 1,000 book proposals.... Read More

How to Catch the Writing Bug

----------------------------------------------------------Permission is granted for the below article to forward,reprint, distribute, use for ezine, newsletter, website,offer as free bonus or part of a product for sale as longas no changes are made and the byline, copyright, and theresource box below is included. ---------------------------------------------------------- How to Catch the Writing Bug By Stephen... Read More

Keys to Characterisation

Far too many inexperienced writers create flat, stereotypical characters: the brave fireman, the damsel in distress, the strict schoolmistress. The best characters are those who evoke emotions within the reader ? fear, admiration, affection, laughter, horror? If the writer fails to make us care about the characters, no matter how... Read More

Balance Your Life

Balance your life ----------------------- Writing is a solitary task. Writing needs concentration and quiet.... Read More

Persisting With Bulldog Determination

Persisting With Bulldog Determination [Book excerpt from Successercising} by Rick Gettle © 2003-2004Ninety-five percent of all new businesses go out of business within the first five years or less.Why Do They Fail?There are many starters in life - but very few finish what they start. When the going gets tough,... Read More

Want to start a publishing revolution?

Calling all publishers, editors, journalists and freelance writers. It's time to breathe more life into your copy. Turn your articles into living pieces that spark measurable debate, get closer to your readers and engage their mind andsoul - we're talking revolution. As it was in the beginning Publishers have... Read More

Writing About Writing

What am I going to write about?Which topic is the best?Who is going to be interested in my article? You can ask yourself endless questions on 'what' is going to be the subject of your article. Don't despair! This is not a problem . Any topic will do, and a... Read More

Hunting for Markets Over the Holidays

Chances are, you'll be busy over the next several weeks. Between preparing for, celebrating, and unwinding from the holidays it may be difficult to maintain your regular writing routine. And if researching potential homes for your work is part of that routine-as it is for many of us who regularly... Read More

Boost Your Income With Trade Journals

Why would anyone want to write for trade journals? Aren't the topics are dry? Don't they require specialized knowledge? Not necessarily. You may want to consider trade journals to increase the potential market for your articles ? and for the money. Trade publications make up a significant portion of the... Read More

Recipe for a Style Guide

Wired Online has recently announced its plans to drop capitalization in internet, web, and net, but Wired Magazine continues to capitalize these words. Which should you do? For the most part, it's up to you. To ensure consistency on such tricky words, most editors will have a style guide. ... Read More

In The News:

LaVyrle Spencer quit writing at her height, and never looked back
Pioneer Press
Music has replaced writing in Spencer's life and her new hobby -- writing piano solos -- will go public this week when her first choral piece, "Slender the Willow," is sung by the Jefferson High School choir in Alexandria, Minn. Spencer, who takes ...

Concept Art Writing Prompt: The Dragon Walker - Io9
io9
Concept Art Writing Prompt: The Dragon Walker · Lauren Davis PFollowOUnfollow 5/18/13 12:00pm 7 minutes ago g 52L 0Edit. It's a lovely day for a walk, especially if your walking companions happen to be of the fire-breathing variety. Let's hear the ...

Writing group helps veterans find their voice
Coast News
Ron Pickett, who retired as a captain after 26 years in the Navy, said the San Diego County Veterans Writing Group has given him a chance to describe what it's like to fly the Douglas A-1 Skyraider and other airplanes â€” an experience that might have ...

Darrell Huckaby: Writing this column never grows old
newtoncitizen
The most oft-repeated question is, "Does your lovely wife, Lisa, ever get tired of you writing about her in your column?" If my lovely wife, Lisa, happens to be attending the event with me, I defer and ask her to answer the question for herself. She is ...

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Boston Suspect's Writing on the Wall
Antiwar.com
Quick, somebody tell CIA Director John Brennan about the handwriting on the inside wall of the boat in which Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was hiding before Boston-area police riddled it and him with bullets. Tell Brennan that Tsarnaev's note is in plain English ...

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ABC News
Not putting your recusal in writing? Not illegal, but not smart
Foreign Policy (blog)
"There does not appear to be any statutory requirement that the recusal be in writing," Andrew McBride, a partner at Wiley Rein who served 10 years at DOJ, including seven as assistant U.S. attorney in the Eastern District of Virginia. "However, it is ...
Eric Holder Didn't Put Everything About His Recusal in Writing, and ...Slate Magazine (blog)
Holder's Recusal From Leak Case Wasn't Done In WritingTPM

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'Kite Runner' Author on Writing, Afghanistan, and His New Book
The Atlantic
Here, the author talks about his newest title, his view on writing, and his hopes for Afghanistan with Wajahat Ali, a writer and attorney. Your first two novels were set mostly in Afghanistan. For your latest, the narrative, although rooted in ...

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Fifth-grade survival journal project merges wilderness skills and writing
The Morning Sun
Bootz, one of many students in Jeanne Fidler's fifth grade class at Fancher Elementary School in Mt. Pleasant, is writing a daily â€œsurvival journalâ€ as a class project for neighboring teacher Brett Fidler. RELATED ASSETS. Fidler got the idea when he ...

Twin Cities Daily Planet
"Sex and Sugar"...and art, and writing
Twin Cities Daily Planet
I took a break from the column last week because I really just needed a little time off. Such a thing probably won't happen often, but I expect that it will happen from time to time. I've been making up for my lack of writing by painting and drawing ...

Blank Pages: The Pinstriped Fedoras of Writing
Huffington Post Canada (blog)
With the theme of "Beginnings" as inspiration, over 60 authors will take to three stages to share selections from their work and offer insight into where a story begins, and how writers confront the blank page. Many of the participating authors will ...

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