Archive for September, 2006
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You don’t choose a story, it chooses you. You get together with that story somehow; you’re stuck with it. There certainly is some reason it attracted you, and you’re writing it trying to find out that reason.
Robert Penn Warren
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Gift Wrap Your Manuscript - Part 2
By: Renee Kirchner
THE GUESSING GAME
Just like little kids want to shake their presents and try to guess what’s inside, editors like to get a sneak preview in the cover letter. This helps them know if the manuscript is going to be right for their publication. Your first paragraph gives the editor something to […]
Begin Blogging for Your Business
by Carol Fraser Boles
Ask savvy business owners how they get the word out about their businesses and you’ll probably find that many of them have blogs. They know getting their business name out to potential customers online, and having the ability to advertise and market products and services across the internet, in a more personal […]
Sunday, September 24th, 2006Why Are People So Afraid of "Me"?
by Suzanne Lieurance
Let’s get this straight from the start.
People aren’t afraid of me, the writer here.
They’re afraid of “me” the pronoun.
Somehow, “me” has gotten a bad rap and writers and speakers everywhere are afraid of it.
Instead, they tend to misuse the word “I” or, worse yet, “myself,” when all they really need to use is […]
Developing Believable Voice in the YA Novel
by Maurene J. Hinds
As adults writing for teens, we want our stories and dialogue to sound authentic. It seems only natural that using appropriate “teen speak” will add authenticity and believability to the story. If this element is missing, we figure, readers might decide an old timer who is completely out of touch with the […]
Writers in the Sky Podcast Coming soon
Yvonne Perry’s writing team has started a podcast which will be available on iTunes.com the first week in October. In this Podcast you will receive information about the craft and business of writing. There will be interviews with authors and writers, as well as news about books, publishing and marketing. Occasionally, a teleclass may be […]
Thursday, September 21st, 2006live laugh love
live…
“nature give you the face you have at 20; it is up to you to merit the face you have at 50.”
laugh…
“laughter isn’t even the other side of tears; it is tears turned inside out.”
love…
“love is life. all, everything that I understand, I understand only because I love. everything […]
Gift Wrap Your Manuscript - Part 1
By: Renee Kirchner
I will never forget a truly disastrous gift exchange with my husband when we were newly married. It was my birthday and my husband told me he had a gift for me. He then handed me a paper sack and said, “I’m sorry, but I didn’t have time to wrap it.” […]
Monday, September 18th, 2006Check Out Meetup Groups for Writers!
If you’re a writer looking to join or start a writing group, here’s an easy way to do it.
First, check out the website at Meetup.com to see if any Meetup groups for writers already exist in your area.
If they do, see when the next meeting is, join the group, and attend the next […]
Join Us for a FREE Networking Teleconference This Thursday
Meet other freelance writers and network with members of The Lieurance Group this Thursday night (September 21st) at 7:00 (CT) when we will have a FREE (the only charge is for the long distance phone call) networking teleconference. Pick up some marketing and writing tips, make a few new networking contacts.
For an invitation to this […]