Archive for February, 2007
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Meet Gloria C. Horsley, Ph.D, National Board Member of The Compassionate Friends. In addition to Horsley’s educational credentials, publications, she is author of blog — www.thegriefblog.com — and host of her own weekly radio show, Healing […]
Sunday, February 18th, 2007Special BONUS for the first 25 Writers to Join the Children’s Writers Coaching Club!
Are you a children’s writer or an aspiring children’s writer?
Then you’ll want to join the new Children’s Writers Coaching Club.
Every month, members receive personal and individual coaching in the business of writing and publishing for children.
Find out more about the club here and see the special BONUS offered to only the first 25 writers who […]
Mixing the Seasons
As a nature writer, I’m always on the lookout for ways to invite readers to share the experience. This past week’s storm holds several opportunities. Enjoy!
While the storm rages outside, I’m preparing a meal featuring rice with chicken mushrooms, sautéed wild greens and wild blueberry pie. It’s a little bit of summertime on a raw […]
Copyright Laws & Documenting Sources
What a great class we had last night with the Writers on Call group! There were 14 writers present as we discussed some pretty heavy topics on writing a non-fiction book.
Copyright laws, MLA formatting, documenting sources, page and chapter count for a book are not a writer’s favorite things to do, but very necessary if […]
Free Software Makes Blogging Even Easier
I recently discovered a tool that makes blogging even easier, especially if you have more than one blog.
It’s called BlogDesk. It’s very easy to use. It’s set up very cleanly, as if you were posting to your blog. The time-saving part of it is, you can set up your blog info once (such […]
What One Thinks About If They Are Quadriplegic…An Excerpt from "Missing My Body"
…”My thoughts are constantly focused on keeping aware that my circuit is hooked to my trachea and it is hooked up properly to the respirator. My eyes are constantly monitoring my machines to determine if there are any loose wires. I worry if the circuit will come off because after all; this ventilatory machine is […]
Monday, February 12th, 2007This Little Piggy
By Linda Della Donna
If you turn right at the Four Corners, ease on down Central Avenue 20 miles north from where the World Trade Center used to be, you’ll come to a nature center.
It’s a big green grassy yard of a place set in the middle of somewhere that feels like you’re nowhere once you […]
Visit My New Blog for Children’s Writers
Do you want to write for children?
Then visit my new blog for children’s writers and aspiring children’s writers.
Writing for Children Center
Articles, tips, and other information for […]
Saturday, February 10th, 2007Sharing Nature Video: Another Goal Reached
It’s much easier for readers to connect to nature when the writing is accompanied by images.
I’m finally able to share the video images of turkey vultures I was lucky enough to capture.
Here’s the link:
http://www.writerbynature.com/mediagallery/media.php?f=0&sort=0&s=20070206100747582
In addition to this, I can also make slide shows and add more than five photos per blog. I just can’t […]
Branding Your Business
It is my pleasure to let everyone know that nature writer JJ Murphy is now a regular columnist for Writers in the Sky (WITS) newsletter. JJ’s column “The Writing Life” shares tips to help freelance writers improve their writing skills. She always has a well-written piece that has valuable and worthwhile information.
In our weekly teleclasses […]