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Announcing a Short Story Contest Here's something new and fun! Create a short-short story (less than 750 words), then browse through our Photo Archive to find a photo that relates to it - OR - pick a photo first from our Photo Archive and then write a short-short story about the photo to win $$$$ at www.yourphotostory.com YOUR PHOTO STORY DEADLINES: Every three months (beginning in May, 2008) the Judges select a quarterly winner who receives a $25 prize. ****** General
Check out the Central Oregon Writers Guild Blog! To learn more about the COWG and everything they offer, please visit: http://centraloregonwriters.blogspot.com/ ******
WRITING FOR CHILDREN COURSE Now on offer is a course for writers who are interested in breaking into the children's book publishing world. Four modules are offered: An Introduction to Writing for Children; Getting Ideas and Getting Started: Writing a Picture Book Course and Books for Younger Readers and Genre Fiction. Each module comes with a series of exercises to help develop the student's understanding of aspects of writing for children as well as an assessable assignment for which the student will receive a written report. Cost of each module is $75. The course has been designed by well-known teacher and prize-winning author of over 90 books for children, Dianne (Di) Bates www.enterprisingwords.com Di also compiles online magazine Buzz Words (The Latest Buzz on Children's Books) www.buzzwordsmagazine.com Payment can be made by money order or cheque (payable to Di Bates) to PO Box 2116, Woonona East 2517 or online (on application to dibates@enterprisingwords.com ******
Check out this awesome site: www.freelance-zone.com/blog - a buyer's guide and lifestyle blog that features electronics and other gear specifically selected with writers in mind. The site also has information on travel getaways that are perfect for writers and other thoughts, ideas and tips for the freelance writing life. ******
Web Magazine for Women Check out www.4indianwoman.com - The Ultimate Hangout for Women Where you Express, Write, Get paid! This web magazine offers writing markets for women, blogs, flash fiction, online serialized novels and much more! ******
The Writer Resource & Information Blog will feature weekly updates about websites for writers. Looking for market lists, job opportunities, or writing tips? We'll help you find them. Visit us at: http://writerinfo.blogspot.com/ ******
Creative Nonfiction Submissions Wanted Two Hawks Quarterly, the literary journal published by the Antioch University undergrad writing program, is seeking creative nonfiction/memoir submissions for their next issue. Guidelines can be found at: www.aulapress.com Check out our site and send us your best pieces! ****** Thriller Fest - July 9-12 - Grand Hyatt - NYC 2008 ThrillerMaster - Sandra Brown For more information: www.thrillerwriters.org ****** NothingBinding.com is the premier global stage for Independent Authors to promote their books, attract new readers and connect with fellow writers. The gateway for writers to tap into a worldwide audience through audio and video, biography, inspirations and excerpts from their books and from their hearts. What's more, readers can discover hidden gems-truly without boundaries-that just are not available at traditional booksellers and other venues. Now finally, unheard voices and untold stories can be shared and heard, savored and enjoyed. NothingBinding unites Authors and Readers everywhere, across the globe. The strength of the independently published book is the great numbers of authors and readers around the world, that log on from near and far to congregate at www.NothingBinding.com ****** Sniplets "At Sniplits, we're simply crazy about short stories. We think more of them should be published, and we've decided to do something about it. So, we're working furiously toward launching as a new short story publisher. Our goal is to make Sniplits the single best place to find wonderful, short tales for downloading to your MP3 player, cellphone or whatever. We're accepting and reviewing manuscripts now, and we welcome the work of new as well as established authors." SNIPLITS - Audio short stories to go Submission Guidelines: www.sniplits.com Pays: $30 - $150/story ******
Bobbie Christmas is the "Book Doctor" and Author of Write In Style, a triple-award-winning textbook for writers of fiction and nonfiction, available wherever books are sold. Bobbie loves to receive questions from writers and offer her expert advice. If you have any questions you need answered, please e-mail her at: Bobbie@zebraeditor.com For the latest Q&A with Bobbie, go to AskTheBookDoctor on the CS4W site. ******
IdeaWeaver www.ideaweaversoftware.com is a writing/creativity tool that helps writers get more writing done more quickly. It takes the old "index card" approach to writing and translates it into digital form. IdeaWeaver is designed to give you a place to store and organize your ideas as you think of them. Instead of forcing you to think linearly, you can put ideas in as soon as they pop into your brain. This approach lowers stress and increases your productivity. Using IdeaWeaver, you can brainstorm ideas, reshuffle and rearrange your writing until it works, and then export the work for layout in your favorite word processor or desktop publishing program. IdeaWeaver runs on Windows PCs and you can download a fully functional 30-day trial version from the IdeaWeaver site. A license costs $49.95. Those writers who are members of SPAN (Small Publishers of North America) or the NAWW (National Association of Women Writers) receive a discount on the license fee as one of their membership benefits. Also, the $10 discount code is SHMZ6S2E. ******
Chasing the Muse Chasing the Muse is a site dedicated to bringing Paying jobs to writers. This site is absolutely free and updated every single day! The website is Chasing the Muse ******
Author Nation is a new online community for Authors, Writers, Poets and their Readers. Membership is Free! Check it out: Author Nation Author News
Maggie Grinnell is pleased to announce her children's story entitled: The Ketchup Bottle and the Takeover, will be published by Living Waters Publishing. This is a story about Tommy Tomato, a ketchup bottle who tries to take over the refrigerator and the lesson he learns. Check back for more news as the release dates draws near. My website is : http://maggiegrinnell.lifeartz.com ******
Women have always connected with each other by getting together and sharing experiences, whether it's through a book club, a Bible study, a weekly Bunco game or a mothers' play group. But it's not always easy to squeeze in time with our friends because our lives are so busy. Susan M. Heim, former Senior Editor for the Chicken Soup for the Soul series and author of four parenting books, is coauthoring a devotional book to help women fill this need to connect with other women by sharing stories from their lives. If you have a brief story in which you emerged through a difficult period or experienced a poignant, life-changing moment, please submit it for this upcoming book to susan@susanheim.com. Sample devotionals and additional information are available. Visit TwinsTalk, a great new web site for parents of multiples, at www.twinstalk.com! Susan's web site: www.SusanHeim.com Parenting Blog: www.susanheim.blogspot.com Multiples Column: http://www.mommiesmagazine.com/category/family-and-relationships/loving-and-living-with-twins-and-multiples/ Susan's newest book, It's Twins! Parent-to-Parent Advice from Infancy Through Adolescence, is a 2008 Mom's Choice Award Gold recipient! It can be ordered through www.hamptonroadspub.com/book/503/ref/49, www.twinsmagazine.com/its_twins.html or Amazon. Visit www.twinstalk.com/twinsshop for more information. The inspirational book, Twice the Love: Stories of Inspiration for Families with Twins, Multiples and Singletons, is available from TWINS magazine. Winner of a 2007 Reader Views Award in the parenting/family category, this wonderful story collection makes a great gift! Visit www.twinsmagazine.com/twice_the_love.html. Order Susan's award-winning book, Oh, Baby! 7 Ways a Baby Will Change Your Life the First Year, for all the new and expectant parents in your life. Oh, Baby! is a proud winner of the 2006 Parent to Parent Adding Wisdom Award, the only award program to ever be honored by Disney.com, as well as the winner of a 2007 iParenting Media Award and a 2007 Moms' Choice Award! Learn more about Oh, Baby! at www.ababywillchangeyourlife.com. Oh, Baby is now available in Spanish, too! Visit http://www.edicionesoniro.com/lib.asp?COD=87180. The new book, Twin Connections: Stories That Celebrate the Mysterious Bond Between Twins, is a collection of true stories that highlight the unique bond that unites twins. To learn more or to order, visit www.twinconnections.com/book.htm. ******
The Overnight Fame of Steffi McBride Check out the book trailer for this upcoming novel at: www.steffimcbride.com Book trailers are becoming a popular way to promote novels. Many of my friends have created trailers for their books and the results have been amazing! The Overnight Fame of Steffi McBride is no exception. Check it out! ******
Dolla S. Merrillees is excited to announce the release of her book, The Woodcutter's Wife: A Stepmother's Tale published by Halstead Press. The book is available at: www.amazon.com/Woodcutters-Wife-Stepmothers-Tale/dp/1920831460 or you can order your copy from woodcutterswife@bigpond.com specifying number of copies and contact details. Discount available for orders of five or more. Payment accepted by credit card, bank cheque, direct deposit, postal order or PayPal. "HERE IS A REAL FIND. A story about 21st-century parenting in a "blended" family that is bracingly honest, funny and well-written. The best thing about this book is that it doesn't simply refute the bad press stepmothers have traditionally received. Dolla Merrillees is all too aware of her "inner" wicked stepmother as she recounts her struggle to bond with her partner's son, cope with the boy's off-stage, drug-addicted mother and adjust to the emotional tug-of-war that occurs when her own child is born. Merrillees was in her early 30s, footloose and child phobic when she met Ben. She had no desire to become instant mother to a four-year-old boy. Loving Ben, she quickly discovered, didn't automatically mean loving his son. That came only with hard work. The step-parenting guide books Merrillees read were of limited use. What she wanted - and has subsequently written - was a "warts-and-all stepmother tale". Many readers, I suspect, will be deeply grateful." Fiona Capp The Age Newspaper, Melbourne 8/12/07 ******
Tonya L. Fleming is proud to announce the release of her new book, Life Changing Messages with Eternal Dividends The ISBN # is 1-60474-559-2. The retail price is $12.95, and the special pre-release discount price is $9.95. This book is available online at all book stores, or at www.PublishAmerica.com online book store. Call 1-301-695-1707. You can also walk in any book store and place an order. ******
Debra Mullins is excited to announce the release of her latest book, The Night Before the Wedding. Published by Avon, the book goes on sale January 30th and can be pre-ordered at www.amazon.com You can read an excerpt of The Night Before the Wedding and learn more about Debra by visiting her web site: www.debramullins.com ******
Susan M. Heim , author of It's Twins! Parent-to-Parent Advice from Infancy Through Adolescence and Oh, Baby! 7 Ways a Baby Will Change Your Life the First Year, is pleased to announce that she is collecting stories and poems for her next book, Chicken Soup for the Soul of Twins. Do you have an inspirational, heart-warming, humorous or tear-jerking story or poem about twins or multiples? Whether you're a twin yourself, raising twins, related to twins or merely fascinated with twins, we'd love to read your amazing stories of 300-1,200 words. If your story is published, you will receive $200 upon publication ($50 for poems). Send submissions or questions to chickensoup@twinstalk.com . Story guidelines are available at www.chickensoup.com . Deadline: June 30, 2008
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