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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:

‘I am a woman and I write about food’: On food writing by women The HinduUnfazed by criticism that cooking is frivolous and writing about it is tosh, generations of women have been making literature out of cookery.

Is Teaching Writing As Important As Teaching Reading? Voice of AmericaWhen educators think of literacy -- the ability to read and write -- they often place more importance on students' abilities to read and fully understand a piece of ...

SBI PO Mains 2019: Letter and Essay writing tips for Descriptive Paper Jagran JoshIn this article, you will get the best Letter & Essay writing tips which will help you in clearing the descriptive Paper of SBI PO Mains 2019 Exam. The exam will be ...

Fay Khoo Award For Food And Drink Writing Open For Entries Star2.comTime to put together some delicious words: The third edition of the Fay Khoo Award for Food and Drink Writing is now open for submission. The deadline's Sept ...

Manu S Pillai on writing three Indian history books before age 30 QuartzWhen his peers were probably still settling into their chosen careers, Manu S Pillai published his first book. The Ivory Throne: Chronicles of the House of ...

‘Mrs. Maisel’ Creator Amy Sherman-Palladino Honed Her Writing Skills on ‘Roseanne’ VarietyLast year Amy Sherman-Palladino, creator of “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” made Emmy history with wins for both comedy writing and directing, becoming the ...

Merritt: Demise of postcards and letters shouldn’t stop us from writing to those we care about Baltimore SunSummertime and vacations equal lots of posts on Facebook. Does anyone still send postcards from faraway places with strange sounding names? Or, you know ...

Writing about mythology makes me more Indian: Amish Tripathi, author of Shiva Trilogy YourStoryA banker for 14 years and now a bestselling author, Amish Tripathi has donned many caps in his nine-year-long writing career, and with panache.

Chuck Klosterman is having fun writing about pumas on airplanes San Francisco ChronicleFew writers reach the status that Chuck Klosterman has. The author and journalist, who has made a name for himself in the last two decades with eclectic sports ...

Teacher's influence inspires student's evolution from reader to writer OregonLive.comFrom a young age, Nina Gutierrez-Desrosiers had her head in a book.

Five Contract Writing Tips To Make Clients Pay On Time ForbesThere are things even the smallest companies can do in writing contracts with big customers that can help them gain significant leverage and get paid when and ...

Paul McCartney Writing It’s a Wonderful Life Musical PitchforkPaul McCartney is writing his first stage musical. For a new adaptation of It's a Wonderful Life, he'll pen music and collaborate on the lyrics with screenwriter and ...

Colson Whitehead and the monsters in his writing Sydney Morning HeraldColson Whitehead's follow-up to The Underground Railway is another picture of racism and its victims.

On writing: The fountain-pen has survived time, trade and technology The Indian ExpressMany people will probably give up writing by hand and either type, or dictate to their favourite form of technology. However, for those limited few who still prefer ...

Andrea Camilleri had a late but great career in crime writing The GuardianThe author, who has died aged 93, was almost 70 when he took up the genre, but his novels are as rich with serious thinking as with thrilling plots.

SDCC 2019: Writing Avengers: Endgame Panel | CBR CBR - Comic Book ResourcesAt Comic-Con International, Avengers: Endgame writers Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely discussed the process of writing the blockbuster film.

Struggling with your academic writing? Try these experiments to get the words flowing Science MagazineOur Letters to Young Scientists columnists offer some ideas for developing good writing habits.

Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward talk the inherent sexiness of letter writing, reveal 'Dirty Letters' cover Entertainment Weekly NewsRomance authors Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward reveal the cover for their November novel 'Dirty Letters'

Meet the Writer: Jasmine-Kay Johnson College Media NetworkWhether she is writing, cooking or whipping up a new playlist, Jasmine-Kay Johnson oozes creativity and passion in everything she pursues. Johnson grew up ...

Air Supply guitarist Graham Russell reminisces about writing ‘All Out of Love’ MonitorThough he has performed the song live more than 5,000 times, Air Supply guitarist Graham Russell said that he still gets goosebumps every time he plays the ...

Beyoncé's Daughter Blue Ivy Gets Her First Writing Credit at 7 Years Old With 'Brown Skin Girl' Entertainment TonightThe eldest Carter kid adorably sings on track No. 15 off 'The Lion King: The Gift' album.

SEVENDUST Vocalist Says Group Has Completed Two Writing Sessions For New Album BLABBERMOUTH.NETSEVENDUST vocalist Lajon Witherspoon was recently interviewed by Anne Erickson of Audio Ink Radio. The full conversation can be streamed below. A f...

Reading and writing assistance increases the chance of getting a Disability Support Pension The Conversation AUHelp with reading and writing increases the probability of receiving the Disability Support Pension by about 20%.

Lesley Nneka Arimah Wins 2019 Caine Prize For African Writing NPRNPR's Michel Martin speaks with Nigerian writer Lesley Nneka Arimah, winner of the 2019 Caine Prize for African Literature, about her short story Skinned.

He’s Writing 365 Children’s Books in 365 Days, While Holding Down a Day Job The New York TimesEAGLEHAWK NECK, Tasmania — By the time Matt Zurbo plopped on the couch to write his 282nd children's story, he'd worked all day at an oyster farm, ...

Writing With Your Eyes Closed The New York TimesBlind authors like Milton show what's possible when your imagination is 20-20.

Hawke’s daughter writing book for ‘not perfect’ dad Daily TelegraphSue Pieters-Hawke last week wrote to her fathers circle of friends and associates requesting reminiscences of Bob Hawke in the hope of getting a new book into ...

Hollywood Writers Struggle to Get on Same Page in Fight Against Agents The Wall Street JournalIn April, the Writers Guild of America declared war on the big Hollywood talent agencies about longstanding business practices they say are unfair and rife with ...

What's the best mini-laptop for YouTube and writing reports? The GuardianPeter wants a mini-laptop to go with his old BlackBerry phone. What are his options?

Madcap writers and moonwalkers LivemintCenturies before Apollo 11 landed on the moon, men were already walking on it.Instead of technological advancement, it was the imagination of writers that ...

Author Myke Cole talks writing hard science fiction in his space-set Coast Guard novel Sixteenth Watch The VergeMyke Cole is best known for his fantasy work, including his military-focused urban fantasy Shadow Ops series and his more traditionally epic fantasy Sacred ...

'Game Of Thrones' Fans Said Season 8 Writing Was Bad, These Emmy Noms For D & D Say Otherwise NewsweekThe uproar around Game of Thrones Season 8 seems like a distant memory; however, 32 Emmy nominations (including writing) restarted the conversation ...

British Open 2019: What’s with the number written on Lee Westwood’s irons? Golf.comWatching the British Open, you might notice Lee Westwood writes a number in marker on each one of his iron and wedge heads. Here's why.

Scholars Talk Writing: How a Literary Agent Views Academic Books The Chronicle of Higher EducationWhen scholars approach me for help writing a book proposal, especially when they believe their topic will be of general interest, my first piece of advice is ...

London Library partnership to promote black British writers Evening StandardThe London Library has announced a new partnership to promote black British writers and diversify their membership. Working with Jacaranda Book's initiative ...

Bear Grylls on his riskiest adventure yet: writing a book about God Telegraph.co.ukBear Grylls selects which projects to take on, he explains, by going for the riskiest.

From Kirinyaga Road to writing great cookbooks nation.co.keA chat with Jasmine Macharia, who went to study in Spain and came back with many recipes.

Advice for writing effectively for the public (opinion) Inside Higher EdVictor Ray provides some concrete tips for how to reach a broader audience.

What Does It Mean to Be a “Real” Writer? The New YorkerHermione Hoby writes about Lucy Ives's “Loudermilk: Or, the Real Poet; Or, the Origin of the World” and Mona Awad's “Bunny,” two novels about creative-writing ...

Meet a Blackfoot elder who worked for 20 years to showcase Writing-on-Stone to the world The NarwhalÁísínai'pi, home to the highest concentration of rock carvings and paintings on the Great Plains of North America, was designated as Alberta's first World ...

John Carpenter and Anthony Burch Are Co-Writing a New Joker Comic GizmodoThe Joker? Oh, you mean the Joker? No, no, the Joker. Lately, there are a lot of Jokers. The newest one is being written by John Carpenter. Carpenter and ...

Are you a fan of mysteries? Meet 'Vidathu Karuppu' writer Indra Soundar Rajan The News MinutePopular Tamil mystery writer Indra Soundar Rajan's serialised fiction Olivadharku Vazhi Illai (No way to hide) has been translated by Nirmal Rajagopalan and ...

‘Big Little Lies’ Season 2’s Woes Started With Its Writing (Column) VarietyAndrea Arnold reportedly never got the chance to put her stamp on "Big Little Lies" Season 2 -- which is frankly unsurprisingly.

Hunter S. Thompson Writing Cabin For Rent On Airbnb, Supports Veterans Scholarship DeadlineIf you find yourself somewhere around Barstow on the edge of the desert and the drugs are starting to take hold, you might as well continue on the road to a ...

Longtime writer Stark accepts HOF's Spink Award ESPNLongtime baseball writer Jayson Stark accepted the J.G. Taylor Spink Award in Cooperstown on Saturday.

The Pitfalls of Writing About Revolutionary Defense Technology War on the RocksTechnology as a source of military innovation is hot stuff within the U.S. defense establishment right now. Anyone following the flow of information coming from ...

Pete Holmes on How Writing Can Be a Spiritual Experience RELEVANT MagazineIf you've seen HBO's Crashing, than you're already familiar with the story of comedian Pete Holmes. Raised in an evangelical household, Pete went to a ...

WGA Warns Writers To Be Wary Of “Help” Offered By Fired Agents DeadlineThe WGA's negotiating committee reminded writers tonight to be wary of fired agents offering to “help” their out-of-work former clients.

The Con Man Who Became a True-Crime Writer The AtlanticIn his old life, Matthew Cox told stories to scam his way into millions of dollars. Now he's trying to make it by selling tales that are true.

‘Read, read, read to stoke the furnace,’ and more writing advice from Luis Alberto Urrea PBS NewsHourOur June pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club, “Now Read This” is Luis Alberto Urrea's “The House of Broken Angels.” Become a member of ...

Saving 'woman hand': the artist rescuing female-only writing The GuardianKana let women express themselves freely and was used to write the world's first novel – then it was wiped out. Meet the master calligrapher keeping the script ...

Doctors writing peanut prescriptions to combat peanut allergies | News Headlines KMOV.comKANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMOV.com) -- Millions of children suffer from peanut allergies, but doctors in Kansas City are trying a new therapy to help. The doctors are ...

Alan Moore, writer worst served by Hollywood, calls it quits MashableIf there's one thing that Alan Moore understands, it's dramatic timing. The writer of some of the greatest graphic novels ever — Watchmen, From Hell, V for ...

British Ambassador Concealed Insults from Trump by Writing Messages in English The New YorkerAndy Borowitz jokes that the British Ambassador to the United States, Kim Darroch, tried to hide his insulting analyses of Donald Trump from the President by ...

The Mandalorian: Jon Favreau writing Season 2 of expensive Star Wars show. SlateThe Lion King may be receiving mixed reviews, but director Jon Favreau is keeping too busy to pay attention to the haters. Favreau stopped by Jimmy Kimmel ...

Writing in the Shadow of “V”: Adventures in Speculative Fiction with Stephen Graham Jones lareviewofbooksA lively interview with Bram Stoker Award–winning author Stephen Graham Jones on his turn to speculative fiction and genre.

Is writing a cover letter worth it? Fast CompanyNo one likes writing them, and recruiters just skim them. Is it finally time for cover letters to die? Not so fast.

The Writing on the Wall: America's Retirement Crisis by the Numbers The Motley FoolThousands of Americans are at risk of going broke in retirement, and it's only going to get worse.

TGP Writing Contest Winner: ‘Make Your Stories Heard!’ The Globe PostWith her article about illegal recyclers in Asia's biggest slum Dharavi, Mansi Choukney won The Globe Post's 2019 writing contest. In this interview, Mansi talks ...

Alan Dershowitz: The New Yorker Magazine Writing 'Hit Piece' on Me Because I'm Pro-Trump Right Wing WatchHarvard Law professor and attorney Alan Dershowitz claims that The New Yorker magazine is constructing a piece meant to falsely portray him as a person who ...

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau: Game of Thrones’ 32 Emmy nominations “validate the writing” Consequence of SoundThere's no doubt that the final season of HBO's Game of Thrones has been divisive. But, with Game of Thrones record-breaking 32 Emmy nominations, it seems ...

How'd a suburban Minnesotan wind up writing Florida Georgia Line songs in Nashville? City PagesBrett Tyler spent his childhood listening to grunge and ska in suburban Minnesota, but he'd often visit his rural family deep in the north woods…

Once-celebrated prison writing program led by author Wally Lamb is now under investigation by the state Hartford CourantAn acclaimed writing program for female prisoners at York Correctional Institution led by bestselling author Wally Lamb has been suspended after efforts to ...

Game of Thrones writers Benioff and Weiss pull out of Comic-Con CNETDavid Benioff and D. B. Weiss will not be attending SDCC. Jeff Kravitz. Game of Thrones is the most nominated series at this year's Emmys, with 32 nominations, ...

Chuck Klosterman Likes Writers Who Aren’t Self-Absorbed Sociopaths The New York TimesThe cultural critic and author, most recently, of the story collection “Raised in Captivity” also says that he trusts librarians' literary opinions: “They have no agenda ...

A high school principal is reassigned after writing that he couldn't say the Holocaust was 'a factual, historical event' CNNThe principal at a Florida high school is being reassigned to a position with the school district after revelations that he wrote emails to a parent that seemed to ...

This Writing Contest Can Win You A Stay At The Hotel Commonwealth UPROXXIf you're an emerging author looking to find the right time to get started on that future best-seller, this writer's contest from Boston's Hotel Commonwealth might ...

49th Annual Easy Reader Writing, Photography Contest Easy Reader NewsStory guidelines: Submissions must be on disk or emailed. Stories may be real, imaginary or confabulated. Preference will be given to stories relating to the ...

Asheville auto shop employee fired after writing 'poka honas' on woman's invoice WTVD-TVA Valvoline auto repair shop employee in Asheville has been fired after reportedly calling a woman "poka honas" on her invoice.

Keanu Reeves Surprised Family by Writing Back on Fan’s Yard Sign: ‘You’re Breathtaking’ NTDKeanu Reeves is preserving his prestige as the best-loved actor, this time with another lovely giveback of respect ...

UploadVR Is Hiring A Full-Time Staff Writer To Cover VR/AR News! UploadVRUploadVR (UVR Media LLC) is hiring a Staff Writer to specifically focus on writing daily news *content* right here on this website. You will work with the editorial ...

'Miya' poet expresses regret if his writing hurt Assamese sentiments Times of IndiaIndia News: A leading 'Miya' poet, who was among the 10 poets booked after a video of his poem about alleged discrimination towards Bengali-speaking ...

Fair City writers have yet to figure out an appropriate ending for tragic Karl Shiels Extra.ieFair City's writing team are still planning a way to pay tribute to Karl Shiels as they write him out of the series in a way that honours him.

Christian School Fires Professor for Writing Novel With Un-Christian Characters PatheosYou'd think a Christian school would be better at dealing with a work of fiction...

Exclusive: Jon Favreau Says He’s Already Writing and Pre-Shooting ‘The Mandalorian’ Season 2 Collider.com'The Mandalorian' creator Jon Favreau says he's already writing and in pre-production on the second season of the live-action Star Wars TV series.

We learn reading and writing at school. Why not educate kids about mental wellbeing too Stuff.co.nzOPINION: The more kids understand why they are feeling angry or sad, the more as adults they will manage those emotions appropriately.

Eastern Oregon University Writing Program Is Reborn — With Fishtrap's Help OPB NewsOregon's rural university and a storied Wallowa County writers' retreat are teaming up to revive a degree program and cross-pollinate each other's programs.

Writer's Association to welcome guests at meeting Beckley Register-HeraldThe Southern West Virginia Inspirational Writer's Association will meet on Tuesday, July 30, at the Beckley Church of God, 2211 S. Kanawha St., Beckley.

Sats: A third below par in reading, writing and maths BBC NewsOne out of every three 11-year-olds in England has failed to reach the expected levels in all three core subjects of reading, writing and maths. The Year 6 ...

Jessica Simpson Writing ‘Juicy Tell-All’ About Nick Lachey? Gossip CopJessica Simpson is not writing a tell-all" book about her ex-husband, Nick Lachey, despite a new report. Gossip Cop has confirmed the claim is completely false.

Writing is on the wall for Wirral Council's controversial newspaper Wirral GlobeTHE writing is on the wall for the council's controversial free newspaper Wirral View.

RibFest a busy time for Port Moody's ticket-writing bylaw officers The Tri-City NewsBarbecue cooks and rib enthusiasts are not the only people who will be busy this weekend at Port Moody RibFest. The influx of cars into the area around Rocky ...

Stranger Things season 3 writers confirm Robin's surname Metro.co.ukThe Stranger Things writers have revealed Robin's (Maya Hawke) surname in a series of cryptic tweets. The season three writing team got in on the Twitter trend ...

Yang Hengjun: China tells Australia to stop interfering in writer's detention The GuardianBeijing attacks 'irresponsible remarks' of Marise Payne and says it is conducting a lawful inquiry into case of Australian academic.

Boca OB-GYN accused of writing phony prescriptions, including for men Palm Beach PostBOCA RATON — A suburban Boca Raton OB-GYN was arrested Saturday after she allegedly wrote phony prescriptions for patients, including men, that she ...

The best books by African writers in 2019 so far... African ArgumentsFrom evocative prose to moving memoirs and hilarious satire, we bring you some of Africa's best reads from the first half of 2019: ...

The curriculum writers: 200 teachers determine what Anne Arundel students learn, when and how they’ll learn it CapitalGazette.comA school's curriculum shapes students' experiences in the classroom, but not everyone knows how it winds up in front of more than 82000 students in Anne ...

Writers to Watch Fall 2019: Anticipated Debuts Publishers WeeklyThis season's list features five translated works—from the French, Italian, Japanese, and Spanish. Even the American debuts have a distinctly international flavor ...

Man jailed after writing bad checks to local auto dealerships WTOV SteubenvilleA man accused of scheming car dealerships out of vehicles and money has been arrested. NEWS9 has connected him to four different incidents in two counties.

After British ambassador’s downfall, diplomats fear putting Trump criticisms in writing The Washington PostThe lightning-fast resignation of Britain's ambassador to the United States on Wednesday following a leak of his correspondence criticizing the Trump ...

Jourdan Rodrigue: Writing about the small, powerful moments... The AthleticRodrigue joins Joe Person on our Panthers beat to continue to get the Panthers news you trust and the independent analysis you appreciate.

France seeks science-fiction writers to help futureproof its military against science-fact The RegisterThe French army has said it is looking to recruit four or five sci-fi writers and futurologists to staff a "Red Team" that predicts future threats and how to disrupt or ...

The Garbage Man Speaks VultureClickHole, a sister site of the Onion that parodies the internet's most clickbaity *content*, launched in June 2014, but it arguably wasn't until later that year that the ...

The One Thing You Must Do If You Want to Be a Successful Freelance Writer EntrepreneurWhy you'll need to create a schedule and stay focused -- or quickly find yourself out of work.

'John Wick' Writer Heading to Marvel's 'Falcon & Winter Soldier' WIREDThe show will eventually air on the Disney+ streaming *service*.

ICM Partners seeks to dismiss Writers Guild of America's lawsuit Los Angeles TimesTalent agency ICM Partners on Friday asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit that alleges that the longstanding agency practice of packaging talent for projects is ...

The Barbie Movie Is Now Being Written by Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach VultureToday in news conjured in a laboratory specifically for us: Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach are making the Barbie movie!

Nikolaj Coster Waldau: 32 Emmy nominations validates the writing on Game of Thrones PINKVILLANikolaj Coster-Waldau could not contain his excitement over the 32 nominations for Game of Thrones at Emmys 2019. The actor stated that the nominations ...

Comic-Con 2019: 'Star Trek: Picard' Official Trailer, Plus Cast And Writers Speak TrekMovie*Fresh* from the floor of Hall H, here's what we learned about Star Trek: Picard today. The show has been pushed back a few months, into early 2020.

How Louisville basketball is writing an incredible comeback story Big Red LouieAs the 2019-20 Louisville basketball season approaches, let's put into perspective how far ahead of schedule the Cardinals and Chris Mack already are.

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