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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:

Dos and don'ts for writing a CV for academic jobs (opinion) Inside Higher EdFor those of us who have been on the job market, who have secured tenure-track positions or who have been faculty members for a number of years, the ins and ...

Hollywood may say it's all for diversity, but TV writers tell a different story Chicago TribuneSix months ago TV writer Amanda Idoko launched the #ShowUsYourRoom challenge, encouraging showrunners to post on social media group photos of their ...

Writing as revenge: Memories of the Future, by Siri Hustvedt, reviewed Spectator.co.ukWhy are people interested in their past? One possible reason is that you can interact with it, recruiting it as an agent of the present and the future. Siri Hustvedt's ...

Davis & Elkins students presenting their works in writing showcase My BuckhannonELKINS – Davis & Elkins College students will present readings of essays on topics including home, local spaces, political places, poetry and mythology at the ...

Writing capability in the public sector: the missing link in good decision-making The MandarinAuthor and journalist William Wheeler once said, “Good writing is clear thinking made visible.” This is especially true for the public sector, where the most ...

Confucius Institute launches book that examines writing styles in Singapore and China The Straits TimesSINGAPORE - When using the Chinese language, Singaporeans tend to add a dash of English expressions or a hint of dialects to their correspondence with ...

Writing my way out of the gutter The Irish TimesAuthor, film-maker and creator of The Writing Irish of New York on his fall and rise.

Great Tools When You're Writing a Script for Your Next Film FstoppersYou've set out to write your very first script. You've got the character and an idea of what the ending looks like, and now you want to put pen to paper, or "fingers ...

Creative Writing: Hot springs Montana KaiminI am the brutality of a baboon's canines,. I am the fecundity of a jack rabbit. I am a lily rooted in granite. advertisement. Chicken Tikka Masala. Ingredients. 6 garlic ...

Digital writing internship Pedestrian TVThe 411: We are a digital marketing agency specialising in website development for small to medium businesses, looking for a journalism/communications ...

Writing the footnotes: The author of Booker Prize-nominee Washington Black C-VILLE WeeklyAward-winning Canadian author Esi Edugyan's latest novel, Washington Black, begins in the brutal world of a Barbados sugar plantation in the 1830s. But the ...

Carly Pearce Talks Writing Her Next Chapter CMT.comMarch marks Carly Pearce's second anniversary with her record label, Big Machine, and it's pretty incredible to look back on all she has accomplished in that ...

Trump Slams 'Somebody Writing a Report That Never Got a Vote' CNSNews.com(CNSNews.com) - President Donald Trump, speaking with reporters as he left for Ohio on Wednesday, said he has "no idea" when the Mueller report will be ...

McGee Professor Sarah Perry '03: Reflections on Writing at Davidson The DavidsonianI knew Sarah Perry '03 before I knew her. I knew her as a character, an incredibly articulate character full of terrifying solidity in the face of the violent murder and ...

Meet 10 Emerging Writers Who Just Won the 2019 Whiting Award The CutThe 2019 Whiting Award honors emerging writers with exceptional promise. Winners were announced at the New-York Historical Society, where Adam Johnson ...

Are writers missing whisky's real stories? Scotchwhisky.comJay Rayner has just celebrated two decades as restaurant critic of The Observer, which means a lot of lunches and dinners, and probably larger trousers.

Second Wind readings allow creative writers to flex their skills Montana KaiminSunday nights at Kulture Kava Lounge buzz with chatter among supporters of the Second Wind Reading Series. That is, until the reading begins. The words ...

Masha and Keith Gessen on Writing About Russia The New YorkerBetween the two of them, the siblings Masha and Keith Gessen have written more than a dozen books and more than a thousand articles. Both live in New York.

Get creative with the exciting Urban Ruins Mandela Day writing competition Boksburg AdvertiserDo you know how to write or do you have passion for writing? Then listen up. Urban Ruins is calling all learners from Grade One to 11 to enter the 2019 Mandela ...

This app helps improve your writing by destroying it The Next WebGlass.leaves is a web app that lets you manipulate text in a variety of ways, helping your creative writing reach new levels.

Reel Movie Awards 2019: Sumit Aroraa of 'Stree' Talks About Art and Craft of Dialogue Writing News18Sumit Arora, dialogue writer 'Stree', is in the running for the Best Dialogues trophy at the upcoming Reel Movie Awards 2019.

5 Reasons Why You Should Start Writing Poetry Philippine TatlerAs we celebrate the 20th anniversary of UNESCO's World Poetry Day this 21st March, the Czech Embassy Manila champions poetry as a much-needed force for ...

Hinds calls on students to report peers who use essay-writing services The GuardianThe education secretary, Damian Hinds, has called on university students to report their peers if they suspect them of cheating as part of a government ...

Why Ben Simmons writing ‘Egg Boy’ on his sneakers is so important to Australians SB NationBen Simmons sent a message Tuesday night when he wore a pair of pale yellow kicks and two words scrawled on them: “Egg Boy”. via @pjsteinfort · Simmons ...

Male and female writers' media coverage reveals 'marked bias' The GuardianThe Emilia Report, named after England's first published female poet, analysed the fortunes of writers of opposite sexes in the same market areas.

TV Writers Earn More on Packaged Shows (Study) VarietyAmid the bitter agency-versus-writers battle, United Talent Agency has issued a robust defense of its television packaging activity.

Its about privilege: Sheriff writing tickets in a wealthy area causes backlash The Fayetteville ObserverCORNELIUS --Residents in Cornelius were surprised last month on a Sunday afternoon to see a dozen Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office deputies writing ...

Why Writers Should Read Nonfiction Book RiotEven if your book is about a far-off fantasy land, you need to read the relevant nonfiction. And yes, there is relevant nonfiction for you.

Armenian Writing Found on New Zealand Shooter's Rifles Armenian WeeklyYEREVAN—The rifle magazine of the gunman who is accused of killing 50 people at a New Zealand mosque last week had Armenian writing on it, according to ...

How The Good Place Is Written VultureOn this week's “Good One” podcast, we broadcast an interview with all the writers of “The Good Place” writers panel from Vulture Festival L.A..

Beto O'Rourke Sorry for Teen Writing, Wife Comment Snopes.comDemocratic presidential contender Beto O'Rourke is acknowledging mistakes he made as a teen and as a candidate as he responds to criticism of his campaign ...

‘We have an assembly line approach to writing about books’: Anjum Hasan on literary criticism Scroll.inHow does a writer approach the art of reviewing books? An interview with an author who was also a literary editor.

Man secures crown for 2nd year in P.E.I. writing competition CBC.caThe P.E.I. Writers' Guild has chosen it's winner for the 2019 Battle Tales writing competition — Islander Matthew MacKay has won first prize for a second year in ...

College student with 'visions of writing super-cool scripts' almost wipes out faculty's entire system The RegisterWho, Me? Monday has once more reared its ugly head, but brings with it the charming face of Who, Me?, El Reg's weekly look at cringeworthy events of readers' ...

Academics Want to Go Public. How Can We Help Them? Pacific StandardWhat is the role of the scholar and the expert in the fraught year of 2019? Temperatures are rising along with the sea levels. Scientists are discovering the keys ...

'The Future Of Literature': Whiting Awards Celebrate 10 Emerging Writers WUTCFair warning: It may be tough to find some of the 2019 Whiting Award winners on the shelves of your local bookstore. Most of the emerging writers have.

Purdue professors criticize writing partnership with Chegg Inside Higher EdPurdue professors say it is wrong for the university to work with Chegg, whose services they see as helping students cheat.

Remembering Malayalam writer M Sukumaran a year after his passing The News MinuteM Sukumaran did not go to receive the award that the Kendra Sahitya Akademi announced for him in 2006 for Chuvanna Chinnangal, a short story collection.

Etzler Brothers Writing Their Own Chapter in Crestview (and Family) History Your News NowFORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Don't expect AL MVP Mookie Betts to agree to a long-term contract with the Boston Red Sox before he can become a free agent in ...

Ezra Miller writing a screenplay for 'Flash' movie UPI NewsActor Ezra Miller and comic-book scribe Grant Morrison are working together on the screenplay for a standalone movie focused on the superhero The Flash.

Practicing what she teaches: UAB creative writing director Kerry Madden-Lunsford has new children’s book Yellowhammer NewsKerry Madden-Lunsford first met Ernestine Upchurch more than a decade ago. It was just after the 2005 release of “Gentle's Holler,” the first of three young adult ...

Say hello to this photo of Tim Cook writing on an iPad that was made to be meme'd MashableTwitter users are trolling Apple CEO Tim Cook after he posted a photo of himself writing "hello" on an iPad.

‘It’s about privilege’: Meck sheriff writing tickets in a wealthy area causes backlash WBTVResidents in Cornelius were surprised last month on a Sunday afternoon to see a dozen Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office deputies writing tickets on Jetton ...

The Philosophy of Creative Writing lareviewofbooksJoseph Darda explores the confluence of new humanist philosophy and the rise of the creative writing MFA.

Literary Historians Uncover Collection Of Breezy, Upbeat Edgar Allan Poe Writings Penned After Author Took Up Jogging The OnionBOSTON—In a discovery shedding light on the famous macabre author's less-acknowledged qualities, literary historians at Harvard University unearthed ...

Wanted: Two New Prospect Writing Fellows The American ProspectThe Prospect is looking for two young talents who want to be part of the most storied and successful writing fellowship program in American journalism. For the ...

Mary Higgins Clark: Writing Off Loss Wall Street JournalThe prolific Mary Higgins Clark used writing to get through grief before she became the 'Queen of Suspense' responsible for 51 books that sold 100 million ...

Plagiarize-Proof Your Writing Assignments Faculty FocusThe way you design your writing assignments can help detect and correct writing issues before they evolve into serious academic conduct issues.

Worlds of DC Flash star Ezra Miller is now co-writing The Flash movie script DigitalSpy.comThe Worlds of DC franchise may have had a few wobbles over the years, but Aquaman is proof that while the Justice League movie might have under-performed ...

Are women still not free to talk of sexuality? Malayalam writer CS Chandrika asks The News MinuteDuring a book reading of her work 'Pranayakamasoothram-Aayiram Ummakal', writer CS Chandrika spoke of how people are still trapped in the clutches of a ...

Alta. hiker rescued after writing SOS in snow CTV NewsAn Edmonton hiker was rescued from Pinto Lake after authorities noticed an SOS signal written in the snow.

Shoppers are writing love letters to £18 MOP they claims can clean the ‘whole house in 15 minutes’ The SunThis genius invention allows users to control the amount of liquid used to clean the floor... *sold*

Housing Matters podcast: The ins and outs of writing an offer to purchase Vancouver SunThis week's discussion is about the process of writing an offer to purchase and acceptance of that offer.

The Case for the Full Stack Digital Writer Search Engine JournalYou're scrolling through your feed and stop at an article title that piques your interest. “How to Create Great Digital *Content*”. What would you expect to find if you ...

The Toughest Part About Writing a Rock Novel? The Lyrics The New York TimesTaylor Jenkins Reid, author of “Daisy Jones & The Six” — about the breakup of an iconic 1970s band — admits that she struggled with songwriting.

This 28-Year-Old Irish Writer Really Captures Millennial Life BuzzFeed NewsSally Rooney, the author of Conversations With Friends and the upcoming Normal People, writes about sex, love, and economic precarity in a way that's ...

Siri Hustvedt: ‘I’m writing for my life’ The GuardianShe has spent her life carving out a career as a writer of intellect in a world still dominated by men. Here, Siri Hustvedt talks about magic tricks, why you can't ...

Writing Group Party of One: A Day in the Life of 5 Writers | GradHacker Inside Higher EdNeelofer Qadir will receive her PhD in English in May 2019 from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Currently, she is a Research Associate at the Five ...

Book Review: Typewriters - Iconic Machines From The Golden Age of Mechanical Writing WSHUBefore the computer, there was the typewriter. It revolutionized the way we worked and did business. It could also be a thing of beauty. A new book takes a.

Elizabeth McCracken: 'Creative writing is not like making a souffle' The GuardianThe US author on being funny and serious at the same time, delusions of grandeur and her love of candlepin bowling. @anitasethi. Sat 9 Mar 2019 13.00 EST ...

Taking apart the writing and symbols on the guns allegedly used in Christchurch shooting | Watch News Videos Online Globalnews.caWarning: This video contains disturbing *content*. Discretion advised. The guns and ammunition allegedly used in the Christchurch, New Zealand, mass killing in ...

Jose Mourinho denies writing leaked 2005/06 Barcelona scouting report GIVEMESPORTJose Mourinho has strongly denied that a leaked Chelsea scouting report on Barcelona was compiled by him. During the weekend, extraordinary tactical ...

Minnesota teachers are taking initiative and writing a different kind of kid's book Star TribuneTeachers and librarians say they want students to see themselves in books.

This woman earns $13,000 a month writing YouTube jingles on Fiverr Business Insider IndiaSarah HughesFiverr freelancer Sarah Hughes.Fiverr, the freelancer marketplace, has opened an office in the UK and is hiring marketing staff as part of an ...

Did booze inspire our greatest writers? Chicago author's 'Sidecar Named Desire' may be on to something Chicago TribuneA Sidecar Named Desire: Great Writers and the Booze That Stirred Them” is by illustrator Greg Clarke and Chicago author Monte Beauchamp. Famous authors ...

Bryan Adams recalls writing Shine a Light with Ed RTE.ie"I had this idea, I think he would know where to take it or maybe he'd take it somewhere I wouldn't, and that's what I'm interested in," says singer Bryan Adams, ...

Reel Movie Awards 2019: Raj Nidimoru Discusses Writing 'Stree' and Collaborative Filmmaking News18Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK are competing in the Best Screenplay category in Reel Movie Awards 2019 that will take place on March 26.

Jordan Peterson: How to write an essay Big ThinkThe best way to improve your thinking is to learn how to write, says Jordan Peterson. His ten-step process for writing an essay is time consuming, but the benefits ...

TV Writers of Color and Others Face Widespread Bias, Survey Finds The New York TimesBias and harassment are systemic on show staffs, according to a new study of writers who were female, people of color, disabled or L.G.B.T..

'What the guards will know' - writing uncovered by expert on paper at Patrick Quirke's house Independent.ieIndentations on a sheet of paper found in Patrick Quirke's office revealed evidence of previously written points, including "What the guards will know" and ...

Dan Jenkins, sports writing great and author, dies at 90 PGA.comDan Jenkins, the sports writing great and best-selling author whose career covered Ben Hogan to Tiger Woods, began with Western Union and ended with ...

Four young scientists to get science writing award Down To Earth MagazineThe awards will be presented on the occassion of the National Science Day.

Francis Spufford pens unauthorised Narnia novel | Books The GuardianThe Stone Table hailed as a 'seamless recreation' of CS Lewis's style, but this addition to the acclaimed series of children's books may never be published.

The Hunter Becomes the Hunted VultureScott Brown was theater reviewer for New York magazine. Now he's co-written Broadway's Beetlejuice: The Musical at the Winter Garden Theatre, opening this ...

Jailed Saudi Women Receive PEN Writing Award Voice of AmericaPEN America, a literary and human rights organization, is honoring three women's rights activists from Saudi Arabia. The PEN award comes at a time of intense ...

Hollywood Writer Michael Tolkin on Judaism, Awards and Global Warming Jewish JournalHollywood filmmaker and novelist Michael Tolkin, 68, has won a slew of awards for his work. His 1992 adaptation of his novel “The Player” won the Writers.

Twenty One Pilots Singer Says He's Writing for Next Album LoudwireDid you like the direction of Twenty One Pilots' Trench album? It appears that the duo aren't quite done thematically with where that album took them. In a new ...

Creative Writing Contest Campbell University NewsIf you answered “yes” to both questions, you can submit a portfolio in ONE of the following four categories for a chance to win the Clara Booth Byrd Creative ...

An Upstate 4th-grader was barred from writing about her gay grandfather. Now she's suing. Charleston Post CourierAn Upstate elementary schooler and her mother are challenging school officials in federal court after they said the student's school barred her from publishing an ...

The four times I have lied in 42 years writing this column Spectator.co.ukGstaad As Emperor Maximilian told his convulsed-by-tears servants as he was about to be executed by the Mexicans: 'Who knew?' Last week the owner of the…

Penn prof. Buzz Bissinger hosts student writer's residency in Pacific Northwest home The Daily PennsylvanianOver spring break, College senior Sabrina Qiao was holed up in an isolated cottage near Astoria, Ore. working on her creative writing honors thesis. Qiao was ...

CBSE Board Exam 2019: Check 3 Important Formats for Writing Good Answers Jagran JoshCheck paper presentation tips for CBSE 12th & 10th Board Exams 2019. Learn the art of writing perfect answers in CBSE Board Exam 2019. Find 3 important ...

SXSW 2019: Nina Dobrev on Women in the Workplace and Writing Rom-Coms WWDNina Dobrev lands in Austin *fresh* from Paris and the Oscars to chat her new film "Run This Town" and why she wants to bring back rom-coms.

The writing of this AI is so human that its creators are scared to release it CBC.caA new text generator driven by artificial intelligence writes prose that can fool humans into believing that it is authentic. And that has dangerous repercussions ...

Writing for Tes: an introductory guide TES NewsBefore you pitch us an idea, read through these guidelines.

Writing MotherFatherSon - An interview with Tom Rob Smith BBC SportWriting MotherFatherSon - An interview with Tom Rob Smith.

Enchanted forests: the women shaking up nature writing The GuardianThe worlds of conservation and nature writing are overwhelmingly white and male. But the Forestry Commission is taking steps to change all that.

Gary Cohn is writing a memoir of his career, including his tenure in the Trump White House CNBCFormer National Economic Council director Gary Cohn is in the early stages of writing a memoir that will highlight large portions of his career including his tenure ...

Integrity important, not award: Badhaai Ho writer Business Standard"Badhaai Ho" writer Akshat Ghildial, who along with co-writer Shantanu Srivastava, withdrew their names from this year's Filmfare Awards, says an award is not ...

Irish writer wins $165,000 Windham-Campbell Prize The Irish TimesDanielle McLaughlin gives her reaction to her huge success and reveals her next project.

Mark Knopfler on adapting Local Hero for the stage: ‘I don’t like musicals, for a start’ iNewsFormer Dire Straits frontman Mark Knopfler has overcome a fierce dislike of song-and-dance numbers to write a new show based on the cult film Local Hero.

Athens in Pieces: We Know Socrates’ Fate. What’s Ours? The New York TimesAt the site of the Agora, the ancient city's public square, I visit the ruins of the house of Simon the Cobbler. He also pretended to be a philosopher.

The True Story Behind Hulu’s Twisted Munchausen Drama The Act The CutCreator Michelle Dean on turning her viral true-crime article into a TV show — and why she needed a female-heavy writers room to do it.

Mike Ashley puts new offer to Rafa Benitez in writing - Report | NUFC The MagNews on Tuesday morning that Mike Ashley has made a written offer of a new contract to Rafa Benitez. The Chronicle say that their information is that the offer in ...

Why Hollywood Writers Are On The Brink Of War With Their Own Agents ForbesShow-business sausage-making doesn't get much grittier than the deals struck between writers and agents to move film and TV projects forward into production.

Trump judicial pick expresses regret for college writings POLITICOPresident Donald Trump's judicial nominee Kenneth Lee expressed regret Wednesday for controversial college writings on AIDS in the LGBT community and ...

The Bay writer discusses that twist in ITV's gripping crime drama DigitalSpy.comThe Bay ITV: Writer Daragh Carville speaks about the surprise twist in episode 1 of the crime drama starring Morven Christie and Jonas Armstrong.

Celebrating St. Patrick's Day, Irish writers and their peerless facility for the written language National PostCalum Marsh: Throughout its history, Dublin has been close to genius, and it continues to enjoy a contact high.

Diverse TV writers report ongoing discrimination CNNDespite ongoing calls for inclusion in TV writers' rooms, a new survey of television writers paints an unfortunate picture of bias encountered by creatives who ...

Dave Attell Is Our Greatest Club Comic (Says the Writer He Made Fun Of) The New York TimesHe's an old-school performer who specializes in hard-hitting punch lines and isn't interested in fighting culture wars. That makes him a rarity in comedy today.

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