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Writing prompt of the month

NewsFebruary 16, 2016709Views 0Likes 3Comments

Earlier in this newsletter, we looked at a list of seventy-five unusual or obsolete jobs, and I want to continue the conversation. What is the worst job you’ve ever had? I mean, a really bad job. Tell us about this awful job. When did you have this job? What did it require of you? Why…

Publishing your book

NewsFebruary 16, 2016504Views 0Likes 0Comments

Recently, a woman who had been in my classes a few years back found her way to me through a friend of hers who had a friend who had published a book through me. Her first comment to me was, “I didn’t know you published books.” “Really?” I answered. “I thought everyone knew that.” Apparently not. I…

Please take this survey

NewsFebruary 16, 2016636Views 0Likes 0Comments

Every now and then, it’s good to shake things up a bit and approach writing from a different vantage point. That’s what I’m doing this year with Writing Your Life classes and workshops, and I’d love your input. Please take a few minutes—I promise, it won’t take more than five minutes—to tell me if you’d like…

Unusual or obsolete occupations

NewsFebruary 15, 2016468Views 0Likes 0Comments

Daily Writing Tips, a site loaded with grammar goodies and one that will send you a free grammar tip every day of the year, posted something that caught my eye this week—unusual or obsolete occupations. Those of us who do family history research often bump into occupations we’ve never heard of before, and sometimes, even…

Call for Submissions

NewsFebruary 15, 2016740Views 0Likes 0Comments

A new anthology, Magic of Memoir: Inspiration for the Writing Journey, seeks submissions for publication in November and I thought many of you may be interested. The top 18-20 submissions will and the top three entries will receive prize money. The submissions deadline is May 1, 2016, and the fee to submit is $20. Prize…

Winter with the Writers Rollins College

NewsFebruary 15, 2016488Views 0Likes 0Comments

Bill Bryson The end of February brings two exciting opportunities for nonfiction lovers. First, Monday, February 22, head to the Warden Arena at Rollins College for Notes from All Over: An Evening with Bill Bryson. You may be familiar with Bill Bryson, the author of many works of creative nonfiction including A Short History of Nearly Everything and the popular…

Editing Tip for January

NewsJanuary 26, 2016609Views 0Likes 0Comments

Compound words can be tricky. A compound word is a combination of two or more words that function as a single unit of meaning. Some compound words stand as two separate words or open compounds. Others consist of two words bumped together, closed compounds, and still others are hyphenated compounds. You would think there has to…

Writing Prompt for January

NewsJanuary 26, 2016558Views 0Likes 0Comments

Maya Angelou said, “You can't use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.” The dictionary defines creativity as the ability to make new things or think of new ideas. Most of the time we think of creativity in relation to art, music, writing, and so forth, but according to this definition, creativity…

Read a Life Story, Write a Life Story

NewsJanuary 26, 2016826Views 0Likes 0Comments

Learn how to write your own life story as you read a published memoir in my upcoming class, Read a Life Story, Write a Life Story, in the Rollins College Lifelong Learning program. In this class that runs Wednesdays, February 3, 10, 17, & 24 from 10:30am to noon on the Rollins main campus, we'll examine the work…

Electronic Editing Webinar

NewsJanuary 26, 2016557Views 0Likes 0Comments

You've written a great story. You described the people, set the stage, electrified the events, accomplished all the tasks you know are necessary to make your manuscript shine. But what about those annoying mistakes that hide in your blind spots? How do you eliminate unconscious habits that leak the life out of your brilliant stories?…