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Ten-Minute Writing Exercise: This Week's Writing PromptIf you think you don't have time to write, think again. See what you can produce with ten minutes of your time, a list of words, and an everyday saying...Contest Deadlines for the First Half of JuneI always say that the contests dry up over the summer, and then June turns out to be an excellent month for them. In the first half of the month...Invisibility: This Week's Writing PromptI found this prompt in Beth Baruch Joselow's Writing Without the Muse, but it just as easily could have come from Woody Allen's Alice. In it you're asked to imagine...2008 Edgar Winners AnnouncedThe biggest names in mysteries, including Mary Higgins Clark, Harlan Coben, and Lawrence Block gathered tonight to celebrate the 62nd Annual Mystery Writers of America Edgar Awards in NYC. Twelve...Mystery Writers of America to Award the EdgarsTomorrow night the Mystery Writers of America, the club to be in if you're a mystery or crime writer, will present the Edgar Awards in New York City. (If you're...Hands: A Creative Writing Exercise in 5 StepsWhen I've used this creative writing exercise in a class, it's consistently resulted in interesting work. You'll begin the exercise by thinking of someone for whom you have strong feelings,...Description Writing PromptFor this week, to hone your powers of description, spend some time describing the most memorable person you've ever met. Include both physical and psychological characteristics, and be as detailed... |
The #1 Most Important Thing You Need to Make ItI read a blog post over at Freelance Switch today that reminded me of the single most important thing that you'll need to make it in this field. Tenacity. I truly believe...Glad To Be Freelancing- Despite the EconomyAs I pushed the kids out the door to school this morning, I was glad I wasn't paying $3.89 per gallon to get to work. I walked the 10 steps...Today.com Checks InIn case you didn't read the comments in the post below titled "Jury's Still Out..." we did finally get to hear from Nichole of the new blog network Today.com. I...Jury's Out On Today.comHi all. I got a couple emails this morning about the Today.com blogging gig that was posted at Performancing.com , Freelance Writing Gigs and Problogger. Althouth all of these...Matador Travel Expands; More Ops For Travel Writers!As a freelancer, I do like to work with the Matador network. Their assignments are easy, payment is quick, and they are just plain pleasant to work with. As a...Want To Meet An Editor?Join me as I pick the brain of Erika-Marie Geiss, editor of the theWAHMmagazine. Becoming a freelance writer was my first foray into being a WAHM (work at home mom) and...Would An Editor Steal Your Idea?A reader with a huge story to pitch is wondering what's keeping an editor from stealing her idea and assigning it to a veteran writer. Would an editor really... |
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