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Today we have a Q & A with Wendy Burt-Thomas. She is a full-time freelance writer, editor and copywriter with more than 1,000 published pieces. Her third book, “The Writer’s Digest Guide to Query Letters” hits stores December 2008. To Continue reading Q & A with local writer-Wendy Burt-Thomas
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Ink runs from the corners of my mouth There is no happiness like mine. I have been eating poetry. ~Mark Strand, “Eating Poetry,” Reasons for Moving, 1968 I’m sure I have used this quote before, but it’s one that is Continue reading Advice on Submitting to a Literary Journal
It’s hard to think about children not having even one gift to open at Christmas, I just saw on the news that this year the demand for toys is up 20% but donations are down around the country. Just getting Continue reading Toys For Tots
It was Emily Dickinson’s Birthday this week, the more I read about Emily and study her poetry the more I realize her great contribution to American poetry. If you’re ever in Amherst, Massachusetts a visit to her house is a Continue reading In honor of Emily
It’s snowing on my blog…at least until January! Happy Wednesday. Time to make holiday cards!Download a FREE copy of Stunning and Simple Seasonal Salutations, an eBook featuring10 beautiful handmade cards, complete with photos and descriptive “how-to” instructions, showcasing a variety Continue reading FREE Giveaway: Stunning and Simple Seasonal Salutations eBook!
Saw this bubble gum pink keyboard this morning, not being blond I wonder how tiring these jokes get. Or maybe a Christmas gift for a blond writer friend that has a sense of humor? I liked the OOPS! key instead Continue reading Keyboard for Blondes
Altered Artists, Collage Artists, Writers, Poets, ETC. FREE Giveaway: Artella Maes NEW Altered Ancestors eBook Download a FREE copy of the Artella eBook, Artella Mae’s NEW Altered Ancestors!, a 58-page eBook overflowing with ideas and techniques for using vintage photos Continue reading Calling all altered art lovers, writers, poets, scrapbookers
As a beginning writer and poet I’ve been published many times for no payment. I figure it’s a way to get my name out there, my work out there and to practice freelance writing techniques like deadlines and word count. Continue reading Should You Ever Write for Free?
“But if I write what my soul thinks, it will be visible, and the words will be its body.”Helen Keller This week the book that I can’t put down is: The first chapter like many creative writing books talks about Continue reading What are you afraid of?