MacAllister Many of you will remember Glenys O’Connell from her Naked Writing class—now you can buy a copy of her book, whether or not you’ve taken the writing course. Available in paperback and Kindle editions, Naked Writing: The No Frills Way to Write Your Book is a terrific resource for any level of writer, and a … Read more
From a recently-received press release: Sign up now for Clarion West’s ninth annual Write-a-thon! The ninth annual Clarion West Write-a-thon is open for participant sign-up now through June 16. Every summer since 2004, famous authors and emerging ones have announced their six-week writing goals on individual web pages hosted by Clarion West. People publicly state … Read more
By James Guill Copywriting for the Web for a wide audience More and more freelance writing opportunities, including copywriting, occur in the digital realm, as more print publications seem to be closing their doors every year. Providing copy for an online resource is obviously not as simple as it seems. If it were, there would … Read more
If you’re new to writing, you might not know this yet—and even if you’ve been writing for a while, it never hurts to stop and remember: You know that feeling you get when the words you write just aren’t as compelling as the story in your mind? That’s normal. Ira Glass says one of the … Read more
The forums seem to be up and running again, at least for the moment. Thanks for your patience, folks!
The forums are currently [technical jargon for “hosed”] — we’re working on it, and we’ll be back as soon as we can. In the meantime, you could write a lovely flash piece!
SEMINAR is the provocative new comedy from Pulitzer Prize nominee THERESA REBECK (Mauritius), directed by Obie Award winner SAM GOLD (Circle Mirror Transformation). See JEFF GOLDBLUM (Pillow Man, Jurassic Park, Independence Day) star in Broadway’s smash-hit comedy SEMINAR beginning April 3. Joining him are JUSTIN LONG (He’s Just Not That Into You, Going the Distance) … Read more
(Via Elizabeth Bear and Greg van Eekhout.)
Happy Tuesday, AWers! This press release just arrived in my inbox, and I thought some of you might be interested: THE SATURDAY EVENING POST LAUNCHES FICTION CONTEST IN SEARCH OF NEXT GREAT AMERICAN WRITERS Indianapolis (February 6, 2012) — On the eve of the 110th birthday of John Steinbeck, a contributor to The Saturday Evening … Read more
Hey there AWers, don’t miss a good basic introduction to copyright and what it is, from an attorney specializing in literary law, guest-posted at WritersFunZone.com: As a policy matter, circulating ideas is considered more important than encouraging creative expression, so if there is a risk that an idea will be suppressed because the only way … Read more
