Humor book covers are in
As soon as I got up this morning I found that our production director Susan Brady had sent two covers for the women's humor book. I wish I could say that I had the same reaction when I first saw A Woman's…
Read more →Latest from WrittenRoad · page 104
1321 postsPoynter.org
Finally I've found a web site for journalists. I hesitated to say professional writers, because there are tons of sites out there done by writers who've been published for many years. BUT there seems to…
Read more →Struggling
I felt very productive this weekend but at a loss for words which I don't want to call writer's block. I have a few book assignments and another newspaper article in my head that I can't seem to make any…
Read more →If you love knowing what's going on...
Get on the list WorkforWriters@Yahoogroups.com It is a group of professional writers that are sharing their resources with each other. Everything from where to submit, conferences & workshops that are…
Read more →Lucky Golfers
Hmmm...golfing seems to keep coming across my desk. IF you love golf and are a seasoned writer, and IF you just happen to live in these lovely locales...Australia, Las Vegas, Hawaii (and Illinois)… THEN…
Read more →Tim Cahill
I recently got in touch with Tim Cahill about reviewing his new book, Hold The Enlightenment: More Travel, Less Bliss. It's on it's way and I can't wait! To brush up on Tim, I got out my copy of Pecked to…
Read more →The Iowa School of Writing
For many years I've had it in my head that if I ever went to grad school, the only one I'd want to go to is the presitgious Iowa Writers' Workshop. But I just went to look it up for the link and I found…
Read more →Blogging Community About Writing
Have you been to HollyLisle.com yet? It's choc-a-block with resources for writers. I was thrilled to find a community of blogs all on writing. Web blogs on writing and reading I've just started going…
Read more →Making a Literary Life
This weekend the San Francisco Chronicle Book Review featured a review for Making A Literary Life: Advice for Writers and Other Dreamers by Carolyn See. Read Road map to the literary world by reviewer…
Read more →A Thought On Editing: Cut 50%
The other day I wrote an essay about the demolition of a 19th century sailing ship on the San Francisco waterfront that I had witnessed by chance on the way to work. I was appalled, and moved to write…
Read more →What's your dream job?
I've been thinking a lot lately about what my dream job is. Right now, I don't have one. And I think that's a disgrace. Well, actually I would love to work for the weekly magazine, The Brisbane News. It's…
Read more →Starting a Writers Group
I just joined a writers group last night in Eugene. One woman who had been in the audience at our Wild Writing Women:Stories of World Travel event at Mother Kali's got some writers together after meeting…
Read more →