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If April showers bring May flowers, what do
August showers bring? Besides forest fires out here in the dry-lightning west?
But I do love a good grumbler and I've been enjoying a few this year. For some
reason those nice summer-shower days send me to my computer. Must water my muse
or something...
My 'Sense of the Story' prompt is now closed and I got a lot of very nice
submissions! I've posted my first batch of sensory scenes in this newsletter.
Look for more next week. Keep track of your favorites and see how they match up
to my 'First Picks'. Learning to read an editor's mind is part of the business
of writing, you know.
I answered questions about publishing in our Friday After Hours forum this
week. It's a little more casual than our old Forums with a stage, but I think
things will work out as we do more of this. Tuesday, at our Lunchbox Forum,
I'll be talking about creating characters in a scene.
Jerry Watson shares his 'post graduate' news with us. Send me more! This is a
great way to keep in touch and let everybody know just what life after
Longridge is like.
Donna Ippolito tells us to Forget the Epithets in her Tip of the Week. And
check out Tinting Exposition with Character, for some tips on how to
make the narrative part of a limited third person story seem like the
character's voice.
Kelly Christiansen, 'Crystal Wizard' on the Long Ridge website, is open for
submissions at Abandoned Towers -- a Reader's Magazine. Published online
and in print form, it includes a host of genres.
In her Contest Corner, Suzanne suggests the Funds for Writers 7th Annual
Contest, an essay contest with a cash prize for the winner. Check it out.
Don't forget the Most Persistent Writer Award to be awarded next September. Sending out your work counts, remember...not acceptances! You'll find the very simple rules in our 'Applause' section.
Don't miss the newsletter. You'll be sorry you did!
Professional Connection Post A Note Interview
My next Professional Connection guest will be Carolyn Howard-Johnson, the award-winning author of the HowToDoItFrugally Series of Books for writers, including USA Book News' award winners The Frugal Editor and The Frugal Book Promoter. Check out her website. She'll be answering all your questions about self promotion of your work. New!!! We'll be doing this interview on the new Post A Note board, so even those of you whose schedules or computers prevent you from attending a live chat interview can still ask your questions.
From Wednesday morning, August 20 through Thursday evening, August 21, you will find Carolyn's topics in the Category Professional Connection Interview on the Post A Note site. Right now, you'll only see a 'welcome' topic, but starting Wednesday morning, you'll find various topic threads posted by Carolyn and you can post your questions there for her to answer. This is a new way of doing the Professional Connection but this way, even if you can't make a regular Forum, you should be able to ask Carolyn a question or two.
Next Forum
OUR NEXT TUESDAY LUNCHBOX FORUM -- August 19. Creating Characters in the Scene.
- 10 AM Pacific Time
- 11 AM Mountain Time
- Noon Central Time
- 1 PM Eastern Time
- 2 PM Atlantic Time
OUR NEXT FRIDAY AFTER HOURS FORUM -- August 29. Strong versus Weak Prose.
- 5 PM Pacific Time
- 6 PM Mountain Time
- 7 PM Central Time
- 8 PM Eastern Time
- 9 PM Atlantic Time
New Article
Don't overlook those contests as a great source of inspiration and a boon to your budding writing career. Check out Susanne Shaphren's great new article, YOU CAN'T WIN IF YOU DON'T PLAY in Surviving and Thriving: Work Habits That Help You