This goes double for magazines you have lying around. Start a magazine exchange at your next meeting or in your apartment building laundry room. Drop some off...
Free some books. Release them into the wild and let a another reader snag and read. I know books are precious to most of you but hit the secondhand stores and...
Thanks for the Tarot definition, Sue - I'm a high priestess too, according to that web site. Since I write murder mysteries and I'm trying to find a publisher,...
Hi Penny, I turned out to be the High Priestess. Had to get out the book that came with my Rider Tarot deck to look that one up, and found out that it means ...
Hello. Does "Surrey and beyond..." include Edinburgh? I hope so. Working for an organisation which promotes Horticulture Therapy in Scotland, I write when I...
Hi everyone Congratulations to Bill on so many great successes this summer! Welcome to Carol, and congrats on what you've done (are doing) for the writing ...
Hi Everyone, Lois invited me to join the group, even though I live on the Sunshine Coast. I would like to introduce myself as a creative non-fiction writer. I...
It's been a busy summer for me. I was contracted to do consulting work for a publisher ("consulting" being a fancy term for reading ideas and attending...
I know the summer can be a very quiet time, but it's almost deathly around here. So, in an effort to see who's still sitting up and taking notice, I'll pose...
SUSAN MUSGRAVE TEACHES AT SUNSHINE COAST WRITING RETREAT You have written or started to write a piece of fiction. Now, you want to hone your craft with a...
Hello, I thought some of you poets out there might be interested in checking out this venue. I can recommend the two very talented poets who will be reading,...
Check out the Fed's website for complete details. This year's contest is for literary fiction. http://www.bcwriters.com/ Prizes: 1st. $500 / 2nd. $350 / 3rd....
My heart sinks every time I see ads for these things in local papers, but I can't keep up with writing letters to the editor about them. Worse yet is ...
2002 Cecelia Lamont Literary Contest Poetry to 36 lines Prose to 1,000 words Prizes: 1st. - $75 / Second $50 / 3rd. $25 Hon Mentions - Book and certificate ...
...but this one has the advantage of listing markets that do accept submissions by email. I'd not heard of it until my website tracker revealed that someone...
Just got a cheque for $200 from Readers Digest for about five lines! I submitted an anecdote on line and it was accepted. It will be in the August issue. Easy...
In response to the high volume of flash fiction that floods into WORDS, too little of which I'm able to use in the print journal, I've launched a new Flash...
Hi All, I've added your comments on the Best 5 Books to the web page. Like I said before I've only used first names. If you want your comment removed just let...
Tanglewood Books' new location grand opening was so successful, they are beginning a series of twice-monthly readings, 2nd and 4th Tuesdays, at their coffee...
Thank you, Penny, for placing all the writers' advice tips on your web site. It's good to see them all in one place. You've done an excellent job with your...
Hi all, I put up some of your remarks on the web site. Check them out and if you want anything changed let me know. I used first names only. I'm going to do...
