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Burning the Midnight Oil Book Zine - a FR*E*E monthly ezine for writing parents. ******************************************************************* You are receiving this e-zine because you subscribed through e-mail. Unsubscribe information is below. ******************************************************************* TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. WELCOME NOTES 2. QUOTES FOR THE MONTH 3. EDITOR'S ARTICLE: 10 Misconceptions Keeping You From Having Time to Write by Dawn Colclasure 4. ADVERTISEMENTS 5. GUEST ARTICLE: 11 Common... But Incredibly Costly... Web Site Marketing Mistakes: How Many Of Them Are You Making? (Part 2) by Craig Garber 6. WHAT'S UP WITH THE BOOK'S WRITERS? 7. BOOK NEWS 8. FREEBIE CORNER 9. WRITING PARENT TIPS FOR AUGUST 10. FORUM NEWS 11. UNSUBSCRIBE INSTRUCTIONS ******************************************************************* Welcome Notes Welcome to this issue of the Burning the Midnight Oil Book Zine! I'm thrilled to have you as a subscriber! Thank you for giving my E-zine the chance of appearing in your inbox! If ever you have any suggestions, please feel free to E-mail them to me at BurningMidnightOil@hotmail.com . There is also news I??™d like to share: Anyone who has their own E-zine or newsletter is invited to reprint any of my articles used here, at absolutely no charge! All I ask is that you please ask for permission first and include my bio that follows each article. In this issue, we get the second part of Craig Garber??™s fabulous article on Web site mistakes. Click on the link above the article to read part one then come back to read the second part. Believe me, it is well worth your time to read the whole thing in one piece, because every single point he makes can mean more money and business for you and less of a hassle for prospective customers. Every time I see my younger brother, he always says the same thing: ???I want to write a book.??? Some may think that his inability to write a book may be due to his failing to sit down and write it or that it??™s just wishful thinking. But the real reason comes in the next thing he tells me: ???But I never have the time.??? With a full-time job and four kids under 7, it??™s no surprise that his daily schedule is chaotic. But after asking about what he normally does every day, I learned there are actually a couple of things he can take out of there in order to find some time to write. So, why hasn??™t he done that? Perhaps I am looking at this the wrong way. Maybe my brother??™s inability to ???see??? where he could find the time to write has more to do with what he thinks about writing time and what that writing time should be. This reminded me of an article I wrote about common misconceptions wannabe/aspiring writers have when it comes to not having time to write. Perhaps they do have that time and it??™s just their attitudes/philosophies that are keeping them from finding it. Hopefully after you read this article, you can catch on to these misconceptions, too, the next time they try to keep you from finding the time to write. Enjoy this issue! Hugs, Dawn Colclasure Editor and Publisher http://dmcwriter.tripod.com/ ******************************************************************* Quotes for the Month ???Mornings are not always the easiest time for writers, but for some they are the only chance to write.?????”Sandra Duke ???Landlord of a bordello! The company's good and the mornings are quiet, which is the best time to write.?????”William Faulkner ???There is no perfect time to write. There is only now.?????”Barbara Kingsolver ???Don't say you don't have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller, Pasteur, Michelangelo, Mother Teresa, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson, and Albert Einstein.?????”H. Jackson Brown ???Looking over my schedule, I couldn't seem to squeeze in the time to write. Finally, desperate to get my story down on paper, I gave up three hours of sleep each night to write.?????”Vivian Teresa Beck ???Take time for yourself, you deserve the time to write.?????”Vivian Teresa Beck ******************************************************************* EDITOR??™S ARTICLE 10 Misconceptions Keeping You From Having Time To Write By: Dawn Colclasure ?© 2004 ???I wish I had the time to write.??? You have probably heard people say these exact words. Chances are, you may have said them yourself a time or two. In today??™s fast-paced, busy world, free time to do much of anything, let alone write, can be harder and harder to find. But guess what? It??™s not really your hectic schedule keeping you from finding time to write; it??™s one of those common misconceptions floating around, keeping everybody from finding that precious time. And what are these misconceptions? What are these little demons convincing people that they can??™t write today because of something or another? Read on. ???I must write at least 5 pages/one chapter/one story if I get a chance to sit down and write.??? When we do get the time to write, we want to make it worth our while and get that story/article/poem/essay/scene out of our head if we??™re going to sit down and do any writing today. But if you??™re crunched for time, this can be some pretty hazardous thinking. You don??™t need to crank out so many pages or so many words every single day. You just need to write SOMETHING. Write a few sentences, perhaps a few paragraphs. It is better than letting a day pass you by without you having written a single word. ???I must write something that would blow my reader away.??? We all want to write mind-blowing material. We want a big name publisher/editor/client/director to happen to see what we are writing and greedily yank it from our hands, clutching his chest with each word he reads. And while there??™s nothing wrong with wanting to write a masterpiece, there simply isn??™t room for that kind of thinking when you don??™t even have the time to wash your hair. Allow yourself to write whatever your heart desires and save those ???I must write a masterpiece??? expectations for when you??™re on a deadline. ???I must write at 3 p.m. every day ??“ or else!??? This type of thinking is usually common among those of us who live by our day planners. Everything must be planned, even the ???free time??? we normally have at exactly 3 p.m. every day. And while this may work out okay for a while, it??™s this kind of approach that will spell trouble for your writing time. An earthquake might happen, a child might get hurt, you may be running late or you??™ve got writer??™s block. But if you can??™t write at 3 p.m., so what? Let it go. You might get the chance to write at 5 p.m. or even 10:45 p.m. You want to focus on finding ANY kind of free time to write and you just can??™t schedule that free time. ???There is just NO time!??? Come on, sure there is. You want to be a writer, don??™t you? You do want to write ... right? If so, here??™s a tip: Stay up late to write. Or, if you??™re the morning type, get up a little early in the morning to write. Most writers find they can write at any time of the day, but if you??™re a morning person or a night owl, then trust me on taking advantage of this to find some time to write. As you lie in bed at night, scribble on a pad of paper. Get up with the sun and breathe in the smell of brewing coffee as you write at your computer. ???My job/life is too demanding as it is.??? Some people may be of the opinion that their jobs/kids/parents own their life. That these things/people have the right to dictate every single thing they do, with absolutely no room for modification. This is a big untruth! If you are cooking a meal, take a notebook into the kitchen with you and jot down a sentence here or there as you wait for the food to cook. If you??™ve got one meeting after another lined up all day, take a text messenger with you and e-mail yourself any writing you manage to do in between them. ???Whatever free time I get is too important to me to spend writing.??? There??™s always something we like to do with our free time: Watch TV, relax with a cup of coffee, talk on the phone or chat online. And while there??™s nothing wrong with pampering yourself during those scant moments of free time, you need to decide if you??™d rather spend that time doing something that is important to you, too: Writing. I used to take naps whenever the baby napped because that was my ???treat??? to myself, but after my time to write suffered, I put on the coffee and sat down to write. It was more important to me than a nap and not only did I ???rejuvenate??? my desire to keep writing but I ???rejuvenated??? my soul, too. Writing allows you to get steam off of your chest. It helps you to allow your creative spirit to shine or escape into a fantasy world. It allows you to be at peace with yourself and your thoughts. It is a very nurturing experience and it can be just as rewarding to you as a massage at the spa. ???There is absolutely NOTHING I can do to find the time to write.??? Take a few moments to look at your day-to-day schedule. What ingredient can you do without? If you normally spend your mornings reading the newspaper, write for a few minutes first. If you chat online every day, cut that chatting time in half. You have the power to organize your day, no matter how chaotic things may be. You have control over whether you watch your favorite TV program or tape it instead so that you can write. ???Everything I write must be finished in one sitting.??? This may work for writers like Ray Bradbury, Sidney Sheldown and Stephen King, but come on! These are writers who have already raised their children. They don??™t need to work, either. (Although sometimes they elect to, anyway.) But if you??™re a writer, or a wannabe writer, struggling to find that time to write, you must keep this rule in mind: Not everything you write can be done in one sitting. Why? Because even after you ???finish??? writing something, it??™s not really ???finished.??? After you walk away from it, in your mind you??™ll be deleting words, rearranging paragraphs or adding another point. So there is absolutely no reason why you must ???finish??? something in one sitting. What matters is that you START something in one sitting. ???Writing is a waste of time.??? If you are someone convinced with this notion, then you can kiss all of your writing time goodbye. In fact, while you??™re at it, kiss calling yourself a ???writer??? goodbye, too. Something considered to be a ???waste of time??? is something which normally has little value to you. And if writing has little value to you, then that??™s a pretty big indication that you just don??™t want to be a writer. Maybe you??™d rather be a hair stylist or a fighter pilot instead. If you truly believe that writing is a waste of time, then you don??™t have to fret over having no time to write. But if having that time to write is important to you, then that time to write is important. ???I have no time, no matter what!??? Some religions state that if you believe something to be true, your belief will make it true. If you truly believe that you have absolutely NO WAY AT ALL to find time to write, that there is nothing that could possibly be done to squeeze in your writing time, this will make it true. And you will live with this conviction. More to the point, you will be trapped by it. But if you really want to be a writer, and if you really want to have some time to write, you will find a way. You must find a way. Because you need that time to write and your writing needs you. *** Dawn Colclasure edits and publishes the Burning the Midnight Oil Book Zine, which is a product of her book: BURNING THE MIDNIGHT OIL: How we Survive as Writing Parents (Booklocker, September, 2004). She is also a poetry editor for Skyline Magazine, contributing writer to the newspaper SIGNews and a staff writer for the Web site, The Shadowlands. She??™s been published both on and off the Web, in magazines such as Mothering and American Fitness, and Web sites such as Absolute Write, Writing Etc. and Writing World. Visit her on the Web at http://dmcwriter.tripod.com/ . ******************************************************************* ADVERTISEMENTS No ads this month. ******************************************************************* GUEST ARTICLE 11 Common... But Incredibly Costly... Web Site Marketing Mistakes: How Many Of Them Are You Making? (Part 2) Copyright ?© 2004 by Craig Garber The following is part two of Craig??™s article. To read part one, go here: http://archives.zinester.com/59308/20853.html 7. Market To Your Prospects In ... The Language THEY Speak ... And Can Understand! Sounds stupid but ... this simple rule is more overlooked, and about as taken-for-granted ... as starting your car up in the morning is! What do I mean by this? Simple: Do you know what this spells? "C-o-l-o-u-r" Well, if you are here in the good old U-S-of-A, it's "color" spelled wrong. But if you live in jolly old England, it spells "colour," which is the same as "color," over here in America. The point is, make sure you're communicating to your prospects using words they understand and concepts they can relate to! Otherwise, instead of "bonding" with them, you're telling them how "unfamiliar" you are with taking care of their needs, And they'll be reluctant to buying anything from you. And while we're on the subject of communication, the rules are the same when it comes to presenting the time, the date, and numbers in general. For example, here in America, 12/03/2004 means December 3rd, 2004. But again, across the pond in the UK, 12/03/2004 means the 12th of March, 2004. You should also apply this rule when you are using industry, or cultural "buzzwords" your prospect is using. Here's what I mean: If you're selling supplements to the bodybuilding market for example, you want to say things like "ripped" and "shredded" for muscle cuts and striations, and "guns" or "cannons" when you are referring to the size of your prospects biceps and shoulder muscles. Doing all these things helps you bond with your prospects ... it shows them you empathize with what they want ... and, it shows you are "one of them". The old expression "When in Rome, do as the Romans do" ... has a lot of merit here. So make sure you're taking this into consideration when you're putting your web site up, and on all your other marketing, for that matter. When you are speaking the same language as your prospects, it guarantees you'll go much further in getting them to trust you ... so ... They'll Wind Up Buying A Lot More ... Of What You're Selling! 8. Don't Do Too Many Different Things On Your Site At Once! Consider setting up a separate web page for each service and product you sell, especially if ... the products are unrelated. Then, use a simple but well-crafted and enticing "back-end" offer for your other goods and services. After all, it's much easier to make that second sale anyway. You see, when it comes down to it, your prospects just can't digest too much at once. They've got room for one item on their "attention span shelf" at any given time. So ... accommodate them! Because when you get too many things thrown at you all at once, you know what happens ... You Shut Down! Think about this: Let's say you come home from a hard day at work. Your significant other tells you the dishwasher broke. And, O.K. ... let's face it: This isn't what you wanted to hear first thing when you walk in the door, but in the big picture of life, it's really no big deal, right? Now picture this, instead: You come home from a hard day's work, after sitting in rush-hour traffic for an extra 45-minutes longer than normal -- in the pouring rain. You walk into your house and as you put your foot down on the doormat just inside your front door, you feel a wet ... and soggy ... "squish". It turns out, your air conditioner is broken and has flooded the first floor of your house ... and ... your repairman won't be able to get out to your place until tomorrow afternoon to fix it. Oh yeah, and since it's the middle of the summer, you're looking at one uncomfortable and sleepless night ahead of you. Then, it also turns out your youngest child broke the antenna off your neighbor's car while he was shooting hoops outside your house earlier this afternoon, and your other child (a 16-year old girl) just got herself an enormous brand-spanking-new "Skull" tattoo on her left arm. And finally, your mother-in-law just got off the phone and she's decided to "surprise" everyone ??“ she and her new husband will be dropping by this weekend and staying with you for ... The Next 10 Days! Yikes! Oh, and to top it off, your boss just rang you up on your cell phone ??“ he needs to speak to you ??“ and it's urgent! But don't worry, he said all he needs is ... a "quick" half-hour of your time! Close your eyes and imagine, if this was you ... How would you be feeling right now? The fact is, at this point, anything else that could happen, almost really wouldn't matter. Because by now ... you've gone into ... Mental Overload! You know, that state-of-mind where you're feeling so overwhelmed you just "shut down"? Well, unless you want your prospects to shut down because you're overloading them, don't try to sell them everything "plus" the kitchen sink, all at once. Think this through for a minute: Isn't it much easier, for example, to have someone give you $97 Dollars, five times over a 6-month period, than it is to try and get them to give you $97 dollars, 5 times ... all in the same day? So be patient, and ultimately ... always be thinking about your prospect ... their needs ... and their comfort zone, not your own. And heaven forbid ??“ don??™t ever be pushy! Remember ??“ if you need cash, that's your problem ... and as it relates to your customers (or anyone else in your life for that matter) an excellent rule of thumb to remember, is this: "Don't make your problems, their problems!" In fact, that's such a great rule to remember for every aspect of your life, you should grab a pen and a yellow pad, and write it down, immediately. And to make sure you're never overloading your prospects or shutting them down, just keep giving them what they want ... the way they want it. NOT, what they need ... or even worse ... What you feel they need! That's irrelevant to your prospects unless they ask you specifically. And by the way, as a side note, that's why ... when you write copy ... you need to use short ... and sweet ... sentences and paragraphs. It's how you best digest information ??“ one idea at a time broken down into little bits and pieces. Plus, by not forcing you to swallow gigantic pieces of information all-at-once, it prevents you from becoming overloaded and shutting down. 9. Remember, two-thirds of your prospects are still plugging into the internet by using a dial-up connection. Which means, the speed their web pages load up and refresh themselves, is ... Painfully Slow! So don't put things like slow-loading graphics and displays ... or anything else other than "words" and maybe a very-simple picture or two (of your product in use), on your web site. If you want your site to look pretty, there's plenty of ways to do this using colors and a well-placed layout. And the truth is, you don't need your site to look "pretty" to sell anything. Just think, do vitamin catalogs look pretty? How about newspaper editorial-style (or "advertorial") ads? They sure don't. But ... they are straight and to-the-point, and they sell a ton of products. The simple fact is, you're going to be light-years ahead of your competition, by offering important information that's improving the lives of your prospects, more than absolutely anything else you can think of. Because ... That's What Your Prospects Want! If you're the person who's consistently improving their lives ... as sure as a Swiss watch keeps time accurately... you'll be incredibly successful. And you don't need to be a graphic designer ... a Microsoft certified programmer ... or Andy Warhol, to do that, do you? Plus, you're familiar with the age-old rule, about how "Delay ... is ... the death of a sale", aren't you? Well, adding extra visual bells-and-whistles to your site may look good, but think about it: If it's only delaying the amount of time it takes for your prospects to pull up your web site and read your sales message ... are these things really helping your cause in the end? No, not at all ??“ quite the opposite in fact ??“ they're delaying things and costing you a slew of business. Look: If a mother of three in Fort Madison, Iowa clicks on to your web page ... and while she's waiting for your graphic-intensive website to load up, her daughter needs to go potty ... you're dead in the water. She's gone and so is your sale. But if you page just loaded straight up ... and she had a chance to at least get a glimpse of your "killer" headline ... she'll be back as soon as her little girl's done. So like I said before, about how you must communicate your concepts simply ... you must also do the same thing when it comes to your web site's layout. 10. Update Your Web Site Content ... Regularly! Imagine you wake up every day at exactly the same time. You brush your teeth and you scrub your face in the sink, you eat the same exact breakfast ... dress up in the same exact clothes ... and literally have the exact same routines ... the same conversations... and the same life ... every single day at work and at home. There was actually a movie made in 1993, based on that, called "Groundhog Day," starring Bill Murray and Andie MacDowell. The movie was hilarious, just like most of Bill Murray's work. And while this may be funny to watch in the movie theater, if you're running your Internet business like this ... It's No Laughing Matter ... At All! There isn't a person alive who will keep logging on to your website and continue buying things from you ... If You Don't Ever Change ... Or Update ... The Content Of Your Web Site! I've actually been on web sites that say something like "Our February 2001 Special Of The Month Is ..." But the problem is, it's not February 2001. It's not even March 2001. In fact, it's not even 2001 at all! Not only won't you sell anything if your content is old and stale, but your reputation will slide down the toilet as fast as technology stocks slid down the drain in 2000. You must keep in mind the old adage, "Rome wasn't built in a day, but it burned ... in less than a day." Because ... It's True! It takes you literally years of time ... hundreds of hours of work ... and generally, a boatload of cash ... to become "known" for something. But it takes just a few silly acts over the course of a week or two, to become a "has-been"! So don't make the mistake of becoming stale! Mark my words ... Being "Boring" Is Your Most Expensive Cardinal Sin When It Comes To Marketing! Update the content of your web site regularly, with fresh ideas, and your prospects will always be looking forward to logging on to your site ... and eager to keep ... Buying Things From You! And one final tip you can use immediately is this ... 11. You shouldn't be spending one red cent more than you need to on ... Registering Your Domain Name! Remember a few years ago, when you were forced into paying $35 bucks a year to register your domain names with register.com, because they were the only game in town? The thing is, if you only own one or two domain names, you really aren't breaking the bank if you still want to use register.com for convenience sakes. But ... if you own 47 domain names, like I do ... you end up making an extra mortgage payment every single year by doing this! And ... Who Needs That? So now I use godaddy.com. They charge you just $8.95 per-domain name, per-year. And there are a slew of other low-priced registrars out there too now. I'd encourage you to do a Google search for them and check out what each of them has to offer. You may find, there are better things out there for you, than what you've got now. Be careful though: Apparently, some of the lower-priced domain name registration companies have restrictions of the domain name you register. I've heard of situations where you must also use the company as your host ??“ meaning, if you want someone else to host your site, you can't. This can be a big problem, so check things out before you do anything. (GoDaddy does not have this restriction, by the way.) Now, are any of these 11 rules hard-and-fast make-or-break do-or-die situations? Yes ... They Are! However, what I'd really suggest is, you use these rules as "guidelines." Not every single one of them may apply to you, but certainly, most of them will. If you deviate from one of these guidelines, it may not prevent your web site from being a success. But I'll tell you right now ... Ignoring all of them is a slam-dunk guarantee you will earn drastically less money than you can be making! So ignore them only if you've already got enough money. And listen, you can do what you want, but in today's day-and-age ... when its getting more-and-more difficult just to be an entrepreneur, let alone to make any money being an entrepreneur ... you must do absolutely everything you can, so you're stacking the deck in your favor, to make your business an astonishing success! I wish you all the luck in the world, with all your marketing, both online ... and off! P.S. For more juicy tid-bits about how to use direct-marketing to sell more, and how to use direct-response copy to compel your prospects into taking action, make sure to sign up for my Tip Of The Week, located in the upper left-hand corner of any page on the www.kingofcopy.com website. Thanks for reading this report -- I hope you make more money than you ever dreamed of, in your wildest imagination! Copyright ?© Craig Garber. www.kingofcopy.com ABOUT CRAIG: Why aren't you selling nearly as much as you think you should be? 99 times out of a hundred... it's your sales copy or your marketing approach. Craig Garber is a direct-response copywriter and a direct-marketing consultant whose marketing methods dramatically improve the situation you're in right now. You'll find all sorts of goodies, along with a FREE tip of the week for you on his website, www.kingofcopy.com .Copyright ?© 2004 Craig Garber. All rights reserved. ******************************************************************* WHAT'S UP WITH THE BOOK'S WRITERS? Susan Sloate, who is interviewed in volume one, has some great news to share about the novel she co-authored with Kevin Finn, FORWARD TO CAMELOT (www.ForwardtoCamelot.com): ???It's been an interesting time -- in late May the book took finalist honors at the 2004 IPPYS (Independent Publisher Book Awards). And just before July 4th, a Hollywood agent I know agreed to represent it for sale to film, while just last week, a top New York publishing agent agreed to represent it for re-sale to top New York publishers.??? Christine Hohlbaum, who is interviewed in volume one, has been making some impressive great strides in the marketing and promotion of her book, DIARY OF A MOTHER: Parenting Stories and Other Stuff (http://www.diaryofamother.com/ ). In addition to appearing on National Public Radio, she??™s had her book featured on the cover of Moms Business Magazine, wrote an article titled ???Voices From Abroad??? for the Boston Globe Magazine (http://www.boston.com/news/globe/magazine/articles/2004/06/27/voices_from_abroad?pg=2) and she continues to offer support and tips to parents at EmpoweringMessages.com (http://www.empoweringmessages.com/visitors/ChristineHohlbaum.shtml ). She says in a recent E-mail: ???Dr.. Laura Schlesinger, a mom advocate with a strong voice, will be running a few of my articles on her Web site later in August. Be sure to look under stay-at-home moms. Here is the link for added convenience???: http://www.drlaura.com/sah/sahm.html And, as if all of that is not enough, she is once again offering a four-week book promotion class, starting August 20th. I??™ve taken this class myself and I believe it was an investment well worth the time! She says in her e-mail, ???If you, or anyone you know, wants to find out how you can boost sales through a low-cost PR campaign, have them email me at christine@diaryofamother.com . Here is the link to enroll in the $65 course: http://www.diaryofamother.com/html/book_marketing_class.html ??? Craig Garber, whose article is above and who is interviewed in volume one, was recently interviewed at SellWritingOnline.com! Read Craig??™s interview here: http://www.sellwritingonline.com/garber.html ******************************************************************* BOOK NEWS What's the latest with the first volume of BURNING THE MIDNIGHT OIL: How We Survive as Writing Parents? It??™s Almost Here!!! Angela Hoy has recently completed the formatting for the print version and the conversion of the book into PDF format for the E-book version!! Yay!! We are getting very close to this book being released, and the final work for the cover is just a signature away!! I am very thrilled and we??™ll also have the book??™s Web site up and running very soon, as well! Keep an eye on our forum at the Absolute Write Water Cooler (info below) on when everything will be out!! ******************************************************************* FREEBIE CORNER Please note: These offers are not investigated by me. Some freebie promos are scams. Please check these out thoroughly before submitting personal information. Check out Oh My Gosh It??™s Free for free cell phones, CD??™s, screensavers and more! http://www.omgitsfree.com/ Get free gift certificates and samples at ClearanceCrazy.com: http://www.clearancecrazy.com/freebies.htm Get a free restaurant gift card, power drill and snacks at Allfreebies4u.com: http://www.allfreebies4u.com/ Freebie Maniac is giving away free samples, a gift bag, an IBM Thinkpad and even free gas! http://www.freebiemaniac.com/ Get FREE Web site templates! http://www.elementswebservices.com/freebies.shtml ******************************************************************* WRITING PARENT TIPS FOR AUGUST Tip: Don??™t expect to get all of your writing done in one sitting. Break up your writing time. It takes practice to get used to writing in breaks, but it is definitely possible to still be a great writer when your writing time is done in breaks! Tip: Go easy on yourself. If you??™re too crunched for time to write, give yourself a little break and say ???It??™s okay.??? Just write whenever you can. Tip: If you absolutely cannot find the time to write, even after trying the above suggestions, ask for help. Really. Sometimes, the people who are around you who can watch your children or help out around the house really don??™t know how much you need the time to write or that you need their help to get that time to write. If you can??™t find a way to get time to write, ask for it. ******************************************************************* FORUM NEWS Check out our forum at: http://p197.ezboard.com/babsolutewrite The password is: multitask Nothing new in the forum this month. But, please visit sometime to stay updated on when the book and Web site are out!! Also, feel free to post your comments on the E-zine in the ???E-zine??? thread. ******************************************************************* WANNA SUBMIT TO THIS E-ZINE?? I am always open to submissions for the E-zine!! Please submit to Dawn at BurningMidnightOil@hotmail.com Feel free to submit any of the following: 1. An article. Any style and length (can be broken into parts). Articles must relate to writing, being a writing parent or successful business/marketing ideas. If the article is a reprint, you must own the reprint rights. 2. Tips for writing parents. 3. Advertising info, a freebie link, fan mail or, if you are included in the book, news and updates on what??™s going on in your writing life! I prefer to use free reprinted articles whenever possible but I do offer payment, as well. Payment is only allotted to article submissions. You may choose any one of the following for compensation: --$5, paid in the form of a money order. On acceptance. --Generous bio --A complimentary copy of the book, BURNING THE MIDNIGHT OIL: How We Survive as Writing Parents (available in September, 2004). ******************************************************************* You are subscribed to this E-zine because you requested a subscription or signed yourself up on your own. To unsubscribe, send a blank e-mail to: 59308-unsubscribe@zinester.com _________________________________________________________________ On the road to retirement? Check out MSN Life Events for advice on how to get there! http://lifeevents.msn.com/category.aspx?cid=Retirement |
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