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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: WRITING THE FREEBIE ARTICLE: HOW TO GET NOTICED By DAWN COLCLASURE 4. CONTEST CORNER 5. ADVERTISEMENTS 6. GUEST ARTICLE: BEST-SELLING AUTHOR REVEALS HIS SECRET TO WRITING EVERY DAY By DR. GARY S. GOODMAN 7. BOOK EXCERPT: REMEMBERED GLORY: THE SIX OF CUPS by Dymitia 8. BOOK GIVEAWAY 9. WHAT’S UP WITH THE BOOK’S WRITERS 10. BOOK NEWS 11. SITES SITED 12. FREEBIE CORNER 13. WRITING PARENT TIPS FOR JULY 14. SUBMISSION GUIDELINES 15. UNSUBSCRIBE INSTRUCTIONS ************************************************************** WELCOME NOTES Hello, Everyone! Welcome to another issue of the Burning the Midnight Oil Book Zine! As always, feel free to send me any email at BurningMidnightOil@myway.com with comments, suggestions or just to plain chat. This July issue is a bit early since I’m in the process of moving. I will be offline from July 1-7, so if you email me, I’ll get back to you sometime after then. In this issue, you’ll find the guest article comes from a “free content” site. I have no shame in admitting I use these. When submissions run dry or I’m unable to pay for articles during a certain month, I scour these sites for articles I can use here. I won’t use just ANYTHING, though. Articles containing typos, poor grammar and/or poor construction are definitely rejected. Sad to say, I’ve seen quite a bit of these articles. I realize you “get what you pay for” with free content, but given that writers can use free content to their advantage, it’s important your free content catches an editor’s eye, in every way. My article included below will offer tips on how to make your free content article stand out and get noticed! How often do writers hear the advice “write every day” then mumble they can’t figure out how? I know quite a few who have reacted with as much. I’ll try to write every day, myself, but sometimes all I manage to squeeze in is a blog entry. Some articles I write can take anywhere from 5 minutes to an hour for me to complete. Why so long? Well, in between writing, I’m also jumping up from my desk to care for my child or to tend to parenting duties. Of course this compromises that precious time to write, but every serious writing parent manages to squeeze in that time to write every day, one way or another. If, like me, you get up early or stay up late to write, it can be done. This month’s guest article offers another idea on how to find time to write, every single day. Check out Dr. Gary Goodman’s article “Best-Selling Author Reveals His Secret To Writing Every Day” to find out how! Enjoy this issue! Hugs, Dawn Colclasure Editor and Publisher http://dmcwriter.tripod.com/ ************************************************************** QUOTES FOR THE MONTH “A writer should say to himself, not, How can I get more money?, but How can I reach more readers (without lowering standards)?”—Brian Aldiss “Have something to say, and say it as clearly as you can. That is the only secret.”—Matthew Arnold “No one suggests that writing about science will turn the entire world into a model of judgment and creative thought. It will be enough if they spread the knowledge as widely as possible.”—Isaac Asimov “He was such a bad writer, they revoked his poetic license.”—Milton Berle “PROOF-READER, n. A malefactor who atones for making your writing nonsense by permitting the compositor to make it unintelligible.”—Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary "There's not much to be said about the period except that most writers don't reach it soon enough."—William Zinsser “I believe more in the scissors than I do in the pencil.”—Truman Capote “Short stories are designed to deliver their impact in as few pages as possible. A tremendous amount is left out, and a good short story writer learns to include only the most essential information.”—Orson Scott Card “It is perfectly okay to write garbage--as long as you edit brilliantly.”—C. J. Cherryh “Put down everything that comes into your head and then you're a writer. But an author is one who can judge his own stuff's worth, without pity, and destroy most of it.”—Colette “Books aren't written, they're rewritten. Including your own. It is one of the hardest things to accept, especially after the seventh rewrite hasn't quite done it...”—Michael Crichton “The most valuable of all talents is that of never using two words when one will do.”—Thomas Jefferson “One of my many theories about short stories is that their titles and first lines ought to be memorable, because if not memorable they will not be remembered, and if not remembered the stories will not be reprinted (because no one can find them).”—Damon Knight ************************************************************** EDITOR’S ARTICLE Writing the Freebie Article: How to Get Noticed By: Dawn Colclasure Writers know the value of free publicity. From offering free ebooks to sending out articles to nonpaying publications that offer them a generous bio or links, writers use free publicity to get more site traffic, alert prospective buyers to their business, or to sell books. The best part is that your free content can contain anything; a short article on a particular craft (similar to what you’d normally write in your blog) to a book excerpt or short filler. But if you really want to profit from offering free content, remember that appearance is everything. You don’t have to be a writer with the writing skill of John Grisham or Garrison Keillor in order to score getting picked up by more Ezine editors looking for free content, but you do need to be sure you look like a professional, serious writer. The following are some tips to guide you in making your free content go the extra mile: ·Spell correctly. As a writer, spelling correctly goes without saying. Writers are supposed to construct proper sentences, write in a cohesive manner and phrase their ideas accurately. Some free content writers, however, may not be so attentive to their writing and hastily type up an article without checking spelling. Just because it’s free content doesn’t mean you have permission to write poorly. Reread your article and edit for spelling and grammatical errors. ·Avoid Internet lingo and abbreviated words. I’m not suggesting you turn “phone” into “telephone” or “T.V.” into “television,” but when your free content showcases emoticons (such as :) ) and purposefully misspelled words (such as “thru” and not “through”), it’s a red flag. Ezine editors want to appear professional and they want professional content. Save Internet lingo for casual conversations and avoid trying to save time by shortening words that have no business being shortened. ·Write about what matters. As much as it hurts, nobody is really interested in Aunt Sue’s bout of insomnia or how you coped with your pet’s untimely passing. To get noticed, stay on top of the subjects that matter. Your free content needs to fulfill one crucial need: A desire for information. Most free content articles will tell you how to create your own Web site, how to write an Internet article or how to make your own bookcase. Notice the emphasis on “how to.” Other free content articles offer business advice, parenting strategies and ideas on how to entertain using (insert nifty product or idea here). See what I mean? Keep your free content about something a lot of people want to know. ·Keep it short. A rule of thumb is to keep your free content limited to two single-spaced pages. A lot of Ezines out there run short articles and it’s a bonus if editors come across something they can read in 5 minutes. If at all possible, keep your free content limited to a single page. ·Spread the word. If you really want to get noticed, offer free content to as many sites as possible. Don’t recycle one article to every site; use as many free content articles you can afford. Be sure to keep pertinent info in your bio – links and important credits like book titles or awards – and get your work into those sites and at more readers’ eyes. ·Don’t hog the copyright. By all means, put a copyright symbol next to your name in the byline or bio, but don’t make it difficult for Ezine editors to recycle your material. With free content sites, the knowledge someone will use it is a given. But with a page on your site stating your content is for free use, an added warning that a prospective editor MUST email you for permission or note a link back to them on their homepage will slow things down. Email is convenient, but not exactly as fast as it used to be. Requiring someone to put your logo or links on their homepage, away from your article or their Ezine, doesn’t help. What if their homepage is all about pets while your site is all about snorkeling? That can sort of complicate things for the both of you, and your free content. Use free content to your selling advantage. Take advantage of the free publicity to get your writing and your work out there to people you might not otherwise reach. By making sure your free content is up to snuff, you have a better chance of getting picked up more often – and getting noticed. *** 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). She also writes for the newspaper SIGNews and the Web site, The Shadowlands. She’s been published both on and off the Web, in magazines such as Mothering, American Fitness, Home Education Magazine and HOMEspirations, and Web sites such as Absolute Write, Writing Etc. and Writing World. Visit her on the Web at http://dmcwriter.tripod.com/. ************************************************************** CONTEST CORNER ReadingWriters.com Funniest Family Member Contest DEADLINE July 31, 2006 (Midnight, PT) Summer is here, and you know what that means: graduations, weddings, vacations or some other event that's going to bring you face-to-face with ... your family! Sounds like the perfect time to share a laugh. Who's the funniest person in your tribe? Tell us about one specific occasion, in story form, when she or he had you howling. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GRAND PRIZE ~ $100 ~ Three months website publication ~ Autographed copy of Tim Bete's book In The Beginning ... There Were No Diapers ENTRY FEE $5 Prefer to pay by check or money order? Request mailing instructions. OPEN to writers all over the world. ENTRIES must be original and unpublished. LENGTH up to 1,000 words. WINNER will be announced August 14, 2006! JUDGE for this contest is Elizabeth Guy. Read her bio on The Readers page. WINNING entry will be published on this website August-October, 2006. As always, author retains ALL rights. Period. Contest Submission Guidelines: http://www.readingwriters.com/guide.htm *** Writing Prompt Contest Prize: $100 Fee: $5 Deadline: July 31, 2006 For complete information, visit the OnceWritten.com Writing Prompt Contest page now. http://www.oncewritten.com/Contests/WritingPromptContest.php Midnight Hour Halloween Fiction Contest Prize: $500 Fee: $15 Deadline: August 31, 2006 For complete information, visit the OnceWritten.com Midnight Hour Contest page now. http://www.oncewritten.com/Contests/MidnightHour.php ************************************************************** ADVERTISEMENTS New Message Board for Writers, Writing Parents and Booklovers!!! The Write Stuff is a new message board created by Dawn Colclasure, a disabled writing parent who loves books! The board offers anyone of similar situations a chance to discuss being a disabled writer, a writing parent or a booklover! The write Stuff offers registered members a chance to swap books, talk shop or discuss Dawn’s books, as well! All writers and booklovers of any age or stage are welcome to participate! Check the new board out here: http://p105.ezboard.com/bthewritestuff66370 *** Check out the FREE Ebook for writing parents EVERYWHERE! From one writing parent to another, “Survival Strategies for Writing Parents” by Dawn Colclasure gives the lowdown on finding time to write, strategies for writing the “skeleton” article and tips and ideas for your home office! Details: http://dmcwriter.tripod.com/id31.html *** Pop artist BRANDON is back! Brandon who gave us the Top 100 Billboard HITS like “Kisses in the night”, “Destiny” and the classic dance tune “Moves” is ready to do it again! Bal Harbour Records Inc. is proud to present our featured artist Brandon with his new single "Don't Go Away". Available now for purchase at our website at: http://www.balharbourrecords.com Go ahead and surf into our website and listen before you buy. Let Brandon take you on a freestyle journey into a whole new dimension. A Portion of the proceeds from the sale of this CD will go to the Special Operations Warrior Foundation (SOWF) The foundation provides college scholarship grants, along with financial aid and educational counseling, to the children of Special Operations personnel who were killed in an operational mission or training accident. www.specialops.org Thank you for all your support Now lets get this party started! Bal Harbour Record Staff *** Dear Friend, A little over a year ago, Poets & Writers launched its first endowment campaign to raise $3 million to secure and expand its programs. Today, we are $50,000 shy of reaching our goal. I hope that you will consider joining the Friends of Poets & Writers. Your contribution will be directed to the campaign and will help guarantee its success, enabling us to support more writers. As an added incentive, every dollar you give will be matched by one of our Board members. Thanks to the campaign, P&W has already begun to provide fees to writers giving readings and workshops in two cities new to our Readings/Workshop program: Atlanta and Seattle. Over the next three years, we will extend our support of writers to four additional cities, and by 2010 will support 800 writers participating in public literary events each year. Funds from the campaign will also support the Writers Exchange program, which annually awards two writers from one state with an all-expenses-paid trip to meet with editors, agents, and established writers. Additional workshops for teens and seniors will also be made possible with funds raised. You may read more about the campaign here: http://www.pw.org/friends/endowment_campaign.html You may make a tax-deductible contribution to the campaign here: https://www.groundspring.org/donate/index.cfm?ID=2699-0|1749-0 Thanks so much for considering this request. Sincerely, Elliot Figman Executive Director ************************************************************** GUEST ARTICLE Best-Selling Author Reveals His Secret To Writing Every Day By Dr. Gary S. Goodman Some people find it easy to work their way into routines, like the exercise brigade that sports the bratty bumper sticker: “Just Do It!” Well, if you’re a creative person, it’s easier said, than done. For one thing, creatives are creatures of inspiration as much as perspiration. I sat down, for instance, wanting to write this piece; nobody forced me, and I certainly didn’t undertake it because I scheduled it on a To-Do list or because I wrote it into my calendar. Yet, it would be nice to accomplish more, and to write more consistently. You’ve heard the adage that real writers write every day. How do they do it? I suppose some schedule it, sequester themselves into a room, and don’t emerge before they’ve crafted that one page of the novel they’re working on and hope to finish in two years. I’ve found something else works better. Instead of dragging my laptop everywhere, though I did write a few books at coffee shops that way, I simply carry a spiral pad. It accompanies me to the car wash, to venues with waiting rooms, such as doctors’ offices, and even to social lunches and dinners. Inspiration happens everywhere, you know this, but capitalizing on it, catching those elusive thoughts before they’re forgotten; that’s a trick! With a pad and a pen, you can easily write something every day, and I’ll wager that you will. By the way, by writing, literally, I mean putting pen to paper and placing words into your tablet. Your output at any given second doesn’t have to be perfect or even coherent or lengthy. Yesterday, I was driving and one of my passengers said something exceptionally insightful. I reached behind me, and risking everyone’s life, I jotted down his eloquent phrase. That’s writing! I did turn it into an article later that evening, one that I’m pleased with. If you want to write every day, make it easy and pleasant and convenient. Grab that pad and pen! Dr. Gary S. Goodman is the best-selling author of 12 books, over 600 articles, and the creator of numerous audio and video training programs, including "The Law of Large Numbers: How To Make Success Inevitable," published by Nightingale-Conant-a favorite among salespeople and entrepreneurs. For information about booking Gary to speak at your next sales, customer service or business meeting, conference or convention, please address your inquiry to: gary@customersatisfaction.com Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Dr._Gary_S._Goodman Article Source: EzineArticles.com ************************************************************** BOOK EXCERPT From REMEMBERED GLORY: THE SIX OF CUPS By Dymitia Publisher: eXtasy books ISBN: 1-55410-582-X http://tinyurl.com/roxmx The seat next to her went vacant then filled between one breath and the next. Over the scents of grilling meat and hot oil, Glory was washed in the scent of leather mixed with expensive cologne that was mostly musk and sandalwood. It sent a quiver through her, all but screaming “male.” “Any recommendations?” So did the voice. “Saturdays are meatloaf—best in the state.” She turned and was trapped in a pair of eyes so bright blue she would have believed he had a chunk of this afternoon’s sky in his head. Eyes she’d have recognized if it had been four hundred years since she’d last looked into them instead of forty. “M–Mark?” she squeaked. The image of the slim biker straddling the powerful motorcycle flew through her mind and segued into the lean, hard-bodied, silver-haired man in pants and vest of black leather sitting next to her. The face was older, with fine lines at the corners of the eyes and on the high forehead, but a wavy lock of hair still insisted on escaping to tumble over his brow and those blue blue blue eyes were still fringed with long, thick lashes. A wave of warmth traveled along her spine, and her heart beat a little faster. He studied her face, head titled to one side. She wasn’t surprised he didn’t recognize her as readily as she did him. Mark Fiorelli had been the alpha wolf of Central Pinewood High School. She’d been his junior-year girlfriend’s fourteen-year-old sister, and that had been fifty pounds ago. But then recognition flashed in his eyes, followed by a delighted grin that hit her diaphragm like a soft punch. “Glory! Glory Kleinstetter!” God, she’d had such a crush on him. She could still remember lying awake in bed on Friday and Saturday nights, waiting for the sound of his car as he brought Nancy home and hating her sister with all the power of adolescent jealousy. And now, forty years later, she was acting like an addled teenybopper. “Hey, Glory, who’s your friend?” Gladys Emerson set glasses of ice water in front of them, her sharp gray eyes behind gold-rimmed glasses darting back and forth as she drew unwarranted conclusions. Gladys was a fixture at the diner, although she was pushing eighty. Her usual response to questions why she kept working when she could have easily retired was “I could be easily dead, too, but as long as I keep moving I figure I have a shot at hitting a hundred.” Mark zapped her with his million-watt grin, and Glory had to bite the inside of her mouth to keep from grinning as Gladys reacted like women had always done. She smiled back, blushing and batting her eyelashes, her shoulders straightening just a bit as if to enhance her bustline. They’d called it the Fiorelli Effect in high school. “You’re that Fiorelli boy, the one who tore up old man Mitchell’s fruit stand,” she said. Mark laughed, a ringing peal of delight that cut a wedge in the muted roar of conversation around them. Glory glanced over her shoulder; everyone was looking, and just like Gladys they were making an erroneous assumption. “And had my ass torn up by my dad, but it was worth it.” For twenty years, old Ed Mitchell had kept a decrepit fruit stand on the edge of his property, far enough from the road to be legal but not far enough that drivers pulling out of the intersection nearby could see around it to tell if there was oncoming traffic. One night, Mark and his six orbiting planets had taken matters into their own hands, snuck out in the wee hours of the morning and knocked the thing into toothpicks. Unfortunately, Mark had lost a St. Christopher medal engraved with his initials near the wreckage. He’d taken all the blame. Again Gladys glanced from him to Glory, and Glory could just imagine what was going through her head. What’s he doing here with Glory Kleinstetter? “I decided I didn’t feel like cooking tonight,” she said. “I wasn’t sure I was going to be able to eat here, either. Quite a crowd.” “Glory tells me I need to order the meatloaf.” “She should know—it’s her recipe.” Mark turned and gave her a look that hit like she’d stuck her finger in a light socket. Jeez, Glory, get a grip. “Can’t argue with that? Two?” He quirked one eyebrow at her. Unlike his hair, they’d stayed dark, two slashes against the warm tan of his skin. “Sure, why not?” She tucked the menu back in its holder. “And iced tea, Gladys, please.” “Sounds good. And one check, Gladys.” Oh-oh. Not a good idea “Mark, that’s—” “The least I can do is buy my new neighbor dinner.” Gladys wrote up the check, called for two specials and went to pour their tea. Glory wasn’t even sure she would be able to eat, and telling herself she was acting the fool didn’t help. It’s not a date. He’s just being friendly. He obviously has money, which means he doesn’t have to court pudgy small town bookshop owners for female companionship. “So, how’s Nancy? I know your parents are gone.” His expression had just the right level of sympathy for her loss. Her father had died suddenly her freshman year at Penn State. Nancy, her older sister, had been married with an infant, leaving Glory the only one available to take care of their mother. Pearl Kleinstetter had been raised to be wife and mother, and she clung stubbornly to those roles. Paying bills was men’s work—or, in this case, daughter’s. Hopefully, he didn’t remember the other thing. “Nancy’s good. She and Bill own a nursing home near Altoona, and their younger son just graduated from medical school in May.” She waited for the inevitable next question: And what about you? Married? Kids? “I like what you’ve done with the bookstore.” “Th–thanks.” She was still shifting gears. “Everybody complained there wasn’t anywhere in town you could sit and schmooze without feeling like you were in the way. Novel-tea was a gamble, and Bill and Nancy told me I was crazy to go into debt to do it, but…it felt right.” Their dinner arrived, and Glory discovered she had her appetite back. For a while they ate in silence while she struggled to think what to say next without looking nosey. “Are you moved into the house yet?” There—that was innocuous enough. “My daughters are coming down next weekend to make sure I do it right.” He quirked one corner of his mouth. “Ever since their mother decided three years ago she needed to explore her potential and couldn’t do it married to me they’re convinced I’m going to end up living in squalor without someone to look after me.” He emptied his glass of tea, caught Gladys’s eye and held it aloft with a wink for a refill. “I lived in Chicago because that’s where my ex wanted to be, but I never really felt at home. I heard Jim was selling his place and decided I could work from here just as easily as there. The wonders of modern telecommunications.” “Why all the secrecy? Your reputation here wasn’t that bad.” He paused with a bite of meatloaf halfway to his mouth and gave her that look again, the one that stole her breath, the one that suggested he was taking score and one day reparations would be in order. Before he could say anything, though, Tom Milner, the mayor and one of his old gang, clapped him on the shoulder. “Welcome home! You look terrific for an old fart.” “Sorry I can’t say the same for you.” His grin took the sting out of it. Tom looked at Glory, wondering. She ignored him beyond a polite smile and a nod. He had wanted the vacant building she’d purchased for the bookshop, and when he didn’t get it had gone out of his way to put obstacles in her path. “Listen,” he said, turning his attention back to Mark, “I have a couple of ideas I’d like to run past you when you have some time—good investments, all of them.” “I’m going to be tied up for the next few months, but I’ll give you a call when I’m free.” “Great! Well, good to have you back, buddy.” With another clap on the shoulder, he sauntered out the door. “Does that answer your question?” Mark asked. It did. “Will you?” “Will I what? Call him? No. That’s why I have employees. I’ll have one of the junior projects managers call him, listen to his ideas and decide if there’s anything we’d be interested in.” “Don’t call us, we’ll call you.” “Pretty much.” “What kind of projects would you be interested in?” “I’m a restoration architect and own a construction company that specializes in it. I suspect Tom won’t have anything like that on his list.” By now, the better part of the post-game crowd had departed, as had Glory’s earlier nervous whim-whams. In fact, she was amazed at how easy Mark was to talk to, as if they’d been best friends for years. Had he changed that much in the last four decades, or had she just shrouded him in the mantle of adolescent demigod, unreachable, aloof and as far above normal mortals as a movie star? Had she really thought that childish escapade would stick in his mind as sharply as it had hers? She glanced at her watch. “I really need to get going,” she said as she stood. He got up as well, and she had to tilt her head to look into his face. “I want to make the early show at the Roxy.” His face lit up. “Why don’t we both go? Not like I have anything better to do.” Well, it would be nice to continue their conversation, and it was always more fun watching a movie with someone than all by yourself. She nodded, and he tossed a handful of bills on top of the check and picked up his helmet from where he’d set it on the floor beside his seat. As they started out, his hand went automatically to her elbow, and she could swear his fingers were burning marks on her skin. It’s not a date, Glory. Like he said, he just doesn’t have anything better to do. Still, she couldn’t help imagining the vision they must make: the tall, slender, handsome man in expensive leather and the short, plump, dowdy country girl in slacks, T-shirt and sneakers. It made her all the more aware of the looks that followed them down the five blocks to the theater. After all, when was the last time anybody had seen Glory Kleinstetter in the company of any man, much less a hunk like that? Poor thing. They passed Novel Ideas, and she waved through the window at George Osterhaut. Although he’d sold her the place on the grounds he’d put in enough years dealing with books, he still liked to come in once in a while during the summers when he came up from Florida. He especially liked closing on Saturday nights, mostly because business tended to be slow after seven or so and he could park on a sofa in the conversation pit in Novel-Tea and read something he’d have denied he was the least bit interested in if asked. He was especially fond of historical romances. She pretended not to see the surprised look on his face when Mark waved to him as well. The night air was warm and slightly humid, passing over the skin like velvet. Fireflies semaphored in the shrubs planted on the boulevard islands, and people seemed more to be strolling down the street than looking to buy anything in the small specialty shops that lined it. The benches in Courthouse Square Park were all full, and couples married and un sat around on blankets spread on the soft grass, holding hands and stealing kisses. The sidewalk in front of the theater swarmed with kids, from toddlers to teens. The building, constructed during the peak of the movie palace era of the Twenties, had been lovingly remodeled two years ago to include a second screen in an annex that showed nothing but G-rated movies at the early show. More than a few families dropped the older young ’uns off to watch it while they did their weekly shopping in peace, knowing the theater employed ushers who made sure order was maintained. And now that she knew what Mark did for a living, Glory wasn’t at all surprised when he waved to Tina Karshowski in the ticket booth and reclaimed Glory’s elbow to lead her inside. Tina’s twin brother Tyler was taking tickets and returned his wave with a salute. Then, just past the concession stand, Mark turned right and unlatched the velvet-sheathed chain that blocked the stairs to the balcony, inviting her to climb with a gallant bow before following and fastening the chain again. “I doubt the show will be as good as it was the last time you were here,” he commented in a voice that was deliberately neutral. Glory would have bet she was blushing from the top of her head to the tips of her toes. If there had been any way for her to escape without first having to turn around and look him in the face she would have been out the door and halfway home. He remembered. AUTHOR BIO: Dymitia is the alter ego of Elizabeth K. Burton, author of the Everdark Wars trilogy and THE UGLY PRINCESS, all available in paperback from Zumaya Publications ( http://www.zumayapublications.com ). ************************************************************** BOOK GIVEAWAY No book giveaway this month. ************************************************************** WHAT'S UP WITH THE BOOK'S WRITERS? The following is news of writers you can read interviews with in Volume One of the MIDNIGHT OIL book. No news this month. ************************************************************** BOOK NEWS What's the latest with the first volume of BURNING THE MIDNIGHT OIL: How We Survive as Writing Parents? No book news this month. ************************************************************** FREEBIE CORNER Free software and “free software” services at the Free Software Foundation: http://www.fsf.org/ Free expense control services: http://www.expensewatchessential.com/?gclid=CNq_z-W87oUCFSg2JAodXje0vA Free games, calendars, screensavers, wallpaper, etc.: http://www.bigcatrescue.org/free_passes.htm FREE gift-giving service – give and get things for free in YOUR area! http://www.freecycle.org/ Free access to medical journals http://www.freemedicaljournals.com/ ************************************************************** SITES SITED The following are interesting, helpful sites that I’d like to pass on. Fifty (50!) Tools which can help you in Writing: http://www.lifehack.org/articles/lifehack/fifty-50-tools-which-can-help-you-in-writing.html TagDeaf.com: http://www.tagdeaf.com/ FictionWriters.ws: http://www.fictionwriters.ws/index2.htm The Starlite Caf?’s Poets Corner: http://www.thestarlitecafe.com/ Stroller Strides: http://www.strollerstrides.com/index.html ************************************************************** WRITING PARENT TIPS FOR JULY: TIP: Have a safe and happy 4th of July to U.S. subscribers! ************************************************************** WANNA SUBMIT TO THIS E-ZINE?? I am always open to submissions for the E-zine!! Feel free to submit any of the following: 1. An article. Any style and length. 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! PLEASE NOTE: Payment for submissions has been restored to $5 per article, payable on publication. And, please, be sure to include your bio with submissions. It gets everything moving a little faster. :) ************************************************************** 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 |
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