| October 5, 2004
A WriterOnLine Publication
Dear Subscriber, As I told you in a separate letter, my company,
Cornet Solutions, has taken over
the properties of Writer Online and its related sites. My
name is Corney Vanhelden and I am the Publisher of the newsletter
and the websites. A short note about my background: Before this position I
was CEO of a software development company where we developed
a lot of programs that are beneficial to Cornet Solutions
and so indirectly also to WOL. My hobby is hot air ballooning
and I'll tell you more about that in a future issue. With a small staff such as ours, some people are multifunctional,
and I am one of those. I also run the advertising and other
commercial activities around Writer Online and its sites. It is my intention to provide you with information you can
use and may need as a writer, so that you will feel at ease
and comfortable with us. As you have noticed, the layout of the newsletter has changed
dramatically and I hope you will agree with us that it's
for the better. We have set our sights now on the websites,
which we also intend to completely overhaul. Don’t hesitate to write me, whether positive or negative.
I will make every attempt to answer you as quickly as possible. Happy reading and enjoy the issue!! Corney Vanhelden
Publisher/WriterOnLine
Welcome to the re-invented Writer Online newsletter! We
are very fired up about our new look and feel, and we hope
you share our enthusiasm! And this is just the proverbial
tip of the iceberg of what's to come!! We have what we think is a very special issue
with some exciting changes in addition to our new look. First,
our very own Debi Staples has been promoted to News Editor,
one of our new features. Debi has been our Assistant Publisher
where she has done a great job of putting the newsletter
together each issue. In addition to her job as News Editor,
Debi will also be handling our contests! To help Debi, please
send her any writing and industry news items you come across
in your travels. Send them to news@writeronline.us. In the meantime, check out this issue's news
items. A newcomer to Writer Online, and an addition about which
we are thrilled, is Peter Bowerman, author of The Well-Fed
Writer and Back for Seconds, two fabulous books sharing both
his own, and his readers' experiences and advice on how to
make it in the commercial writing world. Peter is now our
Commercial Writing Editor and for his inaugural issue of
Writer Online, he introduces us to the field of commercial
writing in the first of this two-part article titled "Starving
Writer No More." Screenwriting Editor Christina Hamlett ushers
in the season with her article "Happily
Ever Hereafter," a
charming and informative look at some of the classic ghost
stories of our times examined through the lens of the screenwriter. Literary Editor M. J. Iuppa sets the stage for more to come
in Writer Online's Literary Corner. In her introductory
letter , she outlines submission guidelines and shares her vision. Also on the literary front, we are honored to publish Nick
DiCherio's short science fiction piece, about the dangers
of information overload -- a very real threat in this day
and age! Staff writer Terrie Relf heralds the holiday with a look
at horror poetry, in her piece "Want
to See Something Really Scary?" Stephanie Olsen has dug up markets galore in her Paying
Markets column. And to get the latest and greatest scoops
on markets, subscribe to her daily Hot
Off the Press! And last, but not least, as always, our Contest and Puzzle
await you with mind-bending challenges! Hope you enjoy the issue and keep those keyboards clicking
and ink flowing!! Until next issue
Mary Anne Donovan
Chief Editor/WriterOnLine 
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