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Written by Mary Anne Donovan
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2004-12-28 |
| December 28, 2004
A WriterOnLine Publication
My dear readers, The theme of this, our last issue of 2004, is taking stock. I normally have an aversion to revealing great gobs of personal information in this column, because, after all, this is YOUR ezine, not mine. But, for this issue I feel compelled to reveal a little something because it significantly relates to our theme as well as affects some of our content. On December 25, in the midst of her beloved, albeit small family, my mother unexpectedly passed away. This momentous life event is the catalyst for some significant stock taking for me. But this time of year and the transition from one year to another, has always been a time of reflection and inventory taking. With this theme, we express our encouragement and support for you in achieving your goals as you move from one year to the next. As this relates to content, in this issue there will be no puzzle! But I promise you, the puzzle, and the announcement of winners from last issue's puzzle, will be back in our next issue! This issue introduces yet another new columnist, and an absolute wizard for us writers! Eve Munsky joins us with her "Left Brain Essentials: Taking Stock of Your Financial Matters." This woman is a miracle worker when it comes to writers and taxes!! Commercial writing guru Peter Bowerman is back this issue with his piece, "Aluminum Siding Anyone?" With its clever play on words, Stephanie Olsen brings us her article "Staking Talk and Taking Stock: Assay on Errs," and Terrie Relf tells us what taking stock means to her in "Taking Stock, Ordered Chaos." Do you know what a curmudgeon is? Pam Beers will tell you all about it in her article, "The Curmudgeon Speaks." Christina Hamlett is here with her piece, "The Tao of 'No More, No Less.," and Regina Allen presents a detailed review of a writing seminar she recently attended in "Four Day Advanced Writing Seminar." Finally, Pam Beers is here with her unique views on industry news. But I cannot leave without pointing you to our contest this month. It really is quite astounding, so do read all about it. And so, before I take my leave, dear readers, I wish you a happy, peaceful, productive, and safe New Year! Keep that ink flowing and those keyboards a'clacking! My warm regards,
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Pam Beers comments on last week's essay, "Literacy in the Digital Age." More
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Left Brain Essentials: Taking Stock of Your Financial Matters
By  Eve Munsky
When I told one of my employees that I was going to write my first column on taking stock, she said, “You mean, like buying stock?” which
made me laugh because it is something I am so notoriously bad at... More Aluminum Siding Anyone?
By Peter Bowerman
I was in the middle of delivering one of my commercial writing seminars (I forget the city, not to sound like a rock star or
anything…) and we’d
just gotten to the section on cold calling... More
Staking Talk and Taking Stock: Assay on Errs
By Stephanie Olsen Few people need to weigh each word as carefully as do writers – especially when writing for other writers. (*gulp!*)... More
Little Perspectives
By Stephanie Olsen "Whudja get fer Christmas?"... More Taking Stock: Ordered Chaos
By Terrie Leigh Relf Taking stock. Taking stock. Oh do I ever need to take stock. More The Curmudgeon Speaks
By Pamela Beers According to the tenth edition of Webster’s dictionary, a curmudgeon is a crusty, ill-tempered and miserly old man. Curmudgeons are really big-hearted, non-gender specific folks who hide behind a crust of cynicism... More The Tao of "No More, No Less"
By Christina Hamlett
As many of you are aware, I teach an online course for aspiring screenwriters through WRITER ONLINE. Not only do I walk my students through the rudiments of how to craft a compelling film but also how to package the finished manuscript and make a stellar impression on industry professionals... More Review: Four Day Advanced Writing Seminar
By Regina Allen
Working full time, attending school full time and running a household left little time to focus on writing. Six-week workshops, like Clarion and Odyssey, are ideal except my job requires educational leaves that relate to your position... More
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By Pamela
Beers
Martha's Big Book Deal
There are a couple of reasons why Martha Stewart’s much-touted memoir has not sold yet... More What's Hot: Remember Pulp? Dating myself is not one of my favorite things to do, but I remember pulp novels printed on pulpwood paper, sold at newsstands and drugstore counters... More Direct Sales Online The world’s largest English language publisher, Random House, is tentatively planning on selling its books direct to consumers via the internet to compliment their existing sales... More Buyout: Weblog Googling and Creative Changes The web’s premier search site, Google has purchased Pyra Labs, a SanFrancisco company that created some of the earliest weblog technology... More The Polar Express: Book vs. Movie
Tom Hanks and The Polar Express film have increased book sales...
More Idea Driven Books: Authors Needed Riverhead Books, an imprint of Penguin Group U.S.A., is looking for books that do not fit easily into typical sales and marketing categories... More National Book Awardees: Where is the Marketing? Publishers Weekly, based on Nielsen BookScan rankings, shows the four winners of the National Book Award (NBA) this year have sold fewer than 8,000 copies of their books combined... More
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