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Written by Mary Anne Donovan
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2004-11-30 |
| November 30, 2004
A WriterOnLine Publication
My dear readers, The dark season is upon us. The days are short, and for some of you, there is no day at all. Conversely, the nights are long, or even eternal. For some of us, this time of darkness is crushing to the spirit, laying over us like a heavy, wet wool blanket. But with a lifting of the blanket corner and a tweak of attitude suddenly it becomes the season of lights! Everywhere glow the warm incandescence of lamps under lampshades ranging from tiffany to tweed, single candle light bulbs shine in frosted winter windows, Christmas trees sparkle with hundreds of tiny lights, luminaries line walkways promising warmth and welcome, and fireplaces beckon with blazing light. In her article "Writing in the Dark," Terrie Leigh Relf addresses this very notion, and suggests ways to embrace the dark and listen to the whispering muse; You'll delight in Alexis Wiggins' identity piece, "Why I Am Who I Am." Once again focusing on that attitude thing, Peter Bowerman presents practical methods for finding work in a dim economy in "What Are Your Limitations: Maximizing Income in an Up-and-Down Economy." Christina Hamlett introduces us to a revolutionary new method of filmmaking called "performance capture" (as employed in The Polar Express) in her article "Coming to a Station Near You: The Next Train to Reality." Thanks to Regina Allen for the bird's eye view of the 30 th Annual World Fantasy Convention in her article "Food, Wine, and Books." And last for our articles is a riveting piece by Steve Banko as he tells us how he converted the nightmare of his Viet Nam War experiences into the skill that has carried him through his life and kept him sane -- writing. Oh, and we have a great contest for you this issue! Thanks to Debi Staples, who has been promoted to Editor - Contests, give a shot at our Ho Humbug Contest -- the perfect way to engage in some attitude adjustment! And for our puzzle, see if you can figure out the rhyming schemes to find out the name of the novel hiding beneath! We also have a really cool promotion for you featuring Peter Bowerman's best selling books and JustMarkets -- Stephanie Olsen's "Hot Off The Press" daily markets newsletter. Read more about that below. And last for this issue, please extend a welcome to Pamela Beers, a real trooper who jumped on board at the last minute to present our News.
My warm regards,
Mary Anne Donovan
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Ho Humbug Contest
The holidays are now upon us. You have to make those lists, battle the crowds, buy those presents, bake those pies, take the kids to see Santa... sometimes it's enough to turn even the most upbeat person into a SCROOGE... More Winner of the last contest, click here to find out. 
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Name That Novel!! Ahhh, these long, dark nights are just made for getting all cozy in front of the fire with a long, juicy novel. And we've chosen
a few we think you'll really like. But before you can read them, you have to figure out the rhyme scheme and "Name That Novel!!"... More
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Writing in the Dark
By  Terrie Leigh Relf The winter solstice is fast approaching on December 21, the shortest day of the year, when the sun will again begin to make its ascent toward longer days. While I usually bemoan the loss of daylight savings time, there is another part of me, that creative/intuitive part, that welcomes the dark... More Why I Am Who I Am
By Alexis Wiggins Jumping in leaves. Bammie's pink apple sauce. Snow days. Sour patch kids. 1986 World Series. Cold January mornings. Loneliness. Our two cats. Mom's jewelry box... More
What Are Your Limitations:
Maximizing Income in an Up-And-Down Economy
By Peter Bowerman "Limitation is a creation of the mind." Words shared with me by a dear friend recently who silenced her own nay-saying
inner voices enough times to build a successful freelance commercial writing business... More
Coming to a Station Near You:
The Next Train to Reality
By Christina Hamlett In 1985, artist and author Chris Van Allsburg penned a charming, coming of age Christmas story that would win the prestigious Caldecott Medal the following year. Replete with illustrations that resembled fine art oil paintings, The Polar Express touched a chord with both children and adults in addressing the gap that exists between innocence and cynicism... More
Food, Wine, and Books:
The 30 th Annual World Fantasy Convention
By Regina Allen Attend an art gallery showing, a book signing and discuss perfect father villains in one weekend at the World Fantasy Convention. More Untitled
By Steve Banko For some people, writing is a hobby, for others, a diversion. For me, writing was a catharsis. It was a safe haven of familiarity in a strange and terrible world of blood, death, and fire that was consuming everything around me. More Get The Well Fed Writer , and more, for FREE That's right! More |
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By Pamela Beers
Publishing Industry: The Big House Blues
The main advantage to being published by a big press is the distribution, marketing, promotion, and visibility it can offer. Most of the time that kind of attention is given to the commercial novel that is destined to become a winner because of the author's previous performance... More E-books are Getting a Piece of the Pie The Open e-book Forum, a trade group for electronic publishers, states that sales of e-books in the first quarter of 2004 were $3.23 million, a 20% jump from the prior year... More Hullabaloo Over Writers' Awards:
Unknown authors Do Succeed The National Book Awards panel in New York City, chose five little known books for awards over some heavy hitters such as Stephen King and Stewart O'Nan's collaborative effort about the Boston Red Sox. More Blogging: A New Sense of Community Three to five years ago there were tens of thousands of blogs. Now there are millions... More Promote Your Book, e-Book, or e-Zine Publicize your book, e-book or e-zine by putting your book title or e-publisher, (my-e-book.com) on pencils, bookmarks, pens, magnets, caps, tee shirts and hundreds of other products which will help get the word out about your new book or e-zine. More
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Writers and poets are embracing the Visual Thesaurus because it brings the English language alive by displaying words, their meanings, their sounds, and their connections to each other. It speaks to people who think visually. It's a great way to see our words; what they mean, how they're used and where they come from. It's becoming a trusted tool for finding just the right word yoou need. Try it FREE and see for yourself. Read more
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