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Written by Mary Anne Donovan
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| January 11, 2005
A WriterOnLine Publication
My dear readers, This morning while I was shoveling the five inches of snow that had piled onto my driveway the day before, a spring songbird sang to me. Startled, I looked up and around -- we simply don't hear the singing of spring songbirds in early January here in the hinterlands of upstate New York. Now, some of you may know that my Mother passed away on Christmas Day, so without skipping a beat, I called "Hi Mom," back to the bird. The theme of this issue is "New Beginnings." The new year certainly brings us a new beginning. But so, I am finding, and much to my surprise, does death. For the person who passes over, there is certainly a new beginning in the passing into a new realm of existence. But for those left behind, there is a new beginning in discovering the person we become when we lose someone close to us, because we will never, ever be the same again. That bird taught me something precious this morning. Despite the cold, the snow, the dormancy -- all that is winter -- there is always spring, there is always a song, there is always hope, there is always life. Now for a few words about this issue. For those of you aspiring novelists out there, don't miss our Contest where as the winner, you will actually get your novel published by MY-E-BOOK (www.my-e-book.com). Check it out below to get the complete scoop. Need to clear the cobwebs out of your gray matter after all that holiday food and frivolity? Then this issue's Keen Association puzzle is for you! Gratitude works miracles: so tells Pamela Beers in her moving Editorial, "New Beginnings: Gratitude." Need some help planning that new beginning? Technical Writing Editor Judy Shenouda shows how you can use the skill of mind mapping to kick those plans of yours into gear in her story, "Happy Trails." For you contest connoisseurs, Grace Tierney gives the lowdown on essay contests in "Getting Personal: Writing Essays for Contests." Newly crowned Screenwriting and Playwriting Editor, our queen of film and stage, Christina Hamlett, interviews Martin Denton in her article, "Stage Struck: Why Theater Endures." Back to new years resolutions and new beginnings, check out Terrie Relf's "Adopt Beginner's Mind When Writing." Ever think you could do a better job writing instructions than say, the author of your VCR's instruction book? If so, you might like my article, "Easy as 1, 2, 3…" Need a hug? Don't we all! Let Stephanie Olsen embrace you with her advice to a newby freelancer in "Group Hug." Our curmudgeon is back! This issue Pamela Beers discusses the fine art of navigating snowdrifts while clad in goggles, flippers, and snorkel. Last, and also courtesy of our prolific Pam, don't miss the News, chewy little tidbits with a twist!! So there you have it. I hope you enjoy every inch of the issue, and may you embark upon a happy, healthy, and productive new beginning of your own. Keep that ink flowing and those keyboards a'clacking! My warm regards, Mary Anne Donovan
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| GET YOUR NOVEL PUBLISHED!!!
To celebrate the New Year and the opening of Writer Online’s new e-publishing house, MY-E-BOOK is sponsoring an Unpublished Novel Contest. An unprecedented opportunity, submit your novel(s) to Writer Online and the winner will receive publication at MY-E-BOOK, which includes an impressive e-publishing package... More
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| KEEN ASSOCIATION PUZZLE
Shake those holiday cobwebs, and test your skills of association: examine three words, and come up with the fourth word, which is associated with all 3! More
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| New Beginnings: Gratitude
By  Pamela Beers Out of the 12 months of the year, January is my favorite. As the temperature drops, the snow falls softly and all of nature is at peace. This is the month I dream, reflect, and look forward to the year ahead... More
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| Happy Trails
By Judith Ellison Shenouda
A common characteristic of technical writers is a tendency to analyze. We mull over ideas, look for relationships, categorize, and organize. We pay attention to how the parts shape the whole. This ability has its pluses... More Getting Personal: Writing Essays for Contests
By Grace Tierney Writing can be the most personal expression of our thoughts. As writers we explain facts we’ve researched, we entice readers with plots invented in the silence of our brains, and entertain them with characters from our hearts. The most personal writing can be a personal essay... More Stage Struck: Why Theater Endures
By Christina Hamlett
Christina interviews Martin Denton, Founder/Editor of www.nytheatre.com, Executive Director of The New York Theatre Experience, Inc. and a professional reviewer of New York stage productions for some profound insights into the contemporary theater environment... More Adopt "Beginner's Mind When Writing"
By Terrie Leigh Relf
Whether you’re a “new” or a more experienced writer—even a so-called “expert writer,” you’ve probably made more than a few New Year’s
resolutions that relate to writing... More Easy as 1, 2, 3…
By Mary Anne Donovan
Ever try to assemble a toy, bookcase, or computer and think, "I could write better instructions than these!" If yes,
then read on!... More Group Hug
By Stephanie Olsen
Writers are generous people - just look at the plethora of boards and email lists with post after post offering advice and support... More |
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By Pamela
Beers
Marketing: Check Search Engines
Publishers and authors need to think about their online marketing strategies. Search engine optimization is one of those strategies... More A Plethora of Riches In alphabetical order, the talents of author, Dan Brown; screenwriter, Akiva Goldsman; actor, Tom Hanks; and director, Ron Howard will be pooled together into a movie slated for release on May 19, 2006... More Find Your Niche: Be in Demand Niches have niches. Sounds like a Dr. Seuss title. It isn’t... More What's Hot for Readers? Readers are flocking to the celebrity magazine category... More Fastest Growing Magazine Category Interior design and decoration magazines grew from 47 titles in 1994 to 142 titles in 2004, out-pacing any other magazine category for growth... More Chaucer: Remember Him? Second only to Shakespeare in the amount of material written about him, we still don’t know much about Geoffrey Chaucer’s short poems... More
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