January 4, 2006
A WriterOnLine Publication
Dear Readers,
Here is your publisher, Corney Vanhelden.
I would like to wish you a prosperous, happy and healthy 2006, for you and your dear ones.
Here at WOL, 2006 brings my team and I, some changes and some new challenges, that I will announce in due time.
One of the challenges we have for YOU is our new
that we are testing in this issue of WOL, but will still pay out a prize.
We would like to hear all of your comments, so we can improve the product.
Here is the goal : it is my intention to set up a contest that
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can bring you solid, real prize money,
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is dedicated to your interests (writing in general) and
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costs you nothing.
So visit WriterOnLine, log in, try out the contest and please give us your feedback; it’s certainly for your benefit too.
This test contest consist of 8 tasks and
runs till Monday, Jan. 16th 0600 GMT.
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Enjoy and good luck.
Best regards,
Corney Vanhelden
publisher@writer-on-line.com
My dear readers,
I truly hope that the holidays brought you many gifts of warmth and love. For Christmas, I had the wonderful opportunity of visiting my mother, step father, and little sister, which was an awesome get-away from work and the usual daily-grind, and a great chance to share the holiday spirit with my loved ones.
As many of you have been patiently, yet excitedly, awaiting the announcement and arrival of the Memoir Writing Showcase, your diligence has paid off. In this issue, we have featured four excellent memoirs! In first place, Ned Burke; second place, Lee Dickman; third place, Mary McIntosh; and honorable mention is Lee Embree. In addition to receiving these four wonderful works, we have many more in waiting for your persual. In the near future we will be releasing those works to you. Congratulations to our winners and thanks to all who entered the contest!
WOL’s contributing writers and columnists, along with a few submissions from our readers, have helped to make this issue another gem amidst the sea of other great issues of WOL. I hope you will enjoy reading the articles, memoirs, poems, and participating in the puzzle and contest.
Good luck to you in fulfilling your New Year resolutions throughout the entire 2006!
With Warm Regards,
Jodi L. Rowland
IN THIS ISSUE
Offering some helpful hints when it comes to conferences is Regina Allen in “Goals for 2006.”
Starting in the middle of the story is a useful technique in Commercial Writing according to Peter Bowerman in his article “WRITE BETTER, EARN MORE! (Part 3 of 3): Nine Tips For Instantly Improving Your Marketing Copy.”
The Linguistic Quest . . . writers receiving beams of information from aliens in outer space, or sci-fi writers networking to talk the talk? Read “Alienspeak 101: Coming to a Galaxy Near You Soon!” by Terrie Leigh Relf.
From books written in text messaging lingo to chicken vibrating vests, Shelley Bueche provides it all in this issue’s News.
For poetry lovers and those interested in great works, read Charles P. Ries review of Chasing Saturday Night: Poems About Rural Wisconsin by Michael Kriesel to find out about this book.
Mysteries are intriguing to read and write. Grace Tierney offers some great contests in the genre of mystery in “Mysterious Contests.”
Ebooks, ezines, e-everything? According to Chris Willitts in “Entrepreneurial Writers, I Bet You Didn't Think Of This,” it’s easy and beneficial to publish your own ebook.
For a brief, yet intriguing look at poetry, make sure to read “Flame” and “Mine” by Vincent Gullaci.
We are excited to announced our winners of the Memoir Writing Showcase (One Christmas Eve ,A Broken Reed ,Mondays With My Mother ,An Extra Pair of Wings). Don’t miss out on their engaging and excellent works.
After the holidays, we turn our thoughts to the New Year and resolutions. Share one of your latest or oldest resolutions by entering this issue’s contest Resolving Resolutions.
Try your brain and translating skills at this issue’s puzzle, New Year Tongues.
And last but not least: Six Steps to a Writing Schedule by Megan Crewe
ANNOUNCEMENTS
WOL announces Prize Money Contest
The contest where you:
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can win cash money, without paying anything yourself.
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will get to become acquainted with lots of interesting websites.
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choose when to play, how long to play, and what prize to win.
- have to exert your brainpower to find the answer.
Start solving the contest now!
Contest
Resolving Resolutions
So many of us make New Year Resolutions to help make us better—from physical to moral attributes—we are striving to be a better or different person. Read more
Puzzle
New Year Tongues
Your job is to state which language they are in and translate them all correctly into English. Read more
News
By
Shelley Bueche
Oh My, What a Big Carburetor You Have!
Vibrating Vests and Virtual Chicken Hugs? Oh my!
Blogs from the Writing Pros
Ode to the Butternut Squash
Newsletter
