In the spirit of summertime, the July & August Write On! Extra Credit is to go out and have some fun. Do something different, have an adventure, and then post about it 300 – 400 words on the Write On! Online Facebook Discussion Board (or in the “Comments” section of this post). Some suggestions: Take [...]
In the spirit of summertime, the July Write On! Extra Credit is to go out and have some fun. Do something different, have an adventure, and then post about it 300 – 400 words on the Write On! Online Facebook or Yahoo Group Discussion Board. Some suggestions from last night’s meeting: Take an improv or [...]
Write On! June Extra Credit is to enter the Write On! Online/The Write Environment Query Contest. The winner in each category – Screenplay, Teleplay, Fiction, and Non-Fiction – will have their query letter read by a literary agent, among other prizes. David Boxerbaum – a senior literary agent working at APA, where he represents writers [...]
Just a few quick reminders: Post your May Extra Credit Assignment (People-Watching) on the Write On! Yahoo Group (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/writeononline/message/67) or Facebook Group by end of day, tomorrow, May 8, for a chance to win The Write Environment DVD with “Heroes” creator/executive producer/writer Tim Kring, and have your story in the next newsletter. For more information, [...]
Go out People-Watching. You can either eavesdrop on a conversation, draw your own conclusions, and write it up OR observe a stranger or someone you see every day—mail carrier, bank teller, person at the grocery—and decide what you think their life is really like. Write up to 200 words and post it on the Write [...]
Congratulations to CJ Larson, who won an iScript for posting April goals on Write On! Online. Our next meeting will be on Wednesday, May 13. Join the Write On! Online Yahoo group (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/writeononline/) or Facebook group, and post your goals by Monday, May 11, and be entered in a drawing to win a FREE iScript.
We frequently discuss the importance of writing out of our comfort zone. A fiction writer can certainly benefit from interviewing people for a non-fiction story. A journalist can learn something from writing a poem. A sci fi writer might consider it a stretch to write something in the romance genre, but the challenge of writing [...]
February Extra Credit: Writing Recess. Spend some time with a “dream” project you never allow yourself time for. We get so busy with day jobs, deadlines, and writing “saleable” material that we rarely take time to explore the ideas marked in our minds “someday.” Write a treatment, outline, or a mind-dump on a passion project. [...]
Post your Goals for the year ahead on the Write On! Yahoo Group. Remember, when goal-setting, the key is to come up with realistic, attainable goals that bring you closer to achieving the life you want—as a writer, as a person. I always encourage people to set both a Personal and Professional Annual Goal. Getting [...]
December Extra Credit: Write a 250-word bio on you. Need a little perspective? Interview friends, business associates, and strangers for their take on you. We’ve also decided to extend November Extra Credit, which is to read one of the books recommended by a fellow Write On! member. If you have a non-fiction or fiction book [...]
Debra Eckerling is a professional writer and coach with expertise in feature articles, corporate communications, and public speaking, as well as social media and live networking.
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The leader of Write On!, Debra has been a professional writer for more than 10 years. She has expertise in feature articles, corporate communications, and public speaking. Write On! is a virtual - and live - writers support group, which helps writers of all abilities, mediums, and specialties take their projects to the next level.
