Time for another Writing Prompt contest. The February Challenge is to write a story or essay, based on the writing prompt: “Red.” There are lots of ways to go with this, so take the writing prompt and start by doing some free-writing, while you are developing your idea. Write On! Online’s monthly contests are designed to [...]
I’ve heard thousands of pitches in my 30 years as a screenwriter. What I’ve found is that the majority of pitches were too long, unfocused and boring. First of all, you should pitch what your story is about, not what happens in your story. Pitching what happens in your story is a recipe for disaster. [...]
February 1: LA Mediabistro party at Falcon Hollywood from 7pm – 9pm. RSVP here. Be sure to say “hi” to boa-wearing cohosts Michelle Thatcher and Debra Eckerling. February 3: New Write On! Contest will be posted! February 6: Deadline to submit items for the February newsletter to Debra@WriteOnOnline.com. Remember, post your February Goals on Write [...]
Christopher Drozd is the author of FITNESS, Straight-Up: How to be a better athlete, or at least look like one. He is a fitness coach, as well as a freelance journalist and hypnotherapist. Drozd shares his reasons for writing the book, as well as his process, in this Author Q&A. Why did you write Fitness, [...]
Write On! The Quest to get Published by freelance writer Danica Davidson I’ve been telling stories as far back as I can remember and even as a child I knew I wanted to be a professional novelist. However, it’s one thing to think about being a professional novelist, and it’s another to make it happen. [...]
Today, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences announced the nominations for the 84th Annual Oscars. Original Screenplay Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist Annie Mumolo and Kristen Wiig, Bridesmaids J.C. Chandor, Margin Call Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris Asghar Farhadi, A Separation Adapted Screenplay Nat Faxon, Alexander Payne and Jim Rash, The Descendants John Logan, [...]
It’s that time of the year … when writers say goodbye to their families and friends, and spend the next 30 days writing a 50,000-word novel for National Novel Writing Month. Some people find it invigorating, others may think it’s silly to take on such a massive project. I say, if NaNoWriMo motivates you to [...]
Topic: Today is Bad Poetry Day. You have two choices: Write a bad poem. Or write any poem without caring whether it’s good or bad. Just express yourself … and have fun! Post your poem in the comments or on Facebook. Write On!
The next LA Mediabistro Mixer is tonight, August 9, from 7pm – 9pm at Lola’s, 945 N. Fairfax Avenue in West Hollywood. RSVP here. For networking tips, read the Write On Q&A with my Mediabistro co-host Michelle Thatcher. For even more networking tips, check out Anne Hilbert’s networking columns on the Campus Explorer Blog. LA [...]
On August 2nd and 3rd in New York, the #140edu conference will be broadcast on ustream, starting at 6am Pacific/9am Eastern. Watch the 140 Education Conference: Education in the State of Now. Review the #140edu schedule. Note: I will be leading a panel with Kristen Durken, Ethan Bodnar and Lineea Keys on Wednesday, August 3rd [...]
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.
