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Write On! Robert Medak Shares Tools & Resources for Freelance Writers

June 6th, 2011 in Write On! by Write On! Online

Tweet If you are a freelance writer, who works from home, there are some tools you will need to have readily available. You already know that you need a computer, laptop, or netbook for writing. There’s so much more you need! – A high-speed connection to the Internet, and possibly a wireless home network – [...]

Write On! Query Writing Tips

May 19th, 2011 in Write On! by Write On! Online

Tweet The deadline for the 3rd Annual Write On! Query Contest is Tuesday, May 31. Categories are: Fiction Book, Non-Fiction Book, Teleplay, and Screenplay. Wendy Burt-Thomas, author of The Writer’s Digest Guide to Query Letters, gave tips on writing a good query in her Write On! Author Q&A. What elements must all query letters have? [...]

Write On! Creative Marketing

May 6th, 2011 in Write On! by Write On! Online

Tweet Write On! Creative Marketing by children’s author Martha Swirzinski, M.A. The greatest challenge for me has been marketing.  I have come up with some fun ways to get my books out there. Here are few recommendations to help you think beyond the bookstore. 1. Bookstores are not the only place you can do a [...]

April Challenge – How’d You Do?

April 29th, 2011 in Write On! by Debra Eckerling

Tweet Tomorrow is April 30 … and the end of Your April Challenge. Did you participate in Script Frenzy? A Poem a Day Challenge? A challenge you created for yourself? How’d you do? Please post in comments. Four winners will be chosen at random to receive a book, thanks to Michael Wiese Productions. Remember, the more [...]

Write On! Choosing a Crowdfunding Site

April 14th, 2011 in Write On! by Write On! Online

Tweet Write On! Choosing A Crowdfunding Site by Frank Colin, Gulture.com Many writers, filmmakers, and other creatives consider using crowdfunding sites to help raise funds for their projects. These sites allow creatives to pitch their projects to the public, using a mix of video, images, and text, so that funds can be collectively raised. Like [...]

Write On! What Writers Can Learn from Actors

April 4th, 2011 in Write On! by Write On! Online

Tweet Write On! What Writers Can Learn from Actors by Michael Lee, script consultant, blogger, and author of My Frankenstein The only way to get a reader or an audience interested in your story is to create an emotional bond. That doesn’t necessarily mean to make your hero a lonely orphan, who grew up under [...]

Write On! LA Marathon

March 20th, 2011 in Write On! by Write On! Online

Tweet What writers can learn from this year’s soggy LA Marathon. Watch the video here:

Speaking with Julia Cameron, “The Artist’s Way”

March 18th, 2011 in Write On! by Debra Eckerling

Tweet I was honored and thrilled to join Karen Worden and David Branin to interview Julia Cameron (The Artist’s Way, The Vein of Gold, The Right to Write) on a special episode of Film Courage with Karen Worden & David Branin on LA Talk Radio. Listen to the podcast here. My favorite part came toward [...]

Write On! Writing A Song

March 17th, 2011 in Write On! by Write On! Online

Tweet Write On! Writing A Song by Damen Martin, Proverbial Cool Aid I wrote West of Tucumcari in the fall of 2009 from a tiny little top floor loft apartment in Houston’s Energy Corridor. I wrote it for our upcoming album Proverbial Cool Aid, Volume I, that was scheduled to be released later on that [...]

Random Writing Prompt – 3/11

March 11th, 2011 in Write On! by Write On! Online

Tweet Topic: “Free Writing.” Okay, write for 5 – 10 minutes. Now. This exercise was inspired by Julia Cameron (The Artist’s Way, The Vein of Gold, The Right to Write), who emphasizes the importance of Free Writing in her teachings. She will be appearing on a special episode of Film Courage with Karen Worden & [...]