July Newsletter

WRITE ON!
The July Write On Meeting on Blog Talk Radio will be Wednesday, July 11, at 1 pm PDT/4 pm EDT. This month’s guest is author Laurel House, QuickieChick’s Cheat Sheet.  RSVP on Facebook. Call in (646-381-4910) or listen online.

Post your August Goals on Write On Online or Facebook and be entered in a drawing to win a book from Michael Wiese Productions. Congratulations to our July goal-posting winner Beth Davis Cato, who won a copy of The Last Word by Tom Lazarus, thanks to Michael Wiese Productions.

Write On Online has regular, ongoing content: Write On! Reviews, Author Q&As, Write On! Wednesdays, Expert Columns, Special Features, and more!  You can also listen to the June meeting with guest Jeff Pulver, founder of State of Now/140conf, on BlogTalkRadio.

Writers, please email Deckerling@gmail.com if you have a 2-3 line news item or event and/or if you are are interested in contributing a Write On! Review, writing an Expert Column, or participating in an Author Q&A. Write On!

NEWS
Ashley Hill just released her new book: Celebrating the Journey: Rediscovering Me!

Katy Tafoya from Success for Solopreneurs and Susan M. Baker from the Escape Hatcher compiled a free ebook called Solopreneur Stories.

Christina Hamlett recently released Media Magnetism: How to Attract the Favorable Publicity You Want and Deserve.

Write on Members: Let me know if you have a book being released or some awesome news, so we can include it in the next newsletter. Also, check out the Write On Online Facebook Page for regular opportunities to share your books and blogs. We also do Flaunt your Fan Page every Friday!

EVENTS
July 12 – 15: Comic-Con takes place in San Diego this weekend. If you are attending Comic-Con and want to write up a review for Write On Online. please let me know.

July 18: The next LA Mediabistro Book Party will be at Whiskey Blue in Westwood from 7pm – 9pm. RSVP here. Featured authors are Jim Krusoe, Parsifal; Lisa Napoli, Radio Shangri-La; Alix Ohlin, INSIDE; and Tere Tereba, Mickey Cohen: The Life and Crimes of L.A.’s Notorious Mobster.

July 27 – August 5: The 15th Annual International Pop Overthrow Los Angeles Festival will take place in various venues throughout LA and OC. IPO Los Angeles will feature 80 of the best pop and rock artists from Los Angeles and beyond! Check out the schedule of events.

Sundays: Scriptchat, a twitter chat for new and seasoned screenwriters, has two chats each Sunday: 8pm GMT is EURO #scriptchat, moderated by Mina Zaher (@DreamsGrafter) and 8pm EST, moderated by Jeanne Veillette Bowerman (@jeannevb). All transcripts are posted on the blog, as well as tons of screenwriting resources. This Sunday’s guest is Write On member Stephanie Palmer, Good in a Room.

FRIENDS OF WRITE ON!
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iScript.com has added a new audiobook component to their offerings. Now, you can get high-quality audiobooks made of your writing!

Check out the New Media Film Festival for screenings, giveaways, and more!

Purple Pencil Adventures: Teen and Tween writers, a new Purple Pencil Adventure is posted every Friday!

She Takes on the World is a top blog for women entrepreneurs, career women, and young women professionals.

Personal Training for Writers! Debra Eckerling trains individuals, entrepreneurs, and businesses, so they can organize, articulate, and complete their writing projects. Blogging and social media training also available. Email Deckerling@gmail.com or call 310.908.8980 for more information!

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