August Newsletter

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The August Write On! meeting with Jason Boog, who edits Mediabistro’s publishing blog, GalleyCat, will be on August 8 at 1pm Pacific/4pm Eastern on BlogTalkRadio. Jason’s book, Will Write for Change: How New York City Writers Survived the Great Depression, is forthcoming from OR Books. RSVP on Facebook. Post your publishing questions, call in, or listen online.

Remember, post your September Goals on Write On Online or Facebook and be entered in a drawing to win a book from Michael Wiese Productions. Congratulations to our August goal-posting winner Maurice Williams, who won a copy of The Last Word by Tom Lazarus, thanks to Michael Wiese Productions. Read the Q&A with Tom Lazarus.

Write On Online has regular, ongoing content: Write On! Reviews, Author Q&As, Write On! Wednesdays, Expert Columns, Special Features, and more! Additional Q&As last month were with Lisa Napoli, Radio Shangri-La, and Martin Casella, The Irish Curse.You can also listen to the July Meeting on Blog Talk Radio with author Laurel House, QuickieChick’s Cheat Sheet.

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
Check out author C.M. Mayo’s article: The Manuscript is Ready– (Or Is It?)– What’s Next? It is based on her talk for the Writer’s Center’s seminar, “Publish Now!,” held in Bethesda MD in June.

D.B. Gilles’ comic novel I Hate My Book Club has just been published as a digital ebook. The plot concerns an all-female book club with declining membership that reluctantly lets men join for the first time. Read D.B.’s expert article on Writing Comedy.

Scott Hamilton Kennedy, Academy-Award nominated director of The Garden, launched an innovative Kickstarter campaign for his new film Fame High.

Anne Norda, Write Brain Workshop, is wrapping up her summer creative-writing workshop-series next Tuesday, August 14, at M Street Coffee, in Sherman Oaks, California.

Stephanie Oliveri will be teaching Who Said That? an online character dialogue workshop starting September 10. Contact Stephanie for rates and details.
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Cy Tymony, author of Sneaky Uses for Everyday Things, will be presenting “Write To Sell: Prepare For Success” at the Santa Monica Main Library on August 9, at 7pm. Free tickets will be given out an hour before the event.

Songs2Share.com is available for sale or trade. If you are into music, please check this website, which has song upload and download features. E-mail Roberta if interested or for more information.

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 Blast your Blog on Tuesday and Flaunt your Fan Page every Friday!

EVENTS
Sunday, August 26: UCLA Extension’s Writers Faire on the University of California – Los Angeles campus. Choose from 24 free mini-classes presented by 70 Writers’ Program instructors. They will discuss the art and craft of writing as a preview of their classes offered during the fall Writers’ Programs. The Writers Faire will be held in the Young Hall Courtyard on the UCLA campus. Admission is FREE. But parking on campus in Lot 2 is $11.

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.

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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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