September Newsletter

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The September Write On! meeting with Lizzy Shaw, Lizzy Shaw PR, will be on Wednesday, September 12, at 1pm Pacific/4pm Eastern on BlogTalkRadio. RSVP on Facebook. Get your PR questions ready! Post your questions, call in, or listen online.

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 September goal-posting winner William Springer, 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 Colmns , and more! Additional Q&As last month were with Caitlin Kelly, Malled, and Greta Boris, The Wine and Chocolate Workout. Marla Martenson talked about writing memoir and Stephanie Olivieri wrote about characters and dialogue. You can also listen to the August Meeting on Blog Talk Radio with Mediabistro’s GalleyCat Jason Boog.

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
Warren Paul Glover is looking for votes for his micro fiction story on Kate Toon’s Facebook page. It’s posted in the comments section of the ‘Squeeze your story into a status update’ post. Voting closes at 9am EST on September 27.

Emmy winning writer, Brooks Wachtel, will be teaching his animation screenwriting course at the UCLA Extension School, starting October 4, 2012. His UCLA class is a ten week course, focused on writing animation for television and the web. Wachtel has written more than 100 episodes of animation.

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.

Anne Norda’s next screenwriting Write Brain Workshop starts in September. Details on her website.

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.

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!

FRIENDS OF WRITE ON!
Ask Lizzy: PR guru Lizzy Shaw will help you learn how to be a media star! Subscribe to “Ask Lizzy”, her twice-monthly group teleseminar class and learn how and when to pitch; how to create your targeted media list; how to get more Twitter followers; how to build your mailing list, and more! Get details and rate information. And tell Lizzy that Deb sent you.

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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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