June Newsletter

WRITE ON!

Write On Online’s June virtual meeting will be Wednesday, June 11, from 1-1:30pm, on BlogTalkRadio. Our guest is Carolyn Howard-Johnson, author of The Frugal Book Promoter and The Frugal Editor. This month’s topic is self-publishing. Post questions for Carolyn, call in (646-381-4910), or listen online. RSVP on Facebook.

Also, join us on Wednesday, June 18, from 1 – 3pm for our June Write On!/Guided Goals Hangout at Capital One 360 – Los Angeles Café, 11175 Santa Monica Blvd, Los Angeles. Swing by the cafe for coffee and conversation. RSVP on Facebook. (Parking is free in the building. Space is now limited to 6 cafe spots, so get there early. There is also metered parking nearby.) Love the Café? Write a  review on Yelp!

Post your July Goals on Write On Online or Facebook and be entered in a drawing to win a book from Michael Wiese Productions. Congratulations to our June goal-posting winner Laurie Wetzel, who won a copy of Forensic Speak: How to Write Realistic Crime Dramas by Jennifer Dornbush.

Write On Online has regular, ongoing content, including Q&As; Write On! Wednesdays; Guest Columns; and more.

NEWS

The My Kids’ Adventures Parenting Adventures podcast launches on June 13. Great family adventures on the site. And the podcast is a wonderful new resource. Check it out!

Mail-Order Brides of the West: Trudy, the first book in New York Times Bestselling Author Debra Holland’s Montana Sky Series is on sale this week for .99.

WeSaidGoTravel.com’s Independence Travel Writing Contest deadline is July 4. The theme is “Independence: A Place that Allows You to Feel Free.” No entry fee and $650 in cash prizes. Share your stories of bravery and inspire others to travel more! Judges: Richard Bangs, AnneLise Sorensen, and the We Said Go Travel Team.

ForthMagazine seeks new works of fiction, 1K word limit, for its online publication. They have a weakness for regional fiction – stories and authors connected to Los Angeles County – but foremost they love great narratives with quality and original language and content from anywhere by well-known or emerging voices. FORTH Magazine does not pay authors at this time. Nor do we charge a submission fee. More info here.

The Tahoma Literary Review is now accepting narrative nonfiction submissions on any subject. Full guidelines are here. Also accepting fiction and poetry submissions. They current pay between $30 and $100.

Nowster.com is now accepting submissions for content around technology, startups, and pop culture. Contact Steven for more information.

June 15th is the deadline to apply for the Whidbey Writers Workshop, which gathers two dozen nationally-recognized writers, editors, and agents on the shores of Penn Cove on Whidbey Island (Coupeville, WA) from August 3 – 12. Application and details here.

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EVENTS

June 11: June virtual meeting on BlogTalkRadio. Our guest will be Carolyn Howard-Johnson, author ofThe Frugal Book Promoter and The Frugal Editor. This month’s topic is self-publishing. Post questions for Carolyn, call in (646-381-4910), or listen online. RSVP on Facebook.

June 18: June Write On!/Guided Goals Hangout at Capital One 360 – Los Angeles Café, 11175 Santa Monica Blvd, Los Angeles. Swing by the cafe for coffee and conversation. RSVP on Facebook. (Parking is free in the building. Space is now limited to 6 cafe spots, so get there early. There is also metered parking nearby.) Love the Café? Write a review on Yelp!

June 18 – 21: Silicon Beach Fest in Santa Monica. Get details and tickets here.

June 20 – 22: Join MWP authors, including Jennifer Dornbush, Forensics Speak, at Great American Pitchfest in Burbank, CA. Also stop by the MWP Booth on Saturday, June 21st to see LIVE DEMOS of Master Shots Ebooks. Click on www.mwp.com for more information.

June 27 – 29: West Coast Writers’ Conference at Los Angeles Valley College, 5800 Fulton Ave, Van Nuys CA 91401, (between Burbank and Oxnard Avenues). Note: Carolyn Howard-Johnson will be on a panel on “What I Wish a Pro Had Told Me Before I Published” at 2:15 on Saturday the 28th.

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: Tuesdays: Boast your Blog, Thursdays: Share your Twitter, and Fridays: Flaunt your Fan Page.

FRIENDS OF WRITE ON!

For even more writing support, check out BookPod, an online social platform for authors and aspiring authors centered around the world of books and publishing. Interested in joining BookPod? Email Jennifer Brody.

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Orange County Writers, check out Lit Central OC, an online magazine for news, reviews, craft articles and more for writers in the Orange County area.

Like Michael Wiese Productions on Facebook to learn about contests, workshops, special events, and new releases from the number one publisher of film books in the world.

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