November Newsletter

WRITE ON!

LA Writers/entrepreneurs, stop by for an informal social hangout at Sunnin Cafe in Westwood, 1776 Westwood Blvd, LA 90024, on Wednesday, November 5, at 1pm! RSVP on Facebook. And join us on November 19 for the November Write On!/Guided Goals Hangout at Peet’s Coffee, 1854 Westwood Blvd, Los Angeles 90025. RSVP on Facebook.

Post your November or December Goals on Write On Online or Facebook and be entered in a drawing to win a book from Michael Wiese Productions. Congratulations to our November goal-posting winner Carole Sanek, who won a copy of Richard Pepperman’s Everything I Know About Filmmaking I Learned Watching Seven Samurai.

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

NEWS

Take charge of your life, your stories, your work, and career…Be an effective agent of change.
MAKING THE DIFFERENCE THAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE: A Brief Guide To Transformational Story, Media, & Strategic Social Change by Patrick A. Horton, PhD / aka The Story Coach © is available for free and anonymous digital download after 9:00 am November 9, 2014. Get it here.

Did you know the Mona Lisa was once stolen?  The fascinating story is told in an award-winning documentary “Mona Lisa Is Missing” by Joe Medeiros, former headwriter of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.  The film is now available on Netflix, iTunes and Amazon or at www.monalisamissing.com.

New York Times bestselling author Debra Holland has a new release in her award winning Montana Sky Series: Glorious Montana Sky.

Do your kids love to write? Want to encourage them to hone and expand their writing skills? Check out  Purple Pencil Adventures: Writing Prompts for Kids of All Ages.  Although it’s geared towards kids, there are plenty of prompts adults can use to exercise those writing muscles! Write on!

Writers who Exercise (or just want to) Join Steph Radkay’s “Banana Cake Movement and get the chance to win some rad activewear, Actio926. Let owner/designer/runner Radkay inspire you to get motivated to work out (get Actio) and sail through the last quarter of the year. Winners every week from October thru December!

Write on members, get a free ecopy of Michael Wiese’s Onward & Upward. Sign up for the newsletter to receive your copy.

WeSaidGoTravel.com’s Gratitude Travel Writing Contest’s new theme is “Gratitude: A Place That Inspires You to Feel Strong and Hopeful.” No entry fee and $650 in cash prizes. Share your story of your act of gratitude–a place you chose or that allows you to stand up for yourself. Judges: Richard Bangs, AnneLise Sorensen, and the We Said Go Travel Team. Deadline is November 27, 2014.

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

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

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EVENTS

November: National Novel Writing Month. Are you writing a novel in November? Comment with your NaNo link, so we can follow each other. Write on!

November 5: Stop by for an informal social hangout at Sunnin Cafe in Westwood, 1776 Westwood Blvd, LA 90024, at 1pm! Trying something new as we wrap up the year. Social lunch hangouts on the first Wednesday of the month. We’ll rotate restaurants, and everyone pays their own way. Just please RSVP on Facebook, so I know how large a table to get. Thanks!

November 6: Join Richard Pepperman, Everything I Know About Filmmaking I Learned Watching Seven Samurai, for a screening and chat at the SVA Amphitheater in New York. Learn more.

Starting November 11: Fall Workshop with prize-winning author Tracy DeBrincat. This 6-week workshop in Mt. Washington is for writers who want to commit to their writing practice or wrap up a project, start something new or finally break through. Details here.

November 19: November Write On!/Guided Goals Hangout at Peet’s Coffee, 1854 Westwood Blvd, Los Angeles 90025. We’ll have some tables reserved inside, but if it’s too crowded we’ll move to the tables outside! There’s free 1-hour parking on the lot (you’d have to move spots after an  hour) and also 2-hour parking on Glendon (1 block east). Also metered parking on Westwood Blvd. RSVP on Facebook.

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

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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