Write On Wednesday – Call for Newsletter Items, September Hangout & More

Join us for this month’s LA Hangout on September 5 at 1pm in West LA. Still confirming a location, so check the Facebook event and September newsletter for our new meeting place. Hang out, set goals, and catch up with your writer/creative/entrepreneur peeps. RSVP on Facebook.

Please post goals by August 31 to be entered in this month’s drawing and send items for the September Newsletter  (2-3 lines + link) to deckerling@gmail.com by Monday, September 3.

Do you need help setting or achieving your goals? Do you have a project in need of support? I can help. Learn more about The D*E*B Method: Goal Setting Simplified.

More in this week’s Write On Wednesday!

Upcoming Events

August 31: Last day to post goals and be entered in this month’s drawing.

September 2: Join us for #GoalChat at 7pm PT on Twitter. Special topic is September Goals. Go to Tweetchat.com and follow the hashtag. And read the recaps. Tweet topic recommendation to @GoalChat.

September 3: Last day to send newsletter items – 2 to 3 lines plus link – to deckerling@gmail.com.

September 5: The September LA Hangout will be at a new location in West LA. Stay tuned for details. RSVP on Facebook.

September 9: There will be no #GoalChat this week.

September 16: Join us for #GoalChat at 7pm PT on Twitter. Special topic is Revisions

September 21 – 22: Come north for the 2018 Alaska Writers’ Guild writers and illustrators conference in Anchorage. So far, this year’s keynote faculty consists of Rebecca Zanetti and Angela Ackerman. Take a look at the 2018 schedule.

September 23: Join us for #GoalChat at 7pm PT on Twitter. Special topic is Freebies.

September 30: Join us for #GoalChat at 7pm PT on Twitter. Special topic is October Goals.

October 3: The October LA Hangout will be at a new location in West LA. Stay tuned for details. RSVP on Facebook.

CONTESTS

Read Art Klepchukov’s seasonal roundup for Writer Unboxed: Fiction Writing Contests Worth Your Time (Summer 2018), which includes reasons to submit. Deadlines through August 31.

Travel Photo Award: For We Said Go Travel’s 2018 Best in Travel Photo Award, share your favorite shot! Why do you love it? How did you create it? Submit a photo taken in the last two years. Deadline is November 1, 2018. Free to enter.

For blogging inspiration read my book: Write On Blogging: 51 Tips to Create, Write & Promote Your Blog. Whether you are starting or relaunching your blog, it will walk you through the process.

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!

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Writers, please email me if you have a 2-3 line news item or event and/or if you are are interested in contributing a Write On! Review or Expert Column. Write On!