Beware of Creepy, Lurking Hackers

Monday, October 31, 2011
I originally intended to post something in honor of Halloween today, but due to this morning’s event here at home I decided to discuss something truly frightening—Internet hackers! That’s right, we got hacked… Actually, my partner was “hacked,” so far my computer is okay. A few weeks ago my partner decided to start his own business. Like most people he is starting out with limited funds so he...
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4 Tips on Hiring an Editor

Sunday, October 30, 2011
Finding the Perfect Editor$ or How to Hire an Editor A potential client phoned the other day. I was excited when she told me she had several hundred pages for me to edit. We started to do the new-client dance and she was forthright about asking how much would I charge for editing her work. My response: it depends on your work and how much editing your writing may need or how much you want. Unfortunately,...
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Using An Elementary School Story-Telling Tool For Your Own Writing

Saturday, October 29, 2011
When my daughter, Jaimie, started Grade One, she struggled in many areas. In addition to her sensory issues, she also dealt with praxis issues (which means she wasn't able to learn or follow tasks that had too many steps); she would often get 'stuck' on a specific way of doing a task and not understand how to branch out or learn it in a new way; and she struggled with verbal instruction. You can...
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Friday Speak Out!: Getting Started in E-books, Guest Post by Joy V. Smith

Friday, October 28, 2011
Getting Started in E-books by Joy V. Smith A friend introduced me to Smashwords, and with his help I recently published my first e-book, Remodeling: Buying and Updating a Foreclosure. My friend, SF author and poet, Vincent Miskell, also designed the cover. Having a cover is essential for e-books, and I was wondering what to do until he volunteered to help me. E-books need covers. Good covers....
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Using Social Networking to Promote Your Event

Thursday, October 27, 2011
Are you an author who has a book signing at a nearby city? Or are you the head of a conference committee wondering how to contact writers to let them know about your event? Do you want to use Twitter, Facebook, and Linked In to meet new people and contact your old friends and get everyone at your event? You can do these things and more with social networking. Recently, in the social networking course...
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Mookychick: Feminist Flash Fiction 2011 Contest seeks entries

Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Have you been told it's a bit uncool to call yourself a feminist? Now you can prove them wrong! To promote feminism in writing, Mookychick--the alternative style magazine, how-to guide & feminist forum--is launching a new annual writing competition, Feminist Flash 2011. The contest is judged by a panel of noted feminist writers, and there is no entry fee. Here are the fabulous details: Deadline:...
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Victoria Wright, Runner-Up Spring 2011 Flash Fiction Contest

Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Congratulations to Victoria Wright, runner-up in the Spring 2011 Flash Fiction contest with her winning story, "Sunday in the Dark with Dad." Victoria lives in the Berkshires in Massachusetts, where she is a full-time freelance editor and occasional writer. She enjoys writing flash fiction because it requires the discipline she asks her clients to develop—choose words with care, tighten sentences,...
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Using Your Senses

Monday, October 24, 2011
Sight is overrated. As writers we often have a "movie" playing in our head of what our novel looks like. So we simply describe it: what the people, places and things look like. Although that does great when we're swiftly moving through a first draft, if we simply leave it at that we're cheating our readers and cheating ourselves. Because we can do better. We all learned in our earliest school...
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National Day on Writing: Why Do You Write?

Sunday, October 23, 2011
photo by stuart miles The National Writing Project (NWP) celebrated why writers write for the National Day on Writing on October 20, 2011 by collecting essays from all different types of writers: fiction writers, scientists, memoirists, journalists, teachers, students, business writers, and more. I subscribed to NWP’s RSS feed, and for several weeks new essays about writing were delivered to...
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Playing Hyde & Seek

Saturday, October 22, 2011
In 1885 Robert Louis Stevenson wrote “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.” We all know the story of the gentleman doctor’s struggle with the creature lurking within him. Some say the story is a study on the duality of human nature; others say it is merely reflective of the constraints of the Victorian era. Either way, it is a story somewhat relatable to all; for who among us has not felt...
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Friday Speak Out!: Juggling for Writers: Why Two Hands and A Good Head Are Enough, Guest Post by Kelly Thompson

Friday, October 21, 2011
Juggling for Writers: Why Two Hands and A Good Head Are Enough by Kelly Thompson As a kid, I thought jugglers had an extra pair of invisible hands. That had to be how they could keep so many things in the air without dropping something or knocking themselves senseless. The only juggling I did then was tossing two ping pong balls in one hand. Oddly, Ringling Brothers never called, and my circus...
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Win a Year-Long Blogging Contract! ($50 - $100 per blog post)

Thursday, October 20, 2011
Vendio, the ecommerce software site, is looking to hire a blogger for their new blog. They recently emailed us at WOW! about this opportunity, and we wanted to pass along the info to you because we know we have so many talented bloggers that read The Muffin. It would be so cool if one of you won! They are looking for someone who is passionate about ecommerce, insightful about industry trends, and...
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Tools to Cook Up a Story

Thursday, October 20, 2011
Think about something other than writing for a moment. (It's okay to take your mind away for just a minute...NaNoWriMo doesn't start for another week or so!) Then think about what tools you use to do that "something." Since I spend a lot of time in the kitchen, that's my something. I like to prepare fresh meals for my family every day. (Lately I have been trying to spend more time in the gym and...
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Loopy with Literary Devices: When your dictions & onomatopoeias are just so much buzz

Wednesday, October 19, 2011
by Gila Green "I want to make a paradigm shift in time for that offline chat," says Ilene. “Sizzle! Think: accountability targeting, transparency concerns, high impact." Savana puts a finger to her temple and then aims it at Ilene. “Pow! We’re fatal to the competition.” What? Writers need to be weary of overusing diction (paradigm shift, offline) and onomatopoeia (sizzle, pow)—or any other...
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Interview with 2nd Place Winner, Holly Bauer-Ping

Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Bio: Holly Bauer-Ping grew up in Berwick, Maine, and currently works as a lawyer in Chicago. She lives with her boyfriend and three beloved cats. This is her very first writing contest entry. interview by Marcia Peterson  WOW: Congratulations on your second place win in our Spring 2011 Flash Fiction competition! What inspired you to enter the contest, especially since this is your very first...
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So Yes, I Blog!

Monday, October 17, 2011
A semi-weird conversation I had with a non-writing, former classmate the other day led me to believe that many people in the world still find blogging to be unique or unusual. It went something like this. He said, "So, I thought I'd spend time blogging." "Cool," I said. "I love blogging." "I know," he said. "That's why I said it. I'm not really going to blog. But you should blog about ________...
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I'm Ready For NaNoWriMo. Are YOU?

Sunday, October 16, 2011
So...how many writers out there have signed up for NaNoWriMo? I have. This will be my fourth year participating in this frantic month-long commitment to my writing craft. Many folks don't 'get' why we do this to ourselves. I mean, it's completely voluntary. You won't win any big prizes or cash. You don't win a publishing or agent contract. All you end up with is a completed, unedited, 50,000-word...
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Digital vs Print:

Saturday, October 15, 2011
Watch this video: "A Magazine is an iPad That Does Not Work." Cute baby, right? The video has been receiving a lot of press over the last few days, and judging by the comments and number of hits it's received, it's also generating a lot of controversy. Is print dead? Do publications need to adapt to a world that will eventually be full of digital natives? What does this premise mean for book authors and publishers? What's your opinion: Is print going to be obsolete or is the...
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Friday Speak Out!: Defrosting the Deep Freeze, Guest Post by Karna Converse

Friday, October 14, 2011
Defrosting the Deep Freeze by Karna Converse Two or three times a year, I sort and organize the contents of my deep freeze; once a year, I defrost it. Many of the contents are unrecognizable due to ice crystals or the white of freezer burn, and I throw much of it away. But I usually find something that’s worth keeping, and sometimes, a treasure or two: a container of chili that’ll feed two -- perfect...
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Wicked Good Winners

Friday, October 14, 2011
And the winners are...Congratulations to J.C. Nierad who commented on Patricia Caviglia’s post during our Everybody’s Talking About...Wicked Good People mass blogging day. J.C. has won an autographed copy of Wicked Good by Joanne Lewis and Amy Lewis Faircloth!Joanne and Amy will also be sending a copy of Wicked Good to one of our Wicked Good People bloggers. The winner is Linda M. Rhinehart Neas...
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Marza Story Circus Competition call for entries

Wednesday, October 12, 2011
ＭＡＲＺＡ™ (CEO: Koichi Fukazawa), the new film production arm of Sega Sammy group, and 100 Meter Films (CEO: John Williams) are pleased to announce the 2nd MARZA “Story Circus” competition. The Marza Story Circus Competition is a global search for original high-concept stories, to be developed into animated feature films for family audiences. The company's vision is to produce: "Delightful stories...
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Interviewing Harrison Ford

Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Doing the talk show circuit. It's how famous people spend their time when they're plugging a book, movie, perfume, just about anything. They glitter (both their smiles and their clothes), they laugh, kiss, dance, tell funny stories, answer questions...except for Harrison. Harrison Ford is not an interviewer's friend. I think I can safely say that he has never glittered, kissed an interviewer,...
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Spring 2011 Flash Fiction Contest Runner-Up: Cheryl Fines

Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Cheryl’s Bio:At forty-six, Cheryl Fines is finally indulging in a lifelong love of writing, experimenting with many different formats of poetry and prose. She has written a number of short stories and flash fiction pieces, is working on a novel, and has dabbled in a wide range of poetic forms. After years of being a stay-at-home-mom, she is embarking on a new career with her return to university...
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