Author Spotlight & Blog Tour Announcement for Pamela Jane

Sunday, January 31, 2016
A Young woman longs for an idyllic past, despite her revolutionary  belief that everything that exists must be destroyed. Pamela Jane recently announced she has scheduled a month long book blog tour with WOW! Women On Writing as a way to get the word out about her memoir “An Incredible Talent for Existing: A Writer's Story". Her memoir is releasing on Monday and the WOW! tour will begin...
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Stepping Out in Your Own (Writing) Style

Saturday, January 30, 2016
I recently spent a couple weeks around my extended family and as usual, I had a moment of feeling frumpy. You see, I have a sister-in-law who looks like she just stepped out of a magazine spread on gracious Southern living. I don’t care if she’s just come from a yoga class or the car wash, she’s always stylishly stunning. While I…well, I like to say I’m the “classic” type, but if I’m honest,...
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Friday Speak Out!: I Don’t Write in the Kitchen!

Friday, January 29, 2016
by Claudia Mundell Food…an issue for writers who are wives and mothers too. Does James Patterson have to set a timer so he doesn’t forget to tend scalloped potatoes in the oven while he writes? Does Nora Roberts tie a string on her pointer finger as a reminder to boil the spaghetti? Every writer knows how muddled her mind becomes during interrupted inspiration and creation, how the house could burn...
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The No Pile

Thursday, January 28, 2016
If, like me, you like to keep your writing sharp (and have a firm deadline) by entering writing contests I'd like to share with what I learned after getting an insider's view of writing contests. Let me start by saying that contest judges are strict! Of course, if you had hundreds of entries waiting to be read you would be too. Faced with all those entries it seems the judge's first job is to narrow the field. And they do so ruthlessly. So make sure your manuscript makes it past the first...
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A Scary Blank Journal or Page

Wednesday, January 27, 2016
One of my friends wants to journal this year, but the blank journal is giving her trouble. She doesn't know how to start. Should she just write: "Uh, hi, it's me"? Or should she have something profound to start with? This is a problem many people have--with journals, with manuscripts, with anything they are trying to start. It's difficult to know where to begin. Actually, sometimes, it's just...
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Interview with Sarah Angleton: 3rd Place in 2015 Summer Flash Fiction Contest

Tuesday, January 26, 2016
A writer at heart, Sarah Angleton decided to shift gears after receiving a Bachelor of Science degree in zoology and went on to earn her MA in Literature through the Creative Writing Program at the University of Missouri. Her first novel was recently accepted for publication by High Hill Press and her short and flash fiction has appeared in several anthologies and in the literary journal Goldman...
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Give Your Reader Space

Monday, January 25, 2016
Give your reader space to move through your story. When you write, don’t tell your readers everything. Leave space for them to make the story their own. That’s a common enough piece of advice, but what does it mean?  You can read a great example in Sandra Havriluk’s “Five Words,” a runner up in the WOW! Summer Flash Fiction contest. If you haven’t read it yet, and are likely to have a tantrum...
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Two Top Tips for Writing Flash Fiction

Sunday, January 24, 2016
I have had the pleasure of reading some of WOW’s flash fiction contest entries, and I’m continually impressed that so many of you share your stories – a.k.a. bare your souls – to us each contest. Having now read hundreds of flash fiction stories – from this contest, from my students, from other flash-fiction publications – I have seen what works well in flash fiction, and what does not. I want...
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Spotlight: A Must-See Film for Writers

Saturday, January 23, 2016
Have you ever seen a movie that made you proud to be a writer? For me, that movie is Spotlight, the movie that chronicles the real-life case of the Boston Globe’s Pulitzer-Prize-winning investigation into child sexual abuse by the district’s clergy members. The screenwriters were determined to make the film as authentic as possible, and the cast spent a lot of time shadowing and interviewing...
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Friday Speak Out!: Learning To Breathe As A Writer

Friday, January 22, 2016
by Jeanine DeHoney There are things that take my breath away. Not in a good way like a beautiful golden sunset, but in a injurious way, one that is crippling emotionally and physically. It happened when I was one of the finalists of the 2013 Brooklyn Film and Arts and Festival Brooklyn Nonfiction Essay Contest and was invited to read my work. I accepted the invitation before the thought of giving...
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Blogging Frequency and Potential Customers – There is a Correlation

Wednesday, January 20, 2016
by Karen Cioffi A new study shows evidence that there is a correlation between blogging frequency and lead generation. Leads are people or businesses who show interest in what you’re offering. They’re potential customers / prospects. Along with generating more leads, blogging on a regular basis and as often as you can matters for at least three reasons: 1. Search engines love fresh content. 2....
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Interview with Millie Gore Lancaster, 2nd Place Winner in the Summer 2015 Flash Fiction Contest.

Tuesday, January 19, 2016
Millie Gore Lancaster, Professor Emeritus of Midwestern State University, has written several books for parents and teachers and presented papers across the US and Western Europe, including academic papers on the Harry Potter canon. She has studied in the archives of Westminster Abbey, served as an Earthwatch volunteer at the Chimpazee and Human Communication Institute, and spent summers as a professional...
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Afta-U by Jennifer-Lynn Keniston: Blog Tour Launch and Giveaway

Monday, January 18, 2016
Sometimes decisions made in an instant can echo throughout a lifetime. Twenty-nine years after the tragic death of her childhood best friend, Hope, Jean Cartwright Rhodes returns to her hometown with her husband and daughter after she inherits the house her friend’s family once lived in. Now, years later, she finds herself haunted by a dark truth – and by the specter of Hope herself. Every time...
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Reporter or Writer?

Sunday, January 17, 2016
Working at a newspaper I run into a lot of people who have a lot of opinions about the writing profession. The other day someone said “We have too many writers and not enough reporters.” Hmm, I’ve been puzzling over that comment for a while now. What is the difference between a writer and a reporter? “Writer” conjures up a more creative, artistic wordsmith while “reporter” brings to mind a simple...
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Take Time To Think About 3 Things to Improve Your Writing Business

Sunday, January 17, 2016
If you've read any of my posts this new year, you know I'm not into making goals and resolutions I won't keep. I've adopted the one-word philosophy, and my word is organized. So far, it's working pretty well for me. But this doesn't mean that you shouldn't think about your writing business. Let's face it, if you are looking to get published, writing is also a business. So, what are three things...
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Submission: Getting Things Out and Keeping Track

Saturday, January 16, 2016
In my last post, I asked what writing hang ups you need to overcome in 2016. Elizabeth e-mailed to say that she needs to work on submissions, both keeping track of them and coercing herself into sending things out. The publishers she’s worked with use Submittable and Authors.me. Between these two programs, she has troubles keeping track of what is out and where it is. Then she realizes she hasn’t...
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Friday Speak Out!: My Sexy First Draft Experience

Friday, January 15, 2016
by Lois Paige Simenson Yesterday was a milestone for me. I officially finished a first draft of my first fiction novel, hitting 95,000 words. That’s an all-time record; hadn’t written that much in one document since my master’s thesis. I spent much of 2015 reading about novel writing. I dove into On Writing, by Stephen King, The Art of Fiction by John Gardner (that one was tedious), Bird by Bird,...
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