In the 1970s, 7-UP began to market their soft drink as "the UN-cola." Their premise was that dark colored colas were cliche, and that cliche was boring. They were fresh and different. People tend to avoid risks. We all like to be relatively sure … [Continue reading]
Traveling Season – Books & Such Literary Agency
June 14, 2010 By Leave a Comment
An agent is a writing professional who specializes in bringing authors and publishers together and administrating contracts that are beneficial to both. In addition, many agents help their clients (and aspiring clients) learn more about various … [Continue reading]
Writing Prompt #3
June 11, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Last week's writing prompt involved taking a new look at an old favorite fairytale. This week, you can keep the same story or choose a new one. Did you know that the older versions of some fairytales had other chapters that have been deleted over … [Continue reading]
Drumroll, please . . .
June 10, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The winning entries in the 2010 Novel Writing contest are: Dead on the Vine by Sonja Hutchinson (adult category) Minoru by Angela Bell (student category) Congratulations to these fine writers and to all who entered. Each story showed promise, … [Continue reading]
Traveling Season – Seekerville
June 7, 2010 By Leave a Comment
We've been taking a writer's vacation, taking a tour of several blogs that offer great inspiration for writers. This week, we'll be visiting Seekerville--a haven for unpublished writers. At http://seekerville.blogspot.com/, experienced authors … [Continue reading]
