Our Daughter’s Beautiful Wedding!

Our Daughter’s Beautiful Wedding!

We have been on the road for two weeks and, for the past several days, we were in Georgia preparing for our daughter’s wedding.

The WritersWeekly Trivia Contest Question For 11/11/2015!

Question for 11/11/2015: According to last week’s issue of WritersWeekly.com, who was the first place winner of the WritersWeekly.com Fall, 2015 24-Hour Short Story Contest? Send your answer through the contact form here. You must be a WritersWeekly.com subscriber to participate in the weekly contests. Subscribe (it’s free!). NOTE: ONLY ONE WINNER PER HOUSEHOLD PER […]

Whispers and Warnings For 11/10/2015

Whispers and Warnings For 11/10/2015

  • Missouri protesters try to block student reporter from taking photos
  • The Definition Game
  • Will the real monkey who snapped those famous selfies please stand up?
  • Will Eisner and the Secret History of the Graphic Novel

Writing Jobs For 11/10/2015

Freelance Researchers and Writers ABI Multifamily Freelance Copywriter – Pays $0.10/word Ignite Visibility Freelance Writers SignatureForum Freelance Comedy Writers – Pays $50-$200/project online media startup Freelance Blogger – aging/elder care “leader in elder care and aging issues” Freelance U.S.-Politics News Writer-Editor – will consider remote candidate in correct location Headlines & Global News / HNGN.com […]

A Newspaper Stole My Last Idea and Assigned It to Someone Else! What Can I Do?

A Newspaper Stole My Last Idea and Assigned It to Someone Else! What Can I Do?

Recently I submitted a 1,400-word interview to a local newspaper after confirming that the editor would like to see it. I did not hear back from them for six weeks, and sent a polite e-mail last week asking if he still wanted to use the story. I received no reply. Today, a story ran about the same person, written by someone else…

Heading to the Wedding!

Heading to the Wedding!

This issue will be slightly abbreviated. We’ll be back on schedule next week. This weekend is our daughter’s wedding in Georgia. We are currently en route to Georgia and we’re in full pre-wedding hysteria right now. I’ll post a picture or two right here next week. And, yes, I DID remember to buy waterproof mascara! […]