February 18, 2009

Publishers Desk For February 18th

NEW KINDLE MAY VIOLATE AUTHORS' AUDIO RIGHTS
http://authorsguild.org/advocacy/articles/e-book-rights-alert-amazons-kindle-2.html

NEW, FUN CLASSES START MONDAY, MARCH 2ND!

+ ANGELA'S CLASS - Remember, Write and Publish Your Life Story by Angela Hoy
+ BAM: Book a Month
+ Creative Workout: Turning Everyday Objects, People and Events Into Stories!
+ Marketing Boot Camp For Freelance Writers
+ Cash in on Newsletter Writing and Publishing
+ Cash in on Teens and Tweens!
+ Writing As Healing: The Power Of Personal Stories
+ Finish Your Novel in 8 Weeks!
+ The Art of the Press Release (mini-course)
+ Local Newspaper and Magazine Markets: Tap into Yours!
+ BAM Advanced Fiction Techniques: First Pages

Read more at:
http://www.writersweekly.com/wwu/courses/

SPRING '09 24-HOUR SHORT STORY CONTEST

The WritersWeekly.com Spring 2009 24-Hour Short Story Contest is now accepting entrants. Each contest is limited to 500 entrants. Contests usually fill up (it's tons of fun!), so don't delay if you want to participate.

1st Place: $300
2nd Place: $250
3rd Place: $200

Entry fee is $5. You can see the complete list of 85 prizes and sign
up here: http://www.writersweekly.com/misc/contest.html

WHAT ARE THE CURRENT BEST SELLING BOOKS AT WRITERSWEEKLY?

FREE EXCERPTS OF ALL BOOKS available at the links below.

1. 24-HOUR SHORT STORY CONTEST ENTRY FEE - $5
Entry fee and contest guidelines ebook.

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Your mind moves at lightning speed. Your writing should, too. Introducing the FAST System approach to writing. Whether you hate writing, or you're an avid wordsmith, Writing FAST is the must-read book for writers of all levels.

3. Writing E-books for Fun and Profit
Explains how to get ideas for your e-book as well as how to write and publish an e-book.

4. The Accidental Medical Writer
If you've considered freelance medical writing as a career, but don't know where to start, then The Accidental Medical Writer is for you.

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MAKE A SOLDIER SMILE!!

Read their wants and needs at this great website:
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THANK YOU, SIR! MAY I HAVE ANOTHER?!

We don't usually get political here but things are getting out of hand. Are you tired of the government giving away your money to millionaires via bailouts and stimulus packages that just incite more panic and that, subsequently, further hurt the economy? So are we. See:
http://www.cato.org/fiscalreality

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