Topica Email List Directory

Welcome Guest!

Grist 4 the Muse

	Previous Message	All Messages	Next Message

Grist for the Muse #16 -- January 2005	mich-@wilson.us
	Jan 09, 2005 16:53 PST

This is a multi-part message in MIME format.

------=_NextPart_000_0000_01C4F684.0894C520
Content-Type: text/plain;
charset="iso-8859-1"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit

Grist for the Muse #16 – January 2005
The monthly creative writing resource that gets you writing and keeps you
writing.

I write to find out what I’m talking about.
—Edward Albee
I have a confession to make. Since completing Flash Writing, I’ve been lazy.
I’ve averaged less than 10 pages of writing practice each month since July.
And it shows. I have to work hard to motivate myself to write. I put off
writing on many days until I am too tired to do it, and then make fervent
promises to myself to do better the next day… and repeat the cycle all over
again.
I had almost two weeks off during the holidays this year. So what did I do?
1. Did Michael: A) Write a detailed book proposal and sample chapter for his
next book; B) Write an article for a major writing magazine to help promote
Flash Writing; or C) Reorganize my closet, taking old clothes that I don’t
wear to Goodwill. 2) Michael spent a couple of hours each day of his
vacation: A) Writing up a detailed marketing plan for Flash Writing; B)
Adding content to Flashwriting.com; C) Trying to figure out how to avoid
getting killed by the cops in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City on the new
PlayStation 2 his family got for Christmas. 3) The spontaneous project that
Michael began over the holidays was: A) Writing the manuscript for his next
book; B) Began working on Benjamin’s Pinewood Derby car, to spare him the
humiliation of coming in LAST place last year, again this year; C) Began
tearing out the ugly, smelly, Berber carpeting in our basement.
If you picked answer C for all three questions… don’t get too excited, it
was pretty obvious… Wasn’t it? The point that I’m trying to make here is
that every writer has these lazy times. The times where the writing just
doesn’t happen even though we know that we feel better when we write, even
though that guilt piles up and sometimes even sours those other fun things
you do while not writing.
Bottom line: You have to forgive yourself for your sloth, and make today the
day you turn things around and write 250 words, write for 15 minutes, edit
that 10 page article, or mail off that query letter. I forgive you. Now it
is time to forgive yourself and get back to work!
See you ON TIME next month… (Sorry for the late issue)
--Michael

FLASH WRITING IS IN PRINT AND ON SALE!

Get your own signed copy online by ordering it www.flashwriting.com
<http://www.flashwriting.com/> It costs $13.95 ($1.00 off the cover price)
plus $3.50 shipping and handling (and for Ohio orders, add $.91 sales tax).
You can also order it at Amazon.com, Barnes and Noble.com, or Virtual
Bookworm (the publisher). If you are going to be at one of the fiction
writing workshops or attending one of my classes and want to avoid paying
shipping costs, just send a note to mich-@wilson.us
<mailto:mich-@wilson.us> and I’ll send you a PayPal invoice for $14.86,
and bring the copy to event that you will be attending.
FLASHWRITING.COM IS UP AND ACCESSIBLE
Although the site is still under construction, I do have it up and it does
have some basic content. I’m also going to use the site to collect old Grist
for the Muse issues and content. As well as an extensive library of
writing-related links mentioned in the newsletter, my books, and recommended
by others. Flashwriting.com will be the premier portal for flash fiction and
non-fiction and all other things that flash.

Sign up for the Write(Now) Newsletter

Nita Sweeney’s wonderful monthly newsletter lists events of interest to
writers in the Central Ohio area, including book signings, writing classes,
writer’s groups, writer’s conferences, poetry readings, and more. To
subscribe click on this link: http://www.nitasweeney.com/id4.html

Writing Exercises

1. Write down a writing goal. It can be anything. Keep it simple and
focus on it. For example: Write 250 words a day, 5 days a week; Write for 15
minutes a day, 3 days a week; Or finish and submit 3 pieces for publication
this year. Write it down in an obvious place where you will see it often
(the front inside cover of your planner, on a Post-It note stuck to the
monitor in your cubicle or writing workspace, etc.)

Quick Topics

* Burying
* Fast
* Superman
* On ice
* Part-time
* Skirts
* Buckle up
* Watch
* Embedded
* Man beater
* Doubts
* Cheeks

Story Starters

* If you want to make…
* There’s only one…
* I’m not listening to you…
* You really need to know…
* How did she do this?
* Has your boyfriend skipped town?

Shameless Self Promotion

Barnes & Noble at Easton Town Center— Fiction Writer’s Group

January 13, 2005 - 7:00 p.m. To 8:00 p.m. - Mezzanine: Fiction Writers
Group: MOTIVATION—WHAT MAKES YOUR CHARACTERS TICK
Learn how to create characters with powerful motivation which launches them
into the story. Discover the techniques that create motivation and make it
powerful for your fiction. A copy of Marc McCutcheon’s Roget’s Super
Thesaurus will be given away to one lucky attendee.

The Fiction Writers Group is a facilitated writing group that meets at
Barnes &
Noble at Easton Town Center on the SECOND Thursday of each month at 7:00pm
and is hosted by writer and teacher Michael Wilson. This event is free of
charge!

LOCAL AUTHORS NIGHT AT THE BARNES & NOBLE @ EASTON TOWN CENTER
February, 15th at 7:00pm

This is a night where you can meet me (and other local authors) and buy a
signed copy of Flash Writing, or just say “hi!” I don’t have any other
details on this event yet, but hopefully I’ll have them in time for the
February newsletter.

Classes at Upper Arlington Lifelong Learning

IF YOU THINK IT, YOU CAN WRITE IT
Tap into your mind to generate interesting and unusual writing ideas,
prevent writer’s block and think creatively through all stages of a writing
project. Through discussion, writing exercises and fun activities, explore
the creative process by utilizing brainstorming, mind mapping and including
play and humor in your work. Experience this class to expand your
imagination and make writing easier and a lot more fun. A workbook is
included in the registration fee. The class schedule includes a one-hour
lunch break.
CLASS #: 441896
TIME: 9:00 AM-5:00 PM, Saturday
DATE: February 12
LOCATION: Lower Level Conference Room, UA Municipal Services Center, 3600
Tremont Road
COST: $45.00(R), $49.50(NR)
DEADLINE: February 7

WRITING FLASH FICTION
Writing Flash Fiction is an eight-hour workshop where you learn to craft
stories that are under 1,000 words long. This class teaches you how to
generate ideas, write the draft of a story, and polish and shape it for
publication. The goal is to have a flash fiction story ready for publication
by the end of the course. The class features lots of in-class writing using
selected topics generated by the group and is fun, self-contained and
motivating. The class textbook, Flash Writing: How to Write, Revise and
Publish Stories Less Than 1,000 Words Long (ISBN 1589396375), can be
purchased at the class for $14.95.
CLASS #: 441891
TIME: 7:00-9:00 PM, Wednesday
DATE: February 16 – March 9, 4 sessions
LOCATION: Council Committee Room, UA Municipal Services Center, 3600
Tremont Road
COST: $45.00(R), $49.50(NR)
DEADLINE: February 9
There are three ways to register for classes at UA Lifelong Learning:
* Register online using your MASTERCARD or VISA, click the
following link: https://parks.uaoh.net/VSIWEBTRAC.HTML
<https://parks.uaoh.net/VSIWEBTRAC.HTML>
* Fill out a registration form here:
http://www.ua-ohio.net/parksrec/lifelong/registration.pdf
<http://www.ua-ohio.net/parksrec/lifelong/registration.pdf> and mail it to
or drop it off (with a check or money order) at Lifelong Learning & Leisure,
3600 Tremont Road, Upper Arlington, OH 43221
* Call (614) 583-5333 between 9:30am and 3:30pm weekdays to
register using your VISA or MASTERCARD

MUSE REVIEWS

The Well-Fed Writer: Back for Seconds A Second Helping Of "How-To" For Any
Writer Dreaming of Great Bucks and Exceptional Quality of Life by Peter
Bowerman. Fanove Publishing, 288 pages. Paperback; $19.95, ISBN: 0967059852.
This is a book that I’ve been waiting for ever since Mr. Bowerman wrote his
first book: The Well-Fed Writer: Financial Self-Sufficiency As a Freelance
Writer in Six Months or Less and thankfully it focuses on the stuff that
writers like me, have many questions about and are intimidated by: sales and
marketing. Mr. Bowerman gets in-depth about how to build your business
(through the techniques of cold calling, networking, and email and web
marketing). Those looking for writing tips will not be disappointed. Peter
gives us plenty of tips on how to write in Chapter 12, Write Better, Earn
More, he discusses some of the keys to better writing, by losing weak words
and tone, making every word pull its weight, and (my favorite) avoid $50
words. This chapter also includes a good section of tips on writing for the
Web.
But the true strength of TWFW: Back For Seconds is the power of testimonials
and profiles of other writers who have made the break from full-time
indentured-servitude, to freelance business owner. He provides scenarios and
anecdotes that support all kinds of different markets and situations: How to
get started in smaller markets, competitive big cities, handling a part-time
start-up, etc.
If you are considering making a break into the world of freelance business
writing, you owe it to yourself to pick up a copy of TWFW: Back for Seconds
for your bookshelf. It is an essential resource packed with examples and
resources to launch your writing career into the success that you’ve always
dreamed of

**********************************************************************
TO SUBSCRIBE: If someone you know would like to check out Grist for the Muse
have and possibly subscribe to it, go to the web at this URL:
http://www.topica.com/lists/Grist_for_the_Muse
<http://www.topica.com/lists/Grist_for_the_Muse>
Or SUBSCRIBE via email by sending a BLANK email to:
Grist_for_the_-@topica.com
<mailto:Grist_for_the_-@topica.com>

OR – If you do not want to join Topica, send an email to
gri-@flashwriting.com with the word SUBSCRIBE in the header. Make sure
that I am added to your address book or your “safe” list.

SUGGESTIONS or COMMENTS: Please feel free to e-mail me with ideas,
suggestions, questions, or smart alecky remarks. I love to get feedback, and
I do give all comments serious consideration. Send them to
gri-@flashwriting.com

TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Please click here:
http://topica.com/help/unsub.html.bWt3aWxz
<http://65.54.172.250/cgi-bin/linkrd?_lang=EN&lah=5dee8d5aaa6a8c1d5b970b7169
a803ec&lat=1076887042&hm___action=http%3a%2f%2ftopica%2ecom%2fu%2f%3fa2jb2H%
2ebm2Kjt%2ebWt3aWxz>
Or send a BLANK email to: Grist_for_the_M-@topica.com
<mailto:Grist_for_the_M-@topica.com>

SUBMISSIONS: Do you have an event you want to promote? Do you want to see
yourself in print? Send me a short article or writing exercise ideas. I can’
t pay you anything yet, but maybe someday soon. Please send an e-mail with
date, time, place, cost and contact information to gri-@flashwriting.com
with SUBMISSION in the subject line. Editor reserves the right to revise
submissions.

ABOUT THE EDITOR: Michael Wilson has been teaching creative writing classes
and facilitating writer’s groups for over 7 years and was an award-winning
Contributing Editor for The Writer’s Block at Suite101.com. He has a BA
(with Honors) in English from Ohio University, and has been a featured guest
speaker at the Thurber House, the Maumee Valley Writer’s Conference and the
Columbus Writer’s Conference. He is also the publisher and editor of Grist
for the Muse a free monthly creative writing e-newsletter. His first book:
Flash Writing: How to Write, Revise and Publish Stories Less Than 1000 Words
Long, was published in October 2004. You can get additional information
about him at www.flashwriting.com <http://www.flashwriting.com/> .

Copyright 2004 Michael L. Wilson. All rights reserved.

------=_NextPart_000_0000_01C4F684.0894C520
Content-Type: text/html;
charset="iso-8859-1"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit

<html xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">

<head>
<meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
<meta name=ProgId content=Word.Document>
<meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 9">
<meta name=Originator content="Microsoft Word 9">
<link rel=File-List href="cid:fileli-@01C4F684.0346BCE0">

<style>

</style>
</head>

<body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='tab-interval:.5in'>

<div class=Section1>

<h1>Grist for the Muse
#16 – January 2005 
The
monthly creative writing resource that gets you writing and keeps you writing.<o:p></o:p></h1>

<![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p>

I write to find out
what I’m talking about.<o:p></o:p>

 —Edward
Albee<o:p></o:p>

<div style='border:none;border-bottom:dotted windowtext 3.0pt;padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in'>

I have a confession to make. Since completing
Flash Writing, I’ve been lazy. I’ve averaged less than 10 pages of writing
practice each month since July. And it shows. I have to work hard to motivate
myself to write. I put off writing on many days until I am too tired to do it,
and then make fervent promises to myself to do better the next day… and repeat
the cycle all over again. <o:p></o:p>

I had almost two weeks off during the
holidays this year. So what did I
do? 1. Did Michael: A) Write a detailed book proposal and sample chapter for
his next book; B) Write an article for a major writing magazine to help promote
Flash
Writing; or C) Reorganize my closet, taking old clothes that I don’t
wear to Goodwill. 2) Michael spent a couple of hours each day of his vacation:
A) Writing up a detailed marketing plan for Flash Writing; B) Adding content to
Flashwriting.com; C) Trying to figure out how to avoid getting killed by the
cops in Grand
Theft Auto: Vice City on the new PlayStation 2 his family got for
Christmas. 3) The spontaneous project that Michael began over the holidays was:
A) Writing the manuscript for his next book; B) Began working on Benjamin’s
Pinewood Derby car, to spare him the humiliation of coming in LAST place last
year, again this year; C) Began tearing out the ugly, smelly, Berber carpeting
in our basement.<o:p></o:p>

If you picked answer C for all three
questions… don’t get too excited, it was pretty obvious… Wasn’t it? The point
that I’m trying to make here is that every writer has these lazy times. The
times where the writing just doesn’t happen even though we know that we feel
better when we write, even though that guilt piles up and sometimes even sours
those other fun things you do while not writing.<o:p></o:p>

Bottom line: You have to forgive yourself for
your sloth, and make today the day you turn things around and write 250 words,
write for 15 minutes, edit that 10 page article, or mail off that query letter.
I forgive you. Now it is time to forgive yourself and get back to work!<o:p></o:p>

See you ON TIME next month… (Sorry for the
late issue)<o:p></o:p>

--Michael<o:p></o:p>

<![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p>

</div>

<h1>FLASH
WRITING IS IN PRINT AND ON SALE!<o:p></o:p></h1>

<div style='border:none;border-bottom:dotted windowtext 3.0pt;padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in'>

Get your own signed copy online by ordering
it <a href="http://www.flashwriting.com/">www.flashwriting.com</a> It costs
$13.95 ($1.00 off the cover price) plus $3.50 shipping and handling (and for
Ohio orders, add $.91 sales tax). You can also order it at Amazon.com, Barnes
and Noble.com, or Virtual Bookworm (the publisher). If you are going to be at
one of the fiction writing workshops or attending one of my classes and want to
avoid paying shipping costs, just send a note to <a
href="mailto:mich-@wilson.us">mich-@wilson.us</a> and I’ll send you a
PayPal invoice for $14.86, and bring the copy to event that you will be
attending.<o:p></o:p>

FLASHWRITING.COM IS UP AND ACCESSIBLE<o:p></o:p>

Although the site is still under
construction, I do have it up and it does have some basic content. I’m also
going to use the site to collect old Grist for the Muse issues and content. As
well as an extensive library of writing-related links mentioned in the
newsletter, my books, and recommended by others. Flashwriting.com will be the
premier portal for flash fiction and non-fiction and all other things that
flash.<o:p></o:p>

<![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p>

</div>

<h3>Sign up for the Write(Now)
Newsletter<o:p></o:p></h3>

<div style='border:none;border-bottom:dotted windowtext 3.0pt;padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in'>

Nita Sweeney’s
wonderful monthly newsletter lists events of interest to writers in the Central
Ohio area, including book signings, writing classes, writer’s groups, writer’s
conferences, poetry readings, and more. To subscribe click on this link: <a
href="http://www.nitasweeney.com/id4.html">http://www.nitasweeney.com/id4.html</a>
<o:p></o:p>

<![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p>

</div>

<![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p>

<h1>Writing Exercises<o:p></o:p></h1>

<![if !supportLists]>1. <![endif]>Write
down a writing goal. It can be anything. Keep it simple and focus on it. For
example: Write 250 words a day, 5 days a week; Write for 15 minutes a day, 3
days a week; Or finish and submit 3 pieces for publication this year. Write it
down in an obvious place where you will see it often (the front inside cover of
your planner, on a Post-It note stuck to the monitor in your cubicle or writing
workspace, etc.)<o:p></o:p>

<h2>Quick Topics<o:p></o:p></h2>

<![if !supportLists]>·
<![endif]>Burying<o:p></o:p>

<![if !supportLists]>·
<![endif]>Fast<o:p></o:p>

<![if !supportLists]>·
<![endif]>Superman<o:p></o:p>

<![if !supportLists]>·
<![endif]>On ice<o:p></o:p>

<![if !supportLists]>·
<![endif]>Part-time<o:p></o:p>

<![if !supportLists]>·
<![endif]>Skirts<o:p></o:p>

<![if !supportLists]>·
<![endif]>Buckle up<o:p></o:p>

<![if !supportLists]>·
<![endif]>Watch<o:p></o:p>

<![if !supportLists]>·
<![endif]>Embedded<o:p></o:p>

<![if !supportLists]>·
<![endif]>Man beater<o:p></o:p>

<![if !supportLists]>·
<![endif]>Doubts<o:p></o:p>

<![if !supportLists]>·
<![endif]>Cheeks<o:p></o:p>

<![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p>

<h2>Story Starters<o:p></o:p></h2>

<![if !supportLists]>·
<![endif]>If you want to make…<o:p></o:p>

<![if !supportLists]>·
<![endif]>There’s only one…<o:p></o:p>

<![if !supportLists]>·
<![endif]>I’m not listening to you…<o:p></o:p>

<![if !supportLists]>·
<![endif]>You really need to know…<o:p></o:p>

<![if !supportLists]>·
<![endif]>How did she do this?<o:p></o:p>

<![if !supportLists]>·
<![endif]>Has your boyfriend skipped town?<o:p></o:p>

<h1>Shameless
Self Promotion<o:p></o:p></h1>

<h2>Barnes
& Noble at Easton Town Center— Fiction Writer’s Group<o:p></o:p></h2>

January 13, 2005 - 7:00 p.m. To 8:00 p.m. -
Mezzanine: Fiction Writers Group: MOTIVATION—WHAT MAKES YOUR CHARACTERS TICK <o:p></o:p>

<pre>Learn how to create characters with powerful motivation which launches them into the story. Discover the techniques that create motivation and make it powerful for your fiction. A copy of Marc McCutcheon’s Roget’s Super Thesaurus will be given away to one lucky attendee.<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></pre><pre>The Fiction Writers Group is a facilitated writing group that meets at Barnes & <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Noble at Easton Town Center on the SECOND Thursday of each month at 7:00pm and is hosted by writer and teacher Michael Wilson. This event is free of charge!<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></pre><pre>LOCAL AUTHORS NIGHT AT THE BARNES & NOBLE @ EASTON TOWN CENTER<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>February, 15th at 7:00pm<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></pre><pre>This is a night where you can meet me (and other local authors) and buy a signed copy of Flash Writing, or just say “hi!” I don’t have any other details on this event yet, but hopefully I’ll have them in time for the February newsletter.<o:p></o:p></pre>

<h2>Classes at Upper
Arlington Lifelong Learning<o:p></o:p></h2>

<![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p>

IF YOU
THINK IT, YOU CAN WRITE IT<o:p></o:p>

Tap
into your mind to generate interesting and unusual writing ideas, prevent writer’s
block and think creatively through all stages of a writing project. Through
discussion, writing exercises and fun activities, explore the creative process
by utilizing brainstorming, mind mapping and including play and humor in your
work. Experience this class to expand your imagination and make writing easier
and a lot more fun. A workbook is included in the registration fee. The class
schedule includes a one-hour lunch break.<o:p></o:p>

CLASS
#: 441896 
TIME: 9:00
AM-5:00 PM, Saturday 
DATE: February
12 
LOCATION: Lower Level
Conference Room, UA Municipal Services Center, 3600 Tremont Road 
COST: $45.00(R),
$49.50(NR) 
DEADLINE: February 7 
 
 
WRITING FLASH
FICTION<o:p></o:p>

Writing
Flash Fiction is an eight-hour workshop where you learn to craft stories that
are under 1,000 words long. This class teaches you how to generate ideas, write
the draft of a story, and polish and shape it for publication. The goal is to
have a flash fiction story ready for publication by the end of the course. The
class features lots of in-class writing using selected topics generated by the
group and is fun, self-contained and motivating. The class textbook, Flash
Writing: How to Write, Revise and Publish Stories Less Than 1,000 Words Long
(ISBN 1589396375), can be purchased at the class for $14.95.<o:p></o:p>

CLASS
#: 441891 
TIME: 7:00-9:00
PM, Wednesday 
DATE: February
16 – March 9, 4 sessions 
LOCATION: Council Committee
Room, UA Municipal Services Center, 3600 Tremont Road 
COST: $45.00(R),
$49.50(NR) 
DEADLINE: February 9<o:p></o:p>

There are three
ways to register for classes at UA Lifelong Learning:<o:p></o:p>

<![if !supportLists]>·
<![endif]>Register online using your MASTERCARD or VISA, click the following link:
<a href="https://parks.uaoh.net/VSIWEBTRAC.HTML">https://parks.uaoh.net/VSIWEBTRAC.HTML</a><o:p></o:p>

<![if !supportLists]>·
<![endif]>Fill out a registration form here: <a
href="http://www.ua-ohio.net/parksrec/lifelong/registration.pdf">http://www.ua-ohio.net/parksrec/lifelong/registration.pdf</a>
and mail it to or drop it off (with a check or money order) at Lifelong
Learning & Leisure, 3600 Tremont Road, Upper Arlington, OH 43221<o:p></o:p>

<![if !supportLists]>·
<![endif]>Call (614) 583-5333 between 9:30am and 3:30pm weekdays to register using
your VISA or MASTERCARD<o:p></o:p>

<![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p>

<h1>MUSE REVIEWS<o:p></o:p></h1>

The Well-Fed Writer:
Back for Seconds A Second Helping Of "How-To" For Any Writer Dreaming
of Great Bucks and Exceptional Quality of Life by Peter Bowerman.
Fanove Publishing, 288 pages. Paperback; $19.95, ISBN: 0967059852.<o:p></o:p>

This
is a book that I’ve been waiting for ever since Mr. Bowerman wrote his first
book: The Well-Fed
Writer: Financial Self-Sufficiency As a Freelance Writer in Six Months or Less and thankfully it focuses on the stuff
that writers like me, have many questions about and are intimidated by: sales
and marketing. Mr. Bowerman gets in-depth about how to build your business
(through the techniques of cold calling, networking, and email and web
marketing). Those looking for writing tips will not be disappointed. Peter
gives us plenty of tips on how to write in Chapter 12, Write Better, Earn More,
he discusses some of the keys to better writing, by losing weak words and tone,
making every word pull its weight, and (my favorite) avoid $50 words. This
chapter also includes a good section of tips on writing for the Web.<o:p></o:p>

But
the true strength of TWFW: Back For Seconds is the power of
testimonials and profiles of other writers who have made the break from
full-time indentured-servitude, to freelance business owner. He provides
scenarios and anecdotes that support all kinds of different markets and
situations: How to get started in smaller markets, competitive big cities,
handling a part-time start-up, etc.<o:p></o:p>

If
you are considering making a break into the world of freelance business
writing, you owe it to yourself to pick up a copy of TWFW: Back for Seconds for
your bookshelf. It is an essential resource packed with examples and resources
to launch your writing career into the success that you’ve always dreamed of<o:p></o:p>

<![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p>

**********************************************************************<o:p></o:p>

<pre>TO SUBSCRIBE: If someone you know would like to check out Grist for the Muse have and possibly subscribe to it, go to the web at this URL: <a
href="http://www.topica.com/lists/Grist_for_the_Muse">http://www.topica.com/lists/Grist_for_the_Muse</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Or SUBSCRIBE via email by sending a BLANK email to: <a
href="mailto:Grist_for_the_-@topica.com">Grist_for_the_-@topica.com</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre> 
OR – If you do not want to join Topica, send an email to gri-@flashwriting.com with the word SUBSCRIBE in the header. Make sure that I am added to your address book or your “safe” list. <o:p></o:p></pre><pre><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></pre><pre>SUGGESTIONS or COMMENTS: Please feel free to e-mail me with ideas, suggestions, questions, or smart alecky remarks. I love to get feedback, and I do give all comments serious consideration. Send them to gri-@flashwriting.com 
 
TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Please click here: <a
href="http://65.54.172.250/cgi-bin/linkrd?_lang=EN&;lah=5dee8d5aaa6a8c1d5b970b7169a803ec&lat=1076887042&hm___action=http%3a%2f%2ftopica%2ecom%2fu%2f%3fa2jb2H%2ebm2Kjt%2ebWt3aWxz"
target="_blank">http://topica.com/help/unsub.html.bWt3aWxz</a><o:p></o:p></pre>

Or send a BLANK email to: <a
href="mailto:Grist_for_the_M-@topica.com">Grist_for_the_M-@topica.com</a> 
 
SUBMISSIONS: Do you
have an event you want to promote? Do you want to see yourself in print? Send
me a short article or writing exercise ideas. I can’t pay you anything yet, but
maybe someday soon. Please send an e-mail with date, time, place, cost and
contact information to gri-@flashwriting.com with
SUBMISSION in the subject line.
Editor reserves the right to revise submissions. 
 <o:p></o:p>

ABOUT THE EDITOR: Michael
Wilson has been teaching creative writing classes and facilitating writer’s
groups for over 7 years and was an award-winning Contributing Editor for The
Writer’s Block at Suite101.com. He has a BA (with Honors) in English from Ohio
University, and has been a featured guest speaker at the Thurber House, the
Maumee Valley Writer’s Conference and the Columbus Writer’s Conference. He is
also the publisher and editor of Grist for
the Muse a free monthly creative writing e-newsletter. His first
book: Flash Writing: How to Write, Revise
and Publish Stories Less Than 1000 Words Long, was published in
October 2004. You can get additional information about him at <a
href="http://www.flashwriting.com/">www.flashwriting.com</a>. <o:p></o:p>

<![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p>

Copyright
2004 Michael L. Wilson. All rights
reserved.<o:p></o:p>

<![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p>

</div>

</body>

</html>

------=_NextPart_000_0000_01C4F684.0894C520--


	Previous Message	All Messages	Next Message

Concerned about privacy? Topica is TrustE certified.
See our Privacy Policy.