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Career Benchmarks

By Alice ⋅ July 5, 2010 ⋅ One comment

Last year I attended Moonlight and Magnolias, a conference by the Georgia Romance Writers in October. I attended a workshop given by Stephanie Bond. Stephanie is so career focused and her topic was about… your career. She said that she uses the National RWA conference as a bench mark for where she is in her [...]

Setting Up and Operating a Successful Writer’s Group by Pamela S Thibodeaux

By Alice ⋅ July 1, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Pamela S Thibodeaux proves that you don’t need to join a big writing organization to have a meaningful local writers’ group to be a part of. With a little work you can set something up locally that will be beneficial for all. Visit Pamela online at

Need Blogging Ideas?

By Alice ⋅ July 1, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Try this new service called Plinky. Plinky prompts you with a thought provoking question that could turn into a whole blog post. Even better, you can post your answer to your blog, facebook, or twitter right from the Plinky site. Check it out: www.plinky.com/prompts

Self-Editing Help by Kelley Heckart

By Alice ⋅ June 29, 2010 ⋅ 6 comments

Guest blogger Kelley Heckart has a great post for us today. I don’t know about you, but editing really makes my work shine. Kelley has some great tips for us to help with self editing. If you find this article helpful, don’t forget to stop by Kelley’s website and send a thank you. Or leave [...]

The 5 Year Plan

By Alice ⋅ June 28, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Morning All!
I woke up feeling refreshed and ready to tackle some things today. One thing that I’ve been meaning to do is write a 5 Year Goal/Plan. I picked up a book recently about the founder of WalMart and he says having a 5 year plan is important. It’s not like that’s the first time [...]

A New Kid on the Block

By Alice ⋅ May 26, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

On Thursday, January 7, 2010 a new weekly blog hit the cyberspace that is sure to improve your writing skills where erotica is concerned.
Seeing the need for a cohesive group of writers that could be THE Defining authors of Erotica, I put together the WriteSEX blogs. With the help of my publicist, we chose to [...]

RWA 2010 Conference Hotel Flooded

By Alice ⋅ May 3, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Severe flooding in Nashville Tennessee over the weekend is causing headaches and heartache for many in the city, including staff and guests of the Grand Opryland Hotel. The hotel, where RWA is scheduled to host their national conference in July 2010, sits near the banks of the Cumberland River.
The levees protecting the hotel and conference [...]

May Workshop: GUERILLA TACTICS FOR WRITERS IN A SLUMP

By Alice ⋅ April 30, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

*****Permission to Forward*****
OUTREACH INTERNATIONAL is pleased to announce our CAMPUS online workshop/class for the month of May
GUERILLA TACTICS FOR WRITERS IN A SLUMP
INSTRUCTOR: Lori Wilde
DATES: May 3rd – 30th, 2010
COST: $15 – Members, $25 – Non Members
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: May 1st, 2010
FMI: www.oirw.net/campus/currentcourselist.htm
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Have you been writing a long time and while youâ€™ve received some recognition [...]

New to Writing?

By Alice ⋅ April 20, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Are you new to this whole writing business? Welcome. So glad you’ve joined me on this crazy train. Don’t worry, you get a badge and complimentary margaritas.
Chances are you’ve got lots of questions. I know I did. Guess what? There are thousands of writers on the internet and I’m willing to wager they can answer [...]

Out With The Old, In With The New by KIMBERLY VAN METER

By Alice ⋅ April 17, 2010 ⋅ One comment

Readers aren’t the only ones who enjoy a connected series; authors like the comfort and familiarity of stories that spiral out from a central idea, town, character set, etc, as well for writers become invested in their characters’ lives just as their readers do.
However, there comes a time to say goodbye to those beloved characters [...]

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