Song of the Day: “25 Reasons” by Nivea Hello all! Onward we move with Romance Week! It appears that there is something terribly wrong with the romance world. I’ve discovered that there are no literary magazines specifically for romance! I…
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Opportunities in the Great Big ROMANTIC World
Song of the Day: “Until the End of Time” by Justin Timberlake Hello All! Romance week continues with some opportunities I found. Take a look. 1. Romance Writers of America 30th Annual Conference The conference will be held in…
Romance Week- What I have Just Finished Reading
Song of the Day: “Love Like This” by Natasha Bedingfield Hi all! It’s been a rough week. Here I had this lovely blog post to start the week off right, and I couldn’t post it yesterday due to internet issues. It’s…
Literary Magazine Limelight- 34th Parallel
Song of the Day: “You Gotta Be” by Des’re Hi all! Literary Magazines can be a great way for authors to get published and really start to make a name for themselves. If you’re a new writer (such as myself)…
Opportunities in the Great Big Literary World- Contests
Song of the Day: “Unwritten” by Natasha Beddingfield Hello All! The song of the day is quite fitting. I’ve hunted down some new contests. Check it out. 1. The Story Prize This contest is for an author that has a…
Ways to Save on Books
Song of the Day: “Paperback Writer” by The Beatles Because essentially we all want to be paperback writers! Hello all. Most of us writers can’t resist a good book. From very early on my mother would take my sister…
What I’ve Just Finished Reading
Song of the Day: Working Day and Night by Michael Jackson And that’s exactly what I’m doing. Working day and night. So anyway, since I’m in an MFA program, I don’t always get to read what I want. Unfortunately, I…
Opportunities in the Great Big Literary World- Literary Seminar
Song of the Day: What A Feeling by Irene Cara I’m in a fantastic mood today, and this song just says it all! “Take your passion and make it happen!” As you all know, I am a huge follower…
To Get an MFA or not to get an MFA….That is the Question
Song of the Day: “Golden” by Jill Scott I was recently reading an article on the Writer’s Digest website on why you should get an MFA. Obviously, it’s a personal decision. This article was mostly comprised of advice from…
Spotlight on Caren Lissner
So, the greatest thing happened to me a couple weeks ago! Ok, well not the greatest, but it’s definitely up there with my top moments. There I was checking my Facebook messages and deleting the ridiculous amount of “crap”…
Jennifer Weiner’s Reading Tip for Novelists
From time to time I like to check out various writers’ websites for the following reasons: 1. I want to see what they are up to (what they are working on now, what they’ve written) …
Opportunites in the Great Big Literary World!
Yes, it’s back. And yes, I have a good stuff to share! 1. Writer’s Digest One Sentence Story Contest I am thrilled about Writer’s Digest One Sentence Contest! Basically when you click the link it takes you to the contest page…
