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Tuesday, June 30, 2009
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Thursday, June 11, 2009
QUOTE - JUNE 11, 2009
In writing, stay with first thoughts, that raw energy that comes from the bottom of the mind.
Natalie Goldberg – Long Quiet Highway
Natalie Goldberg – Long Quiet Highway
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Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Exposure, exposure, exposure...
You all know the importance of exposure, having your work out there for people to see. This was shown very well recently when author Saralee Rosenberg saw a review I wrote on one of her books. Ms. Rosenberg has contacted me and will be joining our writing group via SKYPE.
I receive many newsletters from writing websites. If you pay close attention you may see that they are on Twitter. I am registered on Twitter but have paid little attention to it. I certainly don't have it going to my cell phone. But today I decided to "follow" Writer's Relief on Twitter... they in turn requested to follow me. I have Triond connected to Twitter. Everything I post on Triond is also posted on Twitter. That means everyone following me will see my work! Today I posted some of my best work from Triond on Twitter in the hopes that the right people will see my work.
This is just one way to get exposure and something you may want to consider, or something like it.
Happy writing!
I receive many newsletters from writing websites. If you pay close attention you may see that they are on Twitter. I am registered on Twitter but have paid little attention to it. I certainly don't have it going to my cell phone. But today I decided to "follow" Writer's Relief on Twitter... they in turn requested to follow me. I have Triond connected to Twitter. Everything I post on Triond is also posted on Twitter. That means everyone following me will see my work! Today I posted some of my best work from Triond on Twitter in the hopes that the right people will see my work.
This is just one way to get exposure and something you may want to consider, or something like it.
Happy writing!
QUOTE - June 10, 2009
Be willing to speak from a different place, to discover memories you didn’t even know were there.
Natalie Goldberg – Thunder and Lightening
Natalie Goldberg – Thunder and Lightening
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Upcoming Anthologies
Upcoming Anthologies
Deadline: 06/15/09. Submit to: A Cup of Comfort. Submit via online form: http://www.cupofcomfort.com/memberlogin. Theme: For A Better World. Type: Personal essays (2,000 words MAX). URL: http://www.cupofcomfort.com/CallForSubmissions
Deadline: 06/15/09. Submit to: Lifebytes Book. E-mail (via Word attachment) to: bookeditors@lifebytesbook.com. Entry fee: None. Theme: Online dating. See URL for more information. Type: True stories (300 - 2,000 words). URL: http://www.lifebytesbook.com/guidelines.html
Deadline: 06/15/09. Submit to: Fairy Tale Review. E-mail (via DOC attachment) to: fairytalereviewsubmissions@gmail.com. Theme: Little Red Riding Hood; MUST BE about contemporary fairy tales. Put your name and genre in subject line. Type: All kinds of genres. Seeing a sample might aid you before submitting. URL: http://www.fairytalereview.com/.
Deadline: 06/15/09. Submit to: Ruminate. Submit via online form: http://www.ruminatemagazine.org/index.php?option=com_fabrik&Itemid=70. Theme: Confession. Looking for work that “reveals the nature of Christ, in whatever form this may look like. And through this, we hope to shed light on the process of making and reading art that is witty, thoughtful, fresh, and ruminative.” Type: Poetry (3 poems, 40 lines MAX for each poem), short stories, creative nonfiction/memoir essays (5,000 words MAX). URL: http://www.ruminatemagazine.org/submissions
Deadline: 06/30/09. Submit to: The Sea Anthology. E-mail to: submission@mirandamagazine.com. Theme: The sea. Type: Anything (8,000 words MAX). URL: http://mirandamagazine.com/joomla/index.php?option=com_magazine&Itemid=1
Deadline: 07/01/09. Submit to: Bitch. Submit via online form: http://bitchmagazine.org/contact/editorial. Theme: Old; MUST BE a feminist response to pop culture. Type: Essays (4,000 words MAX). URL: http://bitchmagazine.org/guidelines.shtml
Deadline: 07/01/09. Submit to: Parabola. 20 West 20th Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10011, or e-mail to: editors@parabola.org. Theme: The Future; MUST BE about myth, religious, spiritual, or social issues. Type: Articles (3,000 words MAX). URL: http://www.parabola.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=14&Itemid=164
Deadline: 07/01/09. Submit to: Thema. Gail Howard, Poetry Editor, or Virginia Howard, Prose Editor. Box 8747, Metairie, LA 70011-8747. Theme: The dean’s cat. Be sure to specify theme on cover letter. (NO adult language or sexual material.) Type: Poetry (3 titles MAX), short stories (20 pages/5,000 words MAX). URL: http://members.cox.net/thema/submissions.html
Deadline: 07/03/09. Submit to: Pockets. 1908 Grand Avenue, PO Box 340004, Nashville, TN 37203-0004. Theme: Being Yourself. ONLY Christian topics for children. Type: Stories (1,400 words MAX), poems (24 lines MAX), and articles (1,000 words MAX). URL: http://www.upperroom.org/pockets/writer_guidelines.asp
Deadline: 08/01/09. Submit to: The First Line. E-mail (via MS Word or WordPerfect attachment) to: submission@thefirstline.com. Theme: Every story starts out the same: “My life is a sham.” Type: Short stories (3,000 words MAX). URL: http://www.thefirstline.com/
Deadline: 08/01/09. Submit to: Kaleidoscope Magazine. Gail Willmott, Editor-in-Chief. 701 South Main Street, Akron, OH 44311-1019. Theme: Giving & Receiving Care—A Delicate Balance. MUST HAVE disability topics. Type: Poetry (6 poems MAX), short stories, essays (5,000 words MAX). URL: http://www.udsakron.org/services/kaleidoscope/guidelines.asp
Deadline: 08/01/09. Submit to: Alive Now. JoAnn Evans Miller, Editor. E-mail to (preferred): alivenow@upperroom.org, or mail to: 1908 Grand Avenue, Box 340004, Nashville, TN 37203-0004. Theme: Speaking Truth to Power; MUST BE about Christian spirituality; NO adult language or sexual imagery. Theme listed on each page of submission. Type: Poetry (40 lines MAX), short shorts (400 words MAX). URL: http://www.upperroom.org/alivenow/writing_for.asp
Deadline: 08/01/09. Submit to: Rattle. E-mail (via pasted-in text) to: submissions@rattle.com. Theme: Sonnets. Type: Poetry and essays (5,000 words MAX). URL: http://www.rattle.com/callsforsubs.htm
Deadline: 08/01/09. Submit to: SageWoman Magazine. Anne Niven, Editor. PO Box 687, Forest Grove, OR 97116. E-mail (via attachment) to: meditor@sagewoman.com. Theme: Finding our balance. ONLY spirituality topics written by women. Type: Nonfiction (5,000 words MAX). URL: http://www.sagewoman.com/submit.htm
Deadline: 08/15/09. Submit to: Cinnamon Press. E-mail (via DOC or RTF attachment) to both Holly Howitt: cinnamonanthology@googlemail.com and Jan Fortune-Wood: jan@cinnamonpress.com with "microfiction anthology" in the subject line. In the body of the e-mail, please type your name and location. Theme: Microfiction. Type: Prose poetry or short shorts (600 words MAX). URL: http://hollyhowitt.com/main/?page_id=127
Deadline: 08/31/09. Submit to: Howl House Press. E-mail (via DOC, RTF, or TXT attachment) to: howlhouse@gmail.com. Theme: The darkest and most heartfelt manifestations of the pain of love and desire. Type: Poetry (up to 30 lines) and short stories (300 words MAX). URL: http://www.howlhouse.com
Deadline: 08/31/09. Submit to: River Poets Journal. E-mail to: judithlawrence@comcast.net. Theme: Jukebox Junction USA: a poetic history to how music moved you. Be sure to read specifics on Web site. Type: Poetry (1 poem). URL: http://riverpoetsjournal.com/SeekingSubmissions.html
Deadline: 09/01/09. Submit to: Chiron Review. 522 E. South Ave., St. John, KS 67576-2212. Theme: Punk. Type: Poetry (5 poems or 1 long poem). URL: http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Nook/1748/chiron1.htm
Deadline: 06/15/09. Submit to: A Cup of Comfort. Submit via online form: http://www.cupofcomfort.com/memberlogin. Theme: For A Better World. Type: Personal essays (2,000 words MAX). URL: http://www.cupofcomfort.com/CallForSubmissions
Deadline: 06/15/09. Submit to: Lifebytes Book. E-mail (via Word attachment) to: bookeditors@lifebytesbook.com. Entry fee: None. Theme: Online dating. See URL for more information. Type: True stories (300 - 2,000 words). URL: http://www.lifebytesbook.com/guidelines.html
Deadline: 06/15/09. Submit to: Fairy Tale Review. E-mail (via DOC attachment) to: fairytalereviewsubmissions@gmail.com. Theme: Little Red Riding Hood; MUST BE about contemporary fairy tales. Put your name and genre in subject line. Type: All kinds of genres. Seeing a sample might aid you before submitting. URL: http://www.fairytalereview.com/.
Deadline: 06/15/09. Submit to: Ruminate. Submit via online form: http://www.ruminatemagazine.org/index.php?option=com_fabrik&Itemid=70. Theme: Confession. Looking for work that “reveals the nature of Christ, in whatever form this may look like. And through this, we hope to shed light on the process of making and reading art that is witty, thoughtful, fresh, and ruminative.” Type: Poetry (3 poems, 40 lines MAX for each poem), short stories, creative nonfiction/memoir essays (5,000 words MAX). URL: http://www.ruminatemagazine.org/submissions
Deadline: 06/30/09. Submit to: The Sea Anthology. E-mail to: submission@mirandamagazine.com. Theme: The sea. Type: Anything (8,000 words MAX). URL: http://mirandamagazine.com/joomla/index.php?option=com_magazine&Itemid=1
Deadline: 07/01/09. Submit to: Bitch. Submit via online form: http://bitchmagazine.org/contact/editorial. Theme: Old; MUST BE a feminist response to pop culture. Type: Essays (4,000 words MAX). URL: http://bitchmagazine.org/guidelines.shtml
Deadline: 07/01/09. Submit to: Parabola. 20 West 20th Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10011, or e-mail to: editors@parabola.org. Theme: The Future; MUST BE about myth, religious, spiritual, or social issues. Type: Articles (3,000 words MAX). URL: http://www.parabola.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=14&Itemid=164
Deadline: 07/01/09. Submit to: Thema. Gail Howard, Poetry Editor, or Virginia Howard, Prose Editor. Box 8747, Metairie, LA 70011-8747. Theme: The dean’s cat. Be sure to specify theme on cover letter. (NO adult language or sexual material.) Type: Poetry (3 titles MAX), short stories (20 pages/5,000 words MAX). URL: http://members.cox.net/thema/submissions.html
Deadline: 07/03/09. Submit to: Pockets. 1908 Grand Avenue, PO Box 340004, Nashville, TN 37203-0004. Theme: Being Yourself. ONLY Christian topics for children. Type: Stories (1,400 words MAX), poems (24 lines MAX), and articles (1,000 words MAX). URL: http://www.upperroom.org/pockets/writer_guidelines.asp
Deadline: 08/01/09. Submit to: The First Line. E-mail (via MS Word or WordPerfect attachment) to: submission@thefirstline.com. Theme: Every story starts out the same: “My life is a sham.” Type: Short stories (3,000 words MAX). URL: http://www.thefirstline.com/
Deadline: 08/01/09. Submit to: Kaleidoscope Magazine. Gail Willmott, Editor-in-Chief. 701 South Main Street, Akron, OH 44311-1019. Theme: Giving & Receiving Care—A Delicate Balance. MUST HAVE disability topics. Type: Poetry (6 poems MAX), short stories, essays (5,000 words MAX). URL: http://www.udsakron.org/services/kaleidoscope/guidelines.asp
Deadline: 08/01/09. Submit to: Alive Now. JoAnn Evans Miller, Editor. E-mail to (preferred): alivenow@upperroom.org, or mail to: 1908 Grand Avenue, Box 340004, Nashville, TN 37203-0004. Theme: Speaking Truth to Power; MUST BE about Christian spirituality; NO adult language or sexual imagery. Theme listed on each page of submission. Type: Poetry (40 lines MAX), short shorts (400 words MAX). URL: http://www.upperroom.org/alivenow/writing_for.asp
Deadline: 08/01/09. Submit to: Rattle. E-mail (via pasted-in text) to: submissions@rattle.com. Theme: Sonnets. Type: Poetry and essays (5,000 words MAX). URL: http://www.rattle.com/callsforsubs.htm
Deadline: 08/01/09. Submit to: SageWoman Magazine. Anne Niven, Editor. PO Box 687, Forest Grove, OR 97116. E-mail (via attachment) to: meditor@sagewoman.com. Theme: Finding our balance. ONLY spirituality topics written by women. Type: Nonfiction (5,000 words MAX). URL: http://www.sagewoman.com/submit.htm
Deadline: 08/15/09. Submit to: Cinnamon Press. E-mail (via DOC or RTF attachment) to both Holly Howitt: cinnamonanthology@googlemail.com and Jan Fortune-Wood: jan@cinnamonpress.com with "microfiction anthology" in the subject line. In the body of the e-mail, please type your name and location. Theme: Microfiction. Type: Prose poetry or short shorts (600 words MAX). URL: http://hollyhowitt.com/main/?page_id=127
Deadline: 08/31/09. Submit to: Howl House Press. E-mail (via DOC, RTF, or TXT attachment) to: howlhouse@gmail.com. Theme: The darkest and most heartfelt manifestations of the pain of love and desire. Type: Poetry (up to 30 lines) and short stories (300 words MAX). URL: http://www.howlhouse.com
Deadline: 08/31/09. Submit to: River Poets Journal. E-mail to: judithlawrence@comcast.net. Theme: Jukebox Junction USA: a poetic history to how music moved you. Be sure to read specifics on Web site. Type: Poetry (1 poem). URL: http://riverpoetsjournal.com/SeekingSubmissions.html
Deadline: 09/01/09. Submit to: Chiron Review. 522 E. South Ave., St. John, KS 67576-2212. Theme: Punk. Type: Poetry (5 poems or 1 long poem). URL: http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Nook/1748/chiron1.htm
QUOTE - JUNE 9, 2009
If something scary comes up, go for it. That’s where the energy is.
Natalie Goldberg – Wild Mind
Natalie Goldberg – Wild Mind
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
QUOTES - JUNE 3, 2009
Go ahead. Say it: “I am a writer” Practice saying it when people ask you what you do. You might feel like a complete fool. That’s okay.
Say it anyway.
Natalie Goldberg – Wild Mind
Say it anyway.
Natalie Goldberg – Wild Mind
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
QUOTE - JUNE 2, 2009
Move closer to the aching hunger you have inside.
Natalie Goldberg
Thunder & Lightening
Natalie Goldberg
Thunder & Lightening
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