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R E S O U R C E S* F O R* W R I T E R S If you are revisiting, please be sure to "refresh" to view all updates.  Writing Exercises"Giant Golden Buddha" & 364 Other 5 Minute Writing Exercises The cure for writer's block. Use an egg-timer if you must.  Emulation
ExercisesNew! Tips & More from Yours Truly The 3 Questions I Am Most Frequently Asked About the Writing Business How do I find a publisher? Do I need an agent? Any tips on book promotion? Twelve Tips to Help You Hang in There & Finish Your Novel New! The Mental Edge or, Coping with Rejection A note on sports psychology. Out of the Forest of Noise: On Publishing the Literary Short Story by C.M. Mayo. What to expect and how to go about it. Ten Tips for Getting the Most Out of Your Writing Workshop by C.M. Mayo. For workshops with manuscript critique. Literary Travel Writing by C.M. Mayo, from The Writers Carousel, winter / spring 2009 Break the Block in Five Minutes A Writing Life, guest-blog post, November 5, 2009 Use an Egg-timer if You Must: The Five Minute Cure for Writer's Block ForeWord Magazine Blog, Publishing Insider Column, March 4, 2009 One Dozen Books for the Novelist's Bookshelf ForeWord Magazine Blog, Publishing Insider Column, March 11, 2009 Ten Tools for Organizing the Novel-in-Progress ForeWord Magazine Blog, Publishing Insider Column, March 18, 2009 Editing To All the Many People Who Ask Me to Read Their Manuscripts A friendly note with an adapted Irish blessing. But you still want me to read your manuscript? OK, here are my rates and policies. Here are some freelance editors / writers I recommend. Check out their websites: *Janice Eidus www.janiceeidus.com *Marcela Landres www.marcelalandres.com *Dawn Marano www.dawnmarano.com *Vicki Meade www.meadecomm.com *Richard Peabody www.gargoylemagazine.com/richard/richard.html *Beth Rubin www.onthewritepage.com *Sara Mansfield Taber www.sarataber.com Copyediting. Vital. Do It Or Have It Done. By Diana Hume George. Read this before you send it out... More Helpful Websites & Links Dinty W. Moore's "The Truth of the Matter: Art & Craft in Creative Nonfiction Lisa Cohen's Writers' Block Page Feng Shui for Real Life Carol Olmstead's feng shui site. Hey, the universe is holographic. And click here to read her top Feng Shui tips for writers. The 5 Keys to Mastery DVD inspired by the book, Mastery, by George Leonard. Kill Your Television Sally Shivnan's Top 10 Tips for Publishing Travel Writing in Newspapers Plus other tips on editing and the writing life. Basil White's Comedy Writing Techniques Join the MOB. Writing It Real Writer and poet Sheila Bender's on-line magazine. Highly recommended. Blogging & Social Media Twitter Is by C.M. Mayo Originally published in
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Voices / Voces Latinoamericanas #17 The social network. Digital utopia
/ Las redes sociales. Utopía digital. Summer 2009.Writers' Blogs: What Works (& What Doesn't) by C.M. Mayo. The ForeWord Magazine on-line Publishing Inside column for March 25, 2009 Writers's Blogs: Best (& Worst) Practices: a handout from my workshop for the May 2008 Maryland Writers Association Conference. Madam Mayo's "Gone to the Litblogs": an archive of posts on lit-blogging; includes many helpful links. Washington DC Metropolitan Area- Specific Maryland Writers Association Monthly meetings and more, including an annual conference Viva la Vida Literaria! Spanish language resources for Washington DC writers and translators Washington Independent Writers Association ...is now the national American Independent Writers Association (see below). Women's National Book Association Men are also welcome. The Writers Center Writing workshops, readings and a book store in Bethesda, Maryland. Other Writers Associations and Organizations American Independent Writers This Washington DC-based organization (which used to be the "Washington Independent Writers Association") offers many events and an excellent (and economical) writers conference. The Authors Guild Council of Literary Magazines and Presses Many links! A great place to learn about the many literary journals being published today. Emerging Writers Network Founded by Dan Wickett. Many reviews and interviews. Links to literary blogs, and more. National Novel Writing Month PEN Misc. Lubuto Library Project, Inc. Help bring knowledge and enlightenment to Africa's street children! This is a wonderful charity founded by Washington DC librarian Jane Kinney Meyers. Tameme This is the bilingual (Spanish/English) press I founded. The webpage has a terrific links page with many resources for both writers and literary translators--- and also for anyone interested in writing in Mexico. >>>Want to be notified about new upcoming workshops and events? Click here to join the general mailing list. |
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