Category Archives: Websites

New Website Helps Writers Find Freelance Jobs

Posted on November 6, 2006 by Aurel

(PRWeb) November 6, 2006 — Freelance writer Brian Scott has launched Online-Writing-Jobs.com ( http://www.Online-Writing-Jobs.com ), a new website that helps writers find freelance writing jobs and helps clients find freelance writers for current projects.

Online-Writing-Jobs.com offers several jobbank sections to help writers find different kinds of freelance work. Writers can browse through freelance jobs according to pay-level (high-paying, low-paying or non-paying writing gigs); or writers can search for a specific writing job, such as copywriting or SEO writing, by using Online-Writing-Jobs.com’s search feature. Clients can post help-wanted-ads for free to find writers for their projects; or clients can search for specific writers using Online-Writin Jobs.com’s search feature.

Online-Writing-Jobs.com is an active community of writers and clients networking, posting, and finding the right job or right candidate. Job opportunities are updated in real-time and writers can freely reply to any job posting.

Online-Writing-Jobs.com is stripped of flashy design and is optimized for speed. Clients and writers can breeze through job postings very quickly without waiting.
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API offers comprehensive list of writing resources

Posted on November 5, 2006 by Aurel

The American Press Institute website (www.americanpressinstitute.org) offers an astounding list of resources for writers.  Geared towards journalist, the list is a treasure trove of information gathering sources for all writers.  Containing everything from reference materials and handouts to works by Shakespeare and essay’s on the art and business of writing.  If it’s about writing, it’s listed.

Visit the official resource page here

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Call for Submissions

Posted on November 5, 2006 by Aurel

Inkwell Newswatch (IN) is actively looking for fresh, new content on the “how-to” of writing. No matter what you specialize in, whether it be script writing, poetry, business, journalism, novels, legal, we’d like you to be involved. For full details please email: submissions@fwointl.com
SUBJECT: Writer Overview and send some details within the body of the email about yourself, what you do and what “how-to” article(s) you’d like to write for us. Not to fear, we’ll get back to you as soon as humanly possible.

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Internet writing resource of the week: the NaNoWrimo forums

Posted on November 2, 2006 by Keren

And, in keeping with the November spirit, our writing resource this week is the NaNoWriMo forums.

NaNoWriMo.org has one of the largest writing communities on the internet.  On its many and varied boards, you can find answers to questions about setting, help with your plots, writing games; even adoptable characters, titles and plots.

Even if you’re not taking part in the NaNoWriMo challenge this year, the forums are still a great resource and community throughout the year.

Link to the main forum page (register here).

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Bestselling Author Linda Lael Miller and HQN Books Announce "The Most Awesome Adopted Pet" Contest

Posted on November 2, 2006 by Aurel

NEW YORK, NY and TORONTO — (MARKET WIRE) — November 02, 2006 — In each and every book, the prolific western author, Linda Lael Miller, includes an adopted animal who finds a home with the central characters. Most recently, Russell, an adopted basset hound, is playing a key role in her new book, “DEADLY GAMBLE.”

So strong is Linda’s belief in the importance of protecting and nurturing animals, she has joined with her publisher and The Humane Society of the United States to create an annual contest to find “The Most Awesome Adopted Pet” in America. To win, entrants must write, in 100 words or less, how adopting a pet has changed their lives for the better and how their pet has become a most treasured companion and friend. Each submission must include a photo of the entrant with the nominated pet along with the name and address of the shelter where the pet was adopted.

 

First prize includes a selection of Linda’s latest books, personally autographed by the author, and $1,000.00, to be shared equally by the winner and the shelter named in the winning entry. The winner and his or her pet will also be featured in an upcoming Linda Lael Miller book. Second and third prize winners will receive an autographed book and a $25.00 gift certificate from a leading pet store.

To enter online, visit www.eHarlequin.com/adoptedpetcontest. All entries are due by December 15, 2006. To obtain a copy of these official rules, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: “The Most Awesome Adopted Pet 20614 Rules,” 225 Duncan Mill Road, Don Mills, ON M3B 3K9.

Long an advocate of animal rights, Linda is a strong supporter of The Humane Society’s Pets for Life campaign (www.petsforlife.com). The goal of the program is to curtail the numbers of animals relinquished to shelters — or otherwise given up on — because of breaks in the human-animal bond. To achieve this goal, they have developed a variety of programs to empower pet caregivers to solve the problems that threaten their relationships with pets.

With “The Most Awesome Adopted Pet Contest,” Linda hopes to help build awareness for the campaign and, at the same time, reward a special pet owner and his or her local shelter.

read original press release here

 

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NaNoWriMo 2006 begins!

Posted on November 2, 2006 by Keren

National Novel Writing Month 2006 started yesterday, November 1.  For the readers who are unfamiliar with the event, the basic concept is that you write a novel of 50,000+ words in the month of November.

What: Writing one 50,000-word novel from scratch in a month’s time.

Who: You! We can’t do this unless we have some other people trying it as well. Let’s write laughably awful yet lengthy prose together.

Why: The reasons are endless! To actively participate in one of our era’s most enchanting art forms! To write without having to obsess over quality. To be able to make obscure references to passages from our novels at parties. To be able to mock real novelists who dawdle on and on, taking far longer than 30 days to produce their work.

It’s still not too late to catch up!  Join the NaNoWriMo website here.

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Poetry Writing Contest Lets Subway Riders Vent Commuting Frustrations

Posted on October 31, 2006 by Aurel

(New York)Irritated subway riders can now turn their frustration into poetry.

“Vent Your Inspiration” asks riders to compose poems about what they want to improve about the subway system and what they appreciate about the MTA.

Contestants are asked to submit poems of up to 30 lines in a category of their choice, such as air quality, train conditions or positive feedback.

The winning works will be sent to the MTA and Governor’s office with a request for an action plan.

The person with the best poem will get a 30-Day Unlimited Ride MetroCard donated by the Straphangers Campaign.

For more information, go to www.ventyourinspiration.org.

Contestants have until November 20 to send in their work.

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Soul of Travel Workshop offers Opportunity for Travel Writers

Posted on October 31, 2006 by Aurel

The editors of Spirituality & Health magazine invite you to a week long retreat with travel writer Judith Fein, her photographer husband Paul Ross (see their website at www.GlobalAdventure.us), and Editor-in-Chief Steve Kiesling, at a remarkable eco-resort, Rancho Encantado (www.encantado.com), in the heart of the Yucatán, in Mexico, near Belize.

We will go to remote Maya archeological sites, cook with Maya people, swim, go kayaking, get a massage, take a boat trip, enjoy breakfast and a three-course candlelight gourmet dinner each day, explore the remote tropical lagoon where the resort is located, and learn to transform all these experiences into travel articles and travel stories. For those interested, travel photography will be demystified.

The best story will be published in Spirituality & Health. No experience in writing or photography necessary. Space is limited to 26, and is available on a first-come, first-served basis. All costs are included, except airfare to Cancún. The resort is three and one half hours from Cancún, and transportation from the airport is provided.

Price per person is $1,895.
($100 discount for booking before December 15.)
To reserve, call Rancho Encantado at 1.800.505 MAYA (5292).

Soul of Travel Writing Workshop
March 8–15, 2007
Rancho Encantado eco-retreat & spa
Laguna Bacalar
Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula

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Major player in American writing makes all 27 titles available in e-book format.

Posted on October 31, 2006 by Aurel

Warren Adler, who has all his books available in traditional print, is a pioneering author in electronic publishing as well. All twenty-seven of Mr. Adler’s books can now be purchased and downloaded online.

DPPpress (www.dpppress.com) and DigitalPulp Publishing (www.digitalpulppublishing.com), an eBook publishing and distribution company, launched their online bookstore (www.dppstore.com) just ten months ago.

Opening their store with just seven titles, the DPPstore’s virtual shelves are now lined with five hundred titles by new authors and the best eBooks from independent publishers, creating an eclectic array of literary offerings.

The DPPstore (www.dppstore.com) continues to grow and this week is pleased to announce it has added 27 more eBooks, all by critically acclaimed author Warren Adler.

As a novelist, Mr. Adler’s themes deal primarily with intimate human relationships — the mysterious nature of love and attraction, the fragile relationships between husbands and wives and parents and children, the corrupting power of money, the aging process and how families cling together when challenged by the outside world. His books have been cited by readers and reviewers for their insight and wisdom in presenting and deciphering the complexities of contemporary life.
His novels have been translated into more than two dozen languages. Ten of his novels have been sold or optioned to the movies, and two have become major motion pictures, the classic The War of the Roses and Random Hearts.

Warren Adler is arguably the only author in the world, published by major publishing houses, who has re-acquired the English language and foreign rights to his entire backlist of more than 25 novels. Stonehouse Press (Adler’s own publishing company) has made the English language versions available in all eBook formats and Print-on-Demand formats in trade and hardcover.

full press release here

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New Court TV Writing Competition

Posted on October 30, 2006 by Aurel

Court TV™ is hosting the Search for the Next Great Crime Writer Contest™ in conjunction with the new series, Murder By The Book™. Click here to learn how to get a shot at landing a book deal with Regan (an imprint of HarperCollins).

Need some inspiration?  Watch Court TV on November 13 at 10PM ET to hear five best-selling crime novelists discuss the real-life crimes that influenced their work.

For full contest details, visit CourtTV.

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