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Tuesday, October 9, 2018

Literative Writing Contests

"We believe that everyone has the potential to write an amazing story. Unfortunately, life can sometimes get in the way. That’s why our writing prompt contests hope to inspire you to explore new ways of creating a good story by offering challenging writing prompts, skills-based contests, and educational resources for writers of all interests and abilities."


Tuesday, September 25, 2018

Indie Author News

@twitter
This is "where readers discover 
amazing authors, 
book features, 
hot new releases, 
FREE eBooks, 
author & book promotion."


Tuesday, June 12, 2018

20 Plus Free Stock Photos Websites


Jessica Stewart wrote an article at the My Modern Met website. The article guides the reader to over twenty websites which have free stock photos.

The article doesn't just list the websites. The author also provides "a quick guide to using free stock photography" and "tips for commercial usage."

Each website link has a brief description about the website.

Public Domain Image
White Bridge Nashville Tennessee

https://mymodernmet.com/best-free-stock-photography-websites/

Tuesday, May 29, 2018

One Story

Twitter Profile 
"ONE STORY is an award-winning literary magazine that publishes one story at a time. Subscribers receive one curated and edited work of short fiction each month in the mail or on their digital devices. Get it for yourself or give it as a gift."

The One Story submission guidelines are these dates:
January 15th through May 31st and September 1st through November 14th.

One Story does pay for previously unpublished material. The pay is listed as $500. Read the website for complete details about the submission guidelines, payment, and more.

https://www.one-story.com/?page=submit

Tuesday, May 22, 2018

Contributing Writer For Curbed

Job opening summarized for quick review.

Job title: Contributing Writer

For: House Calls - Curbed's weekly home tours series

Work with: NYC Deputy Editor & Photo Director

Freelance: Yes

Job duties: 
--"scout for eye-popping homes across the" USA
--"write profiles of each space and its occupants"

Experience:
--"writing about interiors"
--"strong connections to architects, design studios, and photographers"

Contact: Curbed Deputy Editor - Asad Syrkett
asad@curbed.com

Full description of job post: View it here.

Tuesday, May 15, 2018

3 Distraction Free Online Writing Websites



Calmly

Click the icon that displays in the upper left hand corner to begin. You should see a menu after you click the icon. Then, select New in the menu and the menu will disappear leaving a blinking cursor in the browser window. Start typing.

Added an arrow to show you where to click to begin.


Writer

On this website, to begin, click the "Register for free and start writing" text displayed in a square.

I think the black background with the green text is cool.



Typwrittr

Last, but not least, is typWrittr. There are many others to choose from, but these are my top three. Enjoy. Play the video below to learn about typWrittr.

Tuesday, May 1, 2018

Contests, Call For Submissions, Conferences?


@WritersRelief

Tuesday, April 17, 2018

Want To Write A Technical Blog Post?

 

From YouTube:

"Quincy's the editor of Medium's largest technical blog. He shows you how to write and promote your technical blog posts.
Follow Quincy Larson at twitter.com/ossia
Learn to code for free: https://www.freecodecamp.com
Read hundreds of articles on programming: https://medium.freecodecamp.com
Check out the Free Code Camp channel for original software training videos: https://www.youtube.com/freecodecamp"

Tuesday, February 13, 2018

Tuesday, February 6, 2018

Stan Lee's Writing Tips About Superheroes


"Stan Lee is known to millions as the man whose Super Heroes propelled Marvel to its preeminent position in the comic book industry. His co-creations include some of the most well-known and beloved superheroes of all time including, Spider-Man™, The Avengers ™, X-Men™, Iron Man™, The Incredible Hulk™, The Fantastic Four™, as well as hundreds of others.
He was inducted into the comic book industry's The Will Eisner Award Hall of Fame in 1994 and the Jack Kirby Hall of Fame in 1995. And now Stan is all set to launch his first original superhero for India, 'Chakra The Invincible,' on Cartoon Network."

https://youtu.be/DSGf6is3U2w

Tuesday, January 30, 2018

Google Audiobooks

Photo: Google Blog
After reading about the latest from Google Play, I wanted to share this information with you. 

Below is the summary of the blog post I read.

Google Play now offers audiobooks. The audiobooks will be offered in nine languages and available in 45 countries.

The audiobooks should be affordable. Android, iOS, and the web are the places you can listen to the audiobooks. Do you have a device that has the Google Assistant (like Google Home), the audiobooks will be available with the device as well.

Here are highlights from the announcing blog post:

  • Listen without a subscription
  • Enjoy your audiobook with your Google Assistant
  • Weave reading into your day across multiple devices*

For complete details, read the blog post on the Google blog.


*https://www.blog.google/products/google-play/ok-google-read-my-book-introducing-audiobooks-google-play/

Tuesday, January 23, 2018

Call for Submissions Solutions to Housing Crisis

Twitter
Did you know that Yes! magazine is a non-profit? Yes, it is also an independent award winning magazine supported by its readers.

Yes! magazine is seeking pitches, due February 1, 2018, for stories regarding the Housing Crisis. See the information below.

"The stories Yes! magazine are seeking will address these questions and more, such as:
  • What is the American Dream home now?
  • Should the goal should be homeownership or long-term stable rentals?
  • Are people choosing creative forms of “family” as a way of addressing housing needs?
  • Is multigenerational living all it’s cracked up to be?
  • How are communities of color finding solutions to housing needs that also address other issues facing their communities?
  • What kind of advocacy works to hold the line on raising rents, foreclosures, and up-market redevelopment?
  • Can cooperative financing, development, and homeownership keep housing affordable?
  • Where are millennials finding solutions for first-time homeownership?
  • Are rural communities on the rebound as more people abandon prohibitively expensive urban centers?
  • Is our concept of “home” changing how we view “work”?
  • Does gentrification have to mean displacement?
  • How can we ensure that our homes—building and living in them—aren’t contributing to environmental decay?
  • How do other countries or cultures manage affordable housing?
  • What are we going to do about the suburbs?
Do you have expertise, evidence, or insight into how the housing economy has changed and how it can change for the better? Send us your ideas for a reported feature, deeply researched think piece, or insightful essay to housing@yesmagazine.org."*

*http://www.yesmagazine.org/new-economy/call-for-submissions-solutions-to-our-housing-crisis-20180111


Tuesday, January 9, 2018

Technical Writing At Wikiversity



What is Wikiversity?

"Wikiversity is a Wikimedia Foundation project devoted to learning resources, learning projects, and research for use in all levels, types, and styles of education from pre-school to university, including professional training and informal learning. We invite teachers, students, and researchers to join us in creating open educational resources and collaborative learning communities. To learn more about Wikiversity, try a guided tour, learn about adding content, or start editing now.*"

Can You Describe the Technical Writing Courses?

"We offer you Level 1 and Level 2 courses in technical writing, plus a workshop on writing system requirement specifications. We constantly update and restructure our content. We also welcome your active participation in building and improving this learning community.

All technical writing and analysis course work is free for you to use, copy, modify, and adapt as you see fit. This is open source learning.**"

Technical Writing Levels?






*https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Wikiversity:Main_Page
**https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Technical_writing

Tuesday, January 2, 2018