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Quote(s) of the Day
“There is no great writing, only great rewriting.”- Justice Brandeis
“It is my contention that a really great novel is made with a knife and not a pen. A novelist must have the intestinal fortitude to cut out even the most brilliant passage so long as it doesn’t advance the story.” – Frank Yerby
“If you cannot gain an emotional reaction from your reader, then you have not written well enough.” – ACL
Writing Contest
Andres Montoya Poetry Prize – Deadline Jan. 15, 2012 – http://goo.gl/hZeQE
Special Tribute
Yasmin Shiraz – Someone who makes a difference – an activist and author who helps and empowers our teens –http://www.yasminshiraz.net/
Her latest book, Retaliation, a novel about a community’s response to violence, led Shiraz to partner with the Boys and Girls Clubs in creating violence prevention programs for youth . . . (excerpt from Yasmin Shiraz’s Bio)
Check out her YouTube documentary – Can She Be Saved : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3pAdF4Oog0
Hats off to this special woman who is making a difference in many of our youth’s lives!