South Fla. Author of New Espionage Thriller Novel Offers $10,000 Scholarship – By Horizon Publishing – Bradenton.com – http://goo.gl/ZfPGr
Quote(s) of the Day
“Books aren’t written, they’re rewritten. It is one of the hardest things to accept, especially after the seventh rewrite hasn’t quite done it.” – Michael Crichton
“Your first draft, you write with your heart and soul; your succeeding drafts, you edit with your mind.” – ACL
Writing Contest
Tom Howard/John H. Reid Short Story Contest – Any type of original short story, essay or other prose is eligible – Deadline Mar 31, 2012 – http://goo.gl/6S5Mj
Special Tribute
The Man Who Made Publishing a High-Wire Act – By Charles McGrath – The New York Times – http://goo.gl/tY531
12. Want to Make Money Writing? Build Relationships with Editors – By Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen – http://goo.gl/1L5SM
13. Why Researching Articles to Death Is A Waste of Time – By Sean DSouza – write to done – http://goo.gl/Hha2u
14. Transportation Designers Uninvent the Wheel – by Timon Singh – http://goo.gl/oxXbx – Not far off from Star Wars’s land speeders.
15. Fox Targets Diversity in New Writers Program – By Hollywood Reporter – http://goo.gl/rudqz
Quotes of the Day
“Everybody walks past a thousand story ideas every day. The good writers are the ones who see five or six of them. Most people don’t see any.” – Orson Scott Card
“If you have other things in your life — family, friends, good productive day work — these can interact with your writing and the sum will be all the richer.” – David Brin
New Book Release
“Legend Unborn” – The Key of Souls – Book 1 – By David G. Welsh – Beautiful cover art!