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Writers Online Workshop: Turn Your Love of Writing into a Business and Earn a Great Income with Suzanne Lieurance

Do you enjoy putting pen to paper or fingers to the keyboard to write your next intriguing article, short story, or manuscript but aren’t sure how to turn your hobby into a full fledge freelance writing business? That’s right your flare for the written word can create you an income flow.

Learn from the master herself the Working Writer’s Coach, Suzanne Lieurance when she presents her latest writers online workshop Turn Your Love of Writing into a Business & Earn a Great Income! on Thursday, February 2 at 7 pm CDT.

Details:

Topic: Turn Your Love of Writing into a Business & Earn a Great Income!

Date: Thursday, February 2, 2012, at 7:00 p.m. CST

Presenter: Suzanne Lieurance

Cost: Free for Working Writer's Club Members

 

In this 55-minute writer's workshop, you will learn and discover:

• What it takes to start a writing business
• What it takes to earn a great income as a "working" freelance writer
• Answers to your questions about becoming a "working" freelance writer

All club members will receive an email invitation and learning guide (with call in details) prior to this event. If you are not a Working Writer’s Club member register at the Working Writer’s Club http://www.workingwritersclub.com/events-2.

About Suzanne Lieurance:

Suzanne Lieurance is a children’s writer with (at last count) 23 published books for children. She was also an instructor with the Institute of Children’s Literature (located in West Redding, Connecticut) for over 8 years. As The Working Writer’s Coach, Lieurance helps people who love to write become “working” freelance writers and make a living doing what they love to do best.

Visit the Working Writer’s Club, and become a Facebook Fan today at http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/pages/The-Working-Writers-Club/221038321276421. By becoming a Facebook Fan it will ensure that you are updated on all of the valuable resources and articles at The Working Writer’s Club.  


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Best wishes,
Donna M. McDine
Award-winning Children's Author
The Golden Pathway ~ August 2010 ~ Guardian Angel Publishing, Inc.
http://guardianangelpublishing.com/pathway.htm

Freelance Writing 2012 Goals

I'm a planner and list person by nature, so creating my 2012 goals with specific tasks I need to complete each week to achieve my goals has provided me with direction to insure my success.

I'm pleased to share my goal progress as of January 25th:

• I have held steadfast to editing my middle grade manuscript and have completed handwritten edits of chapters 1 thru 19 and have typed the edits for Chapter 1. 
• I have requested book reviews of The Golden Pathway to various book bloggers and I'm starting to hear back from them with interested responses.
• I'm in the midst of creating a contest at www.thegoldenpathway.blogspot.com for February to celebrate Black History Month. Please sure to stop by on February 1st to learn all about it. 
• I've created a To Be Written log with topics and due dates through May 2012 and I'm writing every day in addition to the middle grade manuscript edits.
• I have become much more social on blogs by visiting and commenting specifically to their current blog posting. It's a sure fire way to conduct cross promotional efforts.

I'd like to hear from you as to how your 2012 goals are progressing.

Wishing you success in your writing career!


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Best wishes,
Donna M. McDine
Award-winning Children's Author
The Golden Pathway ~ August 2010 ~ Guardian Angel Publishing, Inc.
http://guardianangelpublishing.com/pathway.htm

Children's Book about Tuskegee Airmen Delights 'Red Tails' Movie Fans

Online PR News – 19-January-2012 –As the George Lucas film "Red Tails" hits movie theaters nationwide, parents can share the legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen with young readers through children's picture book, Chasing the Spirit of Service.

The book features young Emma who comes from three generations of Air Force pilots and misses her father when he must travel. Her best friend Adam tries to cheer her up. Emma's great grandfather, a Tuskegee Airman, shares his life story with Emma and Adam and helps them to appreciate the spirit of service. Emma and Adam's journey to understand, honor, and capture the spirit of service for themselves will touch the hearts of both young and old. Anyone who has ever served in the military or has known someone who served will appreciate the book's universal themes of duty to country, separation from family, and the importance of saying “thank you.”

Chasing the Spirit of Service was released nationally on November 30, 2010 by Guardian Angel Publishing, Inc., based out of Saint Louis, Missouri. Since then, the author and illustrator have been doing book tours in schools to teach about the Tuskegee Airmen. The book, Chasing the Spirit of Service, can be purchased online at http://www.amazon.com/, http://www.barnesandnoble.com/, and http://www.guardianangelpublishing.com/spirit-service.htm.

Chasing the Spirit of Service is distributed in bookstores through Ingram, Bertrams, Baker & Taylor (ISBN: 978-1-61633-109-2; 1616331097). For libraries, schools, churches, independent bookstores, and shops requesting wholesale print books in bulk prices, please contact the publisher, Lynda Burch, at bulk-orders@guardianangelpublishing.com.

Additional book related activities and resources for kids, parents, teachers, and military families may be found at the author’s website, http://www.kristenzajac.com/. Readers can view more of the illustrator’s commissioned artwork (paintings, portraits, murals) at the artist’s website, http://www.zhibit.org/tuckerillustrations.

For interview requests or book tour information, please contact the author at kkzajac@gmail.com.

To view the book trailer and to learn more about the author, illustrator, and publisher visit:
http://www.onlineprnews.com/news/199610-1326953210-childrens-book-about-tuskegee-airmen-delights-red-tails-movie-fans.html

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Best wishes,
Donna M. McDine
Award-winning Children's Author
The Golden Pathway ~ August 2010 ~ Guardian Angel Publishing, Inc.
http://guardianangelpublishing.com/pathway.htm

Geography Project ~ The Mark & Emily Turner Memorial Library

Join in on the fun to help kids with geography!

An isolated library in Presque Isle, Northern Maine, USA is looking to help local children to appreciate geography. All you need is a postcard and stamp!

"The children's library is entering the New Yeawr with a new proejct to explore geographic literacy and mapping...but WE NEED YOUR HELP! We'd love to receive postcards from where you are to post on our new wall map of the United States. In exchange, we'll document the project and post regular updates to let you see how things grow."

Postcards can be purchased or made...just send them along to:

The Mark & Emily Turner Memorial Library
39 Second Street
Presque Isle, Maine 04769, USA

Hope you will take part. Doesn't matter when you are reading this post, there is NO time limit.

Thank you!

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Best wishes,
Donna M. McDine
Award-winning Children's Author
The Golden Pathway ~ August 2010 ~ Guardian Angel Publishing, Inc.
http://guardianangelpublishing.com/pathway.htm

How to Write Book Reviews: The Slippery Art of Book Reviewing Workshop with Mayra Calvani

Why do you want to become a reviewer? This question is one you must know the answer to before trying to become a reviewer or you will be wasting your time.

Is your nose always stuck in a book? Do you enjoy sharing your ideas about books with readers? Become a book reviewer.
Learn the secrets of book reviewing from Mayra Calvani, co-author of the ForeWord Best Book of the Year award-winning title and Global eBooks Award in the Reference Non-fiction category, The Slippery Art of Book Reviewing. From the key elements of a good reviewer, to what makes a good review, to how to write a thoughtful, intelligent review, to the different types of reviews, to how to deal with the most common reviewing problems, to how to build an online platform, this workshop will teach you, in a nutshell, all you need to know to get started as a professional book reviewer.

Want to test the waters first? Opt-in today at www.mayracalvani.com and receive the first lesson of Calvani’s book reviewing workshop, as well as her free eBook, Reviewers Talk About Their Craft!

The Slippery Art of Book Reviewing Workshop, Lesson 1:
Topics:

Why do you want to become a reviewer?

Benefits and rewards of reviewing for both aspiring and experienced authors

Assignment questions
After completing lesson one and you decide book reviewing is indeed for you, visit: http://mayracalvani.com/workshops/ to sign up for the complete nine lessons of The Slippery Art of Book Reviewing Workshop.
What attendees are saying…

"When you take Mayra Calvani's 'The Slippery Art of Book Reviewing' you'll gain confidence in how you cull the book's purpose, themes, and story for your readers. She breaks down a writing form--the review--that is intimidating for many writers, but can become an art form and a vehicle for greater access into the larger literary world. I also enjoyed learning many practical tips such as posting your book review guidelines on your website and how to tactfully tell someone you won't be able to review their book. As a book reviewer for over five years, I very much appreciate Mayra's guidance since I have found few resources on how to effectively write book reviews."- Alice Osborn, M.A., reviewer for Pedestal Magazine
“The Slippery Art of Book Reviewing is a great course for any novice or seasoned veteran. Calvani offers valid tips on writing reviews and addressing issues in this business. A breath of fresh air Calvani delivers this course with diversity and experience.” - Mirta Espinola, PR/Editor, http://www.espinolaeditor.blogspot.com/
About Mayra Calvani:

Award-winning multi-genre author Mayra Calvani writes fiction and nonfiction for children and adults. She reviews for SimplySharly.com, The NY Journal of Books and Blogcritics Magazine. She's had over 300 articles, reviews, interviews and stories published online. Visit her website at http://www.mayracalvani.com/.

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Best wishes,
Donna M. McDine
Award-winning Children's Author
The Golden Pathway ~ August 2010 ~ Guardian Angel Publishing, Inc.
http://guardianangelpublishing.com/pathway.htm

Cash Giveaways: OutnumberedMama ~ Jump Start 2012

Are you ready to jump into 2012 with some cold hard cash? Do you have a resolution that is going to take a little bit of money or are you just in need of some spending money? What ever your reason, OutnumberedMama from The Busy Woman's Guide to Surviving Motherhood has organized an cold hard - PayPal - Cash Payday of $500 for you to Jump Start 2012. A second prize of a $50 Amazon.com eGiftCard and a third prize of a $30 Amazon eGiftCard is also up for grabs.



Welcome! I'm escatic to be part of the OutnumberedMama's Jump into 2012 with $500 cash or a $50 Amazon Gift or a $30 Amazon Gift Card! Have fun getting to know all these wonderful bloggers!

All you have to do is use the Rafflecopter below to follow, friend, like, and subscribe to the participating blogs and you are entered to win one of these great prizes. You can do all or just some of them, it's totally up to you. Remember whenever you are using a Rafflecopter it is best that you are only viewing that particular post on the blog you are using. If you are having trouble, refresh the page.

Since this prize will be awarded using PayPal and email, this giveaway is open Worldwide - if you have a PayPal and/or an email address you can win!

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Best wishes,
Donna M. McDine
Award-winning Children's Author
The Golden Pathway ~ August 2010 ~ Guardian Angel Publishing, Inc.
http://guardianangelpublishing.com/pathway.htm