VOLUME 24, ISSUE 26 | june 21, 2024 |
Donald Sutherland I did not realize how much I adored Donald's Sutherland's work until he died yesterday, and I thought about his volume of work performed. Currently, I am looking up the movies he has done that I have not seen, so I can enjoy more of him. I subscribe to a newsletter called Letters of Note that posts letters from well known people, usually centered around a theme, and these letters give you insight into the humanity of the famous. You learn they are as human as the rest of us and can be quite eloquent. I have bought several of their compilations/books
as well. Just quality work. Well, today, in honor of Donald Sutherland, they posted a letter from Mr. Sutherland to the then-director of The Hunger Games, the movie in which Mr. Sutherland plays the antagonist Mr.
Snow. This man's word usage blew me away. I have to share it with you. In this link you will also see the YouTube version of this letter in which he reads it aloud. It only makes you admire the man more. Read it once then read it again. Then listen to it. The words are beautiful. I would love to write this well. |
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First, I don't believe in a muse. I believe you write or you don't write. If you feel you need to be in a mood to write, then conjure up the mood. Candles, music, coffee, bourbon, whatever. Make it happen instead of waiting
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5 Ways I Broke Out of a Writing Rut
By Rachel Carrington We writers often stay in our own wheelhouse, our comfort zone. We stick with topics that allow us the ease and knowledge to keep money flowing in. Therefore, the articles and essays we write often come from the wealth of information
we've gathered over the years. But what happens when creativity for those same topics stops? What if you're bored with your writing? That happened to me last year. I would start writing an article and then stop. I'd start an essay then put it aside. Nothing I wrote excited me, and I knew if I wasn't excited, no one else would be. Since my income depends upon my ability to write, I came up with a five-week game plan that helped me break out
of the rut. Step One Since I'm a subscriber to FundsforWriters, I challenged myself to write for one market in each week's newsletter even if it was something I didn't normally write about. I read the guidelines, did some research, and jumped in. Soon, I found myself looking forward to the weekly newsletters even more. Recently, I wrote and pitched to Insider Freelance about grocery shopping! Step Two Then, I wrote out a list of topics I was even the slightest bit familiar with and picked one at
random and began to write. This wasn't about creating something publishable, although that turned into my end goal. It was about stretching my writing muscles and seeing what made me look forward to writing again. I wrote a short story that ended up being a finalist in a writing competition. (https://www.wow-womenonwriting.com/contest.php) Step Three Next I chose a
topic I'd never written about and knew next to nothing about. I needed encouragement to learn. With a new topic, I had to read, watch videos, and learn as much as I could about the subject I'd chosen. I didn't become an expert, but the exercise opened up new possibilities for me, and I now have an article under submission with AARP Magazine. (https://www.aarp.org/about-aarp/info-05-2010/writers-guidelines-aarp-magazine.html) Step Four I also turned an eye toward my hobbies and decided to challenge myself to write an article that would entice others to take an interest. This would work especially well with a niche hobby like archery or geocaching. One of mine is studying history, and I submitted an article about why I think it's both fascinating and important to History Today Magazine.
(https://www.historytoday.com/submissions) Step Five Finally, I decided to veer way off track. I wrote a letter to my state senator, someone with opposing views from mine. Writing a convincing argument proved to be a difficult challenge, but, in this instance, I was writing about something I believed in. The letter won't necessarily bring in income, but it allowed me
to talk about a cause that was close to my heart, which felt freeing. At the end of my five-week strategy, I'd written and pitched an essay about a family secret, an article about surviving Facebook, an essay about my first love, and a devotional for an online magazine, which did end up getting rejected. I ended the year with 65 submissions, not including manuscripts. The plan gave me
a new love for writing, and I realized that I didn't have to stick with the same topics I'd covered for years. I'd discovered limitless possibilities, and I've continued to utilize these steps. As writers, we don't have to be chained to one subject. We can explore, learn, and challenge ourselves to add more topics to our portfolio that will help our careers and open new doors. BIO
Rachel Carrington has written hundreds of articles and essays for various publishers, including the New York Times, The Writer, FundsforWriters, and Writers Weekly. Follow her on Twitter/X @rcarrington2004.
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and a copy of Back Roads and Low Tides. Photography $100 and a copy of Back Roads and Low Tides. Along with publication in the next issue of Back Roads and Low Tides: A Literary Journal and an interview on Carolina Writers Speak or Speaking of Writing Podcast. Entrants can be of any age or from any location worldwide. LOS ANGELES REVIEW WRITING AWARDS
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Deadline August 1, 2024. Individual Artist Fellowships are awarded for artistic quality to Delaware creative artists working in the visual, performing, media, folk, and literary arts. Fellowships are designed to enable recipients to purchase equipment and materials, allocate working time, or fulfill other needs that will allow them to advance their careers (excluding
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The Life team believes some of our best stories aren't from professional
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Experience Life is a progressive
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ExperienceLife.com. See the themes and deadlines on this page. Excellent guidelines. CURBSIDE CHRONICLE
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Deadline July 14, 2024. The Curbside Chronicle is Oklahoma’s street
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better for our winged and four-legged friends would be ideal. Rates depend on the story but writers won't walk away with less than $250 and we need all pitches before July 15. Contact editor at https://x.com/NathanPoppe/ for more information. THE HUMAN SPACE
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The Humane Space is a wellness company that helps people live more meaningful lives through lifelong learning, curiosity, and awe. Through The Humane Space app, we curate multimedia stories and thoughtful daily prompts that feed curiosity and widen perspective,
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BASS CLEF BOOKS
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Bass Clef Books reads year round. BCB invites poets from all genres to submit. We pride ourselves by encouraging
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Free Spirit Publishing welcomes both agented and unagented submissions. Free Spirit is the leading publisher of learning tools for youth and educators that support young people’s social, emotional, and educational needs. We
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We accept proposals from Australian writers only, for
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Accepting nonfiction only at present. With nonfiction, it is important that you tell what makes you particularly qualified to write this book. Not all of their writers are academics, but they are all experts in their chosen field. If you have had books published previously, please give as much information
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