The Scriptorium ~ September 2011 Newsletter
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Sherry D. Ramsey
Sep 15, 2011, 8:30:02 PM9/15/11
to The Scriptorium Webzine for Writers
The September 2011 issue of The Scriptorium is online now.
We're still moving things from the old site and dusting the place off.
PLEASE NOTE: Some of your old bookmarks will likely
have to be updated. Such is the price of progress. :)
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The Scriptorium Webzine for Writers Newsletter--September 2011
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It’s been a long summer break, but we’re happy to be back!
If you’ve forgotten how to get around the new site…between
the drop-down menus above and the page links in the right
sidebar, you should be able to find everything.
Click over to http://www.thescriptorium.net!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
This month we're donating our sponsor space to:
THE LITERACY SITE
http://www.theliteracysite.com/
The Literacy Site offers a way to share the magic of books
and promote the love of reading among children who might
otherwise never discover the joy of their first book.
Your click on the red "Fund Books For Kids" button at
The Literacy Site generates books for children in need,
funded by site sponsors and provided through charity partner,
First Book. First Book has distributed more than 40 million
books to children in hundreds of communities.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
This newsletter may be freely distributed as long as the
entire issue is included. Forward it to your writing
friends!
Unsubscription instructions appear at the end of the newsletter.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
THE SCRIPTORIUM NEWSLETTER SEPTEMBER 2011
>> EDITORIAL
Tackling the WIP Pile
http://www.thescriptorium.net/features/editorial/
How many unfinished projects are staring back at you?
>> ON WRITING
Zero to One Column: Ten Writing Truths
by Chuck Heintzelman
Every writer has his or her own “truths” about this crazy thing we
do....
http://www.thescriptorium.net/features/zero-to-one-column/
Stay Motivated to Write Your Novel: Six Great Tips
article by Christopher Hale
Making The Time to Write That Novel
article by Patty Apostolides
The Perfect (brain)Storm: Tools for Planning your Novel
article by Sherry D. Ramsey
http://www.thescriptorium.net/on-writing/
>> ARTICLES
Links to articles on writing hacks, organizing a novel,
contract deal breakers, dealing with critiques, and
assessing scenes.
http://www.thescriptorium.net/features/articles-2/
>> CREATIVITY
Fire up your brain with exercises on writer’s block,
rude awakenings, and talkative objects.
http://www.thescriptorium.net/features/prompts/
>> TOOLBOX
Our newest form is for keeping track of all the
locations in your story or novel. Check here for
other useful forms and writers’ tools, especially
with National Novel Writing Month on the horizon!
http://www.thescriptorium.net/toolbox/
>> LINKS
One of the largest collections of writing-related resource
links on the web! One hundred and fifty-nine verified links
to keep you busy. If you haven't visited lately, come back and browse,
because it's really a treasure-trove of resources.
http://www.thescriptorium.net/toolbox/links/
>> WRITERS SHOPS
Renew your commitment to writing with a new book, course,
or writerly gear!
http://www.thescriptorium.net/writers-shops-2/
>> YOUNG WRITERS
New links and creative writing exercises!
http://www.thescriptorium.net/young-writers/
>> GIFTS FOR WRITERS
Anytime is a good time to shop for your favorite
writer--or yourself! Check out our section devoted
entirely to gift ideas for and from writers.
http://www.thescriptorium.net/features/gifts-for-writers/
>> MERCHANDISE
Looking for inspiration? Check out new designs at The
Scriptorium Shop, http://www.cafepress.com/thescriptorium
>> PLUS be sure to take this month's poll...
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
You have received this email because you requested to be
added to our mailing list. To be removed from this mailing
list at any time, go to http://groups.google.ca/group/scriptorium-webzine
and click on Edit my Membership.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The Scriptorium Webzine for Writers
ISSN 1492-949X
http://www.thescriptorium.net
Sherry D. Ramsey, Editor & Publisher
Julie A. Serroul, Associate Editor
Chuck Heintzelman, Columnist
We're still moving things from the old site and dusting the place off.
PLEASE NOTE: Some of your old bookmarks will likely
have to be updated. Such is the price of progress. :)
°•o~o•°•o~o•°•o~o•°•o~o•°•o~o•°•o~o•°•o~o•°•o~o•°•o~o•°
The Scriptorium Webzine for Writers Newsletter--September 2011
°•o~o•°•o~o•°•o~o•°•o~o•°•o~o•°•o~o•°•o~o•°•o~o•°•o~o•°
It’s been a long summer break, but we’re happy to be back!
If you’ve forgotten how to get around the new site…between
the drop-down menus above and the page links in the right
sidebar, you should be able to find everything.
Click over to http://www.thescriptorium.net!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
This month we're donating our sponsor space to:
THE LITERACY SITE
http://www.theliteracysite.com/
The Literacy Site offers a way to share the magic of books
and promote the love of reading among children who might
otherwise never discover the joy of their first book.
Your click on the red "Fund Books For Kids" button at
The Literacy Site generates books for children in need,
funded by site sponsors and provided through charity partner,
First Book. First Book has distributed more than 40 million
books to children in hundreds of communities.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
This newsletter may be freely distributed as long as the
entire issue is included. Forward it to your writing
friends!
Unsubscription instructions appear at the end of the newsletter.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
THE SCRIPTORIUM NEWSLETTER SEPTEMBER 2011
>> EDITORIAL
Tackling the WIP Pile
http://www.thescriptorium.net/features/editorial/
How many unfinished projects are staring back at you?
>> ON WRITING
Zero to One Column: Ten Writing Truths
by Chuck Heintzelman
Every writer has his or her own “truths” about this crazy thing we
do....
http://www.thescriptorium.net/features/zero-to-one-column/
Stay Motivated to Write Your Novel: Six Great Tips
article by Christopher Hale
Making The Time to Write That Novel
article by Patty Apostolides
The Perfect (brain)Storm: Tools for Planning your Novel
article by Sherry D. Ramsey
http://www.thescriptorium.net/on-writing/
>> ARTICLES
Links to articles on writing hacks, organizing a novel,
contract deal breakers, dealing with critiques, and
assessing scenes.
http://www.thescriptorium.net/features/articles-2/
>> CREATIVITY
Fire up your brain with exercises on writer’s block,
rude awakenings, and talkative objects.
http://www.thescriptorium.net/features/prompts/
>> TOOLBOX
Our newest form is for keeping track of all the
locations in your story or novel. Check here for
other useful forms and writers’ tools, especially
with National Novel Writing Month on the horizon!
http://www.thescriptorium.net/toolbox/
>> LINKS
One of the largest collections of writing-related resource
links on the web! One hundred and fifty-nine verified links
to keep you busy. If you haven't visited lately, come back and browse,
because it's really a treasure-trove of resources.
http://www.thescriptorium.net/toolbox/links/
>> WRITERS SHOPS
Renew your commitment to writing with a new book, course,
or writerly gear!
http://www.thescriptorium.net/writers-shops-2/
>> YOUNG WRITERS
New links and creative writing exercises!
http://www.thescriptorium.net/young-writers/
>> GIFTS FOR WRITERS
Anytime is a good time to shop for your favorite
writer--or yourself! Check out our section devoted
entirely to gift ideas for and from writers.
http://www.thescriptorium.net/features/gifts-for-writers/
>> MERCHANDISE
Looking for inspiration? Check out new designs at The
Scriptorium Shop, http://www.cafepress.com/thescriptorium
>> PLUS be sure to take this month's poll...
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
You have received this email because you requested to be
added to our mailing list. To be removed from this mailing
list at any time, go to http://groups.google.ca/group/scriptorium-webzine
and click on Edit my Membership.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The Scriptorium Webzine for Writers
ISSN 1492-949X
http://www.thescriptorium.net
Sherry D. Ramsey, Editor & Publisher
Julie A. Serroul, Associate Editor
Chuck Heintzelman, Columnist
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