The Scriptorium ~ December 2011 Newsletter

[Sherry D. Ramsey]

The December 2011 issue of The Scriptorium is online now.
(In fact, it's been online for days, but I FORGOT to send out
the newsletter! Can I blame the busy holiday season?)

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The Scriptorium Webzine for Writers Newsletter--December 2011

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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!

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Newly released!
"To Unimagined Shores: Collected Stories" by Sherry D. Ramsey

Hitch-hiking aliens. Kidnapped embryos. Victorian time-machines.
Spaceport detectives. Itinerant scribes. Otherwordly companions.

Seventeen stories, by turns funny, tragic, light-hearted and serious,
but all share this in common: they will carry you to distant shores
of imagination, and, once there, show you things you hadn't known
before.

Find it now at http://www.thirdpersonpress.com, amazon.com, and
other online sellers, in print and multi-format ebooks.
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THE SCRIPTORIUM NEWSLETTER DECEMBER 2011

>> EDITORIAL

Discovering the New World
http://www.thescriptorium.net/features/editorial/

Things have changed, for writers and publishers alike.

>> ON WRITING

Zero to One Column: The 'Read On' Tank
by Chuck Heintzelman
How can you keep your reader's tank full?
http://www.thescriptorium.net/features/zero-to-one-column/

Also:

New Goals for a New Year
article by Sherry D. Ramsey

Assess Your Novel-Writing Progress With These Four Questions
article by Holly Lisle

Write Strategy: Think, Believe, Attack
article by Shery Ma Bell Arietta Russ

Oh No! A Bad Book Review! Have No Fear, It’s Not The End
article by Laura Hickey
http://www.thescriptorium.net/on-writing/



>> READING
A review of “Get Your Writing Fighting Fit” (Audrey Owen) by
MaryAnne Shank, and our personal Top Ten list of writing
reference books.
http://www.thescriptorium.net/toolbox/reading/



>> ARTICLES

Links to articles on theme, writing better humour, and
more on business and traditional publishers.
http://www.thescriptorium.net/features/articles-2/



>> CREATIVITY

Fire up your brain with exercises on angry elves,
signs of the apocalypse, and alternating time frames.
http://www.thescriptorium.net/features/prompts/



>> TOOLBOX

Our newest form is for setting short-, medium-, and
long-term writing goals. Check here for
other useful forms and writers’ tools!
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, and a guest
article on storytelling!
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...

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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