This summer I attended a creative non-fiction workshop as a student at the Iowa Summer Writing Festival. I just received a copy of this note from one of my classmates, and I’m reproducing it here with her permission. I attended the Short Narrative Essay weekend workshop in June.  It was an enjoyable and useful workshop,...
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I’m psyched to say that tonight’s workshop is full. I look forward to working with 10 authors – topic: a complication of “showing vs. telling” and workshopping draft manuscripts. See you tonight.
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Today I discovered a very decent and FREE! screenplay and play writing program called page2stage. I use a program called scriptware and this free alternative (tested today) seems to work. Here’s the link: www.page2stage.com I was actually looking to see if an update was available to the program I was using, Scriptware, which has become obsolete...
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Make Word Writer-Friendly: Change Default Quick Styles (This is a preview of the full article available online for purchase) by Michael Jackman, Director, Writers Workshop Project To help make Word 2007 more helpful to creative writers, here are three solutions to a common problem with default styles. Problem: “Normal” Style The new “Normal” style is causing problems for teachers,...
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I figured since I’ve been teaching writing, maybe on my writing project site I ought to have some blogs for teachers, too. Especially elementary ed teachers, those generalists who have to teach just about everything, even writing, even if they feel they don’t understand or do it well. So look for more entries on teaching...
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New! Create in style with a WWP logo notebook WWP logo notebook I always wanted to create some writer’s merchandise – I know you’ll enjoy these. Sturdy 5×7 quality notebook – great size for writing  hard cover, hard back Black cover and back with shiny silver WWP logo Black ballpoint pen in pen holder included! 100 pages, ruled Spiral bound – opens flat Take...
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Work on your writing craft and meet fellow authors. The Writers Workshop Project (WWP) meets monthly, 6:00 - 9:30 p.m....
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If you look at the masthead of the-wwp.com, you’ll now find a logo, thanks to Heather Jacobs, a WWP regular. I couldn’t have done it alone. I’m no graphic designer. That was clear when I passed out a sheet of draft logos to workshop attendees one month and asked them what they thought, honestly....
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I now have digital merchandise. An e-book of my essays, an mp3, a writer’s guide. More to come. Try http://digiorders.the-wwp.com to get started.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE More Info Louisville, KY – True stories, live music and great coffee will be served up at a special event to benefit Kentuckians For The Commonwealth. The Mountain-Lovin,’ Tree-Huggin’ Coffee Hour (and-a-Half) will take place Sunday, Dec. 13, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. at the Glassworks 815 West Market Street, Louisville, KY. “The event is...
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