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May.05.2011
All writers write for free at some point. Bradly Cooper's character in Limitless not withstanding, who do you know who has had no published work but has still gotten a contract and an advance to write a novel? Some celebrities, perhaps, but they don't really count. And they often have ghosts who...
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May.04.2011
I wanted, after thinking about it, to add this to my previous post about my somewhat pragmatic use of poetry:
I do like poetry, and I do like writing it. I'm reading a book of essays by T.S. Eliot at the moment, as I contend with trying to write coherent poetry. His essays are largely about poetry...
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May.04.2011
I can't say enough about writing for free, as long as you do it with passion and enthusiasm and joy!
I got my first break into freelance writing about twenty five years ago, when I was a young soccer mom with an infant and a toddler. I had been a newspaper reporter before starting to raise a...
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May.02.2011
Until late Sunday evening on May 1, 2011, the big news in discussions focused on President Barack Obama throughout the weekend was that he and First Lady Michelle Obama were scheduled to appear on the Oprah Winfrey show on May 2. Then TV journalists interrupted regular television broadcasts at...
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Apr.29.2011
I have two new essays that, coincidentally, both went up today.
One is at the new site Modern Love Rejects. It's called "The Unlikely Other Woman." It feels dated to me, because it's from a while ago, but as part of my new try, try, try again attitude, I thought it fitting to send a...
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Apr.02.2011
I just signed the contract with iUniverse to produce my third collection of essays, whose title shall remain a state secret until the book is actually "live"! I'm really hoping to see this in print in time to have fun talking about it and selling it in Chicago at the Printers Row Lit...
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Mar.13.2011
Hey there, I just have some good news to share! My first essay collection, "Running with Stilettos: Living a Balanced Life in Dangerous Shoes" (2008, iUniverse) picked up a Gold "Mom's Choice Award" in the Inspirational/Motivational category of Adult Books. I think this brands...
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Feb.14.2011
I blog every week - sometimes more often - on writing, books, publishing and my journey through a master of fine arts in creative writing program. Visit my website to read my latest blog: http://www.marciameier.com/blog.
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Jan.07.2011
This week we conclude our series on writing for anthologies with writer Anne Witkavitch, who compiled and edited Press Pause Moments: Essays About Life Transitions by Women Writers based on the Press Pause Project.
AA: What were the takeaways for you on this project?
AW: I learned so much about the...
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Dec.31.2010
In this installment of writing for anthologies, editor and writer Anne Witkavitch discusses the key ingredients for a successful work, like her Press Pause Moments: Essays About Life Transitions by Women Writers compilation and the Press Pause Project that started it.
AA: In compiling this volume,...
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