Category Archives: Writers

Discussion of the craft of writing, the writing life and the business side of being a writer.

Using the Power of Words for Evil!

Or, if not evil, at least not for good… I browse the writing sections of CraigsList periodically to see if there are any projects or clients I’m interested in pursuing. I ran across this little gem earlier this week: I’m … Continue reading

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30 Day Writing Challenge Starts Tomorrow!

The 30 Day Writing Challenge is all set up, and has a home of its own! Visit the 30 Day Writing Challenge website, and remember that this challenge starts tomorrow, September 1! The website lists all the details about the … Continue reading

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30 Day Writing Challenge for September

One of my friends is a talented artist, and he created a graduated “30 Day Drawing Challenge” for aspiring artists and people who simply love to draw. I found his project inspirational, and decided to set up a challenge for … Continue reading

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Random Story Challenge from The Office of Letters and Light

As a writer, I love the opportunity to exercise my creative muscles. The Office of Letters and Light, the good folks who put on NaNoWriMo every year, just posted a fun random story challenge. Join in, and let your creative … Continue reading

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Unpaid Internships may Violate the FLSA

Last Friday’s blog post about a man looking to exploit inexperienced writers through unpaid internships has prompted me to look for more detail about this issue. A couple of people have suggested to me that it might be a violation … Continue reading

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This is Disgraceful: Write Me a Book for Free

The prompting for my recent post about unpaid writing solicitations is this little nugget, posted by “motivational speaker” Marc Wayshak: “Marc Wayshak – Barrier Basher! Provides inspirational speaking services all over the U.S. The primary speaker lectures to colleges, schools, … Continue reading

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