Happy Thursday to you!
Well, it’s that time again–time to bring out the cowbell and drums and make some noise. We have lots to celebrate!
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Kudos to These Writers Who’ve Found Success…
Congratulations to all these Christian Writer’s Den writers. You’re doing it!
1. Beth Fortune (SC): The June 2012 issue of “AT HOME in the Upstate” magazine used something I wrote for a sidebar in an article about Container Workshops in which I also helped teach. AT HOME in the Upstate magazine can be found online here. Also, three devotions were accepted by Christian Devotions and will be posted in Aug., Oct., and Nov. 2012.
2. Dave Weiss (PA): Just released my new “manifesto” Ministering the Creative Soul. It’s available as a free pdf on my blog. Go here to get your free pdf of Ministering to the Creative Soul. The print version and Kindle version of Ministering to the Creative Soul are also available from Amazon.
3. Edie Melson (SC); Feature article, Taking Your Blog from Good to Great, is in the July issue of Southern Writers, page 9. The July issue of Southern Writers is being offered online, free to everyone. My Social Media Column is in the My Book Therapy Voices Ezine, June Issue: Fall in Love Again with Social Media.
4. Sandy Quandt (TX): My article, Just 5 months From Wedding to Bed Pans, is in the July 15, 2012 issue of Power for Living magazine.
5. Nancy Machlis Rechtman (SC): Heartland Plays has just published my adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen’s story, “The Emperor’s New Clothes.” It is now titled “The Emperor’s New Threads.” So, if you know any theater companies looking for a very fun and funny children’s play, please check it out!
6. Catherine Young (DE): Haunting Memories took 3rd Place in Personal Experience and Marbles made Honorable Mention in Flash Fiction at the St. David’s Christian Writer’s Conference in PA.
7. Marcia Moston (SC): Call of a Coward: the God of Moses and the Middle-class Housewife releases August 7 by Thomas Nelson. It was reviewed in Publishers Weekly, which seemed to please the publicity team at TN! Call of a Coward review in Publishers Weekly.
8. Kimberli Buffaloe (NC): This month, Christian Fiction Online Magazine published my short story, Hear the Wind Blow. This is the second month in a row CFOM featured one of my stories. Last month, they published An Ornamental Peace.
9. Johnna Stein (GA): While “Googling” my name I found a link to an article I’d written and submitted to Atlanta Parent magazine, but didn’t know it had been published. I contacted the editor and through an error, they forgot to contact me and pay me. “The 5 Myths of Dyslexia” appeared in the November issue. The new editor promptly sent me a check and a copy of the magazine. Lesson learned–it pays to Google yourself (literally!). The article, The 5 Myths of Dyslexia, is still on-line.
10. Marilyn Shipe (SC): One and a half years ago, I submitted an article to American Fitness in CA. It was about a 70-year-old man in my church who rode his bicycle across the US. Recently, I heard from the editor, and he has published the article! I was shocked to say the least because I had completely forgotten about it. This has motivated me to keep submitting and NEVER GIVE UP!
11. Jeanne Doyon (CT): My article, A New Heart-itude,is published online.If you weren’t able to send in a kudos this month, don’t worry. Next Thursday I’ll be posting new Writing Opportunities just for you!
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Here are Our MoGo7000 Qualifiers for June!
The MoGo7000 results are in and one of these writers could be $100 richer at the end of the year! Congratulations to these writers who met the goal of 7000 new words on a book project in June:
14. Esther Wallace–28,859 words
15. Tim Knoff–7,157 words
16. Katrina Dunkin–7,841 words
17. Jamy Whitaker–15,281 words
Congratulations, MoGo-ers! You’re in the drawing for the end-of-the-year $100 award!
We’d love to have you join the fun and complete a book! You can begin any time and it’s absolutely free! Check out all the MoGo7000 Challenge details here.
Well, that’s it for another week of Writer’s Headlines. Hope you’ll join us next week for Writing Opportunities–and more!
Write on!
Vonda
