Jan. 2003 Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop newsletter

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ERMA BOMBECK WRITERS' WORKSHOP NEWSLETTER

University of Dayton

Janaury 8, 2003

mailto:erma@udayton.edu

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I got a great Christmas present this year. It's a book

called "Snoopy's Guide to the Writing Life." Like most

writers, Snoopy has had his share of rejection. Maybe it's

because he starts all his novels with ""It was a dark and

story night..." The book features 30 famous writers who

respond to their favorite Snoopy "at the typewriter" strip.

Take a look at:

http://www.writersdigest.com/store/booksdisplay.asp?id=10856

Keep writing!

Tim Bete

Humor columnist (http://www.timbete.com) and co-director,

Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop

(http://www.HumorWriters.org)

P.S. Feel free to forward this newsletter to all your

writer friends.

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SELLING TO REGIONAL PARENTING PUBLICATIONS

Regional parenting magazines are a great place to sell

reprints and Brette McWhorter Sember's database makes it a

snap.

See http://www.humorwriters.org/RPPs.html

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WHO GETS PAID $133 PER WORD?

Not bad work if you can get it. By the way, $133/word

equals $42,694 per page.

See http://www.newyorkmetro.com/nymetro/arts/books/8064//index.html

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LAST CALL FOR ERMA BOMBECK WRITING CONTEST

The 2003 Erma Bombeck Writing Competition, sponsored by

Washington-Centerville Public Library and the University of

Dayton, is accepting entries until January 13, 2003. There

is no entry fee and cash prizes will be awarded.

See http://www.wcpl.lib.oh.us/adults/erma.html

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TIP SHEET FOR WRITING LOW-BUDGET FILM SCRIPTS

Thinking of writing a script? Here's how to produce your

film on a modest budget.

See http://www.communicator.com/scriptip.html

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FLIGHT HUMOR CONTEST HASN'T LANDED YET

The Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop flight humor contest has

received huge media attention, appearing in USA Today and

The Wall Street Journal and heard on BBC radio (London).

The Front Porch magazine (http://www.thefrontporchmag.com)

recently signed on as the contest's national media sponsor

and will promote the contest in its February issue.

You can still enter the contest at:

http://www.flighthumor.org

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REJECTED AGAIN?

Don't despair. Join your fellow writers and laugh in the

face of rejection.

See http://www.rejectioncollection.com

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ANTHOLOGIES SEEKING SUBMISSIONS

BOOMER WOMEN SPEAK: Baby boomer women born between 1946 and

1964 can write about a specific event in their lives that

will touch the hearts of other women. See

http://www.boomerwomenspeak.com

CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE FISHERMAN'S SOUL: Seeking the best in

true personal fishing stories for the upcoming first

edition of Chicken Soup for the Fisherman's Soul -- 101

Fish Tales to Hook Your Spirit and Snag Your Funny Bone,

slated for release in May 2004. Jan. 31, 2003 deadline. See

http://www.fishsoul.com

CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE SOUL -- A CELEBRATION OF HOUSE & HOME:

Celebrates the spirit of sheltering and caring, of creating

a place filled with pride and love, a place called home See

http://www.soulofhome.com/soul-of-home_submit-stories.html

CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE FATHER/DAUGHTER SOUL: Looking for

stories to touch the hearts of fathers and daughters.

Prefers 600-1200 words. E-mail submissions to

nautio@chickensoupforthesoul.com

A CUP OF COMFORT: Seeking submissions for anthologies on

Christmas, Inspiration, Teachers and Courage. See

http://www.cupofcomfort.com

CHOCOLATE FOR WOMEN: First person essays under the broad

categories of finding love, overcoming an obstacle, family

and pets, following intuition, divine guidance and learning

to laugh at yourself. See http://www.chocolateforwomen.com

THE DADDY-DAUGHTER CHRONICLES: A collection of stories

about the father-daughter relationship. See

http://www.hourglassbooks.com/submissions.html

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FREE SCREEN SAVER FOR HUMOR WRITERS

Get the "18 Tips for Humor Writers" screen saver which

includes sage advice such as "Don't go out and give birth

to three children just to have something to write about"

and "There are two people in this world who need attorneys:

people writing their first book and people who own

Yorkshire terriers."

See http://www.humorwriters.org/Screensaver.html

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HUMOR WRITER OF THE MONTH: DONOVAN KELLY

Donovan Kelly is the author of "Quest for the Holy Grill --

50 Crummy But Good Restaurants within Rambling Range of

Washington, DC." The book is a series of humorous

restaurant reviews/essays based on a series Donovan wrote

for the Washington Post.

See http://members.aol.com/crummybut

If you'd like to be considered as our featured writer, send

an e-mail with a link to one of your columns to:

mailto:bete@udayton.edu

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BOOK GIVEAWAY

Each month we give away a book to one of the subscribers to

this newsletter. If you're subscribed, you're entered to

win! This issue's winner is David McCreary from Goshen,

Ind. David has won a copy of "Comedy Writing Secrets" by

Mel Helitzer, as well as an Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop

mouse pad.

Stay tuned! You could be next issue's winner!

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RESOURCES FOR WRITERS

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LOOKING FOR GUEST COLUMNISTS

Kristen Twedt is looking for humor writers to appear as the

guest columnist in her e-mail newsletter. Writers should

submit a bio, a photo (preferably of themselves), and a

column, short story or poem.

See http://www.kristentwedt.com

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JOURNALISM JOBS

The largest and most-visited resource for media jobs with

more than one million page views a month.

See http://www.journalismjobs.com

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CONTEST ALERT

Writing contests, upcoming deadlines, anything to do with

entering writing contests.

See http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ContestAlert

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FICTION FACTOR

The online magazine for fiction writers. Features tips on

writing better fiction, improving your writing, and

promoting and marketing your work.

See http://www.fictionfactor.com

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THE FRONT PORCH

The Front Porch magazine welcomes nonfiction manuscripts

that bring out the best in people and that contain the

following elements: authenticity, community, simplicity,

warmth -- and humor.

See http://www.thefrontporchmag.com/alt_site/contributors.htm

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NATL. ASSN. OF WOMEN WRITERS (NAWW)

Get FREE resources for writers when you sign up for the

FREE NAWW weekly e-zine. Send a blank email to

naww@onebox.com with "Subscribe" in the subject area or

visit the NAWW Web site at http://www.naww.org

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BLUEBERRY PRESS

Blueberry Press publishes books on marketing your writing,

nutrition, and martial arts, and also has a FREE newsletter

for writers and one for health enthusiasts and parents.

See http://www.blueberrypress.com

SUGGEST A RESOURCE If you have a favorite book or Web

site, let me know at bete@udayton.edu.

mailto:bete@udayton.edu

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ERMA T-SHIRTS MAKE GREAT VALENTINE'S DAY GIFTS

The official Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop T-shirt has the

writers' workshop logo on the front and, on the back, the

Erma quote, "When I stand before God at the end of my life,

I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent

left and could say, 'I used everything you gave me.'" Buy

one at the Erma gift shop.

See http://alumni.udayton.edu/rd.asp?cd=ermashirt&rf=EBWW1202

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NETWORK WITH OTHER HUMOR WRITERS

Network with other humor writers. Join the e-mail

discussion group for past attendees of the Erma Bombeck

Writers' Workshop and those who would like to attend in the

future. To join, send a blank e-mail message to:

humor_writers-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

(mailto:humor_writers-subscribe@yahoogroups.com) or visit

the Yahoo! Group at

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/humor_writers

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OTHER ERMA BOMBECK WRITING WORKSHOP LINKS

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ERMA MUSEUM http://www.ErmaMuseum.org

FLIGHT HUMOR CONTEST http://www.flighthumor.org

ERMA BOMBECK WRITING COMPETITION

http://www.wcpl.lib.oh.us/adults/erma.html

ERMA T-SHIRT

http://alumni.udayton.edu/rd.asp?cd=ermashirt&rf=EBWW1202

FREE SCREEN SAVER

http://www.humorwriters.org/Screensaver.html

FREE NEWSLETTER http://www.humorwriters.org/Newsletter.html

WORKSHOP SPONSORS http://www.humorwriters.org/Sponsors.html

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