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ERMA BOMBECK WRITERS' WORKSHOP NEWSLETTER
University of Dayton
October 2006
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Dear writer:
Mark your calendar for March 15-17, 2007. That's when the Will Rogers
workshop fee is $250 if you pay by December 31, 2006. The price will
increase to $275 on January 1, 2007.
The workshop includes a Thursday evening reception and brief program followed by two full days of instruction through general sessions and concurrent workshop sessions. The registration cost covers all sessions and meals, plus transportation to events outside the hotel.
I'll be speaking at the workshop along with Paula LaRocque, one of the country’s top writing coaches; best-selling author and screenwriter W. Bruce Cameron; USA Today columnist Craig Wilson; award-winning magazine editor Louisa McCune-Elmore; self-syndication genius Jim Miller; and Matt Schneider of American Greetings, among others.
Hope to see you there!
Keep writing!
Tim Bete
Latest news...
A PEEK AT THE PEAK OF THE PUBLICITY SUMMIT
Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop attendee, DC Stanfa, shares her experiences from the National Publicity Summit, where you can personally meet top journalists and producers face-to-face. Read more.
PASSION MAKES IT EASY
Lynn Colwell asks, "If your passion isn’t propelling you, what will?" Read more.
NOT ARTSY FARTSY
Can you find writing work through your state arts or humanities councils? C. Hope Clark shows how. Read more.
SOMETHING'S FUNNY ABOUT THIS ROUTINE
The one-liners flow with the java and jabs every Sunday as a regular gang of writers, musicians and stand-ups holds its weekly sit-down. Read more.
WHOSE PUNCHLINE IS IT ANYWAY?
From the historical humorists to the modern mirth-makers, comedy can turn the ordinary into the original and make the painful more palatable. Take this quiz to see if you know which wit is responsible for each quote. Read more.
THE FUNNY FACTOR
Why smart brains take humor seriously. Read more.
NAVIGATING THE QUAGMIRE OF HUMOR & POLITICAL CORRECTNESS
Confused is how many people feel when it comes to the whole idea of political correctness and workplace humor. Read more.
SECRETS OF WRITING A KILLER JOKE
Need the nuts and bolts of how to write stand-up comedy material? Read more.
Humor writer of the month
DON BARONE
Don Barone is an ESPN columnist and co-author of several books now selling for 99 cents on e-Bay. He likes birds, not squirrels; jelly donuts for daily fruit intake; and Cleavers, not Simpsons. Visit his Web site.
Book giveaway
Each month we give away a book on writing to a few subscribers to our newsletter. If you're subscribed, you're entered to win! This issue's winners are:
* Judy Gruen
* Lois Baron
* Laina Brooks
Who's publishing what?
WORKSHOP FACULTY
HAIR AIR: Pat Wynn Brown is performing "Inside the Parenting Salon: A Life and beauty makover" on Oct. 15 in Columbus, Ohio. She's performing "Love is in the Hair" on Nov. 5.
LIEBER WINS: Dave Lieber has won a Readers’ Choice award from The Fort Worth Weekly.
SPEAK NOW: Or Forever Hold Your Peace is a new daily Sirius Satellite Radio program with Dave and Susan Konig.
PAST WORKSHOP ATTENDEES
ASTOR ONLINE: Dave Astor's weekly "Montclairvoyant" humor column is now online.
OTHER PUBLISHING NEWS
STOP THE SHOW!: Brad Schreiber has published "A History of Insane Incidents and Absurd Accidents in the Theatre."
WALKER PENS BOOK: Lynn Bowen Walker has written Queen of the Castle: 52 Weeks of Encouragement for the Uninspired, Domestically Challenged or Just Plain Tired Homemaker. She was also published in the anthology, Humor for the Holidays.
Markets, contests and more
JOKE CONTEST: Enter the 2007 Reader's Digest "Tell Us a Joke" contest. Read more.
EMPTY NESTER STORIES WANTED: Chicken Soup for the Empty Nester’s Soul is looking for stories that explore the losses and discoveries; rifts and rescues; and the hope and humor of being an empty nester. Read more.
SEEKING STORIES ABOUT PUBLISHING AND MARKETING A BOOK: Looking for stories about your experience with publishing -- either self or traditional publishing. Read more.
CONFERENCE AT PENN: The 12th Annual Writers Conference at Penn, October 14-15, offers 68 workshops and master classes. Read more.
HOAXES & PRANKS: A blog about hoaxes of all kinds. Read more.
STUPID STUFF: Stupid gifts. Stupid candy. Stupid toys. A complete waste of perfectly good technology. Read more.
RULES FOR USING A COMMA: Detailed examples on the uses of punctuation marks. Read more.
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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. Join now.
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SUGGEST A RESOURCE: If you have a favorite book or Web site, let us know at bete@udayton.edu.
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