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ERMA BOMBECK WRITERS' WORKSHOP NEWSLETTER
University of Dayton
November 1, 2002
mailto:erma@udayton.edu
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There are many similarities between the first flight 100
years ago and the experience of flying today. For instance,
the Wright brothers served the same meal that I got on my
last flight -- nothing.
The 100th anniversary of flight can mean only one thing --
the 100th anniversary of flight humor. To celebrate, we
created a Web site where you can submit your humorous
stories and jokes about flying. There's no cost to enter
and prizes will be awarded. Fly over to the site right now
-- http://www.flighthumor.org
Also, if you've written a funny column about flying, send
me the link and I might add it to the site.
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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SELF-PUBLISHING WITH 1ST BOOKS
1stBooks, a print-on-demand and eBook publishing company,
has helped more than 7,000 authors publish their work. I
asked columnist, Anita Richwine, a few questions about her
decision to publish with 1st Books and how it has worked
out for her.
See http://www.humorwriters.org/richwine.html
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BOB NEWHART WINS 'MARK TWAIN PRIZE'
Bob Newhart received the fifth annual Kennedy Center Mark
Twain Prize for American Humor, named to honor one of
America's -- and the world's -- greatest humorists.
See
http://alumni.udayton.edu/rd.asp?cd=twainprize&rf=EBWW1102
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FINDING TIME TO WRITE
Humor columnist Bill Harper says it's just a "matter of
Patients."
See http://www.absolutewrite.com/fun/bill_harper.htm
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AN INTERVIEW WITH KEN SWARNER
"My son didn't like it when I mentioned his Barney
underwear," says humor columnist, Ken Swarner. "We settled
out of court."
See http://alumni.udayton.edu/rd.asp?cd=swarner&rf=EBWW1102
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TIPS FOR SUCCESSFUL CLIPS
You can build you future and revisit your past with these
helpful tips for organizing your clip files.
See http://alumni.udayton.edu/rd.asp?cd=WDclips&rf=EBWW1102
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PUBLISHERS LUNCH
Publishers Lunch is the industry's "daily essential read,"
now shared with more than 12,000 publishing people every
day. Each report gathers stories from all over the Web and
print of interest to the professional trade book community,
along with original reporting, plus a little perspective
and the occasional wisecrack added in.
See http://www.caderbooks.com
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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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THE BRAINS TRUST
Called "the British son of The Onion," The Brains Trust has
the motto, "Trust us, we know."
See http://www.thebrainstrust.co.uk
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HOW TO WRITE A JOKE
Jim Richardson describes the seven basic joke forms.
See http://www.jimrichardson.com/write.shtml
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HUMOR WRITER OF THE MONTH: DEIRDRE REILLY
Deirdre Reilly's new book "Exhausted Rapunzel: Tales of
Modern Castle Life" is a hoot. Deirdre is an award-winning
humor columnist whose syndicated column appears in many
newspapers throughout the Boston area.
See http://alumni.udayton.edu/rd.asp?cd=rapunz&rf=EBWW1102
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
NOTE: Last month, I selected John Jantsch as the "humor
writer of the month" but included an incorrect Web site
address. You can find John's work at:
http://www.johnjantsch.com (Sorry about that John!)
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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, IN.
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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COMEDY COLLABORATION
A group dedicated to co-writing feature comedy specs with
other members. Comedy screenwriters only please. No
wannabes, only hard working gottabes welcome.
See http://groups.aol.com/comedyscribes
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NATL. ASSN. OF WOMEN WRITERS (NAWW)
Get FREE resources for wrtiers 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
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THE WRITER'S SEARCH INDEX
Helps you find documents that relate to the craft of
writing.
See http://www.writers-search.com/
If you have a favorite book or Web site, let me know at
bete@udayton.edu. mailto:bete@udayton.edu
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UNINSPIRED? GET AN ERMA T-SHIRT
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=EBWW1102
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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
ERMA T-SHIRT:
http://alumni.udayton.edu/rd.asp?cd=ermashirt&rf=EBWW1102
FREE SCREEN SAVER:
http://www.humorwriters.org/Screensaver.html
FREE NEWSLETTER:
http://www.humorwriters.org/Newsletter.html
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CONTACT US: http://www.humorwriters.org/Contact.html
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