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Carol Purroy left a comment for Julie Mihaly
Hi Julie,
Glad to have you for a virtual friend. Hope to meet you and become your actual friend on The Write Stuff Cruise. (Spouse, partner, friend, kids, etc., welcome too) All the information about the cruise and workshop is…
The AMA reports WRITING IMPROVES HEALTH
This isn't exactly breaking news. But it is good news. "Research has demonstrated that writing about emotionally traumatic experiences has a surprisingly beneficial effect on symptom reports, well-being, and health care use in healthy individuals." (The April 14, 1999 (Vol. 281, # 14) Journal of the American Medical Association.)That article reported on a study of 112 volunteers (58 with asthma; 49 with rheumatoid arthritis) to determine if writing about a stressful event in their lives had a…See More
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I'm teaching a writing workshop on a cruise ship in August.
THE WRITE STUFF CRUISE WORKSHOP Here's your chance to prove you've got THE WRITE STUFF! Sign on for this NOVEL EXPERIENCE.7-days and nights aboard a luxury liner, which is the stuff of dreams! Writers, Publishers, Editors, Reviewers, Booksellers, Book Publicists -- it may be tax deductible! (Check with your tax consultant.) It'll be the vacation of a lifetime and a class you'll remember forever. And just $175.00 will hold your space 'til June 1.We set sail at 4 pm on August 15 from Seattle up…See More
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Carol Purroy replied to the discussion 'Tax Deductible Cruise' in the group Baby Boomers
Fantastic!
$175 will hold your place until June 1. I can't wait! We're gonna have to much fun!!!! Tell all your friends too.
And you can't marry George. He's spoken for. By me! HA!
See you on August 15. (And we'll be in…
Amy Ferris replied to the discussion 'Tax Deductible Cruise' in the group Baby Boomers
hi carol:
i love this!!!!!
i wanna (try to) come.
amy ferris
http://www.marryinggeorgeclooney.com
Julie Jeffs left a comment for Carol Purroy
Hi Carol,
Welcome to the Bloggers Let’s Make it Work group! So glad you are here. Please visit the discussion New Members Visit Here First, tell us about your blog so we can list it on the members blog index.
I hope you will find, as I did,…
Tax Deductible Cruise
Hi gals,I'm facilitating a Creative Writing Workshop aboard the ms Oosterdam (Holland America) on a cruise up the Inside Passage from Seattle to Alaska, August 15 - 22, 2010. It may be tax deductible if you're a writer, publisher, bookseller, editor, etc. (Check with your tax consultant.) We'll pass some of the most spectacular scenery in the world, see the glaciers (while we still can), as well as bears, moose, bald eagles, whales and dolphins, and go into rustic port towns straight out of the…See More
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Baby Boomers
Women born between 1945 and 1964 who write about and are interested in contributing material about their lives- then and now.
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Sue Leonard left a comment for Carol Purroy
Hi Carol,
Your write stuff cruise sure looks like fun, and what great scenery you will have for inspiration and creativity! Have a wonderful time on the writing cruise - wish I could be on board!
There is alot to learn about independent publishing…
Carol Purroy left a comment for Sue Leonard
Hi Sue,
I'm an independent publisher -- by choice also -- in Reno. I founded Writers of the Purple Sage Publishing Consortium, a group of writers in Northern Nevada who are teaching ourselves about the ins and outs of self-publishing. I'm…
Carol Purroy replied to the discussion 'Information needed from "small" publishers' in the group Small Publishers and Independent Authors
Get a clue, Publisher's Weekly!
Small Publishers and Independent Authors
For writers focused on the entreprenuerial side of the writing industry to share innovations, pitfalls and business models.
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THE WRITE STUFF CRUISE at Seattle to Alaska (roundtrip)
August 15, 2010 at 4pm to August 22, 2010 at 7am
Award-winning author/publisher Carol Purroy will lead a Creative Writing workshop on a 7-day Alaska Inside Passage cruise that sails from Seattle on August 15, 2010. Beginning-to-professional writers are welcome. There will be challenges and stimulation aplenty to get your creative juices flowing. The planned activities will enhance your cruise experience while honing your writing skills.Pick a genre, any genre. It'll be a novel experience. (Nonfiction writers welcome too.)Come along and show…See More
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Bernice L. McFadden left a comment for Carol Purroy
Dear Carol:
You may not know me or my work, but I am the national bestselling, award winning novelist of six critically acclaimed novels who has been twice nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction.
On Jan 9th, 2010 my debut novel, SUGAR will…
Carol Purroy left a comment for Janice Oberding
You're welcome. I still have room for you at the women's writing retreat next weekend. It'll be a blast. And who knows? We may just receive an apparition visitation at SMAC. Price is still only $250 for lodging at SMAC and workshop.…
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www.authorauthorshow.com
www.wwwomens-retreats.com
www.sierrawritingworkshop.com
renaissancecp
- Books I've written, anthologies I've contributed to, and any scripts or plays I've authored:
- YOUR LIFE Oughta Be A Book, Write the stories of your life
MISS ROGERS STINKS
"A Cup of Tea" in TRUE WORDS FROM REAL WOMEN, Story Circle Network Anthology
- Media outlets that I currently write for:
- I produce & host a TV program -- AUTHOR! AUTHOR! -- for writers.
Archived at: http://authorauthorshow.com
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- Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir
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- Editing, Book Doctoring
Layout/Design
Self-publishing advice
I host the AUTHOR! AUTHOR! TV show -- author interviews -- in Reno, NV.
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- Writers of the Purple Sage Publishing Consortium (wpspc.org)
SCBWI
Unnamed Writers Group
Writers Unanimous
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The AMA reports WRITING IMPROVES HEALTH
Posted on February 6, 2010 at 5:33pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
This isn't exactly breaking news. But it is good news.
"Research has demonstrated that writing about emotionally traumatic experiences has a surprisingly beneficial effect on symptom reports, well-being, and health care use in healthy individuals." (The April 14, 1999 (Vol. 281, # 14) Journal of the American Medical Association.)
That article… Continue
"Research has demonstrated that writing about emotionally traumatic experiences has a surprisingly beneficial effect on symptom reports, well-being, and health care use in healthy individuals." (The April 14, 1999 (Vol. 281, # 14) Journal of the American Medical Association.)
That article… Continue
I'm teaching a writing workshop on a cruise ship in August.
Posted on February 4, 2010 at 9:07pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
THE WRITE STUFF CRUISE WORKSHOP
Here's your chance to prove you've got THE WRITE STUFF!
Sign on for this NOVEL EXPERIENCE.
7-days and nights aboard a luxury liner, which is the stuff of dreams!
Writers, Publishers, Editors, Reviewers, Booksellers, Book Publicists -- it may be tax deductible!
(Check with your tax consultant.)…
Continue Sign on for this NOVEL EXPERIENCE.
7-days and nights aboard a luxury liner, which is the stuff of dreams!
Writers, Publishers, Editors, Reviewers, Booksellers, Book Publicists -- it may be tax deductible!
(Check with your tax consultant.)…
Comment Wall (6 comments)
- At 7:31pm on February 4, 2010,
Julie Jeffs said… - Hi Carol,
Welcome to the Bloggers Let’s Make it Work group! So glad you are here. Please visit the discussion New Members Visit Here First, tell us about your blog so we can list it on the members blog index.
I hope you will find, as I did, a great sense of community, loads of information and resources, and an incredible amount of talent.
Jump in on ongoing discussions or start one if there is an issue you would like to discuss.
Let me know if you have any questions.
Look forward to reading your posts.
Warm regards,
Julie Jeffs
Beginning a Life at 50
http://juliejeffs.blogspot.com
- At 7:26pm on February 4, 2010,
Susan Blumberg-Kason said… - Hi Carol,
Welcome to the Memoir group! We're so glad to have you with us. Your book looks wonderful!
Susan
Memoir group co-moderator
- At 1:03pm on January 15, 2010,
Sue Leonard said…
- Hi Carol,
Your write stuff cruise sure looks like fun, and what great scenery you will have for inspiration and creativity! Have a wonderful time on the writing cruise - wish I could be on board!
There is alot to learn about independent publishing but, I am so thrilled to see how it has blossomed in past years.
Happy Writing and stay in touch.
- At 9:36am on December 10, 2009,
Bernice L. McFadden said… - Dear Carol:
You may not know me or my work, but I am the national bestselling, award winning novelist of six critically acclaimed novels who has been twice nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction.
On Jan 9th, 2010 my debut novel, SUGAR will celebrate its 10th anniversary and in order to commemorate this milestone I am campaigning to sell 10,000 copies between now and that date.
“Bernice L. McFadden's first novel begins with the brief, poetic description of a crime so startling that the reader is helplessly drawn in, as if a bright red door stood ajar on a bleak and forbidding house. Pearl Taylor's daughter, Jude, has been found murdered and mutilated near a field at the edge of town. "The murder had white man written all over it," writes McFadden. "But no one would say it above a whisper. It was 1940. It was Bigelow, Arkansas. It was a black child. Need any more be said?" In the years that follow, Pearl catches sight of Jude in so many strangers that when Sugar Lacey comes to town and sets up her unwholesome "business" in the house next door, she doesn't know whether to believe what she sees in Sugar's face: a striking similarity to Jude, dead 15 years. In her sedate but supple prose--rising at times to a light, unforced lyricism in the description of landscape or character--the author perfectly renders the closed and protective society of a small Southern town, the superstitions, gossip, and prying.”
I’m asking that you purchase a copy of SUGAR for yourself, a friend or family member. And yes, KINDLE purchases count.
If you could help spread the word by blogging, twittering and Face-booking my campaign, it would mean the world to me.
Peace & Light,
Bernice L. McFadden
www.amazon.com
www.B&N.com
- At 10:28pm on August 13, 2009,
Janice Oberding said… - Carol thank you for inviting me to She Writes!
- At 11:13am on August 13, 2009,
Rita Mills said… - Carol........I would like to highlight this site in a newsletter (2500 distribution in Texas).......who would I speak to about getting info from?........Rita
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How John Cusack ruined Valentine's Day for Me.
Jeannette LeSure commented on the blog post 'How to Write Memoir? 1. Forget Writing Prompts and Exercises 2. Stake Out Your Territory'
While I agree that we can get carried away and even use prompts and exercises as effective avoidance techniques to tell ourselves, well, we ARE writing something, I found two books and a couple of classes to be enormously helpful in getting me going…
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Amy Lynn Nolan commented on the blog post 'How to Write Memoir? 1. Forget Writing Prompts and Exercises 2. Stake Out Your Territory'
This is so beautiful. Thank you for your generous spirit and for sharing it. I am slowly working on a memoir that has been "near finished" for two years. I'm struggling not to let writing be "the first to go," when life gets…
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