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vol.12 no.7
July/Aug 2010
ISSN 1492-949X

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editorial
Taking Stock
by Sherry D. Ramsey

contests
It's been a while, but The Scriptorium is having a contest! It's easy to enter, and you could win a prize pack of our two popular email courses. Click over to the contest page for all the details!.

creativity
Fire up your brain with exercises on freak accidents, dinner screams, and changes of seasons and hearts.

toolbox
Our newest form is for keeping track of all the locations in your story or novel. Loads of useful forms and writers' tools!

articles
Links to articles on adaptability, stealing ideas, episodic writing, and the hundred things you should know about your character.
compiled by Sherry

links
After a Herculean housecleaning job, our links section is completely updated, cleaned, purged, and features over 170 writing-related links that ALL WORK! If you haven't visited lately, come back and browse, because it's really a treasure-trove of resources.

writers shops
Anytime of year is a great time to make a new start on your writing. Let our email courses help with your writing or editing!

This section of The Scriptorium offers books, workbooks, classes, ebooks, workshops, email courses and more. Everything you need to take your writing to new levels of expertise!

Last month's poll results: We asked: "Do the seasons affect your writing?"
You said:
Yes, I get much more done in the winter than in the summer 40%, 4 votes
Yes, I get much more done in the summer than in the winter 0%, 0 votes
I take a deliberate break during the year to let my brain recharge 0%, 0 votes
I try not to let outside forces affect my writing 20%, 2 votes
No, I don't really notice a difference 40%, 4 votes
Total Votes: 10

zero to one
In keeping with this double issue, the Zero to One column goes double as well. Chuck Heintzelman looks at how to use both Macro Structure and Micro Structure techniques in crafting your stories.
column by Chuck Heintzelman

on writing
Tips on Writing a Publishable Novel - Effectively Transitioning Narrative
article by Robert L. Bacon

Power Proofreading - 10 Steps to Become a Better Proofreader
article by David Walshe

Time and Clutter
article by Sherry D. Ramsey

The Four Stages of Editing Your Manuscript
article by Penelope Diaz

What Joining A Writing Group Can Do For You
article by Cherry-Ann Carew

4 Thinking Barriers That Keep You From Writing...And Succeeding
article by Holly Lisle

gifts for writers
Anytime is a good time to shop for your favorite writer--or yourself! Check out our section devoted entirely to gift ideas for and from writers. New ideas!

Then surf over to the Scriptorium Shop and check out our newest designs--great writer's merchandise designed with our readers in mind!

young writers
New resources, creative writing exercises, and a new guest article on becoming a better writer!

aep
The Alternative Expletive Project. Lots of alternatives to...you know...those words.

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