Young Women Writers

Hey Guys,

This one will be a quickie. I found a neat little widget service while surfing the web today… and some of you may already be keen to it’s benefits, but if not… check it out!

It is called Shelfari. Basically you can go in and customize your own virtual bookshelf to show off your favorite books to friends and readers alike. When you finish adding your books, the bookshelf itself is customizable and once you have the desired look, you create the widget and post it on your site! Super cool.

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Hey Friends,

 The number of views has decreased this month by a few hundred. Please let’s keep this blog alive! I want to increase readers by a full thousand for July. So, let me know what you–the readers–would like to hear.

Upcoming July blogs–The June Book List (Which will be impressive!), The Great Summer Reads Book List and a blog on The Top 10 Authors To Check Out During Summertime.

Look forward to some great stuff and as always there will be videos, pictures and articles posted on a regular basis. I’ve been doing my part and posting more often. So, do your part and leave comments/tell your friends about the blog so we can stay afloat.

Thanks to everyone who continues to support Young Women Writer’s it is much appreciated.

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• Contact me for tutoring services.
• Contact me if you’re interested in starting a literary magazine.
• And as always use the donate button on the left side bar to support our cause!

Good Day Everyone,

I have a few ideas that I wanted to run past everyone… let me know if any pique your interests or if you are in need of any of the services I am planning to offer.

• I am planning on offering private tutoring in English–Literature or Writing. It will be an online, chat-based forum, unless you live close enough for us to meet at a mutually agreeable location. Fees and times are negotiable. So, if you’re in need of tutoring, feel free to leave me a comment on this thread with your name and e-mail and I will be sure to get back to you as soon as possible.
• Second, I have decided that I would like to start my own literary magazine. I imagine it will start out as a web-based publication as that seems like the cheapest and quickest route to starting a publication. If anyone is interested in co-editing a magazine with me, please contact me via this thread and leave your name and e-mail so I can get back to you. I plan to publish poetry and creative non-fiction (though limited in size)–details are negotiable.

I will keep everyone informed on the status of my projects! Also, when the time comes, I will post a call for submissions on this site. So, be prepared!

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Hey Guys,

 I know the MJ post probably made you all roll your eyes, I wanted to give you something worth reading/watching. Here are a few articles and videos on how to get published. I hope you enjoy and learn from them.

Have a great day!

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• How To Get Published In A Literary Magazine
• How To Get Published

The passing of Michael Jackson ends an era. Regardless of what he may or may not have done, the man was an icon especially to my generation as Michael Jackson was the “in” thing while I was growing up.

 He was so much an impact on my childhood (keep your jokes to yourself) that I wrote a poem about him… a long time ago. I figured I would just post it and that will be the end of my MJ tribute as you’re probably tired of reading about it.

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 BE KIND, THIS IS NOT MY BEST EFFORT

Michael Jackson in A Metal Shoe

             As a child of nine in the grade that comes fourth           
             I was a tyrant and an asshole of the highest pedigree.            

 It was a new era, the dust from our adolescent territorial gang wars           
Had finally cleared and Melvin my old rival had been transferred            
To another school.  So, I pretty much had the run of the place.            

An entire playground at my fingertips… and I had my eyes set           
On the large metal slide that was in the shape of a shoe.          
I had been eying it up for sometime and had previously            
Decided that the enclosed space beneath the shoe slide would be                       
The perfect place to start my secret Michael Jackson fan club.            

Is it strange that I found so many willing applicants for a Michael Jackson            
Fan club, all between the ages of eight and nine?            

Regardless, I was taking this process seriously, only the highest            
Qualified would be admitted to my new secret society—that wasn’t                        
Very much of a secret and more just a society.            

Member #1… Jason… the beautiful blue eyed boy who shared my love           
Of Michael Jackson… I wanted to seduce him with my fourth grade           
Feminine wiles… he would be a member of this splendid society.            

Member #2… Doug… the strong and tall boy from down the block… we            
Played basketball together sometimes, in my back yard… he would make            
A perfect bouncer…I really did mean business… not a member…you don’t get in. 

Member #3… Joel… the misguided youth from a broken home being raised by his alcoholic father… he drank mini bottles of Tabasco sauce for fun and he ate
His scabs… he would make a wonderful bodyguard… with Joel at my side,           
I COULD RULE THE WORLD. 

This was our fellowship… a fellowship of four… we listened to Michael Jackson
Cassette tapes blasting from a portable boom box, beneath the slide that was shaped like a shoe.

 And poor Afaf, a sweet girl who’s features reminded me of a mouse… has
stumbled upon our secret society and begged me to let her in. I was
Feeling merciful and kind that day and told her should could join us if she would
Accept the position of club doormat and let us walk on her when we entered or
Exited our secret headquarters.  She accepted. 

You know after our society disbanded and went our separate ways, Afaf thanked
me for letting her play with us… I really was a tyrant and asshole of the highest
pedigree at the age of nine,In the grade that comes fourth.                                                           

I just received notification that one of my articles over at the suite has been given an Editors Choice Award. It is the first award of it’s type that I have been given.

 So, if you would like to support my writing and my award, please visit and read the article. It is on Memoir Writing.

 If you are looking for some lighter fare, I’ve recently posted some articles on hair, make-up and clothes. There are only a few and I don’t usually post that sort of content. So, hop over to Suite101 and check them out! Limited time only!

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Hello Friends,

As you’ve probably already read, I am going to be setting up some Writing Workshops in my district and I have been looking for ideas. These are the three most popular ideas at the moment. Please send in your feedback and let me know if the course content sounds interesting and what you would add/remove. As always, you can post your feedback as a comment on this thread.

Creative Non-Fiction Workshop

This workshop will run once a week for five weeks; it’s purpose is to create a cohesive medium length creative non-fiction piece (5-10 pages). We will first review the most common types of creative non-fiction essays including; the personal essay, the memoir, history writing and lyrical prose. From this point, students will choose their favorite type of essay and receive a prompt. The remaining weeks will focus on drafting, revision, peer evaluation and will culminate in a large group workshop and discussion.

Poetry Writing Workshop

This workshop will run once a week for 5 weeks; it’s purpose will be to create a small (5-7) poem polished poetry portfolio. Each week will focus on a different type of poem ranging from the more structured verse (haiku, sonnet, sestina) all the way to free verse. Each form will be explained and demonstrated and students will be expected to leave class with rough drafts and return the next week with polished poems to read out loud in workshop format.

The Short-Short

This workshop will run for one day, it’s purpose is to introduce students to the “short-short” as a writing form and to hopefully create a rough draft of their very own short-short. The class will end in a large group workshop/discussion of the work. Through peer review, students will be able to hone their short-short-writing skills.

Any additional suggestions for courses you’d like to see would be great! Thanks so much for your continued input and support.

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Hey Friends,I hope you’ve been checking out my newest Suite101 articles-I have added a few more since my last post, they can all be found here. Take a look, the articles cover a wide variety of topics including, but not limited to: Make-Up, Lit. Crit., Book Reviews, Writing Tutorials and Art Criticism.

I also have some great news! I’ve just had another poem accepted for publication! I will make sure to keep you all updated on the release of my latest creative attempt!

Thanks again for the support. Keep checking out the blog for updates.

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Many people want to write their memoirs, but they never actually take that next step and begin recording their lives in writing. There are many reasons for this: lack of dedication, fear, etc.

I’ve decided to take it upon myself to help aspiring memoirists find their muses and defeat their pre-concieved notions about writing in a series of articles. I’ve written the first few and I will post links.

Check them out and let me know what you think.

• First Step in Memoir-Writing Success
• Second Step in Memoir-Writing Success
• Third Step in Memoir-Writing Success

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Hey Friends,

I was wading through my inbox and reading my recent slew of rejection letters, but among them I spotted another acceptance letter! I feel very fortunate that publishers are starting to find merit in my work and publish it in their journals and magazines!

As such, I feel as if I should promote them… of my own free will and volition! So, if you haven’t yet… hop on over to The Writers Eye Magazine and check out the amazing work on display!

I have also noticed that, on occasion, when my writing has been rejected… the publisher still wants to use my artwork! How odd, I guess I am also a passably artist. Hooray!

That’s all for now… I still have poems running in both the current Writer’s Eye and the current Nefarious Ballerina. Take a look! You can also look forward to seeing new work in the September issue of Writer’s Eye!

*If you haven ‘t yet read my previous post, please do so and leave me some feedback! I would be eternally grateful!! Thanks again.

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