Archive for April, 2008

Character Creation

Thanks to Jeff Heisler for letting me use this article on Character Creation that he has written. Jeff is a freelance writer and novelist.

Review: Ireland: by Frank Delaney

From a land famous for storytelling comes an epic novel of Ireland that captures the intimate, passionate texture of the Irish spirit.

Irish Traditional Cooking: Review

Darina Allen runs the Ballymaloe Cookery School and has written many cookery books celebrating simple Irish cuisine. She lives in Shanagarry Co. Cork with her family. Today I want to review one of her books: Irish Traditional Cooking

Keyword Tools

Since writing a short series of articles on making money online I’ve received a number of e-mails asking me what tools I use. Here is a list of the ones I use most often

BBC competition winner

A THURSO writer who has sold over 1000 copies of his self-published novels has been named a winner in a BBC short-story writing competition.

Harry Potter Competition

To the excitement of wizards, witches and Harry Potter fans around the world, Amazon today announced that it would loan an ultra-rare book of handwritten stories by J.K. Rowling to the customer who wins…

Diamonds And Mother’s Day

A&W Diamonds is holding their first of many annual Mother’s Day Poem Competitions.

The Big Write Youth Contest

St. Louis Writers Guild and Build-a-Bear Workshop Foundation are teaming up again with The Big Read Literacy Festival to sponsor their third annual youth writing contest, The Big Write.

Big Break - Big Bucks

With cash, rewards, mentorship, and industry exposure, Big Break lives up to its name. Winners and finalists alike have had their screenplays optioned and produced and have secured high-profile representation as well as lucrative writing deals.

Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award

Submissions for the Foyle Young Poet of the Year Award are now been accepted for detailed information on how to enter read on.