Calling All MWSA Writers: My Favorite Resource for 2010

OMG, I love this credible resource for anyone who wants to get their query letters and manuscripts past the scrutinizing eyes of gatekeepers. Find why I love it and what it is at www.thefrugaleditor.blogspot.com.


From you MWSA blogger Carolyn Howard-Johnson. Please let us all know what your favorite writing resource is! (-:
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A New Book on the Writing Process

I thought I'd let MWSA members know of a review of a new book on writing I just posted at www.TheNewBookReview.blogspot.com. It is:

The Essential Don Murray
Subtitle: Lessons from America's Greatest Writing Teacher
Edited by Thomas Newkirk and Lisa C. Miller
Afterword by Chip Scanlan
Boynton/Cook Publishers
ISBN: 9780867096002
Nonfiction/How-To/Writers
Contact Reviewer: hojoreviews@aol.com
Publisher's Site: www.boyntoncook.com

Those ready to build on their skills will want to pop on over. The New Book Review. It's also yours to utilize. The guidelines are in the left column. Just scroll down a bit.
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Submitted by your MWSA blogger, Carolyn Howard-Johnson
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Interview with Jack Woodville London

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6M9hWMmuN70&feature=player_embedded


Here's an interview with Jack Woodville London, author of Virginia's War.

How Can Your Writing and Cookies Work to Make A Soldier Happy at Christmas?

Aha! A contest made in heaven for MWSA members. A way to get your work published and send cookies to soldiers! Learn about it at Sharing with Writers.

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one of our members, Michael Mullins, contributed a poem to help me commemorate Dec. 7on my blog at www.warpeacetolerance.blogspot.com. He is the author of Vietnam in Verse, poetry for beer drinkers. "ViV" won the Gold Medal for poetry from Military Writers Society of America in 2007. I hope MWSA members will go leave a comment--perhaps some encouragement--for their fellow writer.




Mike's book is available on line from on-line Amazon, B&N, and B-a-M book stores and as an audio-book from the author. Please contact him at this e-mail address; mullins.m.1@comcast.net or via land mail at POB 456 Windfall, In. 46076.
Vietnam Veteran, Delta 3/7, 199th Light Infantry, '68-'69.
He is also Vice President of the MWSA. One dollar from either version goes to the Wounded Warrior Project.


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Carolyn Howard-Johnson wrote the foreword for Eric Dinyer's book of patriotic quotations, Support Our Troops, published by Andrews McMeel. Part of the proceeds for the book benefit Fisher House. Her chapbook of poetry won the Military Writers Society of America's award of excellence. Find it at http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1599240173/. Her novel, collection of creative nonfiction and much of her poetry is informed by interest in leading the world toward acceptance of one another. Find her web page dedicated to tolerance at http://www.carolynhowardjohnson.redenginepress.com/tolerence_and_utah_links.htm. If your Twitter followers would be interested, please pass this on to them using this widget:

A Contest Just for Military Writers

Many of you may already be familiar with Winning Writers newsletter. It is a long monthly newsletter with tons of resources and contests for writers. They are also very good to their subscribers. They mentioned the award the chapbook I coauthored with Magadalean Ball received recently. It is She Wore Emerald Then: Relections on Motherhood. just because I'm a subscriber. At any rate, this from their recent newsletter will be of special interest to you:

12/1: W.Y. Boyd Literary Award for Excellence in Military Fiction +++Highly recommended free contest offers $5,000 for the best published book of fiction set in a period when the United States was at war. Book must have been published in the calendar year prior to the award. For example, books published in 2009 are eligible for the 2010 award, which has a December 1, 2009 deadline. Sponsored by the American Library Association.

To subscribe to Winning Writers go to www.WinningWriters.com.

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It is Time for a New Military Motto

I just entered a new blog on my War Peace Tolerance blog. It begins:

Yesterday was Veteran's Day. My husband and I were driving to the Laemmle Theater in Pasadena to see Skin, a movie set in South Africa during apartheid about (what else?) tolerance. And on the back of a bus was a sign from the military. Seems they have a new motto. I'm doing it from memory but this was the approximage message...

I hope you'll go to www.warpeacetolerance.blogspot.com to see what this new message is and that, if you agree, you'll pass the blog address to others you know in the military. You see....it is time.

Submitted by MWSA blogger member, blogger, MWSA award-winner Carolyn Howard-Johnson and advocate for writers.