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The NC Humanities Council invites original entries of fiction, nonfiction, or poetry for the 2013 Linda Flowers Literary Award.
The postmark deadline for submissions is August 15, 2013. There is no entry fee. More info HERE
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Writing Seminar in Downtown Raleigh
August 17th from 9-1:30pm
Jeff Goins (goinswriter.com), an author / blogger / platformer / speaker, who has two best-selling books, and a blog with readership in the millions. His two part session will be Starting
from Scratch: "How To Build A Powerful Platform With Words, Passion, and People" & "How Your Story Can Change The World". For more information and to Register Click Here
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Happy birthday to me! Happy birthday to me! Write from the Inside Out is seven years old this month! Can't believe how much I've done since August 2006 to include publishing, teaching, mentoring and editing. Wow! And it was all possible because of you and your support! Thank you so much for taking my classes and trusting me with getting your books ready for publication.
I want to keep getting better, so I've included in this newsletter a short survey that will take about 5 minutes or so of your time. Complete it and you'll be entered in my Random Drawing--and this prize will be truly awesome!
I love rock concerts and late summer is the best time to go. I'm taking my 10-year-old son to his first rock concert: Matchbox Twenty/Goo Goo Dolls on Aug 7th at Walnut Creek in Raleigh--I'm a big fan of Rob Thomas if you don't know. And then it's Tift Merritt, Bill Maher (although not technically a rock concert), Kelly Clarkson/Maroon 5, and Willie Nelson! Whew! Email me if you're going to any of these shows too.
As we're gearing up for Back to School and the fall, I want you to be thinking about your creative goals and what you're going to do to make yourself uncomfortable. This could include starting an enewsletter, a blog, a website, getting active on social media, getting your headshots taken, playing a new musical instrument, taking a dance class, a painting class, a cooking class or joining a book club!
Neale Donald Walsch says, "Life begins at the end of your comfort zone."
Speaking of which, I got personal when the Mutual of Omaha Aha bus came to North Hills Mall. Here's my video clip.
 I'll be participating in the United Arts Cultural Arts Booking Fair at Wakefield HS for the 5th year in a row. From the bookings I receive at this Fair, I'll be teaching students in grades 4-12 storytelling, memoir and poetry. Come out on and say "Hi," Saturday, August 17th from 8:30-4pm. I'll be giving my 5-minute presentation in the Dance Room at 9am. Look for me on Writer's Row wearing my signature orange dress and holding a giant Nemo.
I've got lots of goodies for you for August--take a look below and I hope to see you very soon! My highly anticipated fall Memoir workshop, a Publicity and Marketing for Writers online class, a Advanced Fiction Editing webinar series, Anna Karenina for Wonderland Book Club and more!
SAVE THE DATE! The Fall NC Writers' Conference is Nov 15-17 at the Sunspree Holiday Inn in Wrightsville Beach. Workshops, agents, networking and I'll be helping with the critique service and marketing mart! More info here.
Check out this Month's Blog Posts
Have a fantastic rest of your summer!
Alice
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 If readers don't like the ending of your book, they will hate the whole book. A simple rule for titles: Get the reader interested, then make the title mean something different by the end of the story.
In real life, events of the day sometimes foreshadow future developments. In fiction, they always do. |
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Wake County Open Mics
Royal Bean Coffee House (Literary Open Mic)
1st Thurs of every month
Next one is Thurs Sept 5th
Time: 7-8:30pm
Organizer: Maureen Sherbondy
Fuquay Varina Third Thursdays Open Mic Reading Series (Literary Open Mic)
STARS Theater and Arts Center, 123 E. Vance St.
Thurs Aug 15th
3rd Thursday of every month, 6-8:30pm
Organizer: Jan B. Parker
Amplified Voices Poetry Open Mic (poetry and music)
Amplified Art Gallery, City Market, 325 Blake St. Downtown Raleigh
Tues Aug 27th
4th Tuesday of the month, 7:00-9:00 pm
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Apex Arts Council Creative Writing Class with poet Alice Osborn
Location: Holiday Inn Express
1006 Marco Drive (at NC55 and US1), Apex NC 27502 Saturday, August 10, 2013 from 9:30am-2pm,
Registration is at 9am Fee: $59, includes lunchRegistration: Click HereAre you an aspiring writer? Would you like to learn the secrets of professional writers? Then join these two published authors, Alice Osborn and Belea T. Keeney, to learn how to achieve your full potential with the written word. This class is specially formatted for both experienced writers and novice, so everyone will find much to help hone their skills in the material presented. The class consists of lecture and practical exercise to lead you toward your future as a writer. This could be the best four and a half hours you will ever give yourself. This event is sponsored by the Apex Arts Council ( www.apexartscouncil.org). Advanced Fiction Editing Boot Camp with Alice Osborn
Location: Online Webinar Series Three consecutive Tuesdays, August 13th, 20th and 27th, 2013 Time: 12pm-1:15pm EST Cost: $149Registration: Click Here If you've taken Fiction Editing Boot Camp with Alice, this is your next level which builds on basic fiction editing techniques and strategies-how is fiction editing different from other kinds of editing? We'll also address how to help clients navigate the publishing world so that we can be the go-to editor for novelists. We will cover the art of writing and editing query letters and synopses and all students will gain more confidence with copyediting, rewriting, logic, flow, voice, point of view, characterization, setting, and more. This webinar series will be recorded so you won't miss the lesson if you cannot make the "live" class. Alice Osborn has her MA in Rhetoric and Composition from NC State, is a former English teacher and current creative writing teacher and is the author of three books of poetry. She is a sought-after fiction editor in North Carolina and beyond. In addition, she is also the editor of Tattoos, a Short Fiction Anthology from Main Street Rag. Cultural Arts Booking Fair
Location: Wakefield High School
2200 Wakefield Pines Dr., Raleigh, NC 27614Saturday, August 17, 2013 Time: 8:30am-4pmFREE, Open to the PublicMeet Alice Osborn and other teaching artists at the annual Cultural Arts Booking Fair. This day-long event offers representatives who book cultural arts programs for their schools, communities and organizations an opportunity to meet with artists who belong to the United Arts Council's Artists in the Schools program. Alice Osborn has been a Writer-in-Residence with United Arts since 2009 and teaches storytelling, memoir and poetry for grades 4-12. For more information visit, http://www.unitedarts.org Dream It, Do it: Women's Writing Retreat with Alice Osborn
Location: Bend of Ivy Lodge, Marshall, NC outside of Asheville,
3717 Bend of Ivy Rd. Marshall, NC 28753 www.bendofivylodge.com
Fri-Sun August 23-25, 2013 Tuition: $695 Registration: Click Here
 Immerse yourself in a weekend of writing without interruption in the mountains of Western Carolina. This is your answer to, "I'll write when I can find the time!" Come and fulfill your purpose, which is to write. Empowered women are powerful writers-grab your power so you can dream and accomplish your dreams of writing your story! Together over the course of this weekend, we'll delve into our stories of defining moments, healing and self discovery. This is called "Living the Writing Life!"
There'll be plenty of time for reflection and individual writing during the day, and on Saturday night we'll share our work over marshmallows and fellowship. Bend of Ivy Lodge is an intimate retreat setting surrounded by woods, rivers and streams that will foster community and creativity. Relax by the waterfall, hear the call of herons and walk the many trails on the converted tobacco farm property.
Participation limited to 15 women writers of any genre and experience. Please submit a three-page writing sample with your registration to Alice Osborn to best accommodate your experience at this retreat. You'll be treated to six organic vegetarian meals and snacks. Bring your hearts, your pens and paper. All writers receive a 30-minute consult with Alice Osborn.
10 Reasons You Should Hire an Editor with Alice Osborn
The TAF (Triangle Area Freelancers) monthly meeting
Location: Red Hot & Blue, 6615 Falls of Neuse Rd., Raleigh, NC Wed. August 28, 2013 from 7-8:30pmFREE and open to the publicIf you're serious about publication, you'll need to hire an editor before you send your manuscript off to agents. And if you're independently publishing your work, you'll also need an editor so your work is the best it can possibly be. Let freelance editor Alice Osborn discuss the 10 reasons to hire an editor. This talk is aimed at all writers in all genres interested in traditional or self publishing. Alice will discuss how to find the right person and how to get your manuscript in shape before you even meet with your editor. When you find the right person to edit your work, you're guaranteed to see your writing grow.For more information about TAF, (http://www.triangleareafreelancers.org)Memoir: The Next Level with Alice Osborn
Location: Center for Excellence, 3803-B Computer Dr. Ste. 106 Raleigh NC 27609Thursday, Aug 29 to Thursday, Sept. 19th (Class meets for 4 Thursdays) Time: 11:30am-2pmTuition: Early Bird $149 (Till Aug 15th)/ $200 AfterAdditional editing package is $250, Tuition includes two 10-min accountability phone chats.Registration: Click Here  Have you completed Alice's Beginning Memoir Workshop Series and wish to continue? Or have you started working on your memoir and now wonder what is the next step? Get on track with Memoir: The Next Level with Alice Osborn where you'll have in-class writing exercises and feedback to help you construct your memoir and build upon your foundation. Move forward in the direction you want to go by creating a memoir that will dazzle your readers. This class is best-suited for writers who have previous writing experience or who have been working on their memoirs. Participants bring their own lunch and there'll be a half hour lunch break. Your tuition includes two 10-min accountability phone chats and if you'd like Alice to edit your memoir pages during the class, consider purchasing the $250 editing package (valued at $800). Wonderland Book Club reads Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy Co-sponsored by the NC Writers Network
Location: Center for Excellence, 3803-B Computer Dr. Suite 106, Raleigh, NC 27609Friday, August 30, 2013 Time: 10:00-noon This month's book is Anna Karenina by Leo TolstoyRSVP: Click HereThis month we're discussing the classic Russian realist novel, Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy, published in 1877. Perhaps the great  est novel ever written, Anna Karenina tells the story of the doomed love affair between the sensuous and rebellious Anna and the dashing officer, Count Vronsky. Tragedy unfolds as Anna rejects her passionless marriage and must endure the hypocrisies of society. Set against a vast and richly textured canvas of nineteenth-century Imperial Russia, the novel's seven major characters create a dynamic imbalance, playing out the contrasts of city and country life and all the variations on love and family happiness. Find more info about Wonderland at: http://meetup.com/wonderlandbookclub ***ONLINE CLASS*** Publicity and Marketing for Writers Aug 19, 2013 - Sep 8, 2013
Cost: $25 (basic member) and $15 (premium member) This workshop is for both published and yet-to-be published writers who wish to craft a marketing and branding strategy for getting the word out about their books via social media networking, websites, blogs, and the good old-fashioned way with press releases and media contacts. If no one knows who you are, how will they buy your book? Alice Osborn will give tips and tricks from her own experience as a successful published writer/editor and will address publicity/marketing tips for both traditionally and self-published authors. Alice uses social media daily to connect, network and grow her business, which she started six years ago. This workshop series will address "new" media such as blogs, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn, as well as "traditional" media such as press releases, query letters and face-to-face networking.
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Want to Get Published the Right Way? Contact Alice TODAY!
919-971-9414
9660-138 Falls of Neuse #294
Raleigh, NC 27615
Alice Osborn, M.A. is the author of three books of poetry: After the Steaming Stops (Main Street Rag, 2012), Unfinished Projects (Main Street Rag, 2010) and Right Lane Ends (Catawba, 2006) and is the editor of the anthology, Tattoos (Main Street Rag, 2012); she is also a writing coach, speaker, blogger and teaching artist. Besides working with corporations and small businesses, Alice teaches creative writing in schools and in community settings where she uses sensory images and road-tested prompts to stimulate her students' best work. Her writing has appeared in Raleigh's News and Observer, Soundings Review, The Pedestal Magazine, and in numerous journals and anthologies. She serves on the Board of Trustees for the North Carolina Writers' Network. She lives in Raleigh, North Carolina, with her husband and two children. Visit her website: www.aliceosborn.com. |
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