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Write from the Inside Out!
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August 2014
For the FULL listing
of all of Alice's Events
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Join Margaret at her Book Launch on Sunday, Aug. 3rd at 4pm at the Joyful Jewel,
44-A Hillsboro St. Pittsboro, NC 27312
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Welcome!
It's my birthday--well, Write from the Inside Out's birthday. We're 8 years old this month--can you believe it? Couldn't have done it without you. THANK YOU!
Throughout the years, my basic offerings haven't changed much: editing, author mentoring and writing workshops. My first workshop in 2006 was a creative nonfiction class at Edible Art next to the Royal Bean Coffee shop on Hillsborough Street. I remember it rained so hard during the second class, the roof leaked and our group had to move a couple of times not to get wet inside! Read more here about my secrets to success these last 8 years!
To celebrate this month, TATTOOS, the collection of short stories I edited for Main Street Rag is only $4.95 (does include $4 shipping and handling). Click here to buy it and get it personally signed to you or anyone one you'd like! More details about this special in the coupon below.
Lots of great stuff going on here! As I'm preparing for an amazing time hosting the SOLD OUT Dream It, Do It Retreat Aug 8-11 at the Bend of Ivy Lodge in Marshall, NC, (photos next month) I'm also prepping for the next series of fall memoir classes. Like I mentioned above, I've been teaching memoir classes for 8 years and am grateful for the many of you reading this newsletter who have taken my classes in that time.
Upcoming Memoir Workshops
My 6-week long memoir class for two hours every Thursday from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 a.m. is similar to the workshop series I taught in January of this year--if you missed out then, you don't want to miss out now. I'm also offering a $250 editing option, which includes critique and line-editing services--a great value since the regular fee is $550. If you're a first time memoir author, this class is for you!
And if you can't make the day class due to time and work schedules, Belea Keeney and I are offering a 3-hour evening memoir class on Tuesday, October 7th from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. All details below!
Congrats, Terri!
 Fending, Terri Anastasi's new book of poetry is now available through Main Street Rag. I poet mentored Terri and can't wait to see what else she creates. "This is a book filled with images that carry the weight of misunderstandings, yet the strength and compassion of unconditional love. Watch out, world: we have a brave new poet on our hands."
Contests and a Publicity Workshop
Fiction Contest
Deadline: Postmarked by August 30, 2014.
Submit a short story or chapter of a novel of 5,000 words or less. Multiple entries are accepted. All work must be unpublished. Pages should be paper clipped, with your name, address, phone and title of work on a cover sheet. Double-space, and use 12 point font. The entry fee per submission is $25 ($20 for Workshop members). Enclose self-addressed stamped envelope for critique and list of winners. Make check or money order payable to The Writers' Workshop, and mail to: Fiction Contest,387 Beaucatcher Road, Asheville, NC 28805.
Critique Mania, Soundings Review's annual fundraiser, takes place August 1-31. $30. If your manuscript is longer than 2 pages of poetry or 1,000 words of prose, add $5 to your total for each additional page. For only $30, one of the authors, agents and editors who volunteer their time will return a critique of your work. More details Here
Submit to A Woman's Write HERE, a yearly competition for women's unpublished novels, offering an annual $500 prize. Each entry receives a thorough and thoughtful critique. Any women 18 or older writing in English is eligible to enter -- full details are on the website. We believe we are doing women writers (like ourselves) a real service by offering advice and helping to launch new books.
Join publicist Bridgette A. Lacy for her Book Publicity Boot Camp ($75) on Saturday, Aug. 2 from 9 a.m. to noon at Quail Ridge Books & Music in Raleigh, NC. The three-hour session will cover how to create an Author Press Kit, A Social Media Strategy for Your Book and How to Build an Audience. For more information, visit HERE
Check out this Month's Blog Posts
I am accepting new guestbloggers on my blog such as Laura Azzi! Guestblogging is great if you want to get going on your blog, but don't have one yet or are just starting out. Guestblogging gets your name out there, connects you to your readers/followers and also helps me because you're providing super content for my blog. Email me here if you're interested. I recommend before emailing you read at least three months of my blog posts to get a feel for what I accept.
Today we welcome back fine artist/teacher and novelist Laura Azzi to Write from the Inside Out. Thank you, Laura, for sharing your reviews with us here. Laura lives in Raleigh, NC, and is extremely active in Wonderland Book Club, a monthly gathering of the NC Writers' Network Wake County members. Today we're featuring her review...
Today we welcome back fine artist/teacher and novelist Laura Azzi to Write from the Inside Out. Laura lives in Raleigh, NC, and is extremely active in the Wonderland Book Club, a monthly gathering of the NC Writers' Network Wake County members. While I'm taking some time off from blogging and decompressing the North Carolina...
That's the thing-there's no secret to joining the Wonderland Book Club in Raleigh, North Carolina. All you have to do is show up (and we're free)! Thanks to the News & Observer posting the Wonderland Book Club in their "Triangle Reads" section, our Meetup group's numbers have swelled from a hundred members to over 150. I can...
It's my birthday-well, Write from the Inside Out's birthday. Blow out the candles! We're 8 years old this month-can you believe it? Throughout the years, my basic offerings haven't much changed: editing, author mentoring and writing workshops. My first workshop in 2006 was a creative nonfiction class at Edible Art next to the Royal Bean Coffee shop on Hillsborough Street.
Have a super rest of your summer and thanks again for supporting me these last 8 years! Alice
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 Never make the readers aware that he or she is being told a story.
Create like a child would, without concern for what others may think or whether it's been done before.
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Wake County Open Mics
Tongue and Groove Open Mic
Location: The Hive, 225 S. Wilmington St., Raleigh (downtown)
Sunday, August 10 from 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.
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Sponsored by Amplified Art and Jacar Press, Tongue & Groove is all about originals and the Raleigh-area artists who write, read, and play them - and the people who love them for doing it.
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Hosted by Benjamin Molini and Anna Weaver (aka his Lady Tuesday)
RSVP HERE
Main Street Rag Open Mic Series at So & So Books Featuring Poet Maureen Sherbondy
Location: So & So Books, 704 N Person St. Raleigh, NC 27604
Wednesday, August 13, 2014 from 7:30-9:30 p.m. (Social Hour is at Piebird, 618 N Person St. from 6:30 p.m. till 7:15 p.m.)
Hosted by Beth Browne, Jane K. Andrews and Alice Osborn
Fuquay Varina Third Thursdays Open Mic Reading Series (Literary Open Mic)
STARS Theater and Arts Center, 123 E. Vance St.
Thurs August 21st
3rd Thursday of every month, 6-8:30pm
Hosted by Jan B. Parker, Laura Towne and Nancy Young
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August Events & Programs!
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Celebrate Poetry in Plain Sight featuring Alice Osborn
Location: Barnhill's Books, 811 Burke Street,
Winston-Salem, NCSaturday, August 2, 2014 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.Open to the Public, Light Refreshments Served  Alice Osborn and three North Carolina poets (Glenn Cassidy, Val Nieman, Joyce Brown) and will read their poems selected for the Poetry Plain Sight Project for August and all attendees will receive a map of the poster locations. This is an innovative program that brings poetry to downtown Winston-Salem and it is endorsed by the Downtown Arts District Association of Winston-Salem. Four poems are chosen each month and displayed on posters in 16 shop windows throughout Winston-Salem's Arts District and downtown. With the Poetry in Plain Sight project, Winston Salem Writers, a group of writers who write fiction, non-fiction, plays and poetry and who care about the art and craft of writing, in collaboration with Press 53 and Barnhill's Books, seeks to support North Carolina poets and bring poetry to a wider audience. Kick Start Your Memoir: The Next Level with Alice Osborn
Location: Center for Excellence, 3803-B Computer Dr. Ste. 106 Raleigh NC 27609Thursday, August 14 to Thursday, September 18, 2014 (Class meets for 6 Thursdays) Time: 11:30am-1:30pm
Bring your lunch!Tuition: $99 Additional editing package is $250, Tuition includes two 10-min accountability phone chats.To Register 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? This class offers fun and interactive 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). Coffee Talk Art Opening Presenting Artist Deb Wuliger Featuring Poet Alice Osborn
Location: Durham Arts CouncilFriday, August 15, 2014 Time: 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.  Open to the public and refreshments servedCelebrate the opening of artist Deb Wuliger's "Coffee Talk Series" at the Durham Arts Council during Durham's Third Friday Art Walk. This exhibit also features the poetry of Alice Osborn, Cherryl T. Cooley, Arthur Powers, Bianca Diaz, and A. Kat Reece in collaboration with Deb's work. See the Coffee Talk paintings here: http://www.debrawuliger.com/coffee-talk-series.html. Durham Third Friday is always a great time to gallery hop and check out everything downtown Durham has to offer in terms of food, art and culture. Main Street Rag Open Mic Series at So & So Books Featuring Poet Maureen Sherbondy
Location: So & So Books, 704 N Person St. Raleigh, NC 27604Wednesday, August 13, 2014 from 7:30-9:30 p.m. (Social Hour is at Piebird from 6:30 p.m. till 7:15 p.m.)Open to the Public
Bring poems, stories, or essays to read to this monthly event. Twelve people will read for 5 minutes. Our featured reader is Raleigh poet and educator Maureen Sherbondy, author of seven books, most recently After the Fairy Tale. In order to read, come to Piebird (618 N Person St) between 6:30 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. for our social hour to put your name on the list. This event is co-sponsored by Main Street Rag Publishing Company and is hosted by Beth Browne, Jane K. Andrews and Alice Osborn. Wonderland Book Club, Co-sponsored by the NC Writers' Network Presents Author Elaine Neil Orr, A Different Sun  Location: Center for Excellence, 3803-B Computer Dr. Suite 106, Raleigh, NC Friday Aug 29, 2014 Time: 10:00 a.m.-noonOPEN TO THE PUBLIC To Register Click Here Set in 1853, this novel centers around Emma, from a slave-holding family in Georgia and Henry, a former Texas Ranger and now a missionary. Newly married, they leave for West Africa and this is  where their faith and trust are tested at every turn. Author Marjorie Hudson says, "This novel turns Emma's life on its head, letting in the light of a different sun, a brighter sun. Beautifully written, compassionate, and accurate, the novel draws on historical research into the life of a missionary woman and the author's heart-home in Africa, where she was raised, a young white American, among Yoruba people. A truly satisfying tale in a morally complex world." Elaine Neil Orr's website is www.elaineneilorr.net. Book Launch for author Eric Shonkwiler with a special appearance by poet Alice Osborn
Location: The Regulator Bookshop, 720 Ninth St., Durham, NC 27705Monday, Sept 22, 2014 Time: 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
OPEN TO THE PUBLICMeet novelist Eric Shonkwiler ( www.ericshonkwiler.com) while he visits the Triangle on his national tour for his debut novel, Above All Men. Raleigh poet Alice Osborn makes a special appearance at the event and will read poems from her published as well as unpublished works. Write and Publish Your Memoir Like a Rock Star with Belea T. Keeney and Alice Osborn
Location: Center for Excellence, 3803-B Computer Dr. Ste. 106 Raleigh NC 27609Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2014 Time: 6:30-9:30  p.m.
Refreshments served **EVENING CLASS**
Fee: $29, spaces limited. Please register early.
To Register Click Here When you write your memoir you are the rock star of your story. You have overcome obstacles, experienced failures, braved the elements and have come out on top. In this workshop with editors/authors Alice Osborn and Belea T. Keeney, you'll learn how you can harness the power of your inner rock star by charting your narrative arc, finding your theme and giving your characters a strong voice. This workshop offers fun exercises and guidance to help you write your memoir and launch it out into the world stage for readers. We invite all levels of writers to join us
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Alice is currently taking on new clients
in editing and author mentoring!
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 an editor-for-hire and writing coach. 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, two children and three birds. When she's not writing, she's probably practicing dancing or playing her fiddle or guitar. Visit her website: www.aliceosborn.com.
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***AUGUST ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL***
$4.95 (REG. $14.95) till AUGUST 31st
Order Your Autographed Copy Today: Tattoos: A Short Fiction Anthology, Edited by Alice Osborn
2012, Main Street Rag Publishing Company
ISBN: 978-1-59948-380-1
$4.95 with $4 shipping and handling
"Enjoy these stories told by 15 talented authors from across the country. See yourself in their characters and in their ink. In some way, we are all misfits according to someone."-Alice Osborn
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