Nancy and her company are available to assist other members with PR services as needed. See the company site for more information.
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Writers' Room of Boston, Inc., a nonprofit organization, provides affordable, quiet, and secure workspace in downtown Boston for area writers. Click here for more information.
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Computer consultant Dan Proctor, Benetech, 978-369-3685,
is a member-recommended techie whiz who makes house calls
for reasonable rates and goes out of his way to find a cost-effective
solution to your problem.
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A member recommends "a great PR firm in the Boston area. They have helped me tremendously with my publicity and go above and beyond with enthusiasm."
NEWBURY MEDIA
800 INDUSTRIAL WAY
WILMINGTON, MA
617-267-4095
CELL-617-620-9913
OWNERS: KEN KANAVOS, JOE VIGLIONI
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Grub Street is a non-profit writing center dedicated to nurturing writers and connecting readers with the wealth of writing talent in the Boston area. Learn more here.
Grub Street has two vital roles. It supports writers at every stage of their development by offering writing classes, fellowships, employment, and networking opportunities, and by promoting the work of local authors. Equally important, it enriches the lives of Boston-area residents by introducing them to a community of fellow readers and writers through author-hosted book clubs, informal discussions, movie screenings and more.
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MANCHESTER, NH (June 10, 2009): The New Hampshire Writers' Project (NHWP) has published its fourth edition of NH Writer's Handbook, a vital resource for Granite State writers. This edition offers 400 listings covering many categories, including agents, book reviewers, young writers' resources, conferences, and publishing. New this year are listings of New Hampshire literary and trade magazines. The 30-page booklet also contains expanded lists of writing consultants and businesses in New Hampshire. The NH Writer's Handbook is designed to provide you with the information you need to develop your skills, reach a wider audience, and participate in the writing communities in New Hampshire and nationally. NH Writer's Handbook is available for $12 (plus $2 shipping and handling). To order a copy, send payment to NHWP, 2500 North River Road, Manchester, NH 03106. You can also order a copy online at www.nhwritersproject.org.
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Identify your union as UAW, type in the requested info (name, zip, email), and you'll see offers for discounts on everything from mortgages and scholarships through computers and travel services through books and flowers. Try it!
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Proofreading - and fun reading.
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The talented Writer's Digest newsletter editor Brian Klems has launched a
new blog: "Questions & Quandaries by Brian A. Klems." Each week Brian will
offer his insight into some of your grammatical, ethical and
business-oriented questions. Ask him writing-related questions
at writersdigest@fwpubs.com and he'll do his best to answer as many as he
can. Just remember to put "Q&Q" in the subject line.
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Everything you've always wanted to know about broadcast journalism.
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Social Justice Writers Group
The Social Justice Writers group now usually meets on the first Sunday of the month, usually from 3:30 to 5:30 pm, in members' homes in or around Cambridge. The group's next meeting is November 1.
Miriam describes the format: "For the first hour or so, we check in with each other. For the second hour, someone reads a piece and we comment on it, using Louise Dunlap's framework in her book Undoing the Silence. We have a friendly, supportive atmosphere." If you'd like to attend, get the locations for the next meetings, or learn more,
contact Miriam at 781-648-0255 or by email.
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Bloggers Mutual Support Group
Whether you are a new or experienced blogger, this group is a place to share information, ask pesky questions, pick the brains of other bloggers, make recommendations and discuss all things "blog." It's a group for talking about marketing strategies, for analyzing income-producing schemes and for finding a writing buddy or a mutual editing arrangement. It's a group for sharing links, tips and compliments.
Here's where to find it..
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Paper and Pen: The Barnes & Noble writers' group
Are you looking for some constructive criticism? Maybe you want to return to writing or start your own practice, but don't know where to begin? Then Paper & Pen, the monthly writing group at Barnes & Noble at BU is the place to go. We offer support, motivation, and critiques for anyone willing to give as good as they get.
The mission of the group is to foster a writing collective offering mutual support, constructive criticism, and exercises for improvement. At each meeting we will do an exercise or two, then read and critique work brought by our members. We ask that people keep their submissions to a maximum of three pages, at least 1.5 spacing, 12-point font. The group is open to anyone at anytime and we will accept fiction and non-fiction. We do not offer professional level critiques, nor do we work with academic, business/technical, or fan fiction writing.
Contact Jeanne Haight for dates of future meetings.
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Networking for freelance writers
This group of freelance writers gets together once or twice a month to swap ideas, trade tips, and basically chat about the freelance lifestyle. If you'd like get to know some other freelance writers, the group invites you to join. It is diverse and includes business writers, travel writers, textbook writers, etc.
For more info, contact sohokat@yahoo.com.
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Women writers' group open to new members (updated 11/24/08)
The Writers' Circle is a group for experienced writers who are interested in writing for publication. The purpose of the group is to provide respectful and meaningful responses to one another's written work, to discuss the writing process, and to exchange information about publishing opportunities.
We meet the second Wednesday of each month from 7:00 to 8:30 P.M. at the Cambridge Women's Center. For more information, visit our Web site and/or e-mail Cassandra Oxley.
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Poetry workshops with Kathleen Spivack
For more information on these two two-session seminars, to be held in January and April, click here.
Emerson College
Emerson's Department of Professional Studies offers noncredit evening courses in screenwriting, cultural journalism, memoir, poetry, short story and graphic novel writing. For more information, click here.
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Podcasts, webinars, etc.
from Publishers Weekly
Google Library Project Settlement: What it means for publishers
From Copyright Clearance Center "Beyond the Book" series
Informational programs on the Google Books settlement
Presentation of Saunders Robinson, History Press, for NWU
Beach day for Authors: Interview with member Janet Spurr
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