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Selling Short Fiction — Is it Easy?
By David Duggins
Q: I would like to start out writing short stories. Is it more difficult to sell a book of short fiction?

Landscape as Writing Muse
By Molly J. Anderson-Childers
Don't complain that you're blocked, boring, that you have nothing to say. I won't believe it. I am an expert on all forms of creative avoidance and blockages, and I can tell you this — 99% of the time, you're not blocked, you're just being lazy.

Linda Dessau's Style Guide for Coaches Who Write
By Chris Dunmire
Take a blog tour for Linda's spectacular book that helps writers "Look Smarter, Write Faster and Get Better Results from Your Writing."

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MiceSpace: Online Social Networking & Mousy Community Humor
Unbelievable! The Internet truly has something for everyone, including the animalistic among us! Well, I'm not talkin' people here (though I could be), I'm talking critters of the cheese-eating kind.

The Art of Becoming Visible
By Chris Dunmire
If you read the article The Power to Create by creativity coach Susan Ann Darley in the June newsletter, you may have noticed it was an excerpt from her book "The Art of Becoming Visible."

The Tale of Five Monkeys
By Michael Michalko
Coke is a beverage that is well known everywhere in the world. Many drink it by habit, without thinking. Their advertising campaigns have been among the most successful campaigns in the history of advertising.

Interview with Artist & Cartoonist Lilly Fluger
By Molly Anderson-Childers
Greetings, fellow word-wizards and denizens of the Dork Side... welcome to the strange and delightful universe of Lilly Fluger. A talented cartoonist and an artist in her own right, Fluger can be found online at www.lillyarts.com. This Goddess of Lollipops and Sunshine Drops has agreed to meet with us here today to discuss all things creative.

Marketing Your Talents
By Susan Ann Darley
No matter what your profession — painter, sculptor, actor, poet, dancer, writer, etc. — you must expose yourself to the world — over and over. This is torture to many artists who would rather just do their “art.”

How to Create Your Own Summer Travel Journals
By Molly Anderson-Childers
Want to take your writing on the road? To create your own travel journal, you need the right tools. May I suggest a portable spiral bound book, sturdy enough to withstand being shoved into a suitcase?