Do you like to write non-fiction?

Does citizen journalism intrigue you?

Would you like to make money?

Show up at Panera's on Sterling at 10 am on Monday, December 28, laptop in tow -- and we'll get you started. (I'll bring mine and will share if you don't have a laptop to bring.)

The project is just getting started and I'm out there blogging all by myself. Come join in!!

Billy Dennis is going to show us our options, whether you want to continue writing an existing blog or start a brand new.… Continue

I have been writing long enough that I assume that everyone knows as much as I do. I tend to take it for granted that every writer's annual ritual is to buy the latest Writer's Market.

It is not cheap but it is the one investment everyone who wants to write needs to own. Glancing through it at Barnes & Noble or the public library is not enough.

You need the Writer's Market at your fingertips.

How important is it? You can already buy it used. Savvy writers already have it and are getting t… Continue

Some of you know I am writing for Examiner.com. I picked my subject area (you get to apply for up to 3). I choose what interests me. I write about it when it suits my schedule.

There is lots of room for more Peoria writers. In fact, the more Peoria writers we have on board the more likely people will read our work because they'll want to move from one Peoria subject to another.

This is not bloggin… Continue

As writers, we don't think of ourselves as merchants. But, we are. We are in the business of selling writing.

I have become enamored with MerchantCircle. This is a social networking site that offers easy tool to merchants for creating blogs, newsletters, professional articles, and coupons.

At first glance, I wasn't sure that MerchantCircle had anything to offer writers. Then I realized it depends on writers!

Newsletters and Blogs

The site caters to small businesses. The average butche… Continue

Whether you are participating in National Novel Writing Month or not, you need to know what a genre is. If you plan to sell your writing, the genre is critical.

Genre refers to the category that best describes the type of fiction you are writing for NaNo. There are a number of genres and, if none of them fit, you can choose “other.” Last year, I wrote Historical Fiction, which is a category. The year before, I chose “other” and wrote Urban Literature. Is it really a genre? It doesn’t matter! We… Continue