From the monthly archives:

June 2005

Adventure Travel Writer

by Debbie Ridpath Ohi on June 15, 2005

Created by L. Peat O’Neil, Adventure Travel Writer offers tips and resources for those interested in travel writing, including a FAQ that answers questions like “How much money can I expect to make as a travel writer?”

The Scriptorium, Scriptorium Scribbles

by Debbie Ridpath Ohi on June 15, 2005

The Scriptorium is much more than just a monthly Webzine for writers. In addition to its free newsletter, this award-winning site for writers has a message board, reviews, inspirational exercises, tools for writers such as printable character sketch and plot planning worksheets, workshops (fee), and a bunch of free downloads. There’s also a special section for young writers called Scriptorium Scribbles with its own e-zine and other useful resources. Definitely worth checking out! Editor and publisher: Sherry Ramsey.

Lee Goldberg on treatments

by Debbie Ridpath Ohi on June 14, 2005

In his blog A Writer’s Life (not to be confused with the blog mentioned in my previous entry), Lee Goldberg discussed the difference between a series treatment and a TV movie treatment.

Dorothy Thompson: The Writer’s Life

by Debbie Ridpath Ohi on June 14, 2005

The Writer’s Life is an online magazine for writers, packed with useful articles, interviews, a bi-weekly e-mail newsletter and resource links that include guidelines to paying markets. The site is maintained by author Dorothy Thompson, who also has a blog with the same name as her Web site.

Cartoon: Patricia Storms

by Debbie Ridpath Ohi on June 10, 2005

Here’s another great cartoon by Patricia Storms, of particular interest to writers. :-D

Postcard from Norway

by Debbie Ridpath Ohi on June 9, 2005

I’ve started receiving some postcards in my P.O. Box, including the one below. You can see the others in my brand-new Flickr postcard collection. Thank you! I love postcards: each is unique, personal, a brief greeting from a different place. My post card address, for those interested: Debbie Ridpath Ohi, 34 Eglinton Ave W., P.O. Box 189, Toronto, ON M4R 2H6.

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