Congratulations to Kymberly Fergusson, who won a seat in Marla Beck’s Two Days to Write intensive!
If you didn’t win and would like to sign up, there’s still time, and Marla is offering entrants a 10% discount. And please e-mail Marla at marla@coachmarla.com to request your free gift — entrance into her e-course From Overwhelmed to …
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Dec 2, 2011
Classes, Contests

I’m running a contest to give away a seat in Marla Beck’s Two Days to Write intensive. The deadline to enter is this Friday, December 2, at 5 pm ET.
To sweeten the pot even more, Marla is offering a special gift to everyone who enters the contest — entrance into her e-course From Overwhelmed to …
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Dec 1, 2011
Classes, Contests

Get those query letters drafted and out the door!
Marla Beck is giving away a Core seat (valued at $169) in her virtual intensive, Two Days to Write. The group-coaching program takes place December 9-11, with a get-started training call on Wednesday, December 7.
Marla’s two-day writing intensive is an excellent way for you to:
challenge yourself …
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Nov 28, 2011
Classes, Contests

Thanks to everyone who entered the contest to create the best “opposite” idea. I must say, I got a lot of great entries and it was hard to choose the best one. I was especially impressed with the writers who took on multiple titles (or even all of them!).
But this is the one that …
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Oct 24, 2011
Contests, Ideas

In my 8-week Write for Magazines e-course (next one starts January 9!), one problem I see with many of my students’ article ideas is that, while they’re solid ideas, they’re basic evergreen ideas without a twist.
An evergreen is an idea that magazines run frequently in some fashion: How to save money, how to lose …
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Oct 17, 2011
Advice, Contests, Ideas