RELIGION | NEWSWRITERS invites journalists, regardless of beat, to apply to its Lilly Scholarships in Religion program. The scholarships give full-time journalists up to $5,000 to take college religion and spirituality courses. All full-time journalists—including reporters, editors, designers, copy editors, editorial writers, news directors, researchers and producers—are eligible, regardless of whether or not they cover…
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Free Spring into Writing 2011 Mini-Conference – March 19, 2011
Check out the Chicago Writers Association Spring into 2011 Writing Mini-Conference on Saturday, March 19, 2011. Not only will you hear authors of fiction, non-fiction and poetry speak about different aspects of the writing process, you will have the opportunity to network and connect with creative minds. The conference will be held from 1:00 p.m….
Life Lessons from “Julie and Julia”
At the advice from about 10 people who love me and know that I love blogging, I finally took the time to watch the movie “Julie and Julia.” It was a pretty good movie. The film highlighted the parallel lives of famous chef, author and TV personality Julia Childs and Julie Powell, a self-proclaimed failed…
Succeess Does Not Come Without Work
I received a text message from my friend saying that she’s reading fashion blogs for plus size women and she’s thinking about doing one. As a blog addict who loves helping others, I should have felt like a proud mommy who saw her baby take her first step. Three things kept me from feeling warm…
Blogging Lessons Learned from Julie and Julie
Check out my Blogging Lessons Learned from Julie and Julie on Blondish.net. Image: Wikipedia
I Need to Be a Street Team Reporter
While covering the the Save-A-Lot story for Gapers Block, I followed their street team members as they passed out surprised grocery bags with up to $12 worth of food in the Avalon community. It was not the coldest day in Chicago, but it was close. I have to say that I really enjoyed combing the…
Read My Feature Story on Gapers Block
I had the opportunity to follow one of Save-A-Lot’s street teams as they surprised over 7,000 people with grocery bags with $12.00 worth of food them for a feature story for Gapers Block. This was a wonderful way for the store to introduce themselves to their new neighbors. Initially, people were not opening their doors….
Free Event on The Perils of Foreign Reporting – March 16, 2011
Join The Association for Women Journalists for a discussion on foreign reporting and the perils that come with it on Wednesday, March 16, 2011 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Columbia College. Visit AWJ’s site to register for the free event.
Keep the Faith
Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. Heb 11:1
Just a Quick Update
Things are quite busy, but I just had to take the time to give a quick update. Revising The Write Design website. It is giving me the flux, but it will be done REAL soon. I have come up with at least three different ways to profit from teaching blogging. Now, it’s time to plan…