Sin and Syntax
Love writing? You’ll love the Sin and Syntax website, on which author Connie Hale offers writing exercises (she’s teaching at Harvard) and discusses grammatical and stylistic issues such as Barack Obama’s use of pronouns (politically correct but grammatically reprehensible), her own pet punctuation peeves, and t

Katy Butler Workshop at Esalen
November 29, 2009 12:00 amtoDecember 4, 2009 12:00 amI’m posting this information about an upcoming memoir workshop because Connie Hale (herself an exceptional writer and instructor) recommends instructor Katy Butler. In fact, when Connie was running Harvard’s Nieman Narrative Conference she brought Katy in (twice) to teach. Here’s the scoop: What: “Straw into Gold: the Alchemy of Memoir” 5 day writing workshop. Who: Leader Katy Butler is a former finalist, National Magazine Award, and a current contributor to the New York Times magazine, MORE, & elsewhere. Whe

New Orleans: A T(w)een Travelogue
Twelve tween and teen writers spent a week in New Orleans last summer, touring, eating, enjoying music, and participating in a writing and photography workshop. The resulting book (!) is now available on Amazon. “The stories and photos that comprise New Orleans: A T(w)een Travelogue offer a rare look at the Cresce

AOL hiring travel bloggers
Here’s a link to Examiner.com author Erin Van Rheenen’s article (follow the link for the entire article, posted October 27) with a tip on how to get paid to blog: “AOL Travel is hiring Travel Bloggers in

Free e-books for your Kindle
Erin Van Rheenen shares info on how to get free e-books for your Kindle on her blog, Living Abroad in Costa Rica. File conversion takes a few steps, but it looks do-able. Erin also writes, “Even as I take advantage