Month: February 2018

  • Ghost Room-ing

    We are experiencing a problem with login at the chat room. I have named the phenomenon “Ghosting.” The Chat Room appears as it always has but for some guests the room is a ghost – meaning you can see people but you are really in a look-alike room. Those in the real room cannot see […]

  • Quarterly Critique Chat Guidelines

    If you are interested in an on the fly critique from the entire Writers Chat Room this is your Quarterly Opportunity. Follow the guidelines exactly. Submissions that do not follow the guidelines will be rejected. SUBMISSION GUIDELINES Email sally@writerschatroom.com 150 – 300 words from your work. Paste your submission into the email, do not send […]

  • J. D. Horn

    J. D. Horn was raised in rural Tennessee, and has since carried a bit of its red clay in him while traveling the world, from Hollywood, to Paris, to Tokyo. He studied comparative literature as an undergrad, focusing on French and Russian in particular. He also holds an MBA in international business and worked as a […]

  • A Writerly Survey

    Last Fall I created a Survey. The problem was that it came really close behind two previous surveys and many participants thought they had already responded and didn’t click on the link. I am embedding it here for your convenience. Survey Monkey will tell you at the top of the landing page if you previously […]

  • Formatting a Manuscript and Creating a Marketing Plan

    This Topic appeared in Wednesday’s Newsletter If you use Word and need to know how to correctly format your Manuscript, this is a great place to visit. How to Format a Manuscript Using Microsoft Word Knowing how to format your manuscript is an important issue. Your editor needs to be able to get in there […]