Relocated….

Author : areason2write      Blog : A Reason To Write      Date : 1/2/2013 7:21:52 PM

'Just a super quick reminder that my A Reason To Write posts are appearing at www.EllenWeeren.com now. And A Reason To Read is here now. Thanks and Happy New Year!'

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2012 in review

Author : areason2write      Blog : A Reason To Write      Date : 12/31/2012 2:25:54 PM

'The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 4,329 films were submitted to the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. This blog had 48,000 views in 2012. If each view were a film, this blog would power 11 Film Festivals Click here to see the complete report.'

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Expat Blog Awards….

Author : areason2write      Blog : A Reason To Write      Date : 12/4/2012 1:55:26 PM

'This is kind of exciting. I’ve been nominated for the Expat Blog Awards for my writing about living in India. If you have a second, please vote for me by leaving a comment here… http://www.expatsblog.com/blogs/466/a-reason-to-write Thanks!'

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NaNoWriMo…..

Author : areason2write      Blog : A Reason To Write      Date : 11/1/2012 4:32:08 PM

'National Novel Writing Month begins today – you can read about it over at www.Ellen.Weeren.com'

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There’s more to it than just writing….

Author : areason2write      Blog : A Reason To Write      Date : 10/29/2012 1:21:09 PM

'Just in case you haven’t heard, this blog has moved over to www.EllenWeeren.com. Please find my latest post there – There’s more to it than writing. If you’d like you can subscribe to my new site to get emails whenever something new is posted. Just click over there and look in the left sidebar for [...]'

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Finding comparable titles …..

Author : areason2write      Blog : A Reason To Write      Date : 10/25/2012 10:54:20 PM

'Today I wrote about finding comparable titles for your work in progress over at www.EllenWeeren.com. My posts will appear there now so please considering following me there.'

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It’s all about branding…..

Author : areason2write      Blog : A Reason To Write      Date : 10/18/2012 4:21:48 PM

'Everything I hear suggests demands that authors use their name as their brand. Alas, I have a few online sites that have nothing to do with my name. So I have finally gotten brave enough to consolidate them in one place – with my name as my brand. Please check me out at www.EllenWeeren.com. Unfortunately, [...]'

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The new trend in soccer spectating….

Author : areason2write      Blog : A Reason To Write      Date : 10/15/2012 12:30:25 PM

'I am not sure if spectating is a word, but you know what I mean – parents on the sideline. I know. Oy. At the past two games my daughter has played in, the parents from the opposing team sat on our girls side of the field. In fact, it is the third time this [...]'

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The graduation prayer….

Author : areason2write      Blog : A Reason To Write      Date : 10/12/2012 9:26:42 AM

'So, the other day  I posted this story about my experience with bullying in high school and I mentioned that I gave a prayer at graduation. A prayer about hate.  Well, holy prayer, I found it. (Just know that it is not my best work). But I thought I would share it. If you read [...]'

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She could have totally kicked my ass….

Author : areason2write      Blog : A Reason To Write      Date : 10/8/2012 7:52:20 PM

'I am not really sure why I feel absolutely compelled to write this post – right now.  But I do. So I will. Maybe today one of my readers needs to hear this story – I am not sure – but I am going trust my gut and share. This isn’t particularly easy for me [...]'

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Photography Class – Take One…..And Two…

Author : areason2write      Blog : A Reason To Write      Date : 10/4/2012 3:04:49 PM

'Two weeks ago, I took a photography class with a good friend of mine (we’ll call her Sally – because that’s her name) at the Washington School of Photography (WSP). In fact, it was this class – the Digital SLR Camera Primer with Sam D’Amico. The class’s tag line is “how to get your camera [...]'

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Places to hear authors speak in the DC Area….

Author : areason2write      Blog : A Reason To Write      Date : 10/3/2012 9:10:52 PM

'I just recently discovered these two things and I want to share them with you so we can all come out into the light. Authors are speaking all over DC, and we’re invited. Mark Athitakis This well-known book critic publishes a calendar/guide of speakers throughout the DC area on his blog called American Fiction Notes. Sixth [...]'

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Connecting with Authors….

Author : areason2write      Blog : A Reason To Write      Date : 10/2/2012 6:19:51 PM

'by Ellen Weeren @EllenWeeren/@AReasonToWrite In just the past few days, I have spoken with 4 well-known authors. Shaken their hands, asked them questions. Gotten super inspired. And I now have signed books from all of them. Yea! And just how did I do that, you might wonder. (If you don’t wonder that, stop reading now. [...]'

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Shorten that url……

Author : areason2write      Blog : A Reason To Write      Date : 9/19/2012 7:33:05 PM

'by Ellen Weeren/@EllenWeeren I just read a great article about twitter handles by Porter Anderson (@Porter_Anderson). Of course, I wanted to share it on Twitter. But the flippin’ url was a katrillion characters long. As you might know, Twitter only allows 140 characters. Even the new fuzzy math won’t allow you to squish a katrillion [...]'

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A Book Review – Drinking Diaries….

Author : areason2write      Blog : A Reason To Write      Date : 9/19/2012 3:59:49 PM

'It’s over here at A Reason To Read…'

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Book Review – The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot…..

Author : areason2write      Blog : A Reason To Write      Date : 9/11/2012 2:04:27 AM

'It’s over at A Reason To Read.……..'

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Force to Fly 2………

Author : areason2write      Blog : A Reason To Write      Date : 9/6/2012 3:16:47 PM

'You may (not) remember that I told you one of my essays about living in India was going to be published in an anthology called Forced to Fly 2. Jo Parfitt is the editor and she asked for submissions. I read through some of my blog posts and submitted one about the time I went [...]'

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Write/Blog what you know……….

Author : areason2write      Blog : A Reason To Write      Date : 9/5/2012 5:45:05 PM

'There is a ton of fabulous writing and blogging advice out there. One of the most familiar refrains is “write what you know”. I call BS on that  one. If you write fiction, you kinda sorta gotta write what you don’t know or it’s not really fiction. Hmmmm, right? Another blogging mantra is “write what [...]'

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Fall for the Book at George Mason University

Author : areason2write      Blog : A Reason To Write      Date : 9/4/2012 3:02:11 PM

'Every fall, George Mason University hosts Fall for the Book and gives readers an opportunity to connect with authors. This year’s festival will run from September 26 thru 30, 2012. The schedule of events can be found here. The list of speakers can be found here. Some of the events require tickets, such as Alice [...]'

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When I’m not writing…..

Author : areason2write      Blog : A Reason To Write      Date : 7/20/2012 1:14:47 PM

'Which should be never. But, alas, when I’m not writing, I am usually reading something. As for books, I write book reviews over at A Reason To Read. So many of my book choices are not my own. But I am a big ole lover of magazines. And I have subscriptions to several. They are… [...]'

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