The Writer's TeleSummit 2008: Free Call with Eric Maisel this Wednesday, August 27, 2008 August-25-2008
Gain valuable ideas on living your writing life!
In just over a week away (September 4-7), The Writer's TeleSummit 2008 will go live! This much anticipated event will be hosted and moderated by Art of the Song's own John Dillon and Viv Nesbitt and will feature an awesome panel of 24 writing industry professionals including Eric Maisel, Jennifer Louden, Susan Raeburn, Mark Levy, Georgia Hughes, and Carol Susan Roth. (View the entire TeleSummit roster and schedule here »)

If you're the least bit interested in participating in this event, here's a special invitiation for this Wednesday August 27 to a free introductory call to the Writers Telesummit with acclaimed author and creativity coach Eric Maisel. Follow this link to sign up and receive the call number and access code! •

14 Random Ways to Entertain Yourself This Summer
August-9-2008
Imagination Prompt Generator Sighting!
Here's an article I came across on the Christianity Today Web site that promotes Creativity Portal's Imagination Prompt Generator in random way #3: "Get creative. Write poetry or a short story, sketch in your backyard, start a novel, or compose a song. ... For writing prompts to spark your creativity, check out the Imagination Prompt Generator (www.creativity-portal.com)."

I just moseyed on over to CP and generated a random prompt for myself that says: "I love the weekend because..." Well, this being Saturday and all, I'd say that prompt machine has some excellent timing mechanisms! Why do you like the weekend?

A note at the bottom of the article notes, "A version of this article first appeared in Teen Ink's Extra Ink newsletter." Cool! Share that generator thingy and let it inspire your writing or blogging! Read the story behind the Imagination Prompt Generator here. •

Linda Dessau's Style Guide for Coaches Who Write
August-6-2008
Look Smarter, Write Faster and Get Better Results from Your Writing
Welcome to the first stop of the official blog tour for Linda Dessau's new book, The Customizable Style Guide for Coaches Who Write. Yes, this book is by the same coach author who wrote all those wonderful and inspiring creativity and self-care articles for the Creativity Portal Web site. ...