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Jackie Hosking's Columns
Networking Magic Jackie Hosking writes on the role of networking in getting your writing career on track...
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Blogs
Jackie Hosking
I began my blog for purely selfish reasons. Since first being published on The Bad Mothers Club website in May 2003, I realised that I had a drawer full of silly poems and short faction (a blend of fiction and fact) that were just sitting there gathering dust. It's an odd genre, when I think about it. . . . keep reading
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Are You Having a Grumpy Day?
Jackie Hosking
Do you ever have unproductive days? Grumpy days where everything is a hassle and nothing gets done? I had one of those days last week -- the day that I had set aside to write this article -- a grumpy day. I thought chocolate might help, but after the first bar realised it wouldn't. Coffee didn't help either so I decided to read a book... . . . keep reading
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What's Your Passion? Part 2
Jackie Hosking
Last month we talked about our passions and ways to explore and nurture them. One way is through an email newsletter. Newsletters are a great way to have a direct connection with like minded people - and more personal than surfing the internet. . . . keep reading
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What's Your Passion?
Jackie Hosking
This month I am going to talk about networking via the humble email, specifically how to create and promote an email, networking newsletter -- just like my PASS IT ON. What's your passion? It doesn't have to be writing related although I imagine it will be. It could be cooking, or gardening or cats... . . . keep reading
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Great Networking Success Stories
Jackie Hosking
Who was it said, 'Nothing succeeds like success.'? A quick click of the mouse reveals that it was Alexandre Dumas. He also said, 'Happiness is like those palaces in fairy tales whose gates are guarded by dragons: we must fight in order to conquer it.' . . . keep reading
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Networking on a Budget
Jackie Hosking
What a decadent month I had... two days at John Marsden's beautiful Tye Estate where I attended his Adult Writing Program. It was a luxurious weekend where I was surrounded by about thirty people all with a passion for writing. This was followed by a weekend at the Ballarat Writing Festival. Am I rich? Far from it actually, so how did I manage to afford such luxuries, on consecutive weekends, no less? . . . keep reading
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Writing Tips from Writers
Jackie Hosking
I love reading writing tips. When I visit an author's website I go straight to the kitchen, put the kettle on, make a hot drink of my choice, poise my mouse over the "writing tips" button and…CLICK…I'm in heaven. When I began researching for this article I did some NETWORKING and received so many useful links for writers that I thought it might be helpful to sort them into categories. . . . keep reading
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If They Can Do It - So Can You!
Jackie Hosking
I opened my inbox to an acceptance this morning, my first with this particular magazine. I write poetry, rhyming poetry -- it's what I do, it's who I am. When I was a child I would tape all my favourite songs and then spend hours listening, pausing, rewinding so that I might write down all of the words and then, to the dismay of all in earshot, I would sing along over and over and over. That, and Winnie the Pooh were my University. . . . keep reading
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To Blog or Not to Blog
Jackie Hosking
What's a BLOG? Do you have one? And if you don't -- should you? Very simply, a BLOG is an online diary, a space on the Web for you to express yourself. All sorts of people BLOG for all sorts of reasons. I've done some research and here's what a few writers have to say. . . . keep reading
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Fake It 'Til You Make It - You Become What You Do
Jackie Hosking
What an exhilarating exercise it has been; having to come up with interesting things to write about each month. I don't mind admitting that I have found myself somewhat panicked, at times, as I opened the cupboard to find it bare. During one of these Mother Hubbard moments I rejoined an Australian based Yahoo! writers' list in the hope that the members might be able to answer some simple networking questions and thus provide me with another article. . . . keep reading
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Where to Start Networking
Jackie Hosking
Networking. Now what exactly do I mean by the word 'networking'? I looked it up in the dictionary, because I like to be accurate, and to my surprise found that firstly, the verb 'to network' did not exist at all and that secondly, the noun 'network' could only be found as part of the word 'net'. . . . keep reading
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Join a Critique Group
Jackie Hosking
Hello boys and girls. Are you sitting comfortably? Then I'll begin. Once upon a time... Of course I'm being silly now... or am I? Sometimes when you're stuck, 'Once upon a time' can unstick you. For me it is like a key. It unlocks my imagination. Good advice? Now there's a word us newbies crave - advice, and for the record I used to always spell it wrong (with an 's'). Thank you so much for all your advise, I wrote to a very well known children's author who promptly replied and corrected my error. Needless to say I've not spelt it wrong since. . . . keep reading
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First Steps
Jackie Hosking
The world of writing can be an overwhelming one - once you step off the page. It's like being expected to participate in a race when nobody has told you where the venue is let alone the starting line. . . . keep reading
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