June | 2010 | Cathy C. Hall Writes

A few years ago, when I first went back to writing, I won one of Erika Dreifus’ e-books. It was a wonderful boon, and I remember thinking how lucky I was to have that writer’s tool. Now, you can get one of those e-books for free!

Erika is the editor of the Practicing Writer, delivering a free newsletter and hosting a blog of the same name. And, as I mentioned, she’s authored a handful of e-books. But now she’s getting out of the e-book business. Which is a bonus for the rest of us writers!

Um, that didn’t come out exactly right. What I mean to say is that Erika’s getting out of the e-book business, but she’s giving away her e-books when she goes (August 1). Wheee! So, as many of you are essay writers, you should dash over here, read Erika’s post explaining it all, and then get your free e-book, The Practicing Writer’s Directory of Paying Essay Markets.

I’ve already downloaded my freebie. And it was simple (you’ll have to sign on to the site, but it’s free). So thank you very much, Erika. Again!

I usually wait till Tuesdays to do my horn tooting, but you know what they say about the news: Get it while it’s fresh!

Or is that what they say about baked goods? Oh, here’s what you can do! Grab a baked good while you read my featured essay, “The Writer’s Lot.” Now, we’re all happy-wappy.

And when you finish reading, I hope you’ll have time to peruse the rest of this week’s edition of WritersNewsWeekly. I’m sure you’ll find some interesting and useful writing information, tips, and news. You might want to come back, every Wednesday or Thursday, to get the freshest news available.

But I’d go easy on that baked goods habit. You know what they say: A baked good in the hand is worth 1200 calories on the hips. Or maybe that’s just me.

(Disclaimer: No family members were harmed in the writing of “The Writer’s Lot,” and especially not The Beneficent Mr. Hall. Any resemblance to any characters living in the Hall House is strictly coincidental and totally, um, random.)