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Cathy C. Hallhttps://cathychall.wordpress.com/I write, write, write. Then I rewrite, rewrite, rewrite. THEN I submit all those polished-up words out into the world and sell 'em. It's a plan that's worked pretty well.

Highlights Fiction Contest Right Around the Corner

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Yes, you can seMy dentist gave me his old Highlights!nd in your wonderful stories to Highlights Magazine whenever you like. But wouldn’t you like to send in your story and win big bucks, too?

I’m all about winning the big bucks. So, I send something into this contest every year. So far, the $1,000 has eluded me. But this could be the year. If I can write a terrific Contemporary world-cultures  story, postmark it between January 1 and January 31, 2009, and keep the length under 800 words, I’m halfway to the money.

And you know what else is swell? I can take the $1,000 OR tuition for the Highlights Foundation Writers Workshop at Chautauqua! I’ve always wanted to go to Chautauqua (Could that be any harder to spell?)!

But first, I have to write a Contemporary world-cultures story. Hold on a sec-

First, I have to figure out what the heck a Contemporary world-cultures story is. Any ideas?

(Maybe there’s a clue here at Highlights.)

Tooting My Horn Tuesday for the Write Gifts For the Writer You Know

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I know what you’re thinking. You’re all like, “Girl, haven’t you won enough write gifts!” And I’m all like, “Yes, I do have a ton of writing books.” And maybe I haven’t like, read them yet. But today, I’m tooting my horn for all those hard-working Santa’s helpers over at WOW!

They’ve been busy. They kept a list and checked it twice to find the best write gifts for the writer in you. A team of elves over at WOW! Women on Writing ‘Zine have put together a holly-jolly Holiday Gift Guide! And it’s brimming with more than books. You’ll find cute writer gifts like pens, and shirts, and pencils, and notebooks, and techno-crazy stuff, too. Just click on the Holiday Gift Guide (all you have to do is look for the big, red package. Just like the one here) at the WOW! site and let your fingers do the buying.

Or better yet, do what I’m doing. Send the link to your special someone and make his holiday shopping easy. I know the beneficent Mr. Hall will be thrilled to finish his shopping from the comfort of his big, cozy chair. Because despite all the books I’ve won, from the look of things, I could use, like, some help.