December 26, 2003
Top Ten Word Lists of 2003 Announced by yourDictionary.com
Please note that the SA network will be closed until Jan 1, 2004
December 3, 2003
Folklore and Mythology
Electronic Texts
http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/folktexts.html
December 1, 2003
The books of 2003 reflected a return to relative normality after the emotional and financial fallout of 9/11, which meant a publishing year characterized by both the predictable and the unexpected. If one name emerged from the Fiction pack, it was Dan Brown; if one theme dominated Nonfiction, it was the Iraq War and its aftermath. [link]
Merry Bruns, who knows her stuff, has published an article on The Six Rules of Web Writing for Executive Update Online. Very much worth reading!
Harry Potter Sales Reach 250 Million Worldwide
Nov 27. 2003
LookSmart Launches Web's Largest Full Text Article Search
Source: Yahoo! Finance 2003-11-24
LookSmart today announced that it has launched a full text article search capability, delivering access to 3.5 million articles from more than 700 publications
Nov 15th, 2003
Science Fiction Writers' Encyclopedia
http://sfwrg.org/index.html
Nov 14. 2003
BBC offers readers and viewers online course in journalism The BBC has taken a wonderful step towards educating interested citzens about how to be a journalist . The courses are free and downloadable to anyone.Nov 13, 2003
the Dracula Library http://www.cesnur.org/dracula_library.htm
"The Dracula Library ... is a center for research and studies on vampires and their relationship with culture and religion." Includes links to articles and scholarly papers, and the Buffy Library, a bibliography of articles on our favorite Vampire Slayer.
Digital Media and African Publishing
Dipping into books online: Is it stealing? Amazon.com says its new 'Search Inside the Book' feature has boosted sales. But authors worry that people will read just what they need and not buy the book.
Nov 5, 2003
Huge hitaus over! Deadlines have been met and the inbox is back.
Book Publishing Glossary
http://www.bookzonepro.com/glossary.html
Oct 15,2003
International Intellectual Property Links
http://www.ip-links.de/
Oct 5, 2003
Copyright Infringement Hall of Shame
Common Freelance Writing Scams
Spiritual Book of Children's Stories Creating a New and Daring Path in Literature.
How Blogs Change Site Traffic Patterns .
Sept 29, 2003
New article by Gary: Situation of Children in Iraq Worsens
Sept 27, 2003
MEDIA: RSS publishing is in its infancy, and only a small minority currently view it as a viable alternative to e-mail delivery of content. But that could change in the coming years, as a new wave of entrepreneurs grabs hold of the concept. The new applications and services being created are designed to overcome the shortcomings of current RSS publishing solutions, and offer a spam-proof publishing channel. [link]
Sept 26, 2003
Resources: BBC's online resource for writing drama & comedy for television, radio & film
Search engine for links to book titles for over 700 languages & dialects.
International Listing of Film Commissions
Sept 25, 2003
Word Book from Writers.com sorts out and clears up some of the confusions and misuses we all face with the English language." http://www.writers.com/thewordbook/
Sept 23, 2003
Media: CNN journalist Christiane Amanpour says the US media allowed themselves to be 'intimidated' into following the US official line in Iraq. Veteran journalist Nicholas von Hoffman takes a tougher view... Simply put,' he argues, 'the American mass media put itself at the service of the state'. [Link]
Sept 21, 2003
New Saturday paper for KwaZulu-Natal
September 23rd 2003 - The Natal Witness has launched a new-look Saturday paper into the KwaZulu Natal market. Under the title of Weekend Witness, the new newspaper will enjoy a first three-issue distribution of 100 000 into Durban, the Kwazulu coast and inland KZN.The new newspaper has already caused a stir with Durban advertisers who have clamoured for advertising space in the first editions. The launch edition on September 20, reached a bumper 44 pages and carried a 20 page tabloid property supplement supported by both Durban and Pietermaritzburg estate agents.
CONTACT:
Dave Erasmus
Marketing and National Sales Manager
The Natal Witness
Phone: 033 3551110
Cell: 083 259 2358
Fax: 033 3551117
Email: derasmus@witness.co.za
Sept 20, 2003
Forgive the hiatus. We will be back online tomorrow.
Sept, 9. 2003
New Article by Gary : Predictions About the Future of Iraq
September 6, 2003
Books:Harry Potter Fans Unite in Global Protest
September 1. 2003
Interesting reads: Critique of writing
News: DK Publishing and Google Launch e.encyclopedia
News: Digital Magazine Features New Media Art
Aug 28. 2003
Hiatus: We are finishing writing asignments at present. More news soon.
Aug 24, 2003
Freelacing tactics: As a result of the current economic climate, nearly half (49%) of job seekers surveyed in the metropolitan New York area say they have changed their methods of pursuing employment to include more creative tactics, according to a just-released survey conducted for The New York Times Job Market. The most popular creative job search tactic being used by job seekers is cold calling prospective employers (72%).CREATIVE JOB SEARCH TACTICS- In addition to cold calling, job seekers say they have used or would consider using one or more of the following tactics in their current job search:58% - Sending employers a letter of qualification- 44% - Sending unsolicited resumes to prospective employers - 41% - Showing up at a company for an interview without an appointment - 26% - Passing out their resume/business card on the street - 76% - At least one or more of the above job search tactics - Hiring managers say they have interviewed (53%) or hired (37%) someone who has used one of these creative job search tactics.
Aug 20, 2003
Literature: For Pulitzer winner Lahiri, a novel approach
Comment NY Times: Bush is the "Magnet of Evil"
AUG 18, 2003
LINK: some very insightfull and contemporary themes at http://www.thiemeworks.com/
Aug 17, 2003
MAGS: VIBE has evolved into one of pop culture's most powerful brands
THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE FOR FICTION 2003 - Official Longlist Announced [link]
RESOURCE: Writers- Editors Network
Aug 11, 2003
Media: Women 'gagged' in the media
Black women account for 5% of news sources in South Africa although they represent 45% of the population, according to a study on gender in editorial content of the media.
Aug 10, 2003
New US: If the American people fully knew what this war in Iraq was really about, they would tear the White House apart brick by brick.
http://www.tompaine.com/feature2.cfm/ID/8588
Resources: Good introduction to references and citations
Aug 7. 2003
Reduced Shakespeare Company takes on literature
The Reduced Shakespeare Company won acclaim chopping the Bard down to digestible sound bites. Now it's taking on the history of western literature in 90 minutes.
Aug 6, 2003
Just the daily news: Who needs fiction when horror scripts are happening on our doorstep everyday
'Abattoir worker tried to sell a human head'
Court stunned as killer laughs at sentence
Aug 5, 2003
Hiatus: Slight delay in uploading new items as we attend to looming writing deadlines in a mood of controlled panic. More news this evening. In the meantime, the money monster beckons- so anyone who wishes to click on the little donate button, please feel free.
In Process: Updating both private and public job opportunites and markets.
Aug 2, 2003
The Authors Guild and ASJA are investigating whether KeepMedia.com, a new online database of magazine and newspaper articles, has properly acquired the electronic rights to freelance works that it's making available to the public. KeepMedia, funded by Louis Borders (co-founder of the bookstore chain), was featured in a Wall Street
Journal article last week and began operations on Monday. KeepMedia archives articles from Esquire, Family Circle, Forbes, The Detroit Free Press, The Miami Herald and The San Jose Mercury News, among many other publications. (See the full list of publications offered below.)If you've written for any of the magazines or newspapers in the following list in the past few years -- the archives generally go back just a few years -- and have retained electronic rights to some of those works, please visit www.keepmedia.com, sign up for the free trial, and see if any of those works appear at the site.If you believe your rights have been infringed, please send an e-mail to staff@authorsguild.org and let us know. This is purely exploratory at this phase -- we're not accusing KeepMedia of any wrongdoing.Feel free to pass this request on to other freelancers and to post it on bulletin boards.Thanks for your help.
Aug 1, 2003
Essential research tools: Has anyone tried googlealert.com? This is an excellent way to keep track of the latest news sent to your mailbox. There is also a similar service that tracks items on newsgroups at http://www.netnewstracker.com/
Please note that we will soon be introducing news courses on writing for the media on our courses and tutorials page
Links: SASWA : South African Scritpwriters' Association