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Special days for writers: Editor's Notes #355 December 29, 2021 |
| Hello, but she always wears the same beautiful dancing shoes. —Mary Anne Radmacher In this issue: 1. Special days for writers 2. Tickled my funny bone 3. Interesting Web site 4. Writing prompt 1.Special days for writers Today is December 29. It is also Tick Tock Day (the day to pay attention to the passage of time and to tie up loose ends before the new year), YMCA Day, National Chocolate Day, and perhaps other celebrations. (My first niece was born on December 29th.) Knowing common and not-so-common special days opens doors to writers. Add a special day to your plot. For writers, a special day is like a dress-up box in a playroom: limited only by your imagination. Who would celebrate the day? How? Why? With whom? You enrich your plot, and your readers enjoy their new knowledge. You do not have to include a special day in your plot to make use of it. Savvy promoters see ties between special days and their products. Savvy writers see ties between special days and their books and use those days to write press releases or set up themed book signings or make connections with potential publishers. Again, only your imagination limits what you can do with a special day. As the New Year approaches, look at a calendar or the Interesting Web site below to see if there are special days you can use as a writer. =========== 2.Tickled my funny bone Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is mystery. Today is a gift. That’s why we call it the present. =========== 3. Interesting Web site Here’s a list of special days celebrated annually. How will you use this list? https://www.brownielocks.com/month2.html =========== 4. Writing prompt Read this origin of Festivus, https://news.yahoo.com/festivus-apos-seinfeld-apos-actually-185909933.html, an invented holiday on the sitcom Seinfeld — it’s not what you think you know — then invent your own special day, and write about it. I’d love to see your results. Who knows, one day your special day may have its own Web site and a world of followers. =========== Join Writer's Helper Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/WritersHelperEditor Follow me on Twitter @AudreytheEditor Link on LinkedIn https://ca.linkedin.com/in/audreyowen (Email me first so I know how you know me.) =========== If you know a writer who would appreciate receiving Editor's Notes, forward this issue. If someone has passed this on to you, you can get your own free subscription by signing up at https://www.writershelper.com/newsletter.html |
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