Writer’s Digest and PoeWar

I just received an email from the people at Writer’s Digest letting me know that PoeWar (one word not two, guys) has been selected as one of the 101 Top Web Sites for 2006. It feels good to be given some recognition for my site, especially from a magazine that has been serving writers for so long. I have worked hard to make this site what it is today and I am pleased to see the results.

This is probably as good a time as any to discuss some of the modifications I have been making to the site lately as well as the modifications I intend to make in the future. Those of you who come here to view the freelance and job listings have probably noticed some changes already. I have altered the format that instead of individual posts for each listing I am posting the jobs in bulk every day. I made this change because the old style was causing people to become confused and send their resumes to me.

I recognize that many people liked the old format so I am attempting to serve them as well by starting three new sites.

• thefreelancehub.com which will focus on freelance jobs in general and will not be limited to writing and editing opportunities.
• writingjobroll.com which will cover writing and editing jobs of all sorts, with the exception of technical writing positions.
• atechwritingjob.com which will focus solely on opportunities for technical writers and editors.

On these sites, I will not be providing an e-mail address, and with luck the domain names will make the purposes of the sites a little clearer so there will be less confusion.

Some people (too few unfortunately) may have noticed that I discontinued the Fast Fiction Exhibition. I did this because the number of responses had been dwindling for quite a while. It had a good run though, lasting over two years. Instead, I am soon going to start posting regular writing prompts here in the main blog where I hope more people will find them. These won’t be the same as the old Fast Fiction, but I do plan to cull some of the better prompts from the old exhibitions.

Finally, some people may have noticed that the number of posts I have been making to the main blog have been a little light for the past couple months. In part, this is because I have been spending time writing for a new site: justusnerds.com. Also, I am in my final semester at the Northern Arizona University Graduate English Program. At the age of 38, and after fifteen years in the writing field, I am finally getting my Masters Degree. Once that is accomplished, I will be posting much more often. Also, by the end of the summer I am hoping to release my first book of poetry as well as a book about blogging. I will be discussing those projects in depth a little later.

Bukowski

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