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According to Publishers Weekly, we can expect an early December release of The Secret Daily Teachings from Simon & Schuster, just in time for festive shoppers. Containing “365 brand new insights that build on The Secret’s powerful truths”, will it be the huge hit that Rhonda Byrne scored with The Secret?

If it’s not, I’ll eat my Christmas stocking.

Publishing giant Penguin Classics has teamed up with the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS)for a global warming anthology.

The project, entitled Thoreau’s Legacy: American Stories about Global Warming has put out a call for submissions from both writers and photographers in the US for this online book. They’re seeking personal stories and images to be shared. Publication is scheduled for 2009 with the submission deadline set at November 15 2008. But that’s not all!

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What to remember is this: new business launches are always trumpeted. They have to be to succeed. The trick is to look at what’s happening in your local area as well as online or nationally.

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There’s always days when your brain refuses to function. Try as you might, you simply can’t squeeze another original thought out of it to get your creative juices flowing. At times like these, writing prompts are a good way to give your gray cells a jump start. Even if the subject matter isn’t something you particularly care about, one thought can lead to another and another. Before you know it, you’ve got a sparkling and brilliant idea to write about!
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If you haven’t popped by The Cuckleburr Times recently, you’ll find some new authors there we’re delighted to showcase in our online magazine that’s created by writers, from writers. Please do drop by and have a look at our newest faces and articles! There’s a whole new batch to enjoy every week.

We’re always delighted to get new submissions too. Don’t be shy, send us something! See the site for details.

Chicken Soup for the Soul can always be relied upon to have a number of opportunities up for grabs at any time on a dizzying range of subjects. From their current Possible Books page:

We’re Looking for Stories! We have many Chicken Soup books in development and we’re always looking for new stories. If you have a story, let us know. Take a look at the list of some of our possible books and see if there’s a fit.

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