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4) AMAZE YOUR FRIENDS with your answer to our WRITING PROMPT or our PHOTOGRAPHY ASSIGNMENT.

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The Creative Conferences site is designed to inspire and connect writers, editors, and photographers of all levels. Find answers, share work, get feedback, unite with conference alumni and faculty, commiserate about writer's block, get tips on shooting in low light, read interviews with industry professionals, and ask editors your most pressing questions. This is YOUR SITE!

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Rebecca Kane

Length of personal essay 1 Reply

I am working on a personal essay and was thinking of submitting it to a writing contest, but the word count for submissions is limited to 2,000 words. I feel I can not condense my thoughts and convey…

Started by Rebecca Kane in Ask an Expert. Last reply by Elise Oberliesen 6 hours ago.

Colleen O'Neill

Getting Started With My Own Website To Use as a Photography and Writing Portfolio 9 Replies

I want to start creating and designing my own website so that I have a place to showcase my photography and travel writing.  Can anyone recommend free website building software that makes it easy for…

Tagged: colleen, o'neill, software, beginner, new

Started by Colleen O'Neill in Ask an Expert. Last reply by Colleen O'Neill 20 hours ago.

Elise Oberliesen

Better Photo Composition

Sometimes I get behind my lens and I see marvelous landscapes in front of me. It's easy to take a great shot. At other times, I focus in too close or can't get close enough. I think rule of three, lo…

Started by Elise Oberliesen in Ask an Expert Mar 6.

Sheridan Samano

Purging lazy verbs 2 Replies

I have a knack for including lazy verbs in my writing.  Any good tips on how to purge them for good?  Or is it easier to have them in the first draft and then seek and destroy in the editing process?

Tagged: verbs, lazy

Started by Sheridan Samano in Ask an Expert. Last reply by Elise Oberliesen Mar 6.

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Meghan J. Ward

Real Adventure

I recently came across Yvon Chouinard`s (founder of Patagonia) basic philosophy of life, in his book, Let My

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Posted by Meghan J. Ward on March 6, 2010 at 11:34am — 1 Comment

Sara Martel

Penguin-related essay

I've been admiring the initiative and appreciating the posts of those who have been participating, so I think I'll muster some courage and join in!



Thank you to Michelle for creating this network! What a fabulous concept!



This is the place for submitting work?



Here is a link to a personal essay of mine that was published under my maiden name:


www.seastories.org/hibernal08/entr

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Posted by Sara Martel on March 3, 2010 at 8:28am — 2 Comments

Michael Lynch

Great Links for Aspiring Travel Photographers

My shortest blog post yet. I found this over on the Matador Travel Network and think it may explain some photography basics/essentials alot faster than I would, with my one-fingered typing skills:


http://matadornetwork.com/focus/travel-photography/



Cheers,


Mike

Posted by Michael Lynch on February 24, 2010 at 12:44am — 3 Comments

Michael Lynch

Submitting Photos to Magazines

Still a bit lost here, but maybe the site is still under construction and I'm wandering around slowing things down. Anyway, I've been getting questions through my mail about how to get photos submitted to magazines. Rather than just answer one mail at a time, I thought it'd be better to share the knowledge with everybody. Maybe, someone else has a better way of getting things done and can chime-in here, too.



Most of my photos that have been published on line have been sized and

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Posted by Michael Lynch on February 20, 2010 at 3:30am — 2 Comments

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