THE STORY SPOT

…and you and you. Seems as if the story elves here at the SPOT have been up to their eyeballs in rewrites and new projects. So this week’s post is simply a wealth of good wishes sent out to you as we all do what we love to do best (pens still work in tanked economies so we hope you are all creating brilliance out there!)

If you are so inclined, we’d love to hear what it is you’re working on this spring. It’s a nice reminder that while production and publication fads come and go, the stories we all crave stay the very same.

Comment or Tweet back, y’all!
/djw

We couldn’t be more pleased with all our new Twitter friends. To celebrate this growing community of story enthusiasts, we will be once again giving away a freebie! Our 200th follower will receive one hour of free story consultation on the project of their choice. That will include in-depth project review, a telephone or chat conversation, and follow-up to ensure you’re on your way to where you want to be with your project.

Our goal here at THE STORY SPOT is to help us all work to create the best stories we possibly can, whether writing solo or in collaboration. We hope this gift will help you, whoever and wherever you are.

Blake over at evenlake was the winner of our 100th Twitter Friend Freebie. His free consultation seemed to have changed his entire approach to his writing! But don’t take our word for it, ask him yourself @ twitter.com/evenlake

Thanks again, everyone. It’s your continued support that makes this fun and worthwhile.
Good writing!
djw & THE STORY SPOT crew

Time is running out on our January promotion. Keep your writing resolutions! When you sign up for any of our packages with our new coaching team, get 20% off the full package price. Book before Jan.31, 2009 to get this amazing deal and get your stories in shape.

Meet our team: http://tinyurl.com/storyspotcoaches
See our newly expanded service menu: http://tinyurl.com/storynotes

The World’s Biggest Bookstore–oops, I mean Amazon.com, have recently launched a new widget that you may want to share with your own readers.

It’s a stream of commentary on everything and anything related to reading.

THE STORY SPOT is going to observe for a while before adding the widget here. We want to offer you only info you that find valuable. While this Omnivoracious stream immediately intrigues, it also appears to be as very, very broad for our collective tastes.

If you do end up posting the widget on your own blog (click the little GET WIDGET link at the bottom), let us know here. When the readers speak, we hop to it!

It’s a new year and, because of you, we’re growing! A warm welcome is extended to our new story coaching team: writer/producer Sarah Dodd, filmmaker Sara St. Onge, novelist Leonard Chang, and writer/director Jeff Renfroe. Each of them brings expertise and unique perspective to the work of creating stories that resonate and entertain.

Read about our new team of writers then take advantage of our January offer: 20% off any coaching session booked with Sarah, Sara, Leonard, or Jeff.

Ring in the new year with a resolution to kick your writing off to a good start! Contact us for details.