NAWW Member, Dotsie Bregel, invites you to enter the August Writing Contest at www.BoomerWomenSpeak.com!

You’ve just been told by your family doctor that you have six months to live. Give a detailed account of those last days and how you spent them. Did you make up with lost loved ones? Write the world’s best seller? Look up old friends? Sail the ocean? Click here for guidelines.

PRIZES: The winner will have their story placed in the Our Voices section at www.boomerwomenspeak.com, and receive the following:

* Friends Heal Friends tee-shirt
* Baby Boomer’s Almanac, by Tim Brolus
* Writing Home, by Cindy LaFerle
* What Happens Next, by Chloe JonPaul
* DVD of the premiere season of Commander in Chief
* $25.00 Gift Certificate to Borders or Barnes and Noble

NAWW Member, Patricia L. Brooks, Regional Representative for the NAWW Scottsdale, AZ Chapter and a speaker, author, business coach and faculty was interviewed for the Living Section of the Saturday, August 12th Arizona Republic (Phoenix, AZ) newspaper regarding her book Gifts of Sisterhood and her writing memoirs. The article done on memoirs for this feature includes others in the Phoenix area; you can view the article at: www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/arizonaliving/articles/. She did the interview via the phone from the University of Minnesota Duluth where she has spent five weeks with her book doing a workshop on writing memoirs and other book promotion. The August 30th NAWW meeting in Scottsdale will address writing memoirs. You can visit Patricia’s website at: www.plbrooks.com.

Media Bistro Editor Claire Zulkey has added a link to NAWW Member, Lisa Manyon’s “Virtual Violation” article at MBToolBox: http://www.mediabistro.com/.

If others fear they have fallen prey to a cyber crime, such crimes can be reported to www.ic3.gov, the official site of The Internet Crime Complaint Center (a partnership between the FBI and the National White Collar Crime Center). A site recommended by the FBI is http://www.lookstoogoodtobetrue.com. Complaints may also be filed at www.ftc.gov. A wealth of information on how to protect yourself online can be accessed at www.onguardonline.com/crossborder.html.

NAWW Member, Lisa Manyon, is pleased to announce that Jenna Glatzer of Absolute Write is helping to spread the word about Internet scams by publishing Manyon’s article, “7 Surefire Signs of a Virtual Violation and 5 Ways to Avoid It” in the August edition of the Absolute Write Newsletter. The article can be viewed at:
http://www.absolutewrite.com/novels/virtual_violation.htm.
Manyon says she’s grateful for all of the support she’s received in sharing her tips to help others avoid online travesties. “Although my experience was a true disappointment, I feel it’s important to share the occurrence with others. If only one person avoids dishonest online interactions, my lesson learned will have been worth the trouble.”

Manyon is a writer and consultant specializing in POWERFULLY communicating business messages to get results. She is the owner of Write On ~ Creative Writing Services, LLC www.writeoncreative.com and encourages fellow NAWW members to help spread the word about Virtual Violations which Manyon defines as “a dishonest and misleading representation on the Internet.” Manyon coined the term after arriving in Vegas to find a conference she had registered for had been cancelled with no notice and the advertised keynote speaker
was never contracted for the event.

NAWW Member, Nancy Purcell, is proud to announce that her short story, “String of Pearls” has been published by The Square Table. You can view it by going to www.thesquaretable.com and scrolling to Stories, then to her name: Nancy Purcell. According to Nancy, the venue is interested in a variety of writing and has a credible reputation.