Writers Tricks of the Trade May-June 2015 | Page 11

M .J ,E Morgan’s SCorner Morgan’s Corner ORGAN T AMES DITOR THANKS TO OUR READERS Morgan St. James, Editor Editor CIRCULATION CONTINUES Cont’d next page… TO GROW Since moving this publication to www.joomag.com at the beginning of 2015, the circulation has increased steadily every month. When you open Writers Tricks of the Trade ezine on joomag, a subscription box will pop up. Just fill it in if you want to get new issues in your inbox, and please share the link to this publication with your writer friends. Remember, we publish on the 15th of the month semi-monthly. July-August will be the next issue. BUY BUY LISTEN TO AUDIO SAMPLE BUY I was reflecting upon how this eZine came into being. I have always loved to network, help to promote others as well as myself and share information. When the Sisters in Crime chapter was active in Las Vegas, I was Vice President and volunteered to do the newsletter. Sadly, when the board termed out at 3 years, we had people who enthusiastically attended the meetings but no one was willing to serve on the board, so we had to disband the chapter. But, the board members remained friends and we have lunch once a month. BUY Anyway, there I was. Someone who loved doing the newsletter, with no organization to publish one for. After several months I decided to launch the Writers Tricks of the Trade newsletter. It began as a few pages with a typical PDF newsletter setup. But, I had wonderful people in the industry contributing articles, news and resources I wanted to share. It kept growing and growing. The bigger it got, the more I experimented and the more the style of the Writers Tricks of the Trade eZine evolved. At the beginning of this year it got a new look for the covers. BUY It has been quite a journey and learning curve as I discovered what worked and what didn’t. The Life Story feature has proven to be very popular, and I think the story from Dennis Poncher will blow you away. It is the ultimate inspirational saga of turning disaster into something that has helped families worldwide for the past 30 years. That is why the theme of the WRITERS’ TRICKS OF THE TRADE PAGE 1 BUY MAY-JUNE 2015