Bylines 2008: I was chosen as one of 53 writers....

There is a really cool calendar for writers called Bylines. Each year they seek 53 writers to tell their story for use on one of the week sections. This year, the editor chose mine. I can't wait to see what week my quote falls on!

These are all the other writers who were chosen: http://www.bylinescalendar.com/writers_links_2008.htm

Here is a description of Bylines 2008:

The 2008 edition has 53 more great stories, with writers representing 24 states and 5 foreign countries! And we have kept the same low price for 5 years!Available Now! Not your ordinary daytimer, Bylines 2008 Calendar is chock full of inspiration, humor and passion. Just the sort of thing aspiring and working writers need to read on a daily basis to keep the creative juices flowing and the angst at bay. Bylines 2008 Writer's Desk Calendar:

-Each week features an author sharing his/her insights on the writing life.
-Ample space for jotting notes, and highlighting upcoming events on the calendar
-Weekly calendar; also a "month at a glance" view for planning longer projects

Extra Features:
-Daily listings of famous writers' birthdays
-Handy resource list of our favorite books and writing-related websites.
-Page to designate writing goals for the year; also pages for writing monthly goals
-Listings of "literary" holidays
-Pages to write down conference notes
-An expanded resources section

Even MORE features in the 2008 edition:
-Handy submission tracker, that can be copied as needed
-pages for recording phone numbers and email addresses
-pages for keeping track of travel/business expenses

http://www.bylinescalendar.com/

Cool site where you can win prizes

I was just cruising through the blogging community and came across a pretty cool blog from someone with a similar name to mine, LaDonna. At any rate, I followed a link from a button on her site that said, "Win with me on Blingo."

I was curious. I like to win prizes. I buy raffles every time I get a chance. I love Chinese auctions. I guess in those "how many X-things are in the jar" contests. You get the idea.

Blingo is run by Publisher's Clearing House-- it's a search engine powered by Google-- each time you search you have a chance to win a prize-- movie tickets, iTunes gift certificates, etc. And, every time someone you refer wins, you win the same prize. It's a pretty cool site- I joined. Hopefully I won't be blasted with Spam, but I don't think they do that. I added that same button to the right over there, at the top of my nav bar. Check it out!