2007 Lulu Blooker Prize

Already busy pecking on your keyboards or writing furiously on your notebooks? Hurry up, guys! The deadline for entry to the 2007 Lulu Blooker Prize is a month away! All entries must be postmarked by Monday, January 15, 2007 to be considered for the Prize. To enter, visit www.lulublookerprize.com and fill out the entry form.

Remember, a printed copy of the completed entry form must be mailed with one copy of your blook.

Send your submission to:

The Lulu Blooker Prize
860 Aviation Parkway
Suite 300
Morrisville, NC 27560
USA

Refer to the Official Rules for the complete list of eligibility requirements. If you have any questions, send e-mail to blookerprize@lulu.com.

The Jargon-Free Writing Paradox

EzineArticles.com publisher Chris Knight presents the jargon-free paradox:

If your articles are completely free of jargon, how will you be able to communicate your expertise to your ideal reader who would have most likely understood the jargon?

Chris shares his thoughts about jargon use in this article.

Online media poll

Dear Fellow Writers,

I'd like to invite you to participate in a poll I created for Online Media Beat. The poll question is "On which medium do you prefer to read news?" The poll is on the sidebar. :-)

Thanks & make a great writing weekend!

Readers Digest sold for 1.6 billion

Reader's Digest has been bought by Ripplewood Holdings, owner of World Almanac and Weekly Reader, for $1.6 billion.

Ripplewood Holdings is taking over the magazine's 50 editions, printed in 21 languages, boasting around 80 million readers worldwide.

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