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Our New Year edition features expert advice on how to keep months ahead of the game using editorial calendars, 10 Top Tips on making your work more saleable by adding illustrations, plus the usual dose of inspiration and helpful websites.
END NOTE and a little inspiration
Inspiration
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1st July 1961 |
Diana Frances Spencer, later known as Diana, Princess of Wales, is born in a rented house on the Sandringham Royal estate in Norfolk. |
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3rd July 1971 |
Jim Morrison, lead singer of the Doors, is found dead from a drug overdose in Paris. |
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5th July 1996 |
The worlds first cloned animal, Dolly the sheep, comes into the world at the Roslin Institute, Edinburgh. |
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8th July 1822 |
A storm off the coast of Italy claims the life of 29 year old Percy Bysshe Shelley whilst he attempts to sail from Leghorn to La Spezia (see below for my favourite Shelley poem). |
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11th July 1975 |
A tomb in China is found to contain 6000 life size soldiers and horses, now known as the Terracotta Army, put there to protect the first Emperor of China in the afterlife. |
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13th July 1899 |
Alfred Hitchcock, best known for psychological thrillers such as The Birds, Psycho and Rear Window, is born in London. |
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16th July 1821 |
Mary Baker Eddy, founder of the Church of Christ Scientist, is born in Bow, New Hampshire, USA. |
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17th July 1955 |
Walt Disney opens his first theme park in Anaheim, California, known worldwide as Disneyland. |
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19th July 1799 |
The Rosetta stone, which later allowed researchers to translate hieroglyphics, is discovered in Egypt by French troops. |
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20th July 1944 |
German dictator, Adolf Hitler, survives an assassination attempt at his headquarters. Four others are killed and the conspirators are executed. |
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21st July 1960 |
The world sees its first female prime minister when Sirimavo Bandaranaike is elected in Ceylon, now known as Sri Lanka. She holds the post for most of the next two decades. |
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23rd July 1986 |
Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson become the Duke and Duchess of York following their marriage at Westminster Abbey. |
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26th July 1952 |
Evita, otherwise known as Eva Peron, the popular wife of Argentine president, Juan Peron, dies at the age of 33 from cancer. |
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27th July |
The search for a treatment for diabetes leads Canadian physiologists Sir Frederick Banting and Charles Best to be the first to isolate the hormone insulin. |
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28th July 1866 |
The writer of the much loved children’s stories starring Peter Rabbit and Jemimah Puddle-duck, Beatrix Potter, is born in London. |
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29th July 1890 |
Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh, famous for masterpieces such as ‘Starry Night’, ‘Irises’ and ‘Sorrow’, dies at the age of 47 after shooting himself two days earlier. |
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31st July 1790 |
The first US patent is awarded by the US patent office to Samuel Hopkins for his process of making pearl ashes and potash. |
As I am named after this great English poet, and St Valentines Day is on 14th February, I thought I would include my favourite poem of his on a subject that has been debated by philosophers for centuries – love!
Love’s Philosophy
The fountains mingle with the river
And the rivers with the ocean,
The winds of heaven mix for ever
With a sweet emotion;
Nothing in the world is single,
All things by a law divine
In one another's being mingle—
Why not I with thine?
See the mountains kiss high heaven,
And the waves clasp one another;
No sister-flower would be forgiven
If it disdain'd its brother;
And the sunlight clasps the earth,
And the moonbeams kiss the sea—
What is all this sweet work worth
If thou kiss not me?
The first issue of the New Year is over. I hope you found something to motivate you to be more productive in all areas of your life this month, but especially in your writing endeavours. I’ll be back next month with expert advice from tutor Simon Whaley on The Great Outdoors. In Simon’s words, “Getting published can be as easy as putting one foot in front of the other, especially if you write for the outdoor market. Writing walking routes doesn't necessarily mean knowing the shortest way to climb Ben Nevis or Snowdon. Many local publications like a short walk that readers can follow to help them explore their local attractions. The Great Outdoors will show you what the editors are looking for and how to avoid getting lost in the outdoor writing market!"
Plus, 10 Top Tips on creating authentic dialogue and our usual mix of useful websites and inspiration.
And finally, just to drive you absolutely potty, try your hand at these little teasers. (http://www.mcgov.co.uk/zahada.html) Oh and if you can get past level 9 let me know how, I’m stuck!
If you found something of use to you in this issue please pass the word on to all your writer friends – and even those who don’t! You never know, you might inspire them to take it up. They can sign up here.
Shelley x
As usual, if you've any suggestions or would like to comment on content then please contact me at: ezeewriter@writersbureau.com
