Creative Carnival – August 2008

Welcome to the August 2008 Creative Carnival edition!

What is this? It’s a chance to compile some great articles around the blog-o-sphere showcasing all sorts of writing. If you need to know more, or would like to submit an article for the next Creative Carnival, read this.

So, without further ado, grab a cup o’ joe, kick off your shoes and sit a spell, there’s lots of interesting reading just a click away.

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Fiction

Jenn presents The Pseudonym posted at Mixed Metaphor.net, saying, “A woman achieve the goal of every writer, but then has to make one critical decision about her future.”

Patricia Twitchell presents The Adventures of Penny Pincher: Penny Pincher Goes To The Rodeo… Finally posted at Just Bears and Stuff, saying, “The Adventures of Penny Pincher continue on as Penny Pinchers best friends get him all spruced up for the rodeo. Join in on the Adventures of Penny Pincher”

Yvaine presents Jed’s Guitar (and an orange song) posted at Starlit Whispers, saying, “”Months after we break up, Jed and I are reunited. Guitar and all.”"

Amaryllis presents Nina the Hero, Pt. 1 posted at Amaryllis’s Tales, saying, “This is the first scene in one of my longer short stories.”

Janine presents A Promise Is A Promise posted at The Countess Counts, saying, “Sometimes things don’t work out the way they should. Hence, we lose our minds, but then again, is there ever such a thing as normal? This post defines friendship for some.”

Jodi Cleghorn presents Musical Musings: Andrew Said posted at Jodi Cleghorn, saying, “This is the story of Andrew, (Maia’s ex boyfriend from my short story ‘mercurial’) and how he confronts his conscience’s need for honesty. Written from the Musical Musings prompt ‘Honesty’ by Billy Joel”

Dereck presents In search of a good pear posted at I Will Not Die.

Vanessa Druckman presents Tutu Monstrosity posted at Chefdruck Writes, saying, “A little mommy fiction…”

Annie Evett presents Deadly Intentions posted at Annies Musings.

Virginia Diaz presents Prama Saves the World posted at Told On a Friday, saying, “(10 One-Hundred Word Bits From 10 Prompts) If regular, everyday humanity could see time passing, it would be red- a deep, brimming red that was ready to spill over into eternity and infinity and death before anyone could stop it.”

Write From Karen presents Haircut Hotties posted at Write From Karen saying, “I’m playing around with a little creative nonfiction – emphasis on creative here. Since I can’t really be completely honest about my life on my blog, I’ve decided to twist real-life events a bit and present it as fiction. We’ll see how successful I am.”

Nonfiction

Heather Johnson presents 8 Steps to Writing a Good Grant Proposal posted at BDPA Foundation.

Fiona King presents 50 Must-Have Firefox Extensions for Writers posted at Best Colleges Online.

Dereck presents A guide for increasing your creativity posted at I Will Not Die.

Allison Nazarian presents CopywritingForVAs » Blog Archive » Copywriting: What Is It, And Why Should You Care? (Part 1 of 2) posted at CopywritingForVAs, saying, “As a Virtual Assistant, understanding copywriting is important for two key reasons: You need to promote your VA business, and ideally you want (need) to be able to write effective copy for your own website, brochure and other marketing materials.”

Kathleen Gage presents Attention Authors! Sell Lots of Books with Teleseminars! posted at Street Smarts Marketing & Promotions, saying, “Countless numbers of authors have the dream of selling lots of books, becoming well known (and even reaching celebrity status), and making their fortune through their craft. Yet, most will not succeed due to lack of how to develop and implement an effective publicity plan. It takes more, much more, than a well-written manuscript to succeed as an author, at least if you want to make money through your writing. Learn one of the most effective marketing strategies around.”

Poetry

Tom Parnell presents Prophecies posted at The Intellectual Hooligan, saying, “A short poem … Prophecies.”

Kristy presents Adrienne’s poem posted at Our Life in Colorado.

Madeleine Begun Kane presents A Humorist?s Lament (Covering The New Yorker Cover Brouhaha In Verse) – Updated posted at Mad Kane’s Political Madness.

Essays

Hopeful Spirit presents Breaking Back into the Light posted at On the Horizon, saying, “A discussion about breaking down the brick walls that we sometimes encounter in life and recovering from depression — through faith and faithfulness.”

Erin Straza presents Whoa, Nessie! Check Her Date-Stamp—I Think She’s Expired posted at Filling My Patch of Sky, saying, “a brief rant on how good marketing goes bad”

Suzanne presents writing & gardening posted at adventures in daily living.

Dawn Xiana Moon presents The King of Fruit posted at Dawn Xiana Moon: Randomness.

Alex White presents 12 Olympic Events That Need To Be Put Down Painfully posted at Jack of all, saying, “12 Olympic Events That Need To Be Put Down Painfully”

Keith Wick presents Walmart: The Descent of Man posted at Weith Kick.

Annie Evett presents Did God punish women with painful childbirth? posted at Neshamah Comments.

Petteri presents More About My Wicked Grandpa… posted at My Grandpa.

AdmirableIndia.com presents Trip to Ooty: Day 2: Part 2: Ketty valley view, Ooty; Tea Garden, Coonoor; Lamb?s Rock, Coonoor; Dolphin?s Nose, Coonoor; and Doddabetta Peak, Ooty, Highest peak of South India posted at AdmirableIndia.com.

P.L. Frederick presents Taking A Stand On Lemonade Stands posted at Small and Big, saying, “Learning to be polite from children. A short read!”

Sally Huss presents NO HOLDS BARRED, NO LIMITS! by Sally Huss posted at Sally Huss – Addicted to Happiness!.

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This concludes the August 2008 edition of the Creative Carnival. THANK YOU for submitting your links! If you would like to see your work showcased in the September 2008 edition, please submit your links here. (Please, one link per blog. If you submit more than one link per blog, I will only use the first link submitted.)

If you submitted your link and don’t see it here, that probably means I received it after the deadline.

Thanks for visiting the carnival participants and don’t forget to check back September 13th for the next Creative Carnival.

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Side Note: I started a new tweet (I guess that’s what you call them) on Twitter called, appropriately enough, Blog Fodder. Every day I post a writing prompt, just something extra to help you get through the blogging humps. It’s not really a question, per se, but rather something that might trigger a memory, or something you can use as a springboard to write a story, or a blog post. Anything goes. Use the prompt any way you wish. – Karen