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Monday June 23, 2014

Valuable writing advice, for free

perf6.000x9.000.indd On Sunday, June 29 and Monday, June 30, enjoy a free Kindle giveaway of The Art of Opinion Writing: Insider Secrets from Top Op-Ed Columnists by author and EBWW faculty member Suzette Martinez Standring. Publisher RRP International, Inc. opens the giveaway to all, with no passwords or conditions required. On June 29 and 30, simply go to Amazon.com and look for the book to download a free Kindle version.

The Art of Opinion Writing features iconic columnists, such as Ellen Goodman and others who have earned the Pulitzer Prize and journalism's highest awards. They share early career struggles, writing advice and strategies to create writing that stands out. At its heart, opinion writing is about persuasion, and any type of writing will benefit from the advice featured. The Art of Opinion is used in college journalism courses nationally, such as Johns Hopkins University.

Suzette Martinez Standring is syndicated with GateHouse Media for her spirituality columns, and teaches writing workshops nationally. Her humor and op-ed columns are featured on our blog, Humor Outcasts and The Huffington Post. Her previous award-winning book is The Art of Column Writing.

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