Mary Rosenblum

Website Editor

Dear Student,

      This is an informal invitation to you to drop into the Long Ridge website and get acquainted.  I'm Mary Rosenblum, the website editor, author of seven novels, more than fifty published short stories in several genres, and several nonfiction articles. 

      I'm also a longtime Long Ridge instructor.  The happy result is that as I build more and more features into the site, I design them to help you with your writing.

      Everything's FREE, of course.  That's the beauty of it.  You can sign up to receive my email updates, Free Writer's eNews, and you'll know instantly when something new and interesting is happening on the site.  (Isn't it refreshing to know that you can actually get some information on the Web that you really want!)

      The Free Writer's eNews will also keep you up-to-date on new articles that have been posted, as well as new markets and helpful websites for you to check out.  It's a great way to make sure you don't miss something good. 

      Our goal is to find the best ways to save your time for writing.   

      Check out the Calendar of Events page to see what the week offers.  That's where I post news of our next Professional Connection--a real-time interview with a professional writer, editor, or agent-in our Chat Room Auditorium. 

      You may meet your favorite writer there!  Ask questions and (for a change, perhaps) be heard! Or just listen in.

      You'll also find the times for the twice--weekly Live Forums there-one during the day and one in the evening.  I'm the moderator there, too, and I invite you to drop in and ask questions about query letters, getting an agent, submitting work, making that dull character come to life, overcoming a bad case of writer's block-whatever's on your mind.  Any and all questions are welcome, no matter what the topic of the day is.

      And the Chat Rooms are great places to meet other writers, because it's easy to get acquainted.  Believe me, I was a complete computer wimp when I started here.  There's a great how-to-chat article right on the Chat Room log-on page, and you can read it or print it out to help you get started.  I drop in from time to time to see who's around, and there's usually a quiet visiting session after every Auditorium event, so we may meet.

      As I mentioned before, be sure to browse our archive of great articles.  In Surviving & Thriving, you can find everything from health information, tips for dealing with stress, and advice on which receipts to save for taxes--to reviews by website regulars of books they've read and loved (or hated). 

      Read a good book lately?  Write me a review, and send it to me from the Web Editor page via email, and I'll post it!  (See, there's more than one way to get published!)

      In Writing Craft, you'll find a wide selection of informative articles on plotting and creating strong characters, as well as transcripts of both the Live Forum and the Professional Connection interviews.  Look at it as an added resource for a subject you might be wrestling with in your own writing. 

      You'll also find the New Markets section where I post new markets that haven't yet made it into the Best of the Magazine Market directory.  The articles in both these sections are all written by professionals (including yours truly), and they're well worth reading!  

      And don't forget me!  Send your email from the Web Editor page and your question or comment will come straight to me.

      Drop on in!  You'll find answers to your questions and a lot of support from me and your fellow students on the site. 

      Come introduce yourself in the Post a Note! section, or say "Hi" in person in one of the Live Forums.  I'm always delighted to meet new visitors!