My WriteWell Magazine: Did You Know that William Shakespeare. . . ?

(Culled from My WriteWell Magazine by Arthur Zulu. To read the rest of the magazine, goto: http://controversialwriter.triod.com) WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, the bard of Avon couldn't sign his name, yet possessed the highest vocabulary of the English language. JONATHAN SWIFT, author of the satirical blockbuster, Gulliver's Travels, was a madman, and before he died set aside funds for the building of a hospital in Ireland for "lunaticks & idiots." JOHN BUNYAN, the village pastor, wrote, The Pilgrims' Progress, the most widely read book on earth after the Bible, when he was jailed for twelve years and six months in Bedford as a non-conformist by the Anglican Church of England. JOHN MILTON, the tyrannical father, dictated the classic Paradise Lost to his hapless daughters because the poet was blind. J.K. Rowlings, the single mother who wrote herself out of the dole with the Harry Potter books, is richer than the Queen of England. THEY WROTE WELL CHARLES DICKENS, the best novelist England has ever produced, and the author of the autobiographical work, David Copperfield, known for his exaggerated narrative style. CAMARA LAYE, the Guinean born writer of the masterpiece, The African Child, for his pathos. TOM WOLFE, the man in white, author of A Man In Full, for his effective characterization. LEO TOLSTOY, the Russian author of the best novel in the last century, War And Peace, remembered for his graphic description. CHINUA ACHEBE, writer of the internationally acclaimed Things Fall Apart, for his dramatic prose. NEWS FROM THE WRITING WORLD Cartoon of Prophet Muhammad Sparks Protest Twelve caricatures of Prophet Muhammad that appeared in the best-selling Danish newspaper, Jyllands-Posten, has incited a wave of Muslim protes worldwide. The offensive caricatures in an ilustration book by Krae Bluitgen, had the Prophet brandishing a sword in one cartoon and carrying a bomb in another. Many people have lost their lives in the protest and world leaders have been calling for calm. Fifth Harry Potter for Movie Millions of fans across the world are eagerly awaiting the adaptation of Rowling's fifth book -- "Harry Potter and The Order of the Phoenix." Stay tuned. Liking Wins Noma Award The 25 th Noma Award for publishing in Africa was won by a Camerounian writer, Werewere Liking. The winning entry, La Memoire Amputee (Broken Memories), published by Nouvelles Editions Ivoirien nes, Abidjan, Cote d' Ivoire in 2004, beat 898 other titles from 12 African countries. "Werewere Liking's novel" says the jury's citation "is a remarkable achievement illustrating the potential of African literature to renew and regenerate its form." The award presentation is scheduled for June 17--20, 2006 in Cape Town, South Sfrica, at the venue of the first Cape Town Book Fair, under the auspices of UNESSCO. The Noma Award, named after its founder, Shoichi Noma, was established in 1979 with a mission "to promote writing and publishing in Africa and give a voice to the continent from within," The cash value of the award is $10,000. CRACK YOUR RIBS! Loud, mad, or sad The psychology instructor had just finished a lecture on mental health and was giving an oral test. Speaking specifically about manic depression, she asked, "How would you diagnose a patient who walks back and forth screaming at the top of his lungs one minute, then sits in a chair weeping uncontrollably the next?" A young man in the rear raised his hand and answered, "A basketball coach?" Giving sad news to a troop The Captain called the Sergeant in. "Sarge, I just got a telegram that Private Jones' mother died yesterday. Better go tell him and send him in to see me." So the Sergeant calls for his morning formation and lines up all the troops. "Listen up, men," says the Sergeant. "Johnson, report to the mess hall for KP. Smith, report to Personnel to sign some papers. The rest of you men report to the Motor Pool for maintenance. Oh by the way, Jones, your mother died, report to the commander." Later that day the Captain called the Sergeant into his office. "Hey, Sarge, that was a pretty cold way to inform Jones his mother died. Couldn't you be a bit more tactful, next time?" "Yes, sir," answered the Sarge. A few months later, the Captain called the Sergeant in again with, "Sarge, I just got a telegram that Private McGrath's mother died. You'd better go tell him and send him in to see me. This time be more tactful." So the Sergeant calls for his morning formation. "Ok, men, fall in and listen up." "Everybody with a mother, take two steps forward." "Not so fast, McGrath!" WAKE UP CALL!! "The greatest trouble with many of us is that we do not believe enough in ourselves."--Orison Sweet Marden "No one is ever defeated until he has accepted defeat as a reality."--Napoleon Hill "God can only bless you plan and direct you in accomplishing it if you have one."--John L .Mason "Men who sit on the fence stand the risk of being crushed from either side."--Chinese proverb "Tough times don't last but tough people do."--Robert Schuller "Success is moving from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm."--Abraham Lincoln "Acts of the Apostles was written because the Apostles acted."--Anonymous WRITERS' PARLIAMENT Should author pay publishers to have their works published? Send your brief reaction to the above question. All comments will be freely published on this page. CLASSIFIED AD Free Help for Writers Are you a young unpublished writer looking for help to write a best-seller? 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