Irene Who?/Emotional Titles and Inkwell Submissions

Sorry I’m so late with this week’s post. Hurricane Irene got in the way, or should I say I was in HER way? The eye of the storm passed over Beaufort, NC last Saturday bringing sustained winds of 85 mph with higher gusts. I was without power or cable for two and a half days and am just now getting back to normal. Thankfully, neither home nor family suffered any damage. We were very lucky to have a strong category 1 storm instead of a category 3. Irene was a messy guest, though, and the cleanup after her visit continues.

If you were in Irene’s path, I hope she left you unscathed.

Thought for the week: We must believe in luck. For how else can we explain the success of those we don't like? ~ Jean Cocteau

Advanced Marketing Institute has a free Emotional Marketing Value Headline Analyzer for analyzing the emotional marketing value of a headline or title. You just type in your headline, select the type of business or industry you are targeting, and it gives you an "emotional rating" for the title based on your word choice.

The rating includes an explanation of which emotion your headline most impacts: intellectual, empathetic, or spiritual. It takes only seconds and is helpful in creating a good title or headline. You can try it here: http://www.aminstute.com/headline.

Inkwell is open for unsolicited poetry, prose and artwork submissions until November 15. Submit previously unpublished work only. Submissions for the spring 2012 issue may be on any subject. The fall 2012 issue will focus on the theme “Living On the Edge.” Pays $10 per printed page plus two copies. http://www.inkwelljournal.org/submit.html