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Interview With Alex Keegan
He is a Contributing Editor for The Internet Writing Journal and has a devoted online following of his no-nonsense, expert advice on all aspects of writing. Now novelist and award-winning short story author Alex Keegan is launching an exciting new venture: a new literary magazine called 7th Quark. Alex talked to us about the launch of his new magazine and why he feels that a new voice is needed in the literary magazine market. He also discusses what he finds appealing about short stories, the most common mistakes he sees in writing contest submissions and what kinds of submissions he is looking for at the 7th Quark.

Jackson Hole Writers Conference
Jackson Hole Where do New York editors, agents, and published authors critique your work one-on-one? At the Jackson Hole Writers Conference, where individual attention gets you ready to publish! This year hear Daniel Woodrell, master of voice and sense of place, Terry Tempest Williams, and Todd Strasser. Now's your time. Register today!


Writer's Blog: Cartoonist Ted Key is Dead at 95
Cartoonist Ted Key has died at the age of 95. He created the cartoon strip "Hazel" which was turned into a hit sitcom.
He died Saturday at his home in the Philadelphia suburb of Tredyffrin Township after a 1 1/2-year battle with cancer, his son Peter Key said Monday. "Hazel" was a popular feature in The Saturday Evening Post from the time it debuted in 1943. It evolved into a prime-time series in 1961 that starred Shirley Booth and ran for four years on NBC and one year on CBS.

Key also created the characters Mr. Peabody and Sherman for producer Jay Ward. The time-traveling dog/scientist and his boy made their TV debuts in 1959 in segments on the animated show "Rocky and His Friends." He created cartoon panels called "Diz and Liz" for the Jack and Jill children's magazine and produced a number of other animal characters. He also wrote a play for radio, authored and illustrated books, and had freelance cartoons appear in Cosmopolitan, Better Homes and Gardens and Sports Illustrated.

Key literally dreamed up the concept of his wildly popular maid cartoon. "Like a lot of creative people, he kept a notepad near his bedside," Peter Key said of his father. "He had a dream about a maid who took a message, but she screwed it up completely. When he looked at the idea the next day, he thought it was good and sold it to the Post." Key randomly picked the name for the maid and was flattered that it later became synonymous with maids, according to his son.

Key acquired the rights to "Hazel" in 1969 and the comic was picked up for syndication by King Features. King still distributes the cartoon today, using those drawn by Key before he retired in 1993. "Hazel" was so popular that when the first collection of cartoons was published in 1946, E.P. Dutton sold 500,000 copies. In all, Dutton published eight collections of "Hazel" cartoons.
The New York Times obituary is here.
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