Just another slush pile
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I saw a site mentioned in this month’s Reader’s Digest (of all places), Authonomy.
The gist is this, you put up your novel on the site, which is run by Harper Collins, it gets voted on, and the top novels get read by editors at HC.
That led me to doing some research on whether other publishers […]
Why the word count doesn’t matter
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We’re almost half finished with NaNoWriMo. Are you at your 25,000 word count yet?
No? Well me neither. Feeling awful, depressed, discouraged? Ready to call it quits and give it a go again next year? Don’t do that!
Or maybe the answer is yes. You’re sitting there having a cup of coffee, feet up, basking in the […]
Preparing for National Novel Writing Month
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National Novel Writing Month begins November 1. Here are some links that provide useful tools and tips as you’re getting ready to go. Happy writing!
Names
Don’t worry too much about making names sound evil or menacing. If your bad guy is names somthing like Dirk Beastly, you’ve got problems.
Don’t make names too similar. Jen and Jan […]
Preparing for NaNoWriMo
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If you’ve been reading my blog for a while, then you know that I’ve participated in National Novel Writing Month for the last few years. If you’re unfamiliar with the idea, he’re’s a summary.
It takes place for the entire month of November
You commit to writing 50,000 words on your novel
You can’t pre-write any […]
Super Writing Advice
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I love this post. Here is some great writing advice to tighten up your work and say something that others will find it worth their time to read.
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Summer Reading
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Okay, so maybe this isn’t your traditional summer reading material, but these are some interesting books, and I’m betting you haven’t heard of most of them.
Feeling adventurous? Check out one or two of these.
The 50 outstanding literary translations from the last 50 years - Times Online
Test
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Trying scribefire.
Weekly Goals
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I’ve been lax in posting (and achieving) weekly goals for my writing. I do think it helps me get more done, however, so here we go again.
One thing you might have noticed is that I usually set goals that are a bit higher than is reasonable. I know that it’s not likely […]
Rising Early to Write
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I’m finally going to do it. Really. For sure this time.
I’m going to start getting up an hour early in the mornings to write. And I’m going to keep you updated here on the blog (to help keep me on track).
I’ve been frustrated for a while at my writing time. I don’t […]
Contest Winner!
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Clintpee is the winner of 250 ec. Clint, just let me know where to transfer the credits to.
Thanks to everyone who participated!
