Today, I was looking for an old character sketch I had completed for a previous work-in-progress. A couple of years ago, I chucked that mystery because of the usual boredom, lack of plotting and just plain bad writing. However, I did have a great outline and method for doing character sketches, and I went in […]
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Yesterday, over 300 bloggers rallied in order to promote the new release of the paperback version of The Liar’s Diary by Patry Francis.
Why did over 300 bloggers, writers, agents and artists rally for this promotion? The author is currently battling cancer, a nasty cancer. She does not have the ability to promote her own book […]
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And yet another contest. I really feel like this month is shaping up to be Super Contest Month. However, this challenge seems very interesting so I must post about it!
Agent Nathan Bransford is running a first page contest on his blog. For any completed or work-in-progress novels, you may submit the first page of […]
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Recently, I have really enjoyed a couple of short story writing contests. Because of this, I have been inspired to do my very own short story contest on this blog. My guest contributor, Cappy, will be helping me out with the subject, word count and judging.
The contest officially begins on Friday when the subject […]
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Yesterday at 1pm EST, I received the topic and word count for the Writers Weekly 24-Hour Short Story Contest. The max word count turned out to be 1,000 and the subject was:
“She always kept the object safe and close to her. Mama made her repeat the promise over and over again during those last days. […]
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Wow. For some time, I have been meaning to read A Great and Terrible Beauty, the first in a trilogy, by Libba Bray.
What genre is this novel? It’s YA, but it didn’t really feel YA. It is fantasy, mystery, suspense, romance and slightly horror all bundled together. It is a novel that doesn’t really fit […]
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After I completed Round One of the NYC Midnight Short Story Challenge, I wrote a quick post about what I learned from the experience. After reflecting a bit, I decided I have a few more things to share about it and short story writing contests in general.
1. I Finished Something
Lately, […]
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I have a confession to make. I am a bibliophile.
As an extreme lover and collector of books, I have issues every time I try to leave a bookstore. I have a large pile of unread books on my coffee table that represent the next five or so books that I would like to read. In […]
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One of my Christmas presents was a novel by Jody Lynn Nye called An Unexpected Apprentice. Before reading it, I read a few reviews about the book. Some were praising while others immediately dismissed it because it completely copies The Lord of the Rings.
I still wanted to give it a try because the premise of the novel sounded […]
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