I live just outside of Washington DC and we’ve been hit with a number of snow storms this winter – very unusual for us. The Post publishes the biggest storms, so we have been reminded the last was in 2003 and before that 1996. This one’s a double hitter; the Friday-Saturday storm left 28 inches […]
… there is no better inspiration for a writer than a contest page limit to force one to look at what you thought was a perfectly good synopsis, and ruthlessly cut it. Add to that limit the contest’s drop-dead deadline, and you are set! Can you tell I entered another contest? Waited until the last […]
Just as I’m sure everyone else is doing, today I’m evaluating where I am in my writing career. And where I’d like to be. We have so many opportunities these days and so many things to distract us. Insert internet for both of those. I’ve taken some great classes and joined a very helpful crit […]
I’d heard about this writing craft book written by agent Noah Lukeman and thumbed through it a RWA National conference bookstore. A repeat mention in a self-editing workshop tape put the book on my Christmas list. The dh had to order it online, but so far it’s worth the extra trouble. The format is chapters, […]
Indiana’s Golden Opportunity 2009 Congratulations to all our Winners! Best of the Best will be announced approximately November 18th. Historical Finalists Judge — Jesse Feldman, NAL The Soldier by Patricia Patton Love and the Heir by Patricia Patton The Yard Man Affair by Jill Stone Mainstream Finalists Judge — Paige Wheeler, Folio Literary Management Odin’s End** by […]
I’m backtracking and posting my other contest co-winners. I think it’ll be fun to keep a watch on these manuscripts that are making the journey at the same time I am. NORTHWEST HOUSTON RWA presents the winners of the The Seventeenth Annual LONE STAR WRITING COMPETITION The 2009 Lone Star Writing Competition committee is proud […]
Drum roll, please …… Day 100: 295 words! I completed my personal challenge of writing at least 100 words for 100 days. I logged my daily count with others on the loop Club100writers@yahoogroups.com and I have to say that once I started I didn’t consider quitting on this encouraging group. While I only wrote just […]
The winners of RWA’s Futuristic, Fantasy and Paranormal Chapter unpublished writing contest were announced a few days ago and I’m excited to report my two manuscripts entries placed second and third: Passages was second in the Futuristc category and Seaside Sorcery third in the Young Adult category. Here’s the announcement of all the winners: Fantasy […]
I received a rejection this past week, truly out of the blue. The agent in question has noted on his site that queries they are interested in will be responded to within four weeks. Otherwise they are ‘passing.’ Since I sent this query in early August, I wrote it off long ago. Well, he still […]
I’ve hit 50 days in my personal challenge to write 100 words for 100 days. I joined Club 100 when I started my new manuscript, Conifer Curse and on my 50th day I completed 24684 words. So, I’m averaging more than 100 words a day–good–but not as many as I would like. Why? My […]