Last June and July, every Saturday was devoted to “Summer’s Ultimate Novel” (SUN). Some of you used that time to write the first draft of a novel. Some of you are writing first drafts right now as part of National Novel Writing Month. No matter when you write your first draft . . . at [...]
Archive for November, 2009
Introducing WERE
Posted in Second Drafts (WERE), tagged website, WERE on November 20, 2009 | 13 Comments »
Schedules, Lists, & Goals, Oh My!
Posted in Writing, tagged goals, motivation on November 19, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Quote of the day from Mahtab Narsimhan: “I set a reward before I start writing and will allow myself that reward only if I finish the quota for the day. Normally that entails surfing the Net or writing a nice long e-mail to a friend; stuff that usually makes me feel extremely guilty if I [...]
The Writer’s Fairy Tale
Posted in Writing, tagged motivation on November 14, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Once upon a time, I wrote a novel. Sounds like a fairy tale, doesn’t it? Many people dream about writing a novel; but how many see that dream come true? Yet, what does “I wrote a novel” really mean? Do the 50,000 words from NaNoWriMo constitute a novel? Or is it the completed second draft? Third? Fourth? Tenth? [...]
Had to Share
Posted in Writing, tagged contests, Links, young writers on November 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Editor Unleashed and Smashwords are teaming up to sponsor a writing contest (no entry fee!). Submit an essay (750 words or less) about why you write. Deadline is Dec. 31st. To enter the contest, you must be a registered member of the Editor Unleashed forums (which is also free; but if you’re under 13, you might [...]
Help New Moon Girls
Posted in Writing, tagged New Moon Girls on November 12, 2009 | 4 Comments »
New Moon Girls is not based on the book by Stephenie Meyer. NMG is a magazine and online community for girls aged 8 to 12. They don’t focus on fashion, make-up, or boys. NMG empowers girls around the world to express themselves, share stories and artwork, and aspire to new goals. Unfortunately, NMG is struggling this year [...]
Introducing the Writer’s Book Club
Posted in Writer's Book Club, tagged Maggie Stiefvater on November 11, 2009 | 15 Comments »
I survived the move into the new house (barely), and now I’m officially on vacation! Not a real vacation, but a chance to catch up on sleep, reading, and all things Internet. I can’t guarantee regular blogging yet, but I did want to announce the start of the Writer’s Book Club! This will be an online book [...]
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