National Novel Writing Month
National Novel Writing Month is a fun, seat-of-your-pants approach to novel writing. Participants begin writing November 1. The goal is to write a 175-page (50,000-word) novel by midnight, November 30.
Valuing enthusiasm and perseverance over painstaking craft, NaNoWriMo is a novel-writing program for everyone who has thought fleetingly about writing a novel but has been scared away by the time and effort involved.
Because of the limited writing window, the ONLY thing that matters in NaNoWriMo is output. It’s all about quantity, not quality. The kamikaze approach forces you to lower your expectations, take risks, and write on the fly.
GUEST BLOGGER | Marina Woods
Creating the STAR in Your Heart
God given dreams are so amazing. They fuel us with passion, determination, expectancy, desire, inspiration and motivation to fulfill our purpose here on earth. You are blessed and fortunate to know in your heart that you have a creative talent (one of many I’m sure!) and that there are thousands if not millions of people praying for a book just like yours. Can you imagine how meaningless life would be without the star in your heart?
Are Agents and Publishers Rejecting Your Novel?
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 1, 2007
CONTACT:
Tayannah McQuillar
718-551-4907
ARE AGENTS AND PUBLISHERS REJECTING YOUR NOVEL?
New York, NY (BlackNews.com) – Diggs McQuillar Inc. today announced that Anita Diggs — nationally renowned fiction editor will evaluate 500 completed manuscripts by aspiring novelists. Submissions will be accepted from October 1, 2007 through March 30, 2008. The manuscripts will be evaluated for plot, characterization, pace, theme, dialogue, exposition and acceptability for publication. Each author will receive a page-by-page analysis of their story.
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GUEST BLOGGER | Monica Anderson
Five Things You Should Never Ask An Author
by Monica �Dr. Moe� Anderson
I have been going nonstop promoting and marketing my latest novels, I Stand Accused and When A Sistah�s FED UP, with bookstore signings, book club meetings, online/telephone chats, seminars, booths at conferences….I’m gone almost every weekend. I turned my oven on yesterday just to make sure it still works. I’ve been to twelve states and I’ve taken pictures with everybody and their second stepmama. I�m on my fourth book so I know to expect certain things. Read more
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– Patricia Haley, national bestselling author of Let Sleeping Dogs Lie and No Regrets Read more
FOR WRITERS | Why You — Yes, You Who Aced English — Need an Editor
Excerpted from the Frugal Editor: Put Your Best Book Forward to Avoid Humiliation and Ensure Success
By Carolyn Howard-Johnson, author of the HowToDoItFrugally series
“Publishers — even traditional publishers — do not want to edit anymore; they want to print a 99.9 percent finished product directly from the author. It’s a cost-cutting thing. Many publishers can’t afford to give your book that attention they once did.” ~ Leora Krygier, twice-published literary author reviewed in the likes of Newsweek and featured on Connie Martinson Talks Books.
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