Friday, October 25, 2013

What are you going to fall for?


November seems to creep up on me every year...

Are you doing PiBoIdMo?
or


Or
Are you doing your own thing?

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I'm finishing my middle grade novel, after some great advice from an agent. She happens to be the first industry person I met, back in November of 2007. (I think that year is correct.)  I'm heading to the Story Master Workshop thanks to Martina Boone. I'm also joining hundreds of other writers and Tara Lazar in this years PiBoIdMo.

So what are your plans for November?

Monday, October 21, 2013

FREE Writing Feedback During the WHW Amazing Race!

Angela Ackerman & Becca Puglisi at Writers Helping Writers (formerly The Bookshelf Muse) have added two more books to their Descriptive Thesaurus Collection: The Positive Trait Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Attributes and The Negative Trait Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Flaws. To celebrate, they are hosting a race, and not just any old race, either. It's the...

 
Writing is hard, isn't it? Create the perfect hook. Make your first page compelling. Craft an amazing 25 word pitch. Knock out a query that will blow an agent's mind. On and on it goes. And sometimes, well, you just wish someone would help.

WISH NO MORE!

From October 21st until October 27th, Writers Helping Writers is posting an OPEN CALL for writers. You can fill out a form, requesting help with critiques, book visibility, social media sharing, blog diagnostics, advice and more.

An army of Amazing Racers are standing by (ME INCLUDED!) waiting to help with your submissions. How many people can we help in a week? Let's find out! Did I mention there are Celebrity Racers too--amazing authors and editors who know their way around a first page. Maybe one of them will pick your submission to help with!

Each day this week, there's an AMAZING giveaway, too. So stop in at Angela & Becca's new Writers Helping Writers website and find out how to take advantage of this unique, pay-it-forward event for writers. I'll see you there! 


I'm so excited to be a part of this week! You guys know critiquing is one of my favorite things to do. I hope to see lots of your work!

Saturday, October 19, 2013

A Special Day for Special Friends



HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!



LENNY LEE!!!
and


MELISSA SARNO!!!

Sunday is a special day for Lenny and Melissa. They both celebrate their birthday's. 

Lenny will be 14 this year. He's been blogging at Lenny's World since he was 10. If t you don't know him you need to hop over and make friends with this amazing young man!!!

Melissa will be, well I probably shouldn't tell you that. But for sure you should hop over and check her out. She takes amazing photographs and has had an amazing year.  She's gotten married, signed with an agent and....well, I'll let her tell you her other news. She's been hanging out at This Too... since 2009.

I hope you will stop by and tell these two awesome people Happy Birthday!

(Thanks!)