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- Sat Oct 17, 2015 9:09 pm
- Forum: Page Turner Writing Contest
- Topic: The 2015 Fiction Page Turner Contest
- Replies: 16
- Views: 26475
Re: The 2015 Fiction Page Turner Contest
Woohoo! I did it! I'm now an official Platinum member and I can enter the contest! (Soon as I get ready. Get to work, RC.)
- Fri Oct 16, 2015 10:20 pm
- Forum: Page Turner Writing Contest
- Topic: The 2015 Fiction Page Turner Contest
- Replies: 16
- Views: 26475
Re: The 2015 Fiction Page Turner Contest
Oh cool!! Teehee. *runs off to story and gets to work*Deb Porter wrote:Tried to make it as painless as possible this year.
And given the length of your chapter, I'd suggest adding the second chapter as well. We allow that for super short chapters.
Love, Deb
- Fri Oct 16, 2015 9:02 pm
- Forum: Page Turner Writing Contest
- Topic: The 2015 Fiction Page Turner Contest
- Replies: 16
- Views: 26475
Re: The 2015 Fiction Page Turner Contest
You're more than halfway there. You'll be fine. :D No requirements, just have the book proposal/synopsis at the start of the document. No fancy book formatting in the document (pictures, for example). Wow, that sounds...simple! :lol: So synopsis and chapter are to be in the same document? Also - is...
- Fri Oct 16, 2015 8:34 pm
- Forum: Page Turner Writing Contest
- Topic: The 2015 Fiction Page Turner Contest
- Replies: 16
- Views: 26475
Re: The 2015 Fiction Page Turner Contest
Hi Rachel. You haven't missed the deadline, but it is very close. You have until midnight October 31. I don't recommend leaving to the last minute. Too stressful. :lol: And we've missed you in the Challenge, too. Love, Deb October 31? Pshaw, that's LOADS of time! (Don't worry, I am 100% kidding.) R...
- Fri Oct 16, 2015 7:11 pm
- Forum: Page Turner Writing Contest
- Topic: The 2015 Fiction Page Turner Contest
- Replies: 16
- Views: 26475
Re: The 2015 Fiction Page Turner Contest
Hi Deb, What is the actual deadline date for submissions to be entered? Have I missed it? I was dearly hoping to enter this year, but have just barely gotten my head above water after a hectic summer (boy do I miss the Challenge! :cry: ). Assuming I can still enter - are there guidelines anywhere on...
- Sat Mar 21, 2015 9:58 am
- Forum: Jan's Writing Basics
- Topic: Can I Brag?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6324
Re: Can I Brag?
Wheeeeeeeeeee!! How thrilling for you, Virginia! Congratulations!! *happy dance*
- Tue Mar 17, 2015 9:47 pm
- Forum: Jan's Writing Basics
- Topic: Be a Better Writer--SO MANY WRITING TIPS
- Replies: 19
- Views: 22563
Re: Be a Better Writer--SO MANY WRITING TIPS
Ooh, a wonderful thread! One for the bookmarks. Or the "various tidbits written on post-it notes and stuck like a fleet of butterflies all around my house" :mrgreen: • Strike ‘to be’ verbs from sentences to force active verb use that transforms your work. (FaithWriter Sydney Avey) Ok. I kn...
- Sun Feb 22, 2015 6:40 pm
- Forum: Jan's Writing Basics
- Topic: Be a Better Writer--SHE WRITES IN THIRD PERSON
- Replies: 13
- Views: 18103
Re: Be a Better Writer--SHE WRITES IN THIRD PERSON
A-HA! Thank you, Jan! Now I understand. So it's within a scene. Good to know. That excerpt was fun. That happens to be one of my favorite stories, although I never recognized the omniscient POV before this lesson. "Favorite" as in "leaves me shredded every time I read it but I can't g...
- Sun Feb 22, 2015 3:56 pm
- Forum: Jan's Writing Basics
- Topic: Be a Better Writer--SHE WRITES IN THIRD PERSON
- Replies: 13
- Views: 18103
Re: Be a Better Writer--SHE WRITES IN THIRD PERSON
I have a question for clarification. Gotta play with my little mental blocks to keep it straight in my head. Okay. So in manuscript A that I'm working on, Ritchey is the main character (3rd person) and no one else has a POV. That would be 3rd person limited. Manuscript B alternates chapter by chapte...
- Sun Feb 15, 2015 3:32 pm
- Forum: Jan's Writing Basics
- Topic: Be a Better Writer--2nd person
- Replies: 35
- Views: 35487
Re: Be a Better Writer--YOU WRITE IN 2ND PERSON
Well, I don't have much to contribute here. :P My only experience with 2nd person is the Choose Your Own Adventure books I used to read. I should experiment with 2nd person sometime just for the fun of it to see what I can learn. Wait, no, I just remembered mid-type. I wrote a partial poem years and...
- Sun Feb 15, 2015 2:58 pm
- Forum: Jan's Writing Basics
- Topic: Be a Better Writer--A TOUCH OF POV
- Replies: 36
- Views: 37998
Re: Be a Better Writer--A TOUCH OF POV
Allison, I really enjoyed your two pieces that you linked. One thing I forgot to mention - even though I like 3rd person better than 1st person, there is one way I really do like using 1st person. Sometimes if I am struggling with a particular scene or story, it helps to open a new word document or ...
- Thu Feb 12, 2015 2:23 pm
- Forum: Jan's Writing Basics
- Topic: Be a Better Writer--A TOUCH OF POV
- Replies: 36
- Views: 37998
Re: Be a Better Writer--A TOUCH OF POV
Whew...busy week! At last I get to come play in the writing lessons! I'm going to be the odd one out and say overall I prefer to read in third person. For some reason, reading in first person doesn't pull me into the story quite as much. I'm not sure why. I don't trust myself as much when writing in...
- Sat Jan 31, 2015 12:50 pm
- Forum: Jan's Writing Basics
- Topic: Be a Better Writer--Description (Kind Of)
- Replies: 21
- Views: 26316
Re: Be a Better Writer--Description (Kind Of)
Ooh, description! My favorite thing! As well as my worst enemy... :mrgreen: Aw, no homework? Shucks... :violin And here I was all excited to paint the town purp... I mean...wait...what? *cough* :lol: Seriously, though, when I look at the first original draft of my first manuscript (which has since g...
- Sat Jan 31, 2015 12:19 am
- Forum: Jan's Writing Basics
- Topic: Be a Better Writer--CHARACTERIZATION
- Replies: 28
- Views: 54222
Re: Be a Better Writer--CHARACTERIZATION
I hope I'm not too late to join in this lesson. I'm gonna do like Sibermom and post a snippet. Characterization through actions instead of telling is something I have been practicing very hard lately, but I just don't know if I've hit it yet. (I also tend to break grammar rules with some of my cowbo...
- Sat Jan 24, 2015 4:30 pm
- Forum: Jan's Writing Basics
- Topic: Be a Better Writer--CHARACTERIZATION
- Replies: 28
- Views: 54222
Re: Be a Better Writer--CHARACTERIZATION
I hope to come back and do the homework when I get a chance, but I have a question in the meantime. You mentioned the italicized bits for character thoughts. That is something I have used quite a bit in my writing, and I have to be careful not to overuse it. It does seem to work better at getting in...