Or, as I would like to title this entry: Beat Monday Blues, Win Books and Other Cool Stuff
Back to work Mondays aren't always the happiest of days. But this one is getting a bit brighter with fab new contests.
First, go to Elana Johnson's blog to win one of SEVEN autographed books!
Second, go to Suzette Saxton and Bethany Wiggins' blog, Shooting Stars, to win an agent critique, a tote bag, books or Enstrom's toffee. Yum!
Follow the links to enter. And Good Luck!
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Monday, March 8, 2010
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Free Book Contest! This Week Only!
Are you interested in winning an autographed copy of Lara Zielin's Donut Days? If so, leave a comment below with your name, city and state, or pets name, BUT alter them to make them as donut-y as possible. A delicious but calorie-free exercise in creativity for readers and writers. :)
You can leave the comment in response to this post or the Interview post below. If the ID you select won't let you officially change your name, or if you don't have an ID and choose the Anonymous selection, just leave your donut-alter-ego in the comment itself. Enjoy!
Spwinklie Blogkin
You can leave the comment in response to this post or the Interview post below. If the ID you select won't let you officially change your name, or if you don't have an ID and choose the Anonymous selection, just leave your donut-alter-ego in the comment itself. Enjoy!
Spwinklie Blogkin
Friday, October 2, 2009
Twitter Ghost Story Contest
Just in time for Halloween: The most amazingly fun contest from Stuart Neville, the author of the upcoming (in the US) novel, The Ghosts of Belfast. Write a scary or funny ghost story in 124 characters or less on Twitter. Here are the contest details.
Have fun!
Have fun!
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Giveaways: Peeking Between the Pages
I just became aware of a great book blog through coffeelvnmom's Twitter: Peeking Between the Pages. Peeking Between the Pages has drawings for multiple free books from publishers. Check it out and see if you're interested in any of the titles!
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Conferences, Contests, etc.
Today I'm writing to let people know about a couple of potentially great writers conferences coming up. I recently attended the Midwest Writers Conference and won't be attending another conference until next year, but if I hadn't, I would definitely be looking at one of the following two conferences:
1) The Writer's Digest Conference, Sept. 18-20. This conference has a heavy focus on publishing, both traditional and self-publishing, and marketing. It has a big line-up of speakers. It looks like a conference that would be very helpful for pre-published or newly-published writers who are still learning about the whole industry and making decisions about what is right for their books.
2) The Backspace Writers Conference, Nov. 5-6. The Backspace Writers organization is a great one to check out. Visit their website if you are looking for more community, learning and support for and from writers. Their conference caught my eye because it emphasizes an agent-author connection, and I know one author who befriended the agent who eventually became her agent at this conference.
Finally, for a fun little writing contest (25 word limit with the potential to be published in an anthology!) check out JA Konrath's blog, A Newbie's Guide to Publishing, which can be found on the left-hand column on my page. He has all the details and links for you.
1) The Writer's Digest Conference, Sept. 18-20. This conference has a heavy focus on publishing, both traditional and self-publishing, and marketing. It has a big line-up of speakers. It looks like a conference that would be very helpful for pre-published or newly-published writers who are still learning about the whole industry and making decisions about what is right for their books.
2) The Backspace Writers Conference, Nov. 5-6. The Backspace Writers organization is a great one to check out. Visit their website if you are looking for more community, learning and support for and from writers. Their conference caught my eye because it emphasizes an agent-author connection, and I know one author who befriended the agent who eventually became her agent at this conference.
Finally, for a fun little writing contest (25 word limit with the potential to be published in an anthology!) check out JA Konrath's blog, A Newbie's Guide to Publishing, which can be found on the left-hand column on my page. He has all the details and links for you.
Monday, August 3, 2009
Writer Fun for the Day
In light of the recent announcement that Robert Ludlum's The Parsifal Mosaic is going to be made into a movie by Ron Howard, Andy Carvin of NPR has run a story, and contest, called, "Be Like Robert Ludlum: You, Too, Can Create An Absurd Spy Movie Title" . Go to the site of the article or the twitter and submit your own absurd movie title. Given that Andy Carvin said his favorite formula for an absurd, Ludlum-inspired title was: "The" + [Greek mythological hero OR theoretical physicist's surname] + [noun relating some type of situation], my first contribution was "The Athena Quotient." Have fun writers!
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Nathan Bransford Contest Entry
Today I entered Nathan Bransford's latest contest for guest blogs. I wrote an entry entitled, "Working with your Partner, the Writer." I think it was a pretty good entry, but as with all publishing, winning your chance to be published can be very competitive! If I win, I'll put up a link to his page and notify readers. If not, I'll post my entry on To Write and Publish.
Update: My blog entry was chosen and will appear on Monday, August 3rd on Nathan Bransford's Blog.
Update: My blog entry was chosen and will appear on Monday, August 3rd on Nathan Bransford's Blog.
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Sunday, July 5, 2009
Hollywood Book Festival- Entering Contests
When taking any book- self-published or traditionally published- one has to throw lines out in many directions to try to see what takes hold, especially new authors.
So this blog began as my arena to vent the trials and tribulations, and glean encouragement and advice from others, for my significant other and I as we journeyed toward trying to take his self-published work and make it, and him, successful in the literary world.
Today we learned of one success in our efforts. I've written before about entering contests, and we entered his book in a handful.
Today we learned that his novel, Winter Games, was the Grand Prize winner in the 2009 Hollywood Book Festival. This week he will be flown out to receive his award in Hollywood at a ceremony concluding the festival.
Hopefully this opportunity will lead to connections and contacts that can land him an agent and other publishing opportunities. We shall see . . .
So this blog began as my arena to vent the trials and tribulations, and glean encouragement and advice from others, for my significant other and I as we journeyed toward trying to take his self-published work and make it, and him, successful in the literary world.
Today we learned of one success in our efforts. I've written before about entering contests, and we entered his book in a handful.
Today we learned that his novel, Winter Games, was the Grand Prize winner in the 2009 Hollywood Book Festival. This week he will be flown out to receive his award in Hollywood at a ceremony concluding the festival.
Hopefully this opportunity will lead to connections and contacts that can land him an agent and other publishing opportunities. We shall see . . .
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