Monday, February 7, 2011
Posts Tagged ‘contest’
I love planning ahead–that’s why I love this listing of 2011 monthly memoir contests at Women’s Memoirs. Each month’s contest and deadline is listed so we can work those into our writing schedule–nice. If only all editorial calendars were so organized!
If you’ve got a memoir, they’ve got a contest. Stop by and check it out:
While you’re there, check out the site as well. Great food for thought if you’re a memoirist/essayist. Let us know what you enter!
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Writing Contest: Book in a Nutshell by the Knight Agency
Several years ago I had the pleasure of meeting Deidre Knight at a writing conference and remember thinking that if I were ever in the market for an agent, she’d be an excellent choice. I enjoyed her energy, enthusiasm and obvious love of the romance genre–something you don’t get from everyone.
Visiting her agency blog, KnightAgency.blogspot.com, I discovered her current contest for the chance for 20 lucky authors to get a read by an agent and possible representation. All it requires is three sentences…certainly you can do that, right?
Don’t waste time. The contest ends April 20th.
The Knight Agency’s Book in a Nutshell Contest
Friday, September 26, 2008
And the winner is….
It’s been so long since I promised a contest that even I almost forgot about it LOL.
Plus, Jason the boy genius and I don’t get the chance to cross paths too often these days, what with him keeping up with all his 11th grade AP courses and me trying to find ways to keep the classroom busy.
But he just chose a random date for me and, as luck would have it, it was a date with a post and a comment. August 12th, in honor of a USA Men’s Basketball Olympic win (we are sports nuts in this house). The winner is a girl with a great name…Beth Morrissey, another wonderful freelancer. (You should check out her blog–I love it over there).
Yay Beth! I’ll be sending you a package of writer’s goodies, including the pens that started this whole contest thing…
And thank you so much to everyone who stopped by, passed on my blog link, made comments and sent me wonderful notes. Especially those of you who keep coming back to read. I know I’ve been horrible at posting over this last month but I do think I’ve gotten my teaching life under (some type of) control so I’m hoping to jump back into the blogging world soon. I really do miss it…
Hope you’re all still writing…
Beth
Sunday, January 27, 2008
January 27: Contest (yeah, again. Get over it!)
Yes, that’s right. Another shameless plug for the contest. For those of you who keep putting it off, today’s the day you’re going to write that 100 word winner.
Having trouble getting started? Try these ideas:
1. Go pour a cup of coffee, a mug of tea or grab a bottle of something and find a quiet place to sit for brainstorming.
2. Set a timer for ten minutes and only write down possible topics and ideas. Make this as a list with numbers or bullet points. When the timer starts moving, start your pen or pencil (or typing) on the paper and do not stop. Even if you feel resistance, type “no idea..no idea” or something similar to fill up the time. Spend the entire ten minutes writing and thinking.
3. Put your list aside. Go take a walk, do a little yoga, clean the bathroom, fold a pile of laundry. Something that takes a bit of time but not too much.
4. Return to your list, and through process of elimination, cross off ideas and words that do not inspire you to create a story about your worst Christmas present. (I often find that the ideas that come later, after I’ve excavated the top portion of my brain where my conscious thought controls everything in tidy chunks, is when the good ideas start flowing)
5. When you’ve got one idea, create another list in the same manner as the first. Write down every single thing–idea, feeling, emotion, sensation, etc., that can bring that one idea to life.
6. Now you’ve got your story. Create a 100 word story and bring your Christmas gift to life. Let us see, feel and understand why it was so horrid.
7. If you’re looking for a little insider secret, the entry I’m liking the most right now is not something material–no ugly sweaters or stinky perfumes–it’s an event. Not that something funny and material can’t top that, but think deep on this one.
Now that you have your assignment, what are you waiting for?! Get out there and write!
happy 100-wording,
Beth
Monday, January 14, 2008
Contest….Contest….Contest…..
Um, really, do I need to say more than that?
While I work on updating with today’s resource and whatever else I find to post, check out the requirements for my January contest
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I’ve gotten a handful entries thus far–you all really blow me away with the quality of your 100-word stories. I’ve written sentences longer than 100 words so being able to say a lot in a little bit of time is a real talent I admire.
The book up for grabs–Eric Maisel’s “The Van Gogh Blues” is a very insightful read. I somehow ended up with two copies and know every writer should check it out–here’s your chance for free! (not to mention Eric will be visiting us here on Saturday on his Van Gogh Blues virtual book tour…)
Get in while the gettin’ is good!
What are you waiting for? Start writing….
It's pretty simple, really. I'm a writer who loves writing about writing, and sharing all the tricks of the trade with other writers. And when I'm not writing, I'm thinking about writing. I have a hunch you know what I mean :)