Creative writing – Page 109

Do you love bling?

Published on August 12, 2015August 6, 2015 by Jean M. Cogdell

Well, I love all kinds of shiny things!

It seems my cup runs over and I am so grateful!

A big thank you to Hector Sampson for the The Sunshine Award.

Check out his Amazon author page and his website The power of Quantum Thinking for great reading.

Rules:

1) Thank the person that nominated you
2) Answer the questions you were given by the person who nominated you
3) Nominate some other bloggers for this award
4) Write the same amount of questions to the bloggers you have nominated
5) Notify the bloggers you have nominated

1.- What is your biggest fear?

To fail my family.

2.- What makes you feel happy faster?

My husband -not going to say more about that in print 😉

3.- What are you doing tomorrow?

Writing

4.- Why do you have a blog?

I’ve discovered a blog is a good outlet for my writing as well as a place to learn the craft and meet other writers.

Okay, Peeps your turn!

Have fun and answer the same questions above.

No obligation to participate.

You may or may not accept the award.

Congratulations anyway!

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Are you ready to pitch?

Published on August 10, 2015August 6, 2015 by Jean M. Cogdell2 Comments

WOMEN’S FICTION PITCH SESSION

Hosted by the Women’s Fiction Writers Association

Do you have a manuscript, but don’t know what to do next?

Spit shine your story pitch until it gleams and then head over to WFWA’s Pitch Session.

Wednesday, September 9th, when for a full 24 hours 12:00 am–11.59 Pacific you can put your story out there. (That’s a 3:00 am start time for all you East Coasters, but don’t lose sleep over it. You’ll have all day Wednesday to send in your pitch.)

There’s no registration required and no fee!

WFWA members can pitch their women’s fiction by posting the title, total word count, sub-genre (for example, upmarket women’s fiction or women’s fiction with magical realism), a 50-word pitch and the first 250 words of the manuscript. There’s only one entry per member.

Participating agents will review the posts and respond to those they would like to see more of.

Go to the WFWA’s website for more information and a list of agents. It’s quite impressive.

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Want to tell a great story?

Published on August 7, 2015August 6, 2015 by Jean M. Cogdell

Check out Chuck Wendig’s latest post.

100 RANDOM STORYTELLING THOUGHTS AND TIPS, STARTING NOW

And

Become a better story teller.

Do you want to write with more clarity?

Published on August 5, 2015August 4, 2015 by Jean M. Cogdell4 Comments

Are you caught in the pronoun trap?

Sometimes I find myself leaning on it, they and you like a three-sided walker. And don’t get me started on the multitude of pronouns at my disposal.

Check out the awesome articles published at SouthWest Writers by Dodici Azpadu, MFA, PhD a novelist, short story writer, and poet explain.

Don’t leave readers confused and confounded as if they are watching an Abbott & Costello routine. Head over to SouthWest Writers and read how to write with clarity.

GRAMMATICALLY CORRECT: PRONOUN CONSISTENCY by Dodici Azpadu

GRAMMATICALLY CORRECT: THE SECRET LIFE OF PRONOUNS by Dodici Azpadu

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