writing Challenge Tuesday
I finished the first two chapters of my book, and sent them to my agent. I'm sure I'll need to revise. Just waiting for the notes. Worked a bit on my YA paranormal. I need to pay more attention to my scenes, and make sure they have a beginning, middle, and end. In other news, instead of curling up on the end of the couch and typing on my laptop, I'm buying myself a desk today. Hopefully, sitting in a good chair at a desk will help my back stay healthy (had a very bad back problem that resulted in an operation a few years ago).I'll post a picture of my new "office" once I have it all set up. Coll
Tuesday writing challenge…
My writing challenge is to attempt to give my characters more depth. I tend to gloss over characterization, and go for the action. Now, after letting my novel sit for about a month, I plan to dive back in with this new objective. -----also, for my current book, I will be baking fifteen cakes this week. So far, four winners!
Tuesday writing challenge
Today, I did not do much writing but more research in preparation for writing. As some of you know, I've been talking with agents. Yesterday, I made my decision. As soon as the contract is signed, I will announce my super-terrific agent! REMEMBER-Rutgers One-On-One Conference deadline is tomorrow. It is a fantastic conference, and worth trying to attend. Coll
Tuesday writing challenge…
Today my challenge was to perfect my cookbook proposal called BAKING FOR THE FEY: How to Placate Faeries and Improve Your Luck. My challenge was to find agents who represent YA fiction and cookbooks. Some of my favorites weren't on the list, but I read all of the websites (and as many interviews as I could find) and I think the list I made is full of winners. Started with ten today. Will update if I hear anything! Coll
Writing Challenge Tuesday
Contests:
The wonderful Query Tracker site is holding a one-day-only contest (ends today at midnight!)
Write an elevator pitch. An "elevator pitch" is a brief pitch (1 - 3 sentences) in 30 seconds or so. These short pitches get their name from imagining you might deliver these lines to an agent while sharing an elevator. The contest will be judges by Mollie Glick of Foundry Literary and Media.
Here are the contest details: * Entries will be accepted by entry form on the main QueryTracker.net site. * You may submit your entries by 11:59 (mountain time)Tuesday night. * Acceptable genres are adult fiction, YA fiction, and narrative non-fiction. * Entries should be brief 1 - 3 sentence pitches and take less than a minute. * Ms. Glick will select the top ten winning entries. Winners will be invited to submit a partial manuscript to Ms. Glick.
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The Rutgers One on One Mentoring Conference is accepting applications. The pages you send are juried, and only 70 or 80 applicants are selected out of quite a few (I'm not sure of the exact number, but each year it grows higher)
To maintain the one-on-one ratio, enrollment is limited to between 70 and 80 qualified applicants with work in progress, people actively pursuing careers as authors and/or illustrators of books for young readers:
The conference fee is $175 and includes a continental breakfast and a buffet lunch. Applications must be received by July 8, 2009.You can find more info here: http://www.ruccl.org/application_%20information.html
*And now for something completely different. My personal challenge. I’ve had an idea stewing for about a year now. Wait for it…
Writing a cookbook!
Well, not exactly a cookbook. An art/legend/ recipe for baked goods type book. I know I’ve told people that I am not interested in illustration (for those of you who don’t know me – I’ve worked as a fine artist for over fifteen years). But I do love to draw fairies. Ask Melissa Marr—I drew one for her fairy art contest and she liked it so much she said she was going to hang it in her home.
I’ve readied my proposal and sample pages with art – now, to query. I’ve written queries for my YA fiction, but never a query for this type of work. Luckily, I have my friend Sarah Pinneo (author of The Ski House Cookbook) to help me.
So what are your challenges?
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