During the crazy course of the last year, I've fallen behind on some of the great resources offered by Absolute Write forums, a huge writer-happy board online. The Freelance Forum (I'm a newly-minted mod there now) has seen the resurrection of its Freelance Assignment Contests after I whined about missing them on Facebook. Since I nearly always get what I want (HA!), they've started up again with this month's theme focusing on queries. I, naturally, had to pass as I've got nothing even remotely in the chute and won't be ready to roll for a few more weeks at least. However, the ideas are brilliant for this contest -- have a publication-ready (or nearly ready) article ready to go --> submit it to the contest anonymously --> be voted on by your peers as the best and get valuable feedback on what can be improved upon. The winner gets a lovely button and various donated prizes.
Okay, it may not sound like much now but those writers are FIERCE.
I'm a fan of contests in general, not the $200 entry fees for big contests but of getting the guts to send something out and get your feet wet. What are some of your favorite contests? I always enter the Erma Bombeck Writing Competion though I have no doubt they're going to choose someone who writes about spaghetti and vomit. No idea why. It must be an Ohio thing.
Housewives tarot
Okay - new game.I've used tarot in the past to jumpstart some writing but I need to make this a more regular habit. To make this even more fun, I'm going to use my new deck, the Housewives Tarot.
Wouldn't you know I'd pick up the Devil right off the bat? Time to bring in the zombies or should I start off with a body in the basement? Decisions, decisions...
Who's with me to complete an article, short story, whatever with their deck (or mine)?
Killing your darlings
I've come undone.
Real life has intruded so far into my writing that I've lost focus on editing Blackbird. This may not be a bad thing, however, as it gives me some time to mull over which character is going to get the ax. As a novella, Blackbird has such a short time to make a big impact that gratuitous (though fun) zombies aren't an option yet during my re-writes, I feel the need to do something...more.
My MC doesn't have the pull I want her to, I feel more attached to her sidekick and her hero. Should Esme make the final cut or should she be tortured just a tiny bit more by the ghost?
Real life has intruded so far into my writing that I've lost focus on editing Blackbird. This may not be a bad thing, however, as it gives me some time to mull over which character is going to get the ax. As a novella, Blackbird has such a short time to make a big impact that gratuitous (though fun) zombies aren't an option yet during my re-writes, I feel the need to do something...more.
My MC doesn't have the pull I want her to, I feel more attached to her sidekick and her hero. Should Esme make the final cut or should she be tortured just a tiny bit more by the ghost?
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