Zoë Marriott's Blog, page 68
June 25, 2010
FIVE TOP TIPS FOR GETTING PUBLISHED
All right, firstly, if you don't know about the Goodie Giveaway starting on Saturday, clicky clicky on that link on the left.
Now, today's post is a trimmed down and revised version of one I did on someone else's blog last year. I get a lot of emails asking me what people can do to get published. I have one here from the mother of a nine year old who wants to get his book on the Irish Potato Famine published! Still not sure how to answer it. But for those of you who are at a more advanced stag...
Now, today's post is a trimmed down and revised version of one I did on someone else's blog last year. I get a lot of emails asking me what people can do to get published. I have one here from the mother of a nine year old who wants to get his book on the Irish Potato Famine published! Still not sure how to answer it. But for those of you who are at a more advanced stag...
June 23, 2010
INSIDE A WRITER'S BRAIN...
Okay, first of all - if you didn't see yesterday's giveaway post go here at once and make a note. You do not want to miss out on the free awesome, oh no. It is free. AND SO AWESOME.
Now what was I going to blog about today? Oh, right.
I got a new webcam a little while ago. One that's got a nice, long lead and which sort of clips onto things. Like maybe the top of the laptop, or even a shelf above someone's writing desk...
And I thought - Hey, what if there are young readers and writers out there...
Now what was I going to blog about today? Oh, right.
I got a new webcam a little while ago. One that's got a nice, long lead and which sort of clips onto things. Like maybe the top of the laptop, or even a shelf above someone's writing desk...
And I thought - Hey, what if there are young readers and writers out there...
June 22, 2010
GOODIE GIVEAWAY ON SATURDAY!
So, in order to celebrate the first full week of my blog existing (Blog-iversary? Hmmm...) I'm going to hold a competition from this Saturday. I give this warning so that people can make sure to come back then and check it out.
The list of goodies to be given away will include,
A copy of The Swan Kingdom A copy of Daughter of the Flames Bookplates for the above, signed by me Chapter One of Shadows on the Moon - the first few pages of this are already on my website, but this will be the...
June 21, 2010
BEGINNING BLUES...
As I write this chapter, I am irresistibly reminded of the fact that, when I came to revise Shadows on the Moon, I ended up having to literally chuck the first nine chapters away (I had printed the whole manuscript out to edit it) and re-write them again from scratch.
It wasn't fun.
Today, I wrote a couple of thousand of words and then realised I had completely forgotten about Important Plot Point no. 6 and the equally important fanservice which I have long promised my readers (to wit, a cameo ...
It wasn't fun.
Today, I wrote a couple of thousand of words and then realised I had completely forgotten about Important Plot Point no. 6 and the equally important fanservice which I have long promised my readers (to wit, a cameo ...
June 20, 2010
CHAPTER EIGHT COMPLETED!
Hoorah hooray! Callooh callay! O frabjous day! Chapter Eight, that demon monster of chapters, that vile untamed beast, which emerged from the primordial scum of my unconscious mind to taunt and torment me and make mocking jokes in the face of my despair, has been defeated!
Joy! Happiness!
Ahem.
Chapter Eight of FrostFire was supposed to be a sort of training montage, in which we saw our heroine pass through various physical tests, get stronger, lose her rag with her best friend/captain and the...
Joy! Happiness!
Ahem.
Chapter Eight of FrostFire was supposed to be a sort of training montage, in which we saw our heroine pass through various physical tests, get stronger, lose her rag with her best friend/captain and the...
June 18, 2010
FIRST!
Does that count on your own blog? Oh, well, whatever. Hello, and welcome to the Zoë-Trope, or as I like to think of it, the Wheel of Life (but someone else already called their blog that. Sigh).
I've never really maintained a blog before, but it seems like everyone else is doing it - besides which, I love to talk and I don't get the chance to talk to my readers enough. So here I am. Let me know if there are questions you want me to answer, topics you want me to cover. I'll do my best.
Video...
I've never really maintained a blog before, but it seems like everyone else is doing it - besides which, I love to talk and I don't get the chance to talk to my readers enough. So here I am. Let me know if there are questions you want me to answer, topics you want me to cover. I'll do my best.
Video...
