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September 26, 2016
Plot Doctoring: 9 Steps to Build a Strong Plot
Like the main event itself, NaNo Prep is always better with an incredible writing community around you. Luckily, our forums come with such a ready-made community. Inspired bythe Plot Doctoring forum, we askedDerek Murphy, NaNoWriMo participant, to share his thoughts on plotting, and he outlined his 9-step plotting diagram:
Here’s a truth: you must write badly before you can write well.
Everybody’s first draft is rubbish. It’s part of the process, so don’t worry about it. The writing...
landscape-photo-graphy:The Many Moods of the Ocean Seen at Eye...
The Many Moods of the Ocean Seen at Eye Level Part I byChe Chorley
Award winning photographer Che Chorleyhas a deep fascination and affinity for the ocean. Chorley experiments with the temperamental subject in its ephemeral and ever-changing environment. He photographs the ocean during various conditions to capture its wild and irregular beauty.
A paradoxical entity, the ocean is know to be both the calm and the fury of Mother Earth. Violent and serene, its he...
September 25, 2016
Miss out on the Not Your Sidekick virtual book tour? Here’s a...
Miss out on the Not Your Sidekick virtual book tour? Here’s a roundup of all the interviews and extras!
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September 23, 2016
Hi!. I'm a queer library technician working on a blog post for Bisexual Awareness Week. I was wondering if you could lend me a hand in putting together a list of bisexual authors and books with bisexual MC's. I'm trying to get a sense of what the most popu
Absolutely! Including some not-yet-released books as long as they’re out by the 20th.
Bi MCs by Confirmed Bi/Queer Authors
Far From You by Tess Sharpe
Not Otherwise Specified by Hannah Moskowitz
Gena/Finn by Hannah Moskowitz and Kat Helgeson
Pantomime etc. by Laura Lam
Otherbound by Corinne Duyvis
Run by Kody Keplinger
Keeping her Secret by Sarah Nicolas
Trust Me, I’m Lying and Trust Me, I’m Trouble by Mary Elizabeth Summer
Not Your Sidekick by CB Lee (out 9/6)
As I Descended by Robin Talley (out 9/6)...
bisexual-leo:penguinhatgirl:hellyeahthomassanders:It’s Not That...
It’s Not That Complicated by Thomas Sanders
Literally this simple
This is the Bi Content I’m looking for
September 21, 2016
WANT Cover Reveal
By Cindy Pon
Every book I have written is a book of my heart, but WANT is especially dear to me. A near-future thriller set in Taipei, it is an ode to my birth city, the vibrancy of which is deeply rooted in me. The feel of the air, the smells, these colors shaped my childhood and who I am today. I tried to capture that in WANT. This book is also special because it is the first non-fantasy novel I have ever written and challenged me in so many ways as a writer. But I loved my...
wade-wilsons:
I think a lot of people can relate to wanting an...
I think a lot of people can relate to wanting an opportunity; and I’ve wanted an opportunity, and now I have it. And I just want everyone, no matter how you grew up, your socioeconomic standard that you were born into, to have an opportunity regardless. To not be stifled in this time in the world, but to be given a chance like I’ve been given a chance.
Congratulations Rami Malek on theEmmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series!
