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Revision checklist: before you submit your mss

James Scott Bell has posted an excellent checklist to keep in mind as you revise, before you submit your manuscript. The list is based on a sidebar in the May/June issue of Writer's Digest from YA editor, Anica Morse Rissi.

Wordcount Challenge Check-In: 250, 500, 1000 wds/day

 

Haven't heard of the Inkygirl Wordcount Challenge? The goal of this challenge is to help provide goal-oriented inspiration, with flexibility to avoid giving up in frustration. Please click on any of the buttons above for more info.

So how did you all do this past week?





Torkidlit Tweetup: July 8th, 2010

Derek Molata, Ian Keeling, Rob WestonWent downtown yesterday for the monthly tweetup of the Toronto Middle Grade and Young Adult Writer Group. As usual, I had a ton of fun as well as learning a lot about the publishing industry.

Last night, I recall feeling a bit tired and glancing at my watch, thinking it was around 9 pm... and being shocked to find out it was 10:30.

This may seem like nothing to you, but I'm so not a night person and am usually in bed by that time.

Adrienne Kress and I...

Interview with Claudia Osmond, author of SMUDGE'S MARK

 

I met the fabulous Claudia Osmond through Twitter (where she's @claudiaosmond), when she organized the very first in-person tweetup of Torkidlit. Hugely supportive of the local writers' community, Claudia interviews writers and talks about writing on her blog, Where the (not-so) Wild Things Are. Her first book, Smudge's Mark, came out from Simply Read Books earlier this year.

How long have you been writing?

Thanks to spending much of my early years with Dr. Seuss, I've always had an...

Blog highlight: Between Fact & Fiction, by Natalie Whipple

Natalie is a YA writer, and her blog is packed with great inspiration and tips for writers. Love the emphasis on positive thinking, and her sense of humour runs through all. Visit her blog at:

http://betweenfactandfiction.blogspot.com/

Win a 10 page critique from my writers' group!

I'm pleased to announce that my critique group, MiG Writers, is offering a 10-page critique as part of our celebration of our new digs at Blogspot. You can find the rules here (please enter over on the MiG Writers site, not in Inkygirl, thanks).

Wordcount Challenge Check-in: 250, 500, 1000 Words A Day

 

Haven't heard of the Inkygirl Wordcount Challenge? The goal of this challenge is to help provide goal-oriented inspiration, with flexibility to avoid giving up in frustration. Please click on any of the buttons above for more info.

Every Monday, I'll post a Wordcount Challenge Check-in to see how you're all doing with your challenges. You don't have to post, of course, but I find that encouraging and receiving encouragement from others is inspiring to me as a writer.

So...

New comic on Writer Unboxed

I've posted a new comic over on Writer Unboxed, for those interested.

Bookshelf Porn

Great site name. For more bookshelf porn, go to http://bookshelfporn.com.

Charles Dickens Dog Collar: Just $11,590

The Huffington Post has a gallery of the "Nine Of The Most Surprising Auctioned Author Memorabilia."