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April 29, 2010
April 28, 2010
Story A Day challenge for writers: May 2010
The goal of Story A Day is write a story every day in May. Before you freak out, keep in mind that the stories can be of any length. There is also leeway built-in. "You get to decide what "every day" means. If you need to take Sundays off, go for it. You make your own rules, but you are encouraged to set them up early, and stick to them!" You can even get your own blog in the Story A Day community by signing up at .
For more info, see http://storyaday.org/.
April 26, 2010
Inkygirl In Writer's Digest "Best Websites" List!
I recently discovered that my site has been listed in Writer's Digest annual "101 Best Websites For Writers" list, in the May/June 2010 issue. Thanks to all those who nominated me! [image error]
And thanks to Heather Wright for letting me know.
Weekly Wordcount Check-In: 250, 500, 1000 words/day
Do you need a wordcount challenge with some leeway?
Check out the challenges below:
250 wds/day | 500 wds/day | 1000 wds/day
So how did you all do with your daily wordcount challenges since the last check-in?
April 23, 2010
Interview with YA author Deborah Kerbel
I met Deborah Kerbel through the Toronto Area MG/YA Author Group, which was founded by Claudia Osmond via Twitter. Deborah's a cheerful, witty and dedicated YA writer who is the author of several books for young people including Girl on the Other Side, which was nominated for the Canadian Library Association Young Adult Book Award. Her newest book, Lure, is due out from Dundurn Press this September.
You can find out more about Deborah Kerbel and her work at http://deborahkerbel.com/...
What e-book seller Kobo learned in 12 months about selling e-books (Video)
This is a video of a presentation given by Michael Tamblyn, the VP Content, Sales and Merchandising at Kobo. The presentation was called "Lessons Learned from Shortcovers and Kobo: A Year in the Life of the What and How of Selling eBooks."
I like the fact that Kobo is very interested in what their customers want, and is willing to make adjustments based on their findings. I also admire them for admitting what mistakes they made, and learning from those mistakes.
E-Book Readers for the iPad
Dear Author blog has an excellent overview of the e-readers currently available for the iPad. If you have an iPad or are considering buying one for reading e-books, I strongly recommend that you read this post.
Clearly, there is room out there for a good e-book reader app for the iPad.
Related resources:
iPad Experience: Can the iPad replace ebook readers?: includes review of Kobo and Kindle apps
eBooks on the iPad: includes review of Wattpad
Reading Ebooks on The iPad with iBooks & Amazon Kindle...
April 20, 2010
My iPad Review, Part 1: writing, reading and drawing on the iPad
As some of you already know, I've been excited about the iPad for a long time, even before the hype began. As a birthday gift, my husband pre-ordered the Wifi-only 64 MB iPad, and we picked it up while we were in Columbus earlier this month. For those that missed it, here's my report of the day I got my iPad.
WHY I ORIGINALLY WANTED AN IPAD
I've been reading e-books regularly on my iPhone, mostly purchased from Fictionwise. I've bought quite a few books from Fictionwise since I got an iPhone...
April 19, 2010
Better To Outline Or Not To Outline? Some Survey Responses
A while back I posted a poll about whether you outlined before you started to write. 109 people responded, and 48% of you said you do use an outline. 29% said no, and 32% of you said it's too complicated for just a yes/no answer.
Those who outline say it helps keep them on track as well as saving time later — if they encounter a major plot problem, for example, it better to have to restructure an outline than have to restructure a written novel.
Those who shun outlines say it's because they...
Weekly Wordcount Check-in: 250, 500, 1000 words/day
Do you need a wordcount challenge with some leeway?
Check out the challenges below:
250 wds/day | 500 wds/day | 1000 wds/day
So how did you all do with your daily wordcount challenges since the last check-in?
