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NaNoWriMo Comics

Woohoo, NaNoWriMo starts in an hour! Sadly, I'll be asleep in an hour. Happily, I can start working on my NaNoWriMo novels TOMORROW! I'm also aiming to create a new comic for NaNoWriMo and posting it here every day, so please check back soon.

Edward Cullen Goes Trick Or Treating (Caption Winner: Theresa)

Congrats to Theresa (no last name given) for winning the Cartoon Caption Challenge from Oct.27th:

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One More Day Until NaNoWriMo!

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Follow @inkyelbows on Twitter for writing info & cartoons.
Feel free to add me as a NaNoWriMo buddy.

NaNoWriMo & Glee

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Feel free to add me as a NaNoWriMo buddy! I'm "Inkygirl" on the NaNoWriMo boards.

Cartoon Caption Challenge: Witch Writers

RULES: Keep it PG-rated.
PRIZES: No prizes – this is just for fun. Do check back to see what others have posted!

Adobe offers free preview of collab script development tool

Thanks to Ryan Couldrey for letting me know about Adobe® Story, "a collaborative script development tool designed for creative professionals, producers, and writers working on or with scripts and screenplays."
You can try out a preview of Adobe Story at Adobe Labs.
I'm going to check this out as a potential tool for scripting graphic novels. Thanks, [...:]

Witchy Writer (Halloween Multitasking)

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YA Authors & NaNoWriMo: 250 word contest

(Update: My writer pal Cheryl Rainfield just posted about this in her blog, and includes a lot more info.)
Anyone writing a young adult novel for NaNoWriMo should check out this 250 word contest sponsored by Serendipity Literary Agency, Sourcebooks, and Gotham Writers' Workshop.
The deal: You pitch a title and 250 words from the opening of [...:]

Song: Revision Hell

Thanks to Rhonda Parrish for pointing me to this amusing song. Couldn't find much info on the performer or the song except that the user posts as TheWestbrooks.

Flashlight Worthy: hand-picked book recommendations

I recently came across a site called Flashlight Worthy which solicits book recommendations from its users and posts what it considers the best lists.
Peter Steinberg answered some questions about the site:

Why did you start Flashlight Worthy?
I started Flashlight Worthy because finding quick, concise online book recommendations was hard.
Amazon reviews are massively long. Google [...:]