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May 14, 2009
WriDaNoJu: Write a D@#^ Novel in June
From Inkygirl reader Tasha:
This is the second year of WriDaNoJu (Write a D@#^ Novel in June). It has the same rules as NaNoWriMo and is open to anyone. You can find our communities on Facebook, LiveJournal or MySpace…just type in WriDaNoJu!! We’re really hoping to get more people to participate this year!
Get an internship for $13,000
Wow. A charity auction for a 2-3 month internship at The Huffington Post has attracted bids as high as $13,000.
May 13, 2009
Esquire short fiction contest
Esquire magazine is hosting a short fiction contest. No entry fee, max 1 entry per person, max 4000 wds/story, deadline August 1st.
Cartoon Caption Winner: Randy Hoffman
Congrats to Randy Hoffman, winner of last week’s Cartoon Caption Contest. But holy cow, there were a ton of hilarious pick-up lines. [image error]
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Here’s a selection from my other favourites:
Lindsay:
“What’s with the bar accepting poems instead of cash? I write historical non-fiction and nothing rhymes with Bismark.”
Julie:
“So, Gorgeous, whaddya say we go somewhere quiet together? You let me check out your … character ar
May 7, 2009
Cartoon Caption Contest
No prize this time, but I’ll give the winner co-credit in the cartoon. By entering this contest, you agree to let me use your name as a co-creator (if you win) and distribute the cartoon via this Creative Commons license. And if I ever decide to use the comic in a money-making venture or book compilation, I’ll ask your permission first (including discussing possible compensation).
Cartoon Caption Winner: Phil Mills
Congrats to Phil Mills for winning the most recent Cartoon Caption Contest:
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May 6, 2009
Going to the SCBWI conference, yaaaaaay
Woohoo, I’m going to the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators Conference in LA this August!
I’m “woohoo”ing because for a while there, it didn’t look as though I could afford it. Many thanks to my friends Mike and Judy for letting me stay with them during the convention and thus making it possible for me to go.
I’ve signed up for an individual mss consultation as well as one of the premium workshops: a 4-hour course about voice in YA fiction taught by Krista Marino, a Senior Editor
April 30, 2009
Frankenstory: Collaborative Story Twitters?
At Frankenstory, you co-wrote a short story with a friend. Yes, I know, it’s been done before. But wait, this collaborative story system has a twist…
Each person only sees the last few words of the other person’s entry. There are max. 40 words per entry (like Twitter), max. two participants, and each person only writes two parts. These restrictions make the process much more interesting as well as eliminating the possibility of a long and rambling mishmash that is often the result of collaborativ
Online critique groups
For those interested in finding online feedback about your writing, I’ve posted in the MiG Writers blog: Online critique groups and MiG Writers.
