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30,000 words in 30 days

Newbie Writers “Write your Novel for 30 hours this month” (also known as “Write 30,000 words of your novel month”) starts tomorrow (June 1).

If you want to join in, send a blank email to: newbienovels@aweber.com

See www.newbie-writers.com or visit the forum.

For New Writers

www.newbie-writers.com is a great site for all writers, both new and experienced. There’s lots of stuff that you can learn or share your wisdom & ideas with other writers.

I highly recommend the forum. It is a very friendly and warm place to submit your work or to learn the craft. I have posted many Calls for Submissions over the past few months and I hope some of you may find this useful in your search for new markets.

Top 10 blogs for Writers

The top 10 blogs for Writers in 2006 are listed here : http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2006/12/05/top-10-blogs-for-writers/

There’s a lot of interesting reading there, loads of tips and tricks to get a freelance career going.

Calling all Undiscovered Authors in the UK

UNDISCOVERED AUTHORS – UK
http://www.undiscoveredauthors.co.uk/—NO ENTRY FEES

Undiscovered Authors, the UK’s first national competition is aimed at seeking out new literary talent on any subject.The top national prize is £10,000 and there are regional prizes of £1,000 per category. The competition is divided into 16 regions in the UK and Ireland. A winner from each region will be entered into the national final to be announced in April 2006.

Registration is simple, register online for your entry code, and when you have completed your synopsis and sample chapter (please see entry requirements), simply email it to them before the deadline of December 31, 2005.

It’s NaNoWriMo time again

November is Nanowrimo month.

Nanowrimo is the National Novel Writing Month held each year in well, November. If you want to push yourself a bit further than usual or just take a leap into writing a BIG project, register and start thinking of your plot. You can start writing on November 1 and finish 50,000 words by the 30th. Let us know if you are taking part and how it goes.

PS: If you have ‘extra’ great ideas for characters, plots etc, do let us know! Some of us have a severe case of Writers Block that we need help with!

A life without

I can’t imagine a life
without words.

No books, no newspaper,
no email
Can you imagine how dreary that
would be?!
What would we do with our
time?!

You say we could go watch
a movie
or look at the swans on the lake
but to do that everyday?!

I would die
if the words were taken
away from me.
I need my books to read
and my paper to write on
I need my words like a fix
without which
the day has been wasted.

Life with words.
It’s what God intended it to be.

I’m sure books are His favorite
hobby too