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Novelists - published or not - chatting about beginnings, muddy middles, dang endings, what to do with it all. Please don't shout (all caps, big images) or post links on the main wall except as part of the conversation. Please do include modestly sized covers in "Our Published Novels"!
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Our Monthly Virtual Water Cooler
Gather for a real-tiime chat on the first Wednesday of each month at 1 EST for topic-based discussions about writing and publishing novels. To join us, just log into She Writes and click on the "Main Room" at the bottom right of your page. It will pop up the "Main Room" box, with the ongoing chat and a place to speak up yourself. If no one is chatting when you arrive, do just say hello.
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Our Published Novels!
Started by Meg Waite Clayton. Last reply by Jaye Viner on Friday. 516 Replies 22 Likes
I've noticed quite a few names I recognize around here. If you've published a novel or have one coming soon, do tell us about it here. Please feel free to put up a cover, but do please try to keep it…Continue
Finding an Editor for WIP
Started by Leanne Sparks. Last reply by Yolanda Renee May 12. 22 Replies 0 Likes
So, everything I have read indicates that it is imperative to have your WIP looked over by a professional prior to submitting to agents/publishers. Any good advice on how to find a reputable editor?…Continue
My First Book
Started by Ashley LaMar. Last reply by Ashley LaMar May 9. 18 Replies 1 Like
Hello Everyone,My name is Ashley and I am considering writing my first novel. I run a book review website (Closed the Cover) and I have…Continue
Any writers want to participate in The Next Big Thing Blog hop and write about their novels or WIP?
Started by T. D. Hassett. Last reply by T. D. Hassett May 7. 18 Replies 0 Likes
The rules are very simple:Here are the rules:• You post on your own blog or as a guest blogger on someone else's, and then invite others to participate.• Respond to the ten questions below about…Continue
Free downloads on Kindle -- Does it work?
Started by Paulita Kincer. Last reply by Kathleen Kern May 7. 52 Replies 0 Likes
So, following the advice I heard on a SheWrites webinar, I offered my novel, The Summer of France, free on Kindle this weekend, Saturday and Sunday. Before the free offering, I was ranked an abyssmal…Continue
Tags: book, sales, increasing, giveaway, free
What do writer's (published and not) think about showcasing a WIP in a magazine before it's done?
Started by Maureen McGuirk. Last reply by Maureen McGuirk May 3. 4 Replies 0 Likes
I've noticed a few magazines that allow sections of novels to be published without having the rest of the book finished. I'm just wondering, if I do this, will it make it more difficult for an agent…Continue
Tags: novels, of, exerpts, publishing, WIP
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Comment by Marilyn Bostick on November 18, 2011 at 2:14pm -
So far today I've managed to add 4770 words to my total giving me 27178. That pushes my completion date back to Dec 3. I'm going to continue to write all day. There is a NaNoWriMo group meeting near by from 6-9pm tonight so I'm going. Looking forward to great conversation, laughs, good company, and turning out more words. I want to hit that 50k on time!
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Comment by Barbara Ehrentreu on November 18, 2011 at 1:48pm -
Kathy, Congratulations! How exciting!
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Comment by Kate Defrise on November 18, 2011 at 12:58pm -
Congratulations, Kathy! This is huge!
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Comment by farzana on November 18, 2011 at 11:11am -
wanting to add my congratulations to Kathy for her NEA fellowship!
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Comment by Andrea Heiberg on November 18, 2011 at 10:56am
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Kathy, Meg and Marilyn, thanks for your words. English is my second language and I use no editor here on SheWrites (well, I do speak English fluently but mistakes occur all the time).
And Meg, yes, that's a great idea. SheWrites changed - so when I got published in English, SheWrites stopped the promotion option. So YES!
And again Kathy, congrats.
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Comment by S.L. Bartlett on November 18, 2011 at 10:55am -
Congratulations, Kathy! Good work.
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Comment by Mary Lynne McLintock on November 18, 2011 at 10:54am -
Meg, I like your idea of weekly news. We'd be so inspired by everyone's accomplishments! Or maybe -- some days -- depressed?? :-)
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Comment by Mary Lynne McLintock on November 18, 2011 at 10:51am
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Bravo, Kathy. Thrilled for you.Love it when talent is recognized as it should be.
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Comment by Kathy Leonard Czepiel on November 18, 2011 at 10:28am -
@Beatriz: Anyone can apply for the NEA grant. They alternate years between poets and prose writers, so the next prose deadline will (I think) be in early 2013. The application process wasn't too onerous. I had to submit a total of maybe 30 manuscript pages--I chose to do that with two stories, one long and one short. The link for more information is here: http://arts.gov/grants/apply/Lit/index.html
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Comment by Meg Waite Clayton on November 18, 2011 at 10:27am -
Seeing all this great news makes me wonder if we should be doing some sort of "Weekly News from the Novelist Group" or something, so that this kind of great news doesn't get lost on the wall scroll. What do you all think? Do you read your inbox here?
I could roll it in with the weekly chat reminder. Would just need to set up a thread for folks to report the news they'd like to share, I think.
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