Monday: Jan Drexler encouraged us to Bleed onto the Page, complete with a writing exercise! The winner of their choice of one of Jan's Love Inspired Historical books is Dianna!
Tuesday: Stephanie Morrill visited Seekerville and taught us about 2 Questions to Ask to be Sure Your Scene Matters.
Wednesday: Debby Giusti posted "A Checklist for First Chapters" in which she talked about writing the beginning of a story and all the details that need to be included in those important first pages. The winner of Debby's Publishers Weekly Bestseller, AMISH SAFE HOUSE, is Sandy Smith! Congrats, Sandy!
Friday: Pam encouraged us to study personality traits in order to write a wide range of characters.
Monday: Erica will be talking about Accents, Dialect, and Historical Voice. How can we nail the flavor of the era, location, and education level of our characters accurately without stereotyping?
Wednesday: OPEN CRITIQUE DAY FOR Y'ALL! Get your paragraph(s) together, and let's see what you're working on, Seekerville! Some of you have entered Love Inspired's Author Search... some of you are thinking indie... some of you are thinking "when do I get chocolate????". No worries! We have a box of chocolate for one Brave Soul on Wednesday... The Writerly Theorem: "If one can survive Seeker advice, they are more likely to survive reader's reviews."
Friday: OPEN CRITIQUE DAY CONTINUES!!
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It's finally here!
Book 3 in Mindy Obenhaus's Rocky Mountain Heroes series is available now.
Lassoing the single mom’s heart…
Socialite Lily Davis agrees to take her children riding…despite her fear of horses. But now widowed cowboy Noah Stephens is determined to help her get comfortable in the saddle. And, at her children’s insistence, Lily finds herself promoting his rodeo school. As Noah and Lily work together, will Noah continue to shield his heart…or can they discover a love that conquers both their fears?
Order your copy here.
AND
Follow along with the JustRead blog tour this week by clicking on the graphic below
link will be live on Monday the 25th
A chance to win 30 Sweet Small-town Romances AND an e-reader! Your task is to click over...
Follow a bunch of nice authors including Ruth Logan Herne (that's me!!!) on BookBub and that's it, darlings.... Way easier and cheaper than Lotto or Powerball or MegaMillions! Come on over and make the editors and authors happy, my friends!
Why I Promote Others and You Should, Too by Honoree Corder.
7 Reasons To Narrate Your Own Audiobook by Joanna Penn at The Creative Penn (thanks, Jeanne Takenaka!)
Schmoozing for Introverts: How to Network Like a Pro by Lisa Cooper Ellison at Jane Friedman's blog.
What Will You Sacrifice To Be A Better Writer? By CS Lakin at Live Write Thrive
Writer Space - Cheaper Than A Divorce by Susan Haught at Writers In The Storm
Writers Beware Of The Legal Pitfalls - Copyright Basics, Part 1 by Karen Van Den Heuval at Thyme For Writers
Horses, Roses, and Websites Galore, Part 1 by Roulf Burrell at An Indie Adventure
Scrivener Split-Screen Magic by Gwen Hernandez at Writers In The Storm
Beta Readers: Who, When, Why, and So What? by Jane Friedman
Writer Space - Cheaper Than A Divorce by Susan Haught at Writers In The Storm
Writers Beware Of The Legal Pitfalls - Copyright Basics, Part 1 by Karen Van Den Heuval at Thyme For Writers
Horses, Roses, and Websites Galore, Part 1 by Roulf Burrell at An Indie Adventure
Scrivener Split-Screen Magic by Gwen Hernandez at Writers In The Storm
Beta Readers: Who, When, Why, and So What? by Jane Friedman
Three Days of
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Next week!
This requires volunteers or participants (if you've been told to never volunteer for anything*) in order to insure the maximum learning experience.
Now's the time to select and prefect the prose that you want the pros to provide insights concerning the right way to write for publication success.
As for me, I'm going to try to start a new novella with a theme that I've never tried to write before. This may be the best way to test the waters before very much creative effort is expended on the story idea.
Create now, critique later!
Make this a great weekend!
Vince
*In the military they can order you to do must anything so just imagine how bad something must be if they have to seek volunteers!
I'm excited to win Debby's book. I look forward to it.
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So glad you won, Sandy!!!
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ReplyDeleteThree days of open critique! Fabulous! You know you want to take the plunge, right? And Seekerville is a safe place to do that. We are gentle critiquers.
Well, most of us are. We won't name the snarky ones. ;-)
Today is a work day for me, so it's off to my WIP! Have a wonderful day!
LOL, Jan! I think we know who the snarky one is. :)
DeleteShhh! Don't let Ruthy hear us talking about her! LOL!
DeleteHappy weekend everyone!! And congrats to the RITA and Golden Heart finalists!!
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