Greetings! I am waiting for one person to resend a manuscript in a form I can open. When I receive it, I will send around the three manuscripts we will have...
Once critiquers have commented, is it appropriate for the author to ask follow-up questions? Like, "Do you think x could work?" "What if the main character y?"...
Sure thing. Let's figure five minutes at the end of each piece for interactivity. ... ask follow-up questions? Like, "Do you think x could work?" "What if the...
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Hi all. You all should be able to read and print but not edit these files. It would be helpful to have three volunteers to read... and authors, please let us...
Every now and then writers lament the demise of reading. It's a valid fear. We did it at our 2nd NoVa VWC meeting. I have some good news to consider next time...
As I mentioned at Sunday's meeting, I have started using the writing method called StoryMind. See http://storymind.com/ This site is run by Melanie Anne...
Hi all, good to see those of you who were able to make it yesterday. I would appreciate any ideas for the people you would like to see on the "Get Published in...
Thanks, Melanie! It takes courage/patience to moderate an inaugural critique session with new people. I would be interested in learning about: - the market for...
Hi all! Austin and I thought you might be interested in this upcoming event in our area: WIW Fiction Writing All-Day Seminar Sign Up Now for Saturday, February...
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HI All, I have placed my notes from the conference in our files. There may be a few pearls of wisdom. Some are from authors' agents' & publishers' general...
Hi, I was rather surprised to hear at the last meeting that the recommended word count for a chaptr is around 1,800 words or so, which is quite short. My...
Vince, I envy you. My problem is fleshing out chapters not paring down. I placed some old notes from the Maui Writers' Confernce up in the files. In that ...
Hi all. In general, while this can vary by genre, a first book ublished by an author these days rarely exceeds 80,000 words... and in some genres, 60,000 is...
June, oh, well, yeah. When my Muse doesn't show up, my chapters are about 3 sentences long. She showed up late Friday evening. I've been trying to keep up...
Melanie, I don't read much recent fiction. I've done word counts on books available from Project Gutenberg. 80,000-120,000 seems to be the range for older...
Reading what's being published today... say in the past five years... by first-time, non-celebrity authors is really important. It provides a window into what...
Melanie, the following is from the Submission Guidelines at Baen Books -- Preferred length: 100,000 - 130,000 words Generally we are uncomfortable with...
Baen's an interesting one... and if they're your target, absolutely write long. There was some controversy when Piers Anthony went there a few years ago, but I...
I read quite a bit, a book a week when I'm in the groove. But almost everything I read in non-fiction. People keep telling me about Harry Turtledove, who...
Melanie, I checked the publishers of half a dozen Sci Fi books in the library. Baen was one of them. Bantam and Del Rey are both apparently Random House....
Hi all, just thought you might be interested in this... I belong to CCW, and their programs are always interesting. Capital Christian Writers Presents JAMES...
Hi all... in case you're interested... I want to let you know about five new titles for HCI Books that you may enjoy being part of. First, just in time for the...
Feb 20, John DeDakis, author of thriller 'Fast Track' and writer/editor for CNN's Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer, will be our speaker for the Wednesday...
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