Tomorrow’s the big day, peeps…the deadline for the MBT Frasier Contest! The Frasier Contest is MBT’s annual contest for unpublished writers. Entry is simple – the first 1,500 words of your novel and a 500-word synopsis. Just click here to submit your piece. Okay, so maybe you’ve heard us talking about the Frasier Contest for the past couple months. Maybe you’re waffling, not sure whether or not you should enter. Would you like my advice? (I’m going to give it regardless, sooo…) Do it! Enter! Here’s the deal: Whether you’re a complete newbie or you’ve already got a couple stories under your belt or even if you’ve had a manuscript request from agents and editors and just haven’t nabbed that contract yet…this contest is for you. The whole goal of […]
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The Next Step: Putting your Phone to Work!
Hi Everyone! My name is Alena Tauriainen and I’m a newbie writer. It’s true, I’m addicted. I’ve started this amazing journey to write. Do you find this journey fun yet difficult? That’s my experience so far. With four children, a spouse, school and a family business to keep up, time is of the essence. Once I discovered this desire to write, I had to get creative in finding time to learn the craft and actually write. We all have the same twenty-four hours in a day, but some days I blink and the day is over. I’ve had to be inventive to find the time, ANY time to learn and to write. I was so very excited with my latest discovery. Smart Phones!!! I have an HTC Android and I figured […]
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Spring into Action, Part Four: The Fruit is There!
I know what you’re thinking. You plant the seeds. You water the seeds. You plant the seeds. You water the seeds and nothing is happening. Every day you go out and look, only to find row after row of, well, dirt. Hardly worth your time, right? Um, wrong. The fruit is there, right under the surface, just waiting for the right moment to burst through the soil. It’s all about the timing. Babies stay safely tucked inside the mother’s womb until they are ready to thrive in the world. Once he’s ready, you couldn’t stop him if you tried. He’s coming out that that’s all there is to it. You have those wonderful seeds of success inside your garden. I know they’re there because you planted them at the beginning […]
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One Thing Marketing … PINhead Authors
Hi. This is Christen from Litfuse Publicity Group. By day, I’m the Nester – keeping the Litfuse Nest in order. By night, I’m like you, an aspiring author. One of my favorite things about starting a new WIP is finding pictures of my characters and settings. I spend hours pouring over magazines trying to find the perfect look for the characters in my head. Currently, I have a file cabinet full of characters sitting in my garage – taking up space. Enter Pinterest. It is my new filing cabinet, per say, for characters (and settings and costuming and etcetera etcetera etcetera). What is Pinterest? I am so glad you asked! Get ready for mind-blowing awesomeness… According to the Pinterest website it is a Virtual Pinboard. Pinterest lets you organize and […]
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