Writing Craft - Newsletter

Hi Mary,   I am a recent graduate of the "Breaking Into Print" course and would like to say "Thank You" to my instructor, Tom Hyman. It was because of his support and encouragement that I was able to learn and to complete the course.  He taught and corrected me in a very positive way,  which made it easier for me to learn.  I am grateful to him and am now enrolled in the "Shape, Write, and Sell Your Novel" course.  I am anxiously awaiting the materials to arrive in the mail. --  Thank you, Kay Kleven   Tom’s a great instructor, isn’t he?  J  And congrats on going on to the novel course.  I’m sure you’ll enjoy it! 

 

The newest issue of The Verb is up.  If you aren’t checking in there regularly, you need to be!  Elizabeth Guy offers you a whole lot of fun and great writing information.  Check it out. 

 

Dale Ivan Smith’s really cool story Hassan’s News is up on Everydayfiction.com  It’s a nice example of a very short, character driven story.  Check it out.

 

Jean Lauzier (aka Speckledorf the troll) tells us:  Just wanted to let everyone know I'll be guest posting at The Wulver's Stane Monday with writing lessons from pirates.  Plus, everyone is invited to stop by Under the Troll's Bridge for market links that include an spec. fiction anthology and a very nice all genre magazine.  You'll also find help with revisions, inner editors and coming up with ideas just to name a few.  There'll be a lot of good stuff coming up this week so come back and visit often.

Nice news this week!   Don’t let spring fever keep you from sending your work out!  Keep it circulating –when you get a rejection have the next market ready.  And tell us when you send it out!  You deserve applause for that more than you deserve applause for selling.  Sending it out is HARD!    Send the news  to me at:  MaryRosenblum@forums.longridgewritersgroup.com

 

NEWBIES, GRADUATES, AND FIRST STEPS; Judy Suchan

 I just received my diploma for the Breaking Into Print course and I couldn't be happier. As yet I've not been published but I have received some very nice rejection letters. They are the inspiration to try harder and I have more articles ready to go even as we speak. I'm also finishing up a 300 page novel that's been milling around in my head for over 15 years. I owe it all to my wonderful instructor, Valerie Harms. Without her guidance and support I probably would have given up. Thank you Valerie!!!! And thank you Long Ridge for your great school!!!!

Rejection letters mean you ARE a writer, Judy!   Keep those pieces circulating, and yes, let every rejection inspire you to try harder.  (My own reaction was ‘oh, boy, I’ll show them!!!!’ ).  Keep up the good work and keep us posted!

Are you a graduate?  Want to share your ‘first steps’ into writing with us?  New student, want to say ‘hi’?  Just want to let us know what you’re doing?  Please drop me a line!   Send it to me at:  MaryRosenblum@forums.longridgewritersgroup.com

 

SPOTLIGHT:  The Strong Scene

  Scenes.  You hear the word all the time. You know what scenes are… they are the components of a story.  Yes. Right.  But what makes up those scenes?  What is the beginning? Where do they end?  How do you decide what goes into this scene and where that scene begins?   What is a scene anyway?   For some specific help, Check out The Scene; Story Arc in Miniature   in Writing Craft: The Plot Thickens.      

PROFESSIONAL CONNECTION POST A NOTE CONVERSATION – Judith Glad, ePublisher   February 22-26    

 Judith B. Glad writes romance because she believes every story should have a happy ending, even if it requires two or three hankies to get there. After swimming upstream in the paper publishing world for too long, she looked to the future and switched to e-publishers, where her books have found happy homes. Since her first sale she's been an enthusiastic advocate of e-books, and wishes she could afford one each of every single one of the cool e-book readers. Her personal e-book library occupies close to a gigabyte on her hard drive, and is distributed among four readers.

Judith has judged in regional and national writing contests, has given workshops on self-editing, character development, and the use of historical facts in fiction writing, and has written articles on fiction writing, grammar, and word usage. She is currently senior editor at Uncial Press, a publisher of e-books (http://www.uncialpress.com ). She also designs e-book covers on a freelance basis, and has given workshops on self-editing and the use of historical detail in fiction. View her award-winning book covers at http://www.judithbglad.com/heyjude/CoverArt.html .

To date Judith has sixteen full-length novels and half a dozen short pieces in e-print, all of which can be sampled at http://www.judithbglad.com . Her alter egos, Annice Dare and Jaye Watson, write erotica and mysteries. They can be found at http://www.annicedare.com/ and http://sites.google.com/site/jayewatson/home

ePublishing is clearly the wave of now, never mind the future.  Let’s talk with Judith about this brand new market, the effect of the Kindle and Nook, and where she thinks epublishing is going in the near future. 

 

All Professional Connection Conversations take place on the Long Ridge Post a Note board. 

 

Note:  Because of a nasty spam attack, all new members must be checked out and approved before they can gain ‘member’ status, and guests can no longer post.  I apologize in advance for the inconvenience.  When you register, you  should receive your approval within 24 hours.   If you see strange or illegible posts, do please report them or email me at:  MaryRosenblum@forums.longridgewritersgroup.com

OPEN FORUM REPORT:

Our Forum has moved to the Post a Note board!  Every Monday,  look for the Forum topic near the top of the page.  Now you have all week to ask questions and get answers, no matter what your work schedule is like or what time zone you live in!  Drop in and pick up the conversation. Don’t be shy, ask a question. No question is too basic!  We have everybody from raw beginners to breaking-in folk on this website and everything is good.    

THIS WEEK’S  FORUM:   Third Person POV   Third person POV is hard for novice writers because it has several forms.  Do you want narrative third, omniscient third, limited third, or will cinematic do for you?  Confused yet?  Check out this week’s Post a Note discussion and bring your questions!  

Al Forums take place on the Post a Note Board 

Because of some nasty spam attacks, all new Post a Note registrations must be approved by me, so expect a brief delay after you create your user name before you can actually use the board. 

Check the Calendar Page and this newsletter for current topics.

FROM THE INSTRUCTOR'S DESK

Writing tips from Donna Ippolito, Long Ridge instructor.

Donna Ippolito has been writing, editing, and teaching others to write for more than 20 years. From 1985 to 2001, she was editor-in-chief at FASA Corporation, a Chicago publisher that packaged best-selling science fiction and fantasy novel lines for Penguin Books and Time-Warner. These included the popular BattleTech, Shadowrun, Earthdawn, and Vor series. So check out her websites at www.expert-editor.com and http://dreamscoop.blogspot.com/.

Prior to that, Ms. Ippolito was an editor at the Swallow Press, a prestigious publisher of both literary and commercial titles. Writers published by Swallow include celebrated novelist Anaïs Nin; Jungian analyst Linda Leonard; futurist Robert Theobald; Zen poet Lucien Stryk; and distinguished anthropologist W. Y. Evans-Wentz. She also worked as a senior editor for Consumer Digest Magazine and was a founding editor of Black Maria, a quarterly journal of women’s writing.  

Richard M. asks: What’s your opinion on writing contests? Are these worth it for a new writer?

 

Donna writes: Entering contests is definitely worth it, especially for new writers. In most cases, the judging is blind, which gives you a fair shot against contestants with more experience or name recognition. In legitimate contests, the competition can be stiff, but that just proves you take yourself seriously as a writer. And if you should win or place, more people are likely to read your prize-winning or runner-up story than ones published in the usual way.

This wider exposure can also bring your work to the attention of an editor or agent. No matter how harried and overwhelmed, these professionals are always trolling for talent. Over the years, I’ve seen many new writers land an agent or book contract after winning a contest. This wider exposure may also explain why the annual “Best of” anthologies often include prize-winning stories by unknowns.

It’s true that some contests will cost you from $5 to $50 to enter, but other good ones are still free. To avoid scams, see the contest listings in guides like Best of the Magazine Markets or Novel & Short Story Writer’s Market. On the Internet, Duotrope Digest and Poets&Writers are equally trustworthy and up-to-date. They even include helpful deadline calendars.

To my mind, everyone who enters a legitimate contest is a winner. For newbies, it’s a chance to write to a deadline, the ultimate cure for writer’s block. Your story or essay may not win, but now you’ve got a solid piece of writing to revise and/or submit elsewhere later on. You’ve also taken the leap of sending your cherished words out into the world. Whether it’s an act of quiet confidence or sheer bravado, you’ve got to start submitting sometime, don’t you?

 

   Do you have a question that you’d like an answer to?  Here's your chance to ask Donna something. Email your question about all things writing to me and I'll pass it on so that she can answer it in the next Newsletter issue. You can mail your question to me at: MaryRosenblum@forums.longridgewritersgroup.com

 

 

 THE VALENTINE STORY PROMPT:   

 

Okay, it’ s nigh on February so of course we have to do a Valentine prompt.  And I think it’s time to make you send me a story,  so I’m going to give you a bit more time here.  And up to 500 words.  I’m in a romantic mood.  I want a story, with at least an implied beginning, middle, and end.  And I want romance.  Of course, the more you twist it, the more you surprise me, the happier I’ll be.  And while I just enjoyed our holiday letters, I’m back to choosing my ‘picks’ and ‘first picks’.   So think romance but try to think romance ‘outside the box’.  J  Let’s see what you can come up with.  Hearts and flowers are fine, just try to do it in a …well…surprising way.

 

The deadline is Tuesday, February 9.   That gives you lots of time to do a great story, and I’ll start running them in the February 15 Newsletter.   Remember…think outside the box, here!  The usual rules apply and they DO apply! NO attachments, you must put your prompt into the body of your email.  If you do not get a ‘got it’ within 36 hours, I did not get it.  Do NOT wait until the last minute.  The contest closes on the 9^th when I last check my email and that is NOT midnight!  Send them to:   MaryRosenblum@forums.longridgewritersgroup.com

 

Looking forward to lots of romance in interesting new guises!  Have at it!

MARKET NEWS –  Over My Dead Body

Over My Dead Body! The Mystery Magazine publishes a wide variety of mystery-related manuscripts, from cozy to hardboiled and everything in between. We don't discriminate on the basis of content, subgenre, or author recognition. Send us your best.

NONFICTION: We're looking for mystery-related author interviews/ profiles and articles. Mystery-related travel pieces will also be considered. (For example: travel article about the Reichenbach Falls of Sherlock Holmes fame.) 500+ words.

FICTION: We want to see taut, absorbing, original work. Keep dialogue and narrative consistent with characterization (unless you're using the discrepancy as a plot point). Don't waste words, and don't ignore facts to facilitate your plot. Most importantly, if you're going to break the rules, do it well. 750-4,000 words.

They do pay, although at 1 cent per word you won’t get rich!  

http://www.overmydeadbody.com/wguide08.htm 

JANET HARTMAN’S POTPOURRI --

Janet Hartman writes both nonfiction and flash fiction, and currently serves as president of Carteret Writers. Her articles about boating, life on the East Coast, and writing have appeared in national magazines, anthologies, and online. For more about Janet, see http://www.JanetHartman.net. Her weekly Potpourri is eclectic – it may include a contest, interesting web site, or information on a publisher or market.

This week I have two poetry markets from opposite ends of the spectrum: a literary journal and a Twitterzine. After flash fiction and blogging, you knew a Twitter market was coming, didn't you?

 

OUTSHINE
www.shineanthology.wordpress.com/outshine-submission-guidelines/

 

OUTSHINE is a Twitterzine looking for prose poems of optimistic, near future (2010 – 2060) Sci-Fi that fit within the 'tweet' limits, i.e. maximum 140 characters long. Haiku is fine, too. They publish (Tweet) one poem a week with a short author bio, and you are free to submit one per week. THEY NEED SUBMISSIONS.

Pays $5 for each accepted poem through PayPal. That pay sounds low until you calculate the amount per word.

 

 

NAUGATUCK RIVER REVIEW

http://naugatuckriverreviewsubmissions.com/

 

Deadline: March 1, 2010 at midnight

No entry fee (maximum of three poems)

Payment is a copy of the journal.

 

Looking for narrative poems up to 50 lines each.

Accepts electronic submissions only through their online submissions manager.

Questions? E-mail the editors at naugatuck@aol.com.

  

  

THE WANT ADS:

 

Celebrating the show's 100th episode, show host and editor Tony C. Smith unveiled StarShipSofa Stories Volume 1, an anthology of some of the finest stories featured on the show. The book was released simultaneously in print-on-demand paperback (deluxe and standard versions) and a free downloadable ebook. This is absolutely the first anthology to present writers of this calibre without big publisher backing - from Science Fiction Grand Master Michael Moorcock to Hugo winners Elizabeth Bear and Jeffrey Ford to the SF writer who's just bagged the £1,000,000 ten book deal Alastair Reynolds (that's almost $2,000,000 in the USA).

Speaking of seeing, that's something you've got to do with this book. Don't take my word for it -- download the free ebook or flip through the pages for yourself with the super-cool online widget. This volume is an homage to the tatty old paperbacks of science fiction past, recapturing the visual wonder of the 1950's pulp paperbacks that we all love so well. Original artwork sets off each story, rendered by top artists published by the likes of 2000AD and Neil Gaiman. Sprinkled liberally throughout are original vintage images and magazine adverts from the 1950's. A true homage to classic science fiction and a daring experiment in the publishing revolution, this is nostalgia nouveau and tomorrow today all in one package.

This audio magazine project is great, and I have a story in the second anthology, due out soon.  Download the free ebook and give it a try.  Tony has excellent taste in SF.  Better yet….buy the print version!

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Don't forget, if you need expert help, if you want a critique partner, if you're a publisher and you need submissions for your new contest, this is the place for your free ad! Send your want ad to me at: MaryRosenblum@forums.longridgewritersgroup.com and I'll post it here. Don't forget to include contact information so that people can reach you with their responses.   

 

REVIEWS AND TIPS:  

 

Review of Ladder of Years by Anne Tyler
Reviewed by Pam Pedler

            A newspaper clip about a 40 year old woman, Cordelia F. Grinstead,  who went missing during a family vacation defines the first page. The reader notices that the family can't agree on what their mother/wife was wearing and this odd detail is the first hint at the woman's real trouble, that she is taken-for-granted and an invisible support to the family.

            I sought out this well respected author so that I could analyze one of her successful novels to strengthen my own writing. I focused on the beginning, the first four chapters, to study how Anne Tyler set up the conflict.

            In the first chapter two characters are introduced including the main character as she grocery shops. A young man draws Delia into a seemingly innocent lie through flattery; he asks her to pretend to be his girlfriend shopping for a champagne brunch after he noticed his ex-wife shopping with the new guy in her life. The author mentions the slow lady in the check out line, a common experience for the reader to align with.
            Chapter two begins with Delia arriving home from the store which we observe through her eyes, including the cat and her sullen teenage son. Her daughter is watching T.V. with her boyfriend in a room cluttered with soda cans and empty pretzel bags. The story is all Delia's action, and the author uses only two paragraphs for actual 'back-story' that is not dialogue or action. She cleverly leads into this by saying, that there were facts she failed to tell the young man at the grocery store and lists them; that she is sad, she is worried about her husband's health, an she has three teen children whom she briefly describes. Pretty quickly we see the problem, that middle age is tough, filled with responsibilities and she is tired of not being appreciated. It provides common threads for the readers who buy Anne's fiction. The chapter ends with Delia struggling over a glitch as she tries to get the answering machine to spit out messages, which sets up a minor problem between her and her husband.
             We learn that Delia reads romance novels for her escape as we hear the workmen bang around the house during a remodel in chapter three. These two details set up the rest of the story; her life will be remodeled, based on escape. Delia is thinking more about the young guy and his flattery and hopes to meet him again. At this point she seems to have a nice husband, a doctor, who directs her life, and who Delia has an argument with. She sets out on a late night walk where Delia runs into Adrian, the guy from the store, walking his dog. She has hot cocoa on his porch with him. The conflict is set up in three chapters and 41 pages.
            Chapter four pours on more conflict. It identifies the source of her grief, her father's death. Delia's sister, Linda, arrives with her kids and she doesn't get along with Delia's husband. Delia slips out to pick up some groceries, and stops by Adrian's house. Dee's mother-in-law has dinner with them that evening and is querulous. Then, Adrian's mother-in-law shows up and accuse Dee of wrecking a marriage with an underdeveloped Polaroid picture, as Dee and the reader find out that she lives across the street from Adrian! All this trouble occurs the night before they leave for their annual family trip to the beach.
            Anne Tyler sets up the problem early using only a few characters. She deepens the story by delivering back-story within current action, and introducing main family members in chapter two. Chapter three foreshadows the essence of the story and the chance occurrence happens to make it possible. The conflict with her husband adds to make it plausible. Finally, in the fourth chapter many new characters are introduced and a flabbergasting event occurs; this middle-aged mom is accused in front of her family of having an affair without ever having sought one. By this point the readers are rooting for the weary and grieving mom, the hard-working husband, and the kids even if they are self-centered teen-agers. Anne Tyler's readers are hooked. 

 

Very nice ‘deconstruction’ of how Anne Tyler makes the story work.  Thank you, Pam!

 

Barnes & Noble nook Review: By Danielle Davis
First, let me say that the nook comes in a package that is locked up so tight that it made me wonder if B&N was testing my intelligence quotient. It came with step-by-step instructions written for the sole purpose of simply getting the nook out of its elaborate packaging. Seriously. Is that overkill? I suppose B&N used the same packaging used in the stores to protect the nook from destructive consumers. I already paid for the product. It's in my house. Give me my nook! Ok, that said, I'm not certain the nook would've survived its unveiling in tact, in my case, if it weren't for the instructions. At the very least, it would've taken me longer to get my hot little hands on it.
Once I released the nook from its prison, I charged it. The nook is charged by using the included USB cord inserted into the nook wall adapter, or by inserting the USB cord directly into a computer USB port. They recommend using the wall adapter, since it's faster. The user guide stated that it will take approximately 3.5 hours to fully charge, but mine was charged in 2.5. Once charged, I had no problem registering it. In order to register, you have to have a credit card associated with your B&N account email address. This email address is entered into the nook by using a keyboard on the touchscreen.
The touchscreen goes dark after a certain period of time, which can be adjusted by the user. It can be re-lit by tapping the nook button, a lower case 'n' above the touchscreen.
Although I have a wireless network in my home, the nook uses B&N's Fast & Free wireless network, which is a cellular data network, and available throughout the United States. I have the option of adding my home wireless network as my nook's wireless hotspot, but have not done so yet.
The nook froze up on me on the second day, and again, ironically, while I was writing this review. The touchscreen wasn't responding and the pages wouldn't go forward or backward. I turned the power off and back on again and it restarted it without a problem. The user manual indicates to press the power button for 20 seconds so that it will restart. Ordinarily, to shut down the nook, you'd press the power button for 5 seconds. The first time it froze I did not have a bookmark in place and had to find where I'd last left off. Fortunately, I had a bookmark the second time and I was able to open the book and have it open at the bookmark.
I've had my nook for 11 days and I'm nearly half-way through my second book, Shadow of Power, by Steve Martini, which was on sale for $3.99. Although the paperback is 464 pages, the nook displays 1371 pages when a large font is used, 1056 for a medium font, and 915 pages for small font. Books that are .PDF files do not repaginate when the font size is changed. There's a progress bar at the bottom of the page indicating how far along you are in the book.
A digital clock is located in the upper right corner of the page. I find that useful for lunchtime reading at work since I do not wear a watch.
Based on how my eyes feel, reading books this way seems no different than reading a paper book. I feel no eyestrain at all. The difference is, I can hold the nook in one hand and turn the pages with my thumb on the same hand. The nook has buttons both on the left and right for turning pages in either direction. Therefore, you can hold it in either hand and turn pages with the same hand or the opposite hand, if you wish.
There is a 'Find' feature that allows you to search for words. If you are in My Library it will search in the titles. If you have a book open, 'Find' will search within that book for the word.
The 'Go to' feature will take you to a specific area, such as a chapter, prologue, or acknowledgment section, in the currently open book.
I frequently use the 'bookmark' feature to mark my place before putting the nook to sleep. It will automatically go to sleep if there is no activity for a specified period of time. The time limit can be set by the user. Pressing the power button for a second wakes it up. The nook retains all bookmarks you've marked in the book until you elect to remove them.
A built-in Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary allows users to look up words in the text. You tab to the word, then select 'look up word' in the touchscreen.
The user guide is available on the nook Library's My Documents section. It can also be downloaded from the B&N website. It currently can be found at http://images.barnesandnoble.com/pimages/nook/download/User_Guide_nook.pdf.
Screensavers and wallpaper can be changed. I changed the screensaver to photos I'd taken myself. The screen displays in 16 shades of gray. Images must be PNG (*.png) or JPEG (*.jpg) files.They have to be resized to 600 x 800, but I don't believe the user manual indicates this information. I saw it in the nook support area of the B&N website.
Books purchased via the nook are downloaded quickly...it took less than a minute before they showed up in My Library. You can use the touchscreen and select "Check for new B&N content' if you've purchased books online from the B&N website and do not wish to wait until they are downloaded to the nook the next morning. While on the website, you can add eBooks to My Library without purchasing them. I used this feature to create a list of books for future purchases. The nook also allows you to instantly get a sample of a book before purchasing. I used this tool to retrieve samples of books. The two samples I chose were 22 and 80 pages in length, which was enough for me to make a purchase decision.
The nook can store about 1.3 GB of digital content, but this can be expanded by purchasing a microSD card. You can archive books to free up space. Archived books are greyed out on your screen and removed from the nook. There is an 'unarchive' feature to add them back as readable material. Books can be archived by either using the nook or doing it online in your B&N account.
After logging into your B&N online account you can access your nook My Library. Mine shows eBooks I've either purchased, added to my list without purchasing, and sample eBooks I've selected. There are some classics, such as Little Women and Pride and Prejudice, which are available free.
I purchased the January 10, 2010 edition of PC Magazine for $2.49. It included the photos embedded in the articles and was easy to read. Unfortunately, at this time, there isn't a wide selection of magazines available for subscription or single issue purchase.
I also bought the Lyra reading light, the Tupper Quote cover in leaf, and the matte screen film kit, which comes with a little cloth to clean fingerprints from the screen.
I can't think of anything that I don't like about the nook except that I wish there was some type of adapter they sold so that I could plug it into my car's cigarette lighter to listen to audio books. But, hey, it's marketed as an eReader, not an eTalker. There are other companies that make adapter attachments that might work, but it would be nice if B&N offered such a product themselves. The nook is supposed to support audio books in mp3 format, but I read a complaint posted on their help forum where the poster indicated they'd purchased an audio book on the B&N website that was supposed to be in mp3 format, but wasn't. It was in a B&N proprietary format. I have not verified this issue myself, however. I have transferred music in mp3 format from my PC to the nook. A playlist is displayed and a shuffle feature is available. The touchscreen displayed the song title and singer. I listened to the music via the nook speaker. The sound
 level was adequate.
I am very happy with my purchase. I can envision myself sitting in the pergola in my backyard this spring, and listening to music while reading the nook.

Oh, thank you, Danielle!  Thorough and excellent review.  Hmmm….I’m now leaning toward the Nook. Okay, you happy Kindle readers out there, I need to balance this with a review of the Kindle.  Fair’s fair, right? 

 

Send those reviews to me at: MaryRosenblum@forums.longridgewritersgroup.com  And are you self published?  Review your own book here.  Why not?  Make us want to buy it, it’s hard to get PR when you self publish!  Include a link, too.

 

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