It's almost here! I don't even work for them and I'm that excited. WriteOnCon is a free online writing conference going on next week August 16-18. If the concept of an online conference seems puzzling, read on!
The organizers behind the event are motivated authors who already do a great job with their own blogs. There are some great agents and editors who have pre-recorded video material and have written articles about the craft of writing and the publishing industry. Most of the daytime events consist of newly posted material to be viewed at your convenience. The evenings involve hosted chats based on the daily content. It's a go-at-your-own-pace kind of thing, and you have access to many of the same resources you'd find at an in-person conference.
Did I mention it's free?
This post answers all the general questions like how to register, how the forum & chat events work, and anything you can get ready ahead of time, like your query letter or a short pitch, for those of you ready for that kind of thing.
I've participated in a few of the monthly chat events through the WriteOnCon website and found it helpful and informative. I took notes! One live chat featured a YA agent and a couple editors, and another chat involved 3 YA authors, including Maggie Stiefvater. Chat participants can submit questions to the moderator, who then facilitates the question & flow of the chat. Everything typed by the moderator and featured guests shows up on the chat screen so anyone logged in can view it (but it's not all mucked up by everyone typing random things, which is nice).
Hopefully this conference can be a resource if you're looking to expand your writing skills or you're working toward publication. To see what you can expect, here's an archive of posted material from the 2010 event.
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Monday, August 8, 2011
Blogging Bloggle Blogglestats!
Thank you to the lovely Rachel Brooks for choosing me for The Liebster Blog Award, which is given to blogs with fewer than 200 followers. I'm thrilled to see I now have 50! Thanks, everyone for following. Blogging awards are a creative way to share which blogs we enjoy reading and to get a little more publicity for them.
I admit I'm curious about the origins of the Liebster Blog award. I'm going to venture it was started by someone with the last name Liebster, but maybe his or her first name is Lieb and Liebster is a fabulous nickname. I think it would make a great name for a character in a middle grade novel: Liebster McGibbens and the Great Labrador Sleuth (you know, a kid and his dog detective).
Anyway, I'm passing the Liebster forward to these 5 bloggers:
I hope you all continue to pass on the love. Here are the guidelines:
I admit I'm curious about the origins of the Liebster Blog award. I'm going to venture it was started by someone with the last name Liebster, but maybe his or her first name is Lieb and Liebster is a fabulous nickname. I think it would make a great name for a character in a middle grade novel: Liebster McGibbens and the Great Labrador Sleuth (you know, a kid and his dog detective).
Anyway, I'm passing the Liebster forward to these 5 bloggers:
- Read my books; Lose ten pounds - Aurora Smith
- Young Adult Fantasy Fiction - Amy Jones
- Writer Ropes and Hopes - Liesl
- The Fake Steph Dot Com
- That Cover Girl (unconfirmed # of followers - but I love the blog!)
I hope you all continue to pass on the love. Here are the guidelines:
- Thank the person who gave you this award and link back to them.
- Reveal your top 5 picks and let them know by leaving a comment on their blog.
- Copy and paste the award on your blog.
- Have faith that your followers will spread the love to other bloggers.
- And best of all - have blogging fun!
Free e-book through August: Her Wiccan, Wiccan Ways by Traci Hall
This is the last day of my 4-day weekend and I'm chaining myself to the laptop to get some writing done. It didn't help that my quick trip to the library resulted in 3 more books checked out. Trying to avoid distraction, and I promise I will log off Blogger as soon as this is posted!
I wanted to pass this on: For the month of August, the Young Adult book Her Wiccan Wiccan Ways by Traci Hall is available for free download (BN.com for Nook or Amazon.com for Kindle). Thanks to the Beyond Her Book blog on Publisher's Weekly for the link!
The Amazon reviews are positive, although most commenters remarked how they don't ususally read YA. I've read through the first chapter, and the interesting angle is not only does the teenage girl have psychic abilities, but so does her mom, and she was raised as a Wiccan. A lot of YA paranormal seems to have the protagonist just finding out about special powers and she is alone in it. So, 14-year-old Riannon is moving to a new town with her family, and the house is so old she's convinced it's haunted. The tone is light, and although the theme of girl + special abilities + move to new school is a bit cliche, it seems like it could be a fun read.
If you're looking for a free YA e-book, this might be worth checking out!
I wanted to pass this on: For the month of August, the Young Adult book Her Wiccan Wiccan Ways by Traci Hall is available for free download (BN.com for Nook or Amazon.com for Kindle). Thanks to the Beyond Her Book blog on Publisher's Weekly for the link!
The Amazon reviews are positive, although most commenters remarked how they don't ususally read YA. I've read through the first chapter, and the interesting angle is not only does the teenage girl have psychic abilities, but so does her mom, and she was raised as a Wiccan. A lot of YA paranormal seems to have the protagonist just finding out about special powers and she is alone in it. So, 14-year-old Riannon is moving to a new town with her family, and the house is so old she's convinced it's haunted. The tone is light, and although the theme of girl + special abilities + move to new school is a bit cliche, it seems like it could be a fun read.
If you're looking for a free YA e-book, this might be worth checking out!
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