January 2010 Newsletter Article Vol#1, Issue # 1
From this month’s newsletter:
- Setting Goals, Deadlines, and Rewards http://ejourn.net/cwg/2010/01/02/setting-goals-tytbnews/
- Multi-published author, Bonnie Hamre’s website: http://www.bonniehamre.com
- Bonnie Hamre’s method of setting up writing goals: http://www.bonniehamre.com/goalsetting.htm
- J.A. Konrath’s website: http://jakonrath.blogspot.com
- “What I Know” by J.A. Konrath: http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/2009/12/what-i-know.html
- L.J. Seller’s Goals for 2009: http://ljraves.blogspot.com/2009/01/goals-for-2009whats-really-important.html
- Holly Lisle’s Free Workshop for setting up goals: http://hollylisle.com/fm/Workshops/setting_goals.html
- Writing Prompts and Ideas http://ejourn.net/cwg/2010/01/01/writing-prompts-and-ideas/
- Ideas Think Tank: http://ejourn.net/cwg/2009/12/10/idea-think-tank/
- Urban Dictionary entry: immaculate congestion http://list.urbandictionary.com/t/8547176/59948095/26447/0/
- Creative Writing Solutions www.creative-writing-solutions.com
- Rock-a-Bye Lullaby lyrics http://parenting.ivillage.com/newborn/ncrying/0,,b6wt,00.html
Agents
- Nathan Bransford (Curtis Brown Ltd.)
Tons of information abounds at this full-service site. If you haven’t already, be sure to sign up to receive a copy of his daily blog posts. Becoming a member (for free) of the forums at his site and making regular stops is always beneficial.
Bookmark Nathan’s site: http://www.nathanbransford.com (also on Twitter and Facebook, links at his site) - Colleen Lindsay (Fine Print Literary Management)
Sharp-tongued, Colleen won’t go down without a fight. But she knows her stuff and isn’t afraid to pass that information along to her followers. She can be followed on Twitter as well. Good luck getting your foot in the door, though, at Facebook. Be sure to bookmark her blog as there is a plethora of information to anyone looking at becoming published.
Bookmark Colleen’s site: http://theswivet.blogspot.com - Janet Reid (Fine Print Literary Management)
Another sharp shooter, Janet’s better known as the Query Shark in most tide pools and as Miss Snark. Great place to start if you’re looking for an agent. At least with her, you get feedback and a response to your query. Not all are as nice as the shark!
Bookmark the following sites:
Query Shark:
Twitter – www.twitter.com/queryshark
Website – http://queryshark.blogspot.com/
Miss Snark: (officially stopped blogging as Miss Snark in 2007, but website is still worth perusing)
Twitter – www.twitter.com/misssnark
Website – http://misssnark.blogspot.com
Janet Reid (also on Facebook)
Twitter – www.twitter.com/janet_reid
Website – http://jetreidliterary.blogspot.com
Agent website – http://jetreidliterary.com/ - Jessica Faust (Book Ends LLC)
Bookmark Jessica’s site: http://www.bookends-inc.com/
Agent’s blog: http://bookendslitagency.blogspot.com/
Critiquing Critiques – an excellent post to help anyone reviewing a fellow writer’s work on how to go about providing a constructive critique http://openquery.blogspot.com/2009/08/critiquing-critiques-revision-1.html
The Public Query Slushpile – a reader driven support site that helps fellow writers hone their query. Having trouble finding one you’ve submitted? Just type in a very specific phrase from your query into the search bar at the top left of the page and voila, you should find it in a snap! http://openquery.blogspot.com/
Contests: (Start by reading Dana K. Cassell’s article Writing Contest Cautions http://www.writers-editors.com/Writers/Contests/Contest_Tip_Sheet/contest_tip_sheet.htm#Cautions )
- http://www.writers-editors.com/Writers/Contests/contests.htm
- Duotrope’s: (http://duotrope.com/themecal.aspx) Here you’ll find hundreds of contests. Also over at http://duotrope.com/index.aspx you can search to your heart’s content to find literary publications accepting articles and stories. Definitely worth searching and definitely worth signing up for newsletters from as well as joining (which is free).
- California’s Writer’s Club Spring 2010 Writing Contest (due Jan. 15, 2010) Poetry and Short Story Winners Published and $500 Prize! Further information: http://centralcoastwriters.org/2010-contest-rules.htm
- Free Writing Contests for when your wallet is empty : http://www.writer-on-line.com/content/view/868/66/~Articles/Articles-About-Contests/Free-Writing-Contests-for-when-your-Wallet-is-Empty.html
Conferences:
- Writers’ Conferences & Centers – a resource for conferences and the like. Searchable. Not always up to date, however, so carefully check out all information, including the individual websites. http://writersconf.org/index.php
- San Francisco Writers Conference
Website: http://sfwriters.org
Dates: February 12-14, 2010, President’s Day Weekend
Application deadline: February 12, 2010
Tuition/Cost: sliding scale from $425 to $695
Scholarships: Yes. For H.S. & MFA students and others
Genres: Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Children’s Literature - Algonkian Writer Conferences – San Francisco / Corte Madera
Upcoming dates: Write and Pitch in Corte Madera Feb. 19 – 21 and Fisherman’s Wharf Workshops (limited number – 15 people) May 12 – 16
Website: http://algonkianconferences.com/ - Friday Seminars – California College of the Arts
Website: http://www.cca.edu/academics/graduate/writing/writerseries - Mendocino Coast Writers Conference
Website: http://www.mcwc.org/
Dates: July 29-31, 2010
Application Deadline: June 15, 2010
Tuition/Cost: $495 ($540 after June 15)
Scholarships: Yes
Genres: Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Children’s Literature
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