I had never thought about writing competitions as a way to publication until I read Meredith Duran’s Duke of Shadows, her first published novel and winner of Gather.com’s First Chapters Writing Competition. The competition seems to be defunct, as do most of the others I’ve seen people write blog posts about in the past. I’ve… Continue reading Romance novel contests and competitions
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She writes again!
After a bit of fiddling around, I’ve discovered I have no problems with She Writes, a social networking site for writers, at home. The problem seems to be with my work, but the IT department blames She Writes. In the comments to my previous post, Fran Lee explained some of the techie reasons my work… Continue reading She writes again!
She writes, she promotes, she fails
This week I was reading an article on the Washington Post website about how authors can market themselves using cheap (or free!) online tools. It had a link to a new social networking site called She Writes. I had a gander at it and got really excited. It seemed like it might be just the… Continue reading She writes, she promotes, she fails
On foreignness
As I mentioned in my last post, my husband and I have been travelling around northern India for two weeks. It’s my first time being in this country, and I was really surprised by how much attention we’ve been getting just for being foreign-looking. On our first day in Delhi, we went to the Baha’i… Continue reading On foreignness
Learn and let learn
My husband and I have been travelling around northern India for two weeks in what’s certainly one of the most exciting and thought-provoking trips I’ve ever taken. Part of my preparation included reading Sherry Thomas’ Not Quite a Husband and Meredith Duran’s The Duke of Shadows (by the way, they blog together at Plotters and… Continue reading Learn and let learn