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The winner of this month’s Writerland contest is … KRISTAN! Kristan, e-mail me your address and to whom you’d like the book addressed (Kristan, Kristan the Magnificent, etc.) to meghan (at) meghanward (dot) com. Then, whenever you’re ready, send me 20 pages of your manuscript or a short story, and I will critique it and […] It’s that time of year again—time for a followers contest! All you have to do is follow me over there on the sidebar where it says Google Friend Connect (and if you’re already following me, you can win, too!). Then comment below telling me: 1. Your name/screen name 2. Where you’re located 3. Your blog/website […] Even before the the James Frey debacle, we saw disclaimers in memoirs that let the reader know that time was condensed or that characters’ names were changed in order to protect them or that various characters were combined. When I first started writing my memoir, a few—ah hem—years ago, I was paranoid about inaccuracies. What […] I love my (former) writers’ group. They’ve read every chapter in my book at least twice and given valuable feedback, however … The biggest problem with my book is that it still (after several revisions) doesn’t have a cohesive story arc. I’ve paid a plot specialist, I’ve read a plot book and plotted out my […] Lots of great links this week! Editor Alan Rinzler has tips for blending the backstory into your novel or memoir. Both Kristan Hoffman and Rachelle Gardner’s guest blogger Rachel Starr Thompson ask Why Do You Write? And lots of query letter advice this week! Agent Nathan Bransford suggests you query in batches, not all at […] |
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