PITCH: Title: Up and In Written by: Deborah Disney Type: Novel Genre: Contemporary Women’s Fiction Logline: Up and In is a satirical look at female relationships with school mum Maria trying (most unsuccessfully) to fit in with ‘The Devil Wears Louboutins’ at her daughter’s exclusive school. Interested in this logline, please email us at info@wildsound.ca… Continue reading COMEDY Novel of the Day: UP AND IN, by Deborah Disney
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Looking for the Best Word? Tip #10
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Word cloud via tagul.com Examining similar and dissimilar words to find ways writers might make their work more varied, accessible, interesting, accurate and effective. A good thesaurus gives substitutes for the idea of a word, but not all suggestions are true synonyms. Context is vital. Putting alternative words in the…
Looking for the Best Word? Tip #24
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Word Cloud via Prowritingaid.com A series offering writers help to make their work more accessible, interesting, varied, accurate and effective by exploring similar and dissimilar words. It also gives language learners insights into some peculiarities of English. A good thesaurus provides substitutes for the idea of a word, but not…
Looking for the Best Word? Tip #29
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Word cloud via ProWritingaid.com First, an apology to regular readers. I somehow managed not to post anything last week. I can tell you I added 2,298 words to the current WIP, resolved an issue with the Student Loan Company for my daughter in Australia, and began constructing a new length…
Looking for the Best Word? Tip #36
Originally posted on Stuart Aken:
Word cloud via Prowritingaid.com Help for writers wishing to make their work more interesting, varied, accurate and effective by using the best words, and providing language learners with insights into some oddities of the English language. A good thesaurus gives alternatives for the idea of a word, but not all…
April 2017 Novel & Short Story Winners
1st CHAPTER and FULL NOVEL FESTIVAL: https://novelwritingfestival.com/ Watch the April 2017 Winning Novel & Short Story Performance Readings. All stories read and performed by professional actors: NOVEL Transcript Reading – ORIGINS OF EVE April 2017 ReadingWritten by Kimberly Davis NOVEL Transcript Reading – THE RABBIT CULTURE April 2017 ReadingWritten by Tito Capaldo SHORT STORY Reading –… Continue reading April 2017 Novel & Short Story Winners
THRILLER Novel of the Day: IF WORDS COULD KILL, by Brandy M. Miller
PITCH: Title: If Words Could Kill Written by: Brandy M. Miller Type: Novel Genre: Sci-Fi Action Thriller Drama Logline: A book character brought to life seeks vengeance against the author who created him. Author of: The Secret of the Lantern. How to Write an eBook in 40 Days (or less) Interested in this logline, please… Continue reading THRILLER Novel of the Day: IF WORDS COULD KILL, by Brandy M. Miller
SCI-FI Novel of the Day: TEMPEST MAKERS, by KL McKinley
PITCH: Title: Tempest Makers: Book One of the Apex Predator Trilogy Written by: K.L. McKinley Type: Novel Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Alternate Near Future Logline: Tempest Makers is a science-fiction novella in which a human and an Earth-born alien face hostile natives on the alien’s home planet and are drawn into a deepening mystery… Continue reading SCI-FI Novel of the Day: TEMPEST MAKERS, by KL McKinley
MYSTERY Novel of the Day: THE SEEDS: PROJECTS INTERVIEWS, by Mechelle Morrison
PITCH: Title: The Seeds Project Interviews Written by: Mechelle Morrison Type: Novel Genre: Sci-Fi, Mystery Logline: As the Yellowstone caldera nears eruption, a journalist’s interviews expose the brutal reality behind the race to save mankind. Interested in this logline, please email us at info@wildsound.ca and we’ll forward your email to the writer. Have a logline?… Continue reading MYSTERY Novel of the Day: THE SEEDS: PROJECTS INTERVIEWS, by Mechelle Morrison
ACTION Novel of the Day: CONTRARY WARRIORS, by Sheryl Wright
PITCH: Title: CONTRARY WARRIORS Written by: Sheryl Wright Type: Novel Genre: Action, Adventure, Family, Thriller, LGBT Logline: Fast Paced and Heart Stopping! Impossible to put down! Penn Book Review, May 2015. Exciting and entirely plausible suspense-thriller, Contrary Warriors is unique and deserving of a space on any thriller enthusiast’s bookshelf. Written by a former pilot… Continue reading ACTION Novel of the Day: CONTRARY WARRIORS, by Sheryl Wright