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Writers’ Resources

Conferences: The best way to improve your writing is to WRITE WRITE WRITE. But you also need feedback in the way of constructive criticism. Sometimes, it is hard for family members and friends to be truly objective. What’s more, they don’t know much about character development, backstory, flashbacks, showing vs. telling, etc. Taking a class or workshop can be very helpful. Writer’s Digest University is a good place to learn how to take your writing to the next level. They are available online so they are convenient and affordable (most cost around $300 for 6 – 12 week courses). A recent list of workshops included: Creating Memorable Characters, Writing Conflict & Suspense, Write Great Dialog, and The Art of Storytelling: Showing vs. Telling. For a complete list, visit www.writersuniversity.com.

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Here is a partial list of annual writers’ conferences:

Annual Winter Poetry & Prose Getaway (Atlantic City, NJ) www.WinterGetaway.com

Gotham Writers’ Workshop (New York City, NY) www.writingclasses.com (note: also available online)

The Wordcrafters in Eugene Conference (Eugene, Oregon) www.wordcraftersineugene.org

Mad Anthony Writers Conference (Hamilton, Ohio) www.writelikemad.com

North Carolina Writers Workshop (Raleigh, NC) www.ncwriters.org

Northwest Christian Writers Renewal (Redmond, Washington) www.nwchristianwriters.org

San Francisco Writers Conference (San Francisco, CA) www.SFWriters.org)

South Carolina Writers Workshop (Myrtle Beach, SC) www.myscww.org

International:

San Miguel Writers’ Conference and Literary Festival (San Miguel de Allende, Mexico) www.sanmiguelwritersconferenceblog.org

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Here’s a list of online workshops:

Gotham Writers’ Workshop, www.writingclasses.com

MediaBistro, www.mediabistro.com

The Online Writer’s Studio, www.continuingstudies.stanford.edu/courses/onlinewriters.php

Screenwriters University, www.screenwritersuniversity.com

UCLA Extension Writers’ Program, www.uclaextension.edu/pages/default.aspx

UW-Madison Continuing Studies, www.continuingstudies.wisc.edu/online-classes/index.html

Writers Digest University, www.writersdigestuniversity.com

The Writers Studio, www.writerstudio.com/pages

Books

Writing Contests: Another great way to get noticed, earn some money and writing credentials, and perfect your writing skills is to enter contests. Most have entry fees but a few don’t. Some are worthwhile and some aren’t. Here’s a list of contests we think are worthwhile:

Best First Traditional Mystery Novel Competition — No Entry Fee Prize: $10,000.00. Entry fee: $0.00. Deadline: 10-15-2014 WRITING CONTEST WEBSITE Minotaur Books and Malice Domestic, imprints of St. Martin’s Press, is inviting mystery fiction writers to enter this year’s Best First Traditional Mystery Novel Competition. The judges will award a $10,000 standard publishing contract to the author who has written the best book-length story in the mystery genre. Submission guidelines: 1. Submit one manuscript of over 65K words written in English. 2. The manuscript must be original, unpublished, and the work of the author. 3. The author must not have had a mystery book previously published. 4. Murder, mystery, and/or crime should be the core elements of the story. 5. The characters, both the innocent and the presumed guilty, should know one another. The suspects should should display valid intentions and logical possibility to have executed the crime. The protagonist must be the “detective” who solves the crime. The $10,000 prize is offered as an advance against royalty payments.Read more at: http://www.freelancewriting.com/freewritingcontests/FWC-mystery-novel-competition.php
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Best First Traditional Mystery Novel Competition — No Entry Fee Prize: $10,000.00. Entry fee: $0.00. Deadline: 10-15-2014 WRITING CONTEST WEBSITE Minotaur Books and Malice Domestic, imprints of St. Martin’s Press, is inviting mystery fiction writers to enter this year’s Best First Traditional Mystery Novel Competition. The judges will award a $10,000 standard publishing contract to the author who has written the best book-length story in the mystery genre. Submission guidelines: 1. Submit one manuscript of over 65K words written in English. 2. The manuscript must be original, unpublished, and the work of the author. 3. The author must not have had a mystery book previously published. 4. Murder, mystery, and/or crime should be the core elements of the story. 5. The characters, both the innocent and the presumed guilty, should know one another. The suspects should should display valid intentions and logical possibility to have executed the crime. The protagonist must be the “detective” who solves the crime. The $10,000 prize is offered as an advance against royalty payments.Read more at: http://www.freelancewriting.com/freewritingcontests/FWC-mystery-novel-competition.php
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bookWhat: Best First Traditional Mystery Novel Competition

Deadline: October 15, 2014

Fee: $0

Prize: $10,000

Length: 65,000+ words

For more details or to enter, go to

http://www.freelancewriting.com/freewritingcontests/FWC-mystery-novel-competition.php

Best First Traditional Mystery Novel Competition — No Entry Fee Prize: $10,000.00. Entry fee: $0.00. Deadline: 10-15-2014 WRITING CONTEST WEBSITE Minotaur Books and Malice Domestic, imprints of St. Martin’s Press, is inviting mystery fiction writers to enter this year’s Best First Traditional Mystery Novel Competition. The judges will award a $10,000 standard publishing contract to the author who has written the best book-length story in the mystery genre. Submission guidelines: 1. Submit one manuscript of over 65K words written in English. 2. The manuscript must be original, unpublished, and the work of the author. 3. The author must not have had a mystery book previously published. 4. Murder, mystery, and/or crime should be the core elements of the story. 5. The characters, both the innocent and the presumed guilty, should know one another. The suspects should should display valid intentions and logical possibility to have executed the crime. The protagonist must be the “detective” who solves the crime. The $10,000 prize is offered as an advance against royalty payments.Read more at: http://www.freelancewriting.com/freewritingcontests/FWC-mystery-novel-competition.php
Copyright © FreelanceWriting.com – All content on our website is copyrighted in the U.S. and internationally and may NOT be re-produced, or re-printed, online or offline.
Best First Traditional Mystery Novel Competition — No Entry Fee Prize: $10,000.00. Entry fee: $0.00. Deadline: 10-15-2014 WRITING CONTEST WEBSITE Minotaur Books and Malice Domestic, imprints of St. Martin’s Press, is inviting mystery fiction writers to enter this year’s Best First Traditional Mystery Novel Competition. The judges will award a $10,000 standard publishing contract to the author who has written the best book-length story in the mystery genre. Submission guidelines: 1. Submit one manuscript of over 65K words written in English. 2. The manuscript must be original, unpublished, and the work of the author. 3. The author must not have had a mystery book previously published. 4. Murder, mystery, and/or crime should be the core elements of the story. 5. The characters, both the innocent and the presumed guilty, should know one another. The suspects should should display valid intentions and logical possibility to have executed the crime. The protagonist must be the “detective” who solves the crime. The $10,000 prize is offered as an advance against royalty payments.Read more at: http://www.freelancewriting.com/freewritingcontests/FWC-mystery-novel-competition.php
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bookWhat: Life Lessons Essay Contest

Deadline: September 18, 2014

Fee: $0

Prize: $3,000

Genre: Nonfiction

Length: 1,500 words or less

For more details or to enter, go to

http://www.realsimple.com/work-life/life-strategies/inspiration-motivation/second-annual-life-lessons-essay-contest-00000000013682/index.html?xid=jul13

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