I just shook my head over this one http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/trends/watch_matt_bell_write_a_short_story_onlinelive_161912.asp?c=rss Author Matt Bell is writing a short story live online over at Everyday Genius http://www.everyday-genius.com/2010/05/matt-bell-week-introduction.html He started on Monday, but you can go back through the posts and see how this is all unfolding. Hat tip to Brian Lindenmuth for the link.
This seems to be a bit of a trend for writers, especially those who write novels. Dan O'Shea has been posting his novel online as he writes it. He's up to chapter 18 of "The Gravity of Mammon" http://danielboshea.wordpress.com/
I don't know about you, but I don't think I could do this. My first drafts look like something scribbled by a five year old. I can write a first draft pretty fast when I'm working on a story, but posting it online would make me feel like someone was looking over my shoulder. My mind shudders at the thought.
Gutter Books, the off-shoot of Out of the Gutter Magazine has started a blog. http://gutterbooksnewsandevents.blogspot.com They're posting news items and interviews. One of the interviewers for the site is friend of the blog, and BTAP editor, David Cranmer.
The voting has started for the Million Writers Award. As I've mentioned before, the voting is open to the public, you can find the details of how and where here http://www.jasonsanford.com/jason/2010/05/the-million-writers-award-public-vote.html
And Sniplits has announced that they will open for submissions on June 21. The timeline for submitting mystery/crime stories is the months of August, September and October. They accept stories in most genres so check the guidelines to see when to submit your story. This is a good paying market and they also accept reprints. http://sniplits.com Click on Authors at the top of the page to find the guidelines and timeline. Just be forewarned that this market can take up to and over a year to respond, so send your story and forget about it, they will get back to you.
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Will Matt Louis ruin D. Cranmer's good boy image. Only time will tell.
So long as you don't shave your head and don an eyepatch you should be fine, David. :)
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surely nothing could ruin the Cranmer reputation!
Of course we could be looking at this all wrong, Charles. Perhaps he really does want to change his good boy image and is hoping this will do the trick?
Will we be seeing pictures of David "Gunslinger" Cranmer, his golden dome shining in the sunlight blinding the black clad stanger at the end of the street as they prepare to shoot it out? Only time and destiny will tell!
I really like what Holly Lisle's been doing with her recent novel/novella -- emailing the rough draft of each chapter to people on a mailing list, with clear notes that it's a FIRST DRAFT and will change significantly in revisions/publication... so it's more of a learning tool for aspiring writers, to see the thought process as it unfolds from a seasoned author.
That makes sense to me. Posting your entire novel online while you write it? Not so much. Then again, my first drafts are always a mess too. :)
I can see how what Holly is doing might help new writers. Newbies tend to fall in love with their words and hate rewriting and "killing their darlings". (Speaking from experience here) But even in that situation, I don't think I'd feel comfortable plus every writer has to find their own process.
It's fun seeing how other writers work, but the danger is falling into believing that's the only way to write.
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