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Excerpt Peer-Critique Call for Submissions, Aug ’10

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My vacation in Canada is quickly coming to an end. We’re leaving tomorrow morning, but we’ll be travelling for several days before we return to Australia. So, I’d like to extend an invitation for excerpt submissions once again. Send me an excerpt from your novel or short story in progress, and we’ll give you feedback [...]

Write It Sideways Happenings, August 2010

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I know it’s a bit early for an August news post, but my editorial calendar seems to have been so full lately, I haven’t had a chance to update you on where I am, how I’m doing, and what’s coming soon here at Write It Sideways. The Comforts of Home Two weeks ago, my husband, [...]

Excerpt Peer-Critique Call for Submissions

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As I mentioned a couple of weeks ago, I’m overseas at the moment. My internet connection has been a bit dodgy at times, but I still hope to maintain a regular posting schedule while I’m away. We’ve now had two fiction excerpts successfully critiqued: “Not Quite,” YA fantasy “Feathered,” YA fantasy Want to have an [...]

Get Your Daily Blog Fix from ‘The Daily Brainstorm’

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Want to catch up on writing, personal development, health, food, spirituality, news, and more, all in the same place? It’s my pleasure to announce the launch of a new aggregate site called The Daily Brainstorm–A Blogazine to Rock Your Mind. A few months ago, I was incredibly honoured to be invited to join the likes [...]

Write It Sideways Happenings, July 2010

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A Brief Holiday As of next week (and after a number of ridiculously long flights), I’ll be overseas, visiting family and friends I haven’t seen in two years. You can imagine how much I’m looking forward to six weeks in my homeland, Canada, which is why I’m sure you’ll forgive any posting oddities between now [...]

Write It Sideways Peer-Critique Submission Guide

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The results are in. Earlier this week, you answered poll questions about your genres of interest, and about a potential peer-critique feature on Write It Sideways. The results for favourite genres of interest in our community are: Fantasy 44% Young Adult 40% Literary 35% Mystery 35%

Writer’s Poll: What Are Your Genres of Interest?

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If you read my post last week about potentially doing a regular feature where we would peer-critique an anonymous excerpt, you might have seen some of the positive feedback in the comment section. Thank you to all who shared their thoughts. Many people said they loved the idea, but some were concerned about the logistics. [...]

How Do You Know If Your Writing Is Good Enough?

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It’s one of the most common questions we writers ask ourselves: Am I good enough? It all depends on your own definition of “good enough.” Good enough to write an enjoyable story? Good enough publish a book? While there’s no real way to know for sure if your writing is publishable-quality before you’re offered a [...]

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