Novel writing competitions offer exciting opportunities for newbie writers, but putting together an entry may seem like a daunting task. Here I hope to offer some useful tips on how to prepare and assemble your entry.* I can't quite believe it's been a year since I stumbled upon the Harlequin Love Inspired #AmishBlitz, on the So You... Continue Reading →
Competitions and Call for Submissions Deadlines: 31 January 2017
These are the projects I am working on, which need to be completed by the end of the month, if I'm to submit them: Harlequin Love Inspired #AmishBlitz -- Coming Home with a Secret Fiction Desk Ghost Story Competition -- Pádraig and the Bean sidhe Scottish Book Trust 50-word Fiction Competition -- Untitled Paisley Poems Call for... Continue Reading →
Harlequin Love Inspired #AmishBlitz
I have just started writing a contemporary Christian Romance featuring an Amish heroine. An Amish story is probably not a direction I would've gone in without a prompt but I've had a little inspiration... Harlequin are running one of their 'Blitzes'. This time it's an #AmishBlitz. A Blitz is a time-limited call for submissions to... Continue Reading →
Getting started: So I think I can write?
This is the excerpt for your very first post.