Saturday, April 10, 2021

writerly news for April 10, 2021

The Word on the Lake Writers Festival is based in Salmon Arm, BC. This year, it's happening on Zoom on May 7, 8, 9. Details at this website. https://tinyurl.com/cd9sapb2

Voice of the Martyrs, based in Streetsville, Ontario, is running an art contest for adults and teens, theme PRAY WITH US, deadline June 18, 2021. Here's the link. Once you click the link, if you look on the left, you'll see places to click for rules, entry forms, Et cetera. https://vomcanada.com/artcontest.htm

How do you develop a plot for your story or novel? Some authors find pre-planning helpful. Here's one suggested method. https://tinyurl.com/p4pr4bky

Do you write with enough authority? Some thoughts here. https://mystorydoctor.com/writing-with-authority/

How can you ground your readers at the beginning of a story or article? https://mystorydoctor.com/grounding-your-reader/

Article on using Twitter to successfully market your book/s. https://tinyurl.com/ezvc7n6c

Markets for people who like to write about the history & culture of FOOD. https://tinyurl.com/4z8bhepa

Article on J.R.R. Tolkien's fascination with languages including Finnish, Greek, and Old English. https://tinyurl.com/3ycsxebu