Do you start from the outside and work in or from the inside and work out? Thoughts here: http://writersinthestorm.wordpress.com/2013/09/11/how-to-start-your-novel/?et_mid=658188&rid=239254330. Press Control-Click to follow the link or copy it and paste it into your browser.
Elma Schemenauer, author of 75 books published in Canada and the USA, editor of many more, elmams@shaw.ca, http://elmasalmanac.blogspot.ca/, http://www.elma03.com.
Informative and entertaining article; agents tell what they dislike seeing on the first pages of a novel. Press Control-Click to follow the link or copy it and paste it into your browser. http://thewritelife.com/the-worst-ways-to-begin-your-novel-advice-from-literary-agents/?et_mid=658188&rid=239254330
Elma Schemenauer, author of 75 books published in Canada and the USA, editor of many more, elmams@shaw.ca, http://elmasalmanac.blogspot.ca/, http://www.elma03.com.
My Light Magazine’s goal is to help Catholic & other Christian children nurture a deeper relationship with God. It publishes a wide variety of pieces: stories, puzzles, poems, crafts, devotions, etc. Submission guidelines: http://www.mylightmag.com/p/submission-guidelines.html
Elma Schemenauer, author of 75 books published in Canada and the USA, editor of many more, elmams@shaw.ca, http://elmasalmanac.blogspot.ca/, http://www.elma03.com.
Michigan-based Amazon Publishing unit Brilliance is launching their second book imprint, Waterfall Press, a Christian line specializing in faith-based non-fiction and fiction. (Not be confused with Penguin Random House's Christian line WaterBrook.) Just over a year ago, Brilliance started the inspirational line Grand Harbor Press. A number of the launch titles are being published in collaboration with Christianity Today.
Elma Schemenauer, author of 75 books published in Canada and the USA, editor of many more, elmams@shaw.ca, http://elmasalmanac.blogspot.ca/, http://www.elma03.com.
WinePress Publishing, a Christian self-publishing company, has closed its doors, according to an announcement yesterday on the company’s Web site. The house had been plagued in recent years with accusations of fraud, complaints from authors and former employees, and financial problems.
Elma Schemenauer, author of 75 books published in Canada and the USA, editor of many more, elmams@shaw.ca, http://elmasalmanac.blogspot.ca/, http://www.elma03.com.
News from the magazine Carte Blanche, based in Quebec:
We are currently accepting original, previously unpublished poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, translation, photography, comics and audio submissions for our three 2014 Issues. (Note: we now only have one submission period per year.) Contributors receive a $50 honorarium per published piece. The deadline to submit is March 1st, 2014. Please check our guidelines for more information: http://carte-blanche.org/submissions/
Elma Schemenauer, author of 75 books published in Canada and the USA, editor of many more, elmams@shaw.ca, http://elmasalmanac.blogspot.ca/, http://www.elma03.com.
