May is short story month. Here’s a way to take part.
The #TwitterFiction Festival is reinventing short stories for millennials.
http://mashable.com/2015/05/09/twitter-fiction-festival-2/
Time to gear up for JuNoWriMo
I love the idea of NaNoWriMo. My heart is in it; sadly, in November, my schedule is not. But, June! I’m giving this a try. Care to join the challenge?
#JuNoWriMo Is Upon Us. Featuring: an #amwriting Giveaway! | Becca J. Campbell
http://www.beccajcampbell.com/writing/junowrimo-is-upon-us-featuring-an-amwriting-giveaway/
And if you’re really interested, join the JuNoWriMo blog hop.
From a master
Without doubt, at least in my mind, Ray Bradbury is one of the best writers ever. Something Wicked This Way Comes, Fahrenheit 451, The Martian Chronicles and more — all amazed me as a young reader. In this snippet from an old interview, I learned something about his life and his writing.
Ray Bradbury on Storytelling, Friendship, and Why He Never Learned to Drive: A Lost Vintage Interview, Found and Animated | Brain Pickings.
http://www.brainpickings.org/2015/05/07/ray-bradbury-blank-on-blank-interview/
Proofread this way
This is a great article about proofreading. I’ve used a lot of these suggestions for years, but I found a few I’d never thought to add to my routine.
20 tips to help you proofread like a pro | Articles | Main.
http://www.ragan.com/Main/Articles/44889.aspx
Kid’s favorites
May 4-10 is Children’s Book Week. And, let’s face it. Most of us wouldn’t be writers if books hadn’t grabbed us as children. Timid Timothy, The Kitten Who Learned to Be Brave by Gweneira Maureen Williams did it for me. I read that the day I got my library card and decided I wanted to be a writer. It was my first favorite. Here are the favorites of 25 graphic novelists. What’s yours?
25 Graphic Novelists Tell Us Their Favorite Children’s Books
http://m.mentalfloss.com/article.php?id=63675
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