Got a shelved ms?
We'll do some spring cleaning on those first manuscripts, our first babies, those bodacious attempts at writing that we learned so much with and worked so hard on that never really seemed to *pan out*. Those characters we fell in love with, the story we poured our souls into--I know I still think of mine!!
Both Theresa and I believe nothing we do is ever wasted. Even if nothing happened with those first/early projects, we've all learned essential things to improve, to take this writing thing to the next level. So pull Ol' Shelvy off the shelf, and get ready to let us know what it was all about!
May 3rd: Post a 1-2 sentence pitch as to what Ol' Shelvy was about. (Great way to practice pitches!! And it will also give everyone some grounding for what your story is!!)
May 5th: Post your favorite excerpt from Ol' Shelvy. 300-350 word limit. ;)
May 7th: Post what you learned from this WIP. We become stronger, more rounded writers with each project we take on, and we want to know what you learned from writing Ol' Shelvy!!
A bloghop wouldn't be complete without PRIZES!!!!!
Day 1 Prize
From me: A copy of Ditched by Robin Mellom. Such a fab book!
From Theresa: A copy of Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson. Awesome!
Day 2 Prize
From both Theresa and me: A query critique!!! (Who doesn't need one of those?)
Day 3 Prize
From both Theresa and me: A FULL MS critique!! Of your choosing. It does NOT have to be Ol' Shelvy (unless you want it to be, lol). And that goes for the query as well.
We'd LOVE for you to follow us. You don't have to in order to participate, but we'll follow you back, mwa ha ha *taps fingers together*. Sign up below and spread the word. Can't wait for the fun to start!!
Thanks, guys!!
Also, head over to Emily and Kelley's bloghop on May 9!! Looks like oodles of fun!! :D
Already signed up, can't wait!
ReplyDeleteYay! So glad you're in!
DeleteI'm so excited! It's going to be so much fun!
ReplyDeleteI'm totally in!!! THanks so much for hosting this! :)
ReplyDeleteWoo hoo! Glad you're in, Kelley!! :D
DeleteThis sounds like so much fun. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Esther! Glad to have you on board!! :)
DeleteGreat blog hop Cortney! And thanks for your comment on my blog too, today! Did you notice I also tagged you in the 11 Questions? LOL Have a great day :)
ReplyDeleteJack, how did I miss that! Lol, thanks for tagging me!! :-p
DeleteSounds so fun :) I'm in!
ReplyDeleteYay, so glad, Angie!! :D
DeleteI'm in! ;d
ReplyDeleteWoo hoo, so glad to have you!!
DeleteI'll be back to sign up. I'm going to check and make sure I'll have time then. I'll be visiting my sister in Utah before LDS Storymakers. I'll be back, hopefully!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the shout out for our blog hop. :)
Yay, hope you're back! We'd love to have you join in!!
Deletelove writerly blogfests! glad you two thought of it!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Tara! I can only take a small amount of credit--it was Theresa's idea!! She was just awesome enough to let me contribute to it. ;)
DeleteOh boy... this is going to be embarrassing!
ReplyDeleteLOL that's exactly what I think when I read back to the first book I ever wrote!!! :D
DeleteWoot! Number 17! My lucky number ;) You know I'm in, Cort. SO much fun! :D
ReplyDeleteEee, so glad you're in, Morg!!!
DeleteWhat fun! Unfortunately, I'll be on a blog break then.
ReplyDeleteHappy Weekend!
Sorry we'll miss you, but enjoy your break!! :)
DeleteThis is a brilliant idea! I wish I had something to share. Hmmm. I'm going to look and see if I might have something available cause I'd love to participate! Fun idea!
ReplyDeleteHope you can dig something up! ;)
DeleteThis sounds like a fun idea! I think I'm going with my only 19th century historical book I still have access to after all these years, one of my extremely rare few manuscripts I ever wrote in first person (since it's in journal format). Wish I could open the disk where I transcribed it and did a little tweaking a couple of years after handwriting it, but the handwritten original will have to do!
ReplyDeleteOoo, sounds awesome. Can't wait to see what you've got!!
DeleteCan't wait to get started. :)
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