Starlog

  • Brenda Drake Contest Entry: Can we guess your character’s age?

    Brenda Drake’s blog is hosting a contest on your manuscript’s first 250 words.  The contest is open to all genres.  All you need to do is post your first 250 words on your Blog on December 8th so everyone can read and comment.  You cannot tell the title or genre.  Your work needs to stand… Read more

  • A Christmas Tail by Susie Lindau

    Just some light reading on a Stormy wet December night (on the East Coast USA) Warning:  Get your tissues ready.  This is a great story for anyone whose lost a pet, especially near the holidays. Nice job, Suzie.  Click below to read Suzie’s story A Christmas Tail. Read more

  • Lesson Nineteen from a Manuscript Red Line: Don’t annoy the reader

    I giggled when I typed out this heading.  Everyone knows not to annoy their readers, RIGHT?  But can you tell when you might be doing just that? For an intro into where these tips are coming from, please see my post: A Full Manuscript Rejection, or a Gold Mine?  You can also click “Rant Worthy… Read more

  • Row 80 12-4-2011 I’ve Been SOOOO Behind!

    First of all, I need to start this off with a GREAT BIG  I’m sorry. I have been so stinking behind this week I can’t stand it!  I feel really bad, because this is an interactive blog, and I’m supposed to COMMENT, but this week, it was just not meant to be. It started out… Read more

  • Versatile Blogger Award

    I’ve been given a Versatile Blogger Award Wow, my first award.  How cool. The Versatile Blogger Award is a means for bloggers to support each other, and recognize great, versatile, and helpful blogs. Last week, I was added to the list by Derek Berry of Word Salad.  Derek Blogs about different kinds of lettuce, and… Read more

  • Blog Contest: Just how good is your character’s voice?

    Yay!  Another blog contest! I haven’t done one of these in a while, and for the first time, I will not have to scramble to get my entry done.  (Especially since my Frozen Computer is working FINE) This is a really great contest for everyone, because there are NO GENRES.  Yay!  And all you need… Read more