TyCobbsTeeth's Blog, page 17

Thank you coffee; without you, this day could not have started.

Thank you coffee; without you, this day could not have started.

Thank you coffee, for smelling so damn good.

Thank you coffee, for smelling so damn good.

I was at a family function a��few months ago when��my uncle pulled me into the next room and handed me a pair of earbuds. ���Listen to some of this.��� Over the sonorous British narrator whose voice filled my ears with talk of fresh peas and someone named ���Legrandin,��� I could hear my uncle shout, ���Proust!��� […]

Quote of the day; The most important thing. . ..

Originally posted on Leeds Reads:
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the BBC National Short Story Award, Booktrust and the BBC are launching the brand new BBC Young Writers’ Award with Booktrust. to inspire and encourage the next generation of writers. Young people aged 14 to 18, who live in the UK, are invited from today to submit short stories…

Originally posted on Leeds Reads:
Channel 4 has joined the Northern Writers Awards to search for undiscovered writing talent from the north of England. The scheme, launched recently is to identify raw and diverse television talent from the north of England. Launched by Northumbria University, Newcastle, the new award will offer a unique opportunity for two writers to…

Originally posted on [email protected]:
Facebook CEO and founder Mark Zuckerberg has taken a page out Oprah Winfrey’s book and has launched his own Facebook Book Club. The club located on a Facebook page called “A Year of Books” and has already amassed almost 150,000 like in just a few days. According to Zuckerberg’s posts, “My…

Originally posted on Kristen Lamb's Blog:
To prologue or not to prologue? That is the question. The problem with the prologue is it has kind of gotten a bad rap over the years, especially with agents. They generally hate them. Why? In my opinion, it is because far too many writers don’t use prologues…