NaNoWriMo What's Next and a call for submissions
cj Sez: NaNoWriMo writers, raise your fingers. The race tofinish the National Novel Writing Month challenge is over.
Now that you’ve reached your 30-day/50,000-word goal, orsome portion thereof, the NaNoWriMo organization has some tips on what to dowith your incredible manuscript: Take a breath and . . . “Step 1. Wait.”
Chicken Soup for the Soul has submission calls for 2025anthologies out right now.
Here’s the link to find out more:
https://www.chickensoup.com/story-submissions/possible-book-topics/
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Jennie Liu, a young adult and middle-grade readers author,asks “Is it necessary to write an author’s note?” and answers “No, but somegenres and categories naturally lend themselves to further discussion.”
She goes on to explain why, if you don’t already do so,you should consider writing what she says might be “an arduous task.” Read the post here:
https://janefriedman.com/writing-the-authors-note-for-a-novel/
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With this year ofturmoil coming to a close, I’ve been thinking of the quietude of home andpeople I miss dearly—allyear long, but especially at this time of year.
I think of childhood-me sleeping next to an open window under awarm quilt in the chill of a country starry July night in West Texas. Ithink of adult me sitting around the kitchen table harmonizing some favoriteold hymns with my mother and my sisters.
Precious,precious memories.
Where do your precious memories take you?
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Okay, that’s it fortoday. You-all guys keep on keeping on, and I’ll try to do the same. Raisingprayers for a happy and safe you and yours.
cj
Tis the season for holiday shopping but forget Amazon. Shoplocal. The best gifts are closer than you think (think your local indiebookstores), and books are gifts that don’t need charging and keep on giving.
Toorder one of my novels or a book by anyauthor and support a small business indie bookstore, contact The HauntedBookshop here: https://www.thehauntedbookshopmobile.com/contact-us
Blatant Self Promotion: Books are gifts that keep on givingyear-round, and anthologies are even better because there’s more than one storyto read. With that in mind, let me help you out with a couple of ideas. Thestories in these Christmas anthologies may have a holiday theme, but each one isa year-round enjoyable read.
Christmas Through a Child’s Eyes
You’ll find 70 short stories written by adults recounting their extraordinary childhood holidaymemories.
My story, writtenunder my maiden name of Marilyn Olsein, is titled “Dancing with Daddy,” andrelates how six-year-old me reconnected with my Swedish-born father after a thousand-mile,years-long separation.
The anthology is available on Kindle click on ( Amazon.com: Christmas Through a Child's eyes )
Finally Home
This anthology giftsyou with eight Christmas stories, all about our four-legged friends and thespecial people who rescue them. From funny, to sad, to romantic, there’ssomething here to tug at everyone’s heart strings.
In “Puppy Love,” Iwrite a tale about a woman who is passionate about giving abandoned kittens asecond chance at happiness. My character’s carefully curated life is disruptedwhen she becomes a foster hu-mom to a puppy with an amputated leg. Then she issurprised by an even harder challenge when the man who broke her heart asks fora second chance, too.
FinallyHome Buy Now
My fast-paced novels,The Dawgstar and Death on the Yampa, are available on Amazon orthrough your favorite e-Tailer and bookstore.
Nota bene: AngelaTrigg, the RITA Award-winning author and owner of The Haunted Book Shop has afew signed copies of my paperback books in stock. TO ORDER, contact: https://www.thehauntedbookshopmobile.com/contact-us
➜ Follow me on ➜ Amazon: AmazonCentral Author Page➜ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CjPettersonAuthor➜ BookBub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/cj-petterson➜ Goodreads: https://bit.ly/3fcN3h6
Now that you’ve reached your 30-day/50,000-word goal, orsome portion thereof, the NaNoWriMo organization has some tips on what to dowith your incredible manuscript: Take a breath and . . . “Step 1. Wait.”
https://blog.nanowrimo.org/post/180591717410/what-to-do-with-your-manuscript-in-december
§§
Chicken Soup for the Soul has submission calls for 2025anthologies out right now.
Here’s the link to find out more:
https://www.chickensoup.com/story-submissions/possible-book-topics/
§§
Jennie Liu, a young adult and middle-grade readers author,asks “Is it necessary to write an author’s note?” and answers “No, but somegenres and categories naturally lend themselves to further discussion.”
She goes on to explain why, if you don’t already do so,you should consider writing what she says might be “an arduous task.” Read the post here:
https://janefriedman.com/writing-the-authors-note-for-a-novel/
§§
With this year ofturmoil coming to a close, I’ve been thinking of the quietude of home andpeople I miss dearly—allyear long, but especially at this time of year.
I think of childhood-me sleeping next to an open window under awarm quilt in the chill of a country starry July night in West Texas. Ithink of adult me sitting around the kitchen table harmonizing some favoriteold hymns with my mother and my sisters.
Precious,precious memories.
Where do your precious memories take you?
§§
Okay, that’s it fortoday. You-all guys keep on keeping on, and I’ll try to do the same. Raisingprayers for a happy and safe you and yours.
cj
Tis the season for holiday shopping but forget Amazon. Shoplocal. The best gifts are closer than you think (think your local indiebookstores), and books are gifts that don’t need charging and keep on giving.
Toorder one of my novels or a book by anyauthor and support a small business indie bookstore, contact The HauntedBookshop here: https://www.thehauntedbookshopmobile.com/contact-us
Blatant Self Promotion: Books are gifts that keep on givingyear-round, and anthologies are even better because there’s more than one storyto read. With that in mind, let me help you out with a couple of ideas. Thestories in these Christmas anthologies may have a holiday theme, but each one isa year-round enjoyable read.
Christmas Through a Child’s Eyes
You’ll find 70 short stories written by adults recounting their extraordinary childhood holidaymemories.
My story, writtenunder my maiden name of Marilyn Olsein, is titled “Dancing with Daddy,” andrelates how six-year-old me reconnected with my Swedish-born father after a thousand-mile,years-long separation.
The anthology is available on Kindle click on ( Amazon.com: Christmas Through a Child's eyes )
Finally Home
This anthology giftsyou with eight Christmas stories, all about our four-legged friends and thespecial people who rescue them. From funny, to sad, to romantic, there’ssomething here to tug at everyone’s heart strings.
In “Puppy Love,” Iwrite a tale about a woman who is passionate about giving abandoned kittens asecond chance at happiness. My character’s carefully curated life is disruptedwhen she becomes a foster hu-mom to a puppy with an amputated leg. Then she issurprised by an even harder challenge when the man who broke her heart asks fora second chance, too.
FinallyHome Buy Now
My fast-paced novels,The Dawgstar and Death on the Yampa, are available on Amazon orthrough your favorite e-Tailer and bookstore.
Nota bene: AngelaTrigg, the RITA Award-winning author and owner of The Haunted Book Shop has afew signed copies of my paperback books in stock. TO ORDER, contact: https://www.thehauntedbookshopmobile.com/contact-us
➜ Follow me on ➜ Amazon: AmazonCentral Author Page➜ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CjPettersonAuthor➜ BookBub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/cj-petterson➜ Goodreads: https://bit.ly/3fcN3h6
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DEADLY STAR is scheduled to launch on Feb. 18. You can't tell from this type font, but I'm excited!
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