CataUniversity | 2009 April

Printables: Progress Chart

By Alice ⋅ April 21, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Alice put this chart together to keep track of her books. It’s based off of the chore charts they use in elementary school. All you need is some star shaped stickers and this chart. Print your titles down the left and write in milestones across the top.
Milestones can be word count goals: 5,000, 10,000 etc. [...]

On Writing Well by Dale Ketcham

By Alice ⋅ April 20, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

So Many Books, So Little Time
A Column by Dale Ketcham
One well-respected book on writing is William Zinsser’s On Writing Well: an informal guide to writing nonfiction. (He’s also written a “Classic Guide” to the same.) Yes, I know…romance is fiction, but have you ever noticed how many journalists dabble in romance and instantly sell their [...]

STORY TIPS #4 – THE TWO MINUTE MOVIE

By Alice ⋅ April 15, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Hello again from altitude. This month, as promised, we’re going to make a two minute movie. At least on paper we are. I know you’re all asking “What the heck is a two minute movie?” Be patient – we’ll get to it. First, just a quick review of three act structure.
Last month we did a [...]

NEORWA May Online Workshop: The Power of POV

By Kristine Thompson ⋅ April 14, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

NEORWA MAY ONLINE WORKSHOP
THE POWER OF POV: USING IT TO BRING CHARACTERS TO LIFE
INSTRUCTOR: Candice Hern
WHEN: May 4 to May 15 (6 lessons posted over 2 weeks)
COST: $15 NEORWA members/$20 for all others. www.neorwa.com for registration information or contact Kristine Thompson at thompos@ameritech.net.
WORKSHOP:
This workshop, for beginning to intermediate [...]

RWAOL Workshop: Conflict Grid, Tool for Success

By Anika Daniels ⋅ April 14, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

***** Permission to Forward Granted *****
RWA® Online Chapter presents:
THE CONFLICT GRID, TOOL FOR SUCCESS
Instructor: Lyn Cote
Dates: May 4 -15, 2009
Registration Opens: April 20, 2009
Registration Deadline: May 3, 2009
Fee: $15 Non-Chapter members. RWAOL Chapter #136 members; free.
Payment method: PAYPAL is recommended!
It’s safe and fast! Check and money orders also accepted.
Registration: (www.rwaonlinechapter.org/campus.htm)
NOTE: -Use your real First and [...]

Easy to Follow Steps to Write a Successful Synopsis For Your Unpublished Manuscript By Samantha Pearce

By Alice ⋅ April 3, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Congratulations! The mere fact that you are reading this article suggests that you have finished writing the manuscript for your fiction, non-fiction, children’s book or short story. Or that you have almost finished writing it. Or, maybe that you are thinking about writing it1 Regardless, you deserve to be congratulated! Entering into the literary world [...]

Not Your Grandma’s Grammar by Jane Straus

By Alice ⋅ April 2, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

As if it isn’t enough that computers have influenced just about every area of our lives, you’d think that something as sacred as the English language would remain immune to technology’s pressures. Not so. You may not need to learn new rules of grammar as often as you need to update your computer’s RAM, but [...]

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