Join Me in NaNoWriMo!
I'm going to make my fourth run in the National Write a Novel in a Month challenge. Anyone who wants to be a writing buddy can join me there. My direct link is:
http://www.nanowrimo.org/eng/user/233434
Two of the last three times I've completed NaNo, I've sold the novel by the end of January.
I'll be looking forward to y'all joining the insanity of writing 50k words in 30 days.
Anthony Stevens
http://masteranthonystevens.com
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http://www.nanowrimo.org/eng/user/233434
Two of the last three times I've completed NaNo, I've sold the novel by the end of January.
I'll be looking forward to y'all joining the insanity of writing 50k words in 30 days.
Anthony Stevens
http://masteranthonystevens.com
Just in time for Halloween--free reads!
Just in time for Halloween, I've updated the JeanMarieWard.com "And Stuff" page with links to two real life ghost stories:"Everyday Haunts" -- You think you know your neighborhood? Maybe it's time to talk to the resident ghosts. (And check out the great cover J.C. Wilder found for the story. Is that a great door to mystery or what?)
"Real Weird" -- More spooky stories from the most ordinary house on the block.
Happy haunting! And don't forget, I'll be signing Dragon's Lure and Fantasy Art Templates at Tea With the Authors at Constellation Books in Reisterstown, Maryland, from 3-5 p.m., Saturday, October 30. Looking forward to seeing you there.
Jean Marie
48 Hours of Halloween Event
Halloween Internet Event!!
It's time to read about bumping the things in the night.
48 Hours of Halloween
and
The All Saints' Day Event
***Where:
D. Renee Bagby Presents First Chapters
http://dreneebagbypresentsfirstchapters.blogspot.com/
***When:
30 Oct, 12:01 AM EST - 01 Nov, 10:01 AM EST
***What:
Every hour, one minute past the hour, starting 30 October at 12:01 AM EST the D. Renee Bagby Presents First Chapters blog will drop a new romance first chapter. Vampires, shapeshifters, witches, demons, angels, and other such Halloween creatures are the theme of this event.
***Prizes:
- Book Cover posters
- Free books/e-books
***GRAND PRIZE (only ONE winner for all three days):
- Those who comment on all 59 posts are entered to win a $50 e-gift card to Amazon, Borders, Barnes & Noble, or All Romance eBooks (winner's choice).
***How to Win:
- Leave a comment. The more posts on which you comment, the more chances you have to win. (Note: Multiple comments on one post from one person only count as one entry.)
- Include your name and/or email on each comment for notification purposes.
- All comments received PRIOR to 02 November 12:01 AM EST are entered to win. Winners announced 02 November ON THE BLOG -- that means you have to check back to see if you won.
- Winners have TWO (2) days from the date of notification to claim their prize (deadline - 04 November, Thursday).
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It's time to read about bumping the things in the night.
48 Hours of Halloween
and
The All Saints' Day Event
***Where:
D. Renee Bagby Presents First Chapters
http://dreneebagbypresentsfirstchapters.blogspot.com/
***When:
30 Oct, 12:01 AM EST - 01 Nov, 10:01 AM EST
***What:
Every hour, one minute past the hour, starting 30 October at 12:01 AM EST the D. Renee Bagby Presents First Chapters blog will drop a new romance first chapter. Vampires, shapeshifters, witches, demons, angels, and other such Halloween creatures are the theme of this event.
***Prizes:
- Book Cover posters
- Free books/e-books
***GRAND PRIZE (only ONE winner for all three days):
- Those who comment on all 59 posts are entered to win a $50 e-gift card to Amazon, Borders, Barnes & Noble, or All Romance eBooks (winner's choice).
***How to Win:
- Leave a comment. The more posts on which you comment, the more chances you have to win. (Note: Multiple comments on one post from one person only count as one entry.)
- Include your name and/or email on each comment for notification purposes.
- All comments received PRIOR to 02 November 12:01 AM EST are entered to win. Winners announced 02 November ON THE BLOG -- that means you have to check back to see if you won.
- Winners have TWO (2) days from the date of notification to claim their prize (deadline - 04 November, Thursday).
*** Permission to forward granted ***
Dragons & Fairies & Book Signing, Oh My!
Is Jon Stewart's Rally to Restore Sanity too crazy for you...or not insane enough?What you need is a large dose of bacon-loving dragons and bad-assed fairies. To get it, join me for Tea with the Authors at Constellation Books, 303 Main Street, Reisterstown, MD 21136, this Saturday, October 30, from 3-5 p.m.
The event also features my partners-in-crime--er, fantasy--er, fellow writers Danielle Ackley-McPhail, Vonnie Winslow Crist, Kelly A. Harmon and Robert E. Waters. The spotlighted books will be Dragon's Lure (which includes my short story "Lord Bai's Discovery") and Bad-Assed Fairies 3: Halfling's Court.
There will be tea, cookies, costumes, readings and lots of fun. Hope to see you there!
Jean Marie
The Week of a Thousand Blogs continues
Yeah, I know "three" is a long way from "a thousand', but with the house in chaos from drywall repairs and painters (who used the WRONG PAINT, so we had industrial fans running in front of open windows all night-grrrrrrr), it sure feels like it. This time it's my Samhain blog offering a few of my choicer real life tales of the weird. Think of it as a companion piece to the Samhellion freebie scheduled for later in the month. Creeeeeepy. Mwahahahaha!
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Jean Marie's 2010 Capclave Schedule
Halloween is my favorite time of year, not only do I get to celebrate my favorite holiday, I get to play at Capclave, the Washington DC area’s literary science fiction, fantasy and horror convention focusing on the short fiction form, held at the Hilton Washington DC/Rockville MD Executive Meeting Center, October 22-24. This year’s guests of honor are Connie Willis (writing), and Ann and Jeff VanderMeer (editing).My schedule comprises two panels, a workshop and the ever popular Broad Universe Rapid Fire Reading, where I just might read from “Siren Bridge”. It’s strudel weather, after all.
Friday, 7 p.m.
Mutants: Gift or Curse? (Ends at: 8:00 pm)
Location: Plaza II M
Panelists: C.J. Henderson, Robert Scott, Jean Marie Ward
What are the joys and pains of being a zombie, vampire, werewolf? Discussion of trends in depictions of mutants in books, films, comics, and popular culture.
Friday, 8 p.m.
Writers and the Internet: When is Enough Enough? (Ends at: 9:00 pm)
Location: Plaza II
Panelists: Oz Drummond, Walter H. Hunt, Tee Morris, Karen Wester Newton, Jeff VanderMeer, Jean Marie Ward
How much of the Internet is needed for an author to successfully promote themselves and their works? And how much is too much?
Saturday, 2 p.m.
Reviewer's Workshop (Ends at: 4:00 pm)
Location: Randolph
Panelists: Doug Fratz, Peter Heck (M), Jean Marie Ward
A good reviewer does more then read free books and say "I like that". The panelists will demonstrate the hallmarks of a good review and how to create one. Did we mention Peter Heck is a regular reviewer for Asimov's Science Fiction?
Saturday, 7 p.m.
Broad Universe RapidFire Reading (Ends at: 8:00 pm)
Location: Montrose
Panelists: Roxanne Bland, Oz Drummond, Kelly A. Harmon, Dina Leacock, Jean Marie Ward
The women authors of Broad Universe serve up tasty bites of fiction...and free chocolate!
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Note: The Fannish Dodo illustrating this post is the Capclave mascot, created by Lynn Perkins in 2005.
Jean Marie Ward
JeanMarieWard.com
"The Vampires Of" return with Tanya Huff
The latest in my Buzzy Multimedia interview series, "The Vampires Of", is now live. This episode features Tanya Huff, author of two vampire series (including the Vicki Nelson novels, which inspired a first-rate Lifetime Channel TV series) and many other wonderful SF and fantasy books. Check it out. This is definitely one of my favorites of the series. Tanya's a delight to talk to--and read.
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