Novel Writing – The Creative Competitor http://creativecompetitor.com Worldwide Writing Competition and Author Services Specialists Mon, 30 Jan 2017 18:10:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.7.2 115494304 Who Killed September Falls Book Trailer http://creativecompetitor.com/who-killed-september-falls-trailer/ http://creativecompetitor.com/who-killed-september-falls-trailer/#respond Sun, 09 Sep 2012 10:56:43 +0000 http://creativecompetitor.com/?p=3997 Check out the trailer for Who Killed September Falls by editor/author Annette Young.

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]]> http://creativecompetitor.com/who-killed-september-falls-trailer/feed/ 0 3997 Suggestions For Writing the End of a Novel http://creativecompetitor.com/suggestions-for-writing-the-end-of-a-novel/ http://creativecompetitor.com/suggestions-for-writing-the-end-of-a-novel/#respond Sat, 26 May 2012 16:50:27 +0000 http://creativecompetitor.com/?p=3813 By Sheila C Skillman

So important is the end, that it can spoil an otherwise excellent novel. As a regular Amazon reviewer, I have read novels thinking, This is superb. I'm going to give this novel 5 stars. And then I've reached the end, and my potential review slips a star.

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]]> http://creativecompetitor.com/suggestions-for-writing-the-end-of-a-novel/feed/ 0 3813 Studying Your Favorite Author Can Help You Write Your Book http://creativecompetitor.com/studying-your-favorite-author-can-help-you-write-your-book/ http://creativecompetitor.com/studying-your-favorite-author-can-help-you-write-your-book/#respond Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:18:21 +0000 http://creativecompetitor.com/?p=3439 One thing that is extremely helpful to authors as they are writing their book is market research. You may have heard this term used as it relates to consumer research for marketing services and products, but it is also a very relevant practice for writers, too!

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]]> http://creativecompetitor.com/studying-your-favorite-author-can-help-you-write-your-book/feed/ 0 3439 Critique your own Writing http://creativecompetitor.com/critique-your-own-writing/ http://creativecompetitor.com/critique-your-own-writing/#respond Sun, 20 Mar 2011 10:59:59 +0000 http://creativecompetitor.com/?p=1982 A professional novel critique can help you to get your work published but it is possible to critique your own writing before investing...Creative Competitor Editor Annette Young shows you how...

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]]> http://creativecompetitor.com/critique-your-own-writing/feed/ 0 1982 Manuscript Critique- Why You Should Invest In Your Writing http://creativecompetitor.com/manuscript-critique-why-you-should-invest-in-your-writing/ http://creativecompetitor.com/manuscript-critique-why-you-should-invest-in-your-writing/#respond Fri, 03 Dec 2010 13:42:35 +0000 http://creativecompetitor.com/?p=1633 Writing a novel? Dont' forget to request a manuscript critique and give your novel a fighting chance of getting published.

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]]> http://creativecompetitor.com/manuscript-critique-why-you-should-invest-in-your-writing/feed/ 0 1633 Want to Become a Published Author? http://creativecompetitor.com/want-to-become-a-published-author/ http://creativecompetitor.com/want-to-become-a-published-author/#respond Mon, 22 Nov 2010 13:46:14 +0000 http://creativecompetitor.com/?p=1567 If you want to become a published author, you need to ensure that your book project is of the highest quality before submitting to the publishers.Bear in mind that the publishing world

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]]> http://creativecompetitor.com/want-to-become-a-published-author/feed/ 0 1567 Land in Sight? http://creativecompetitor.com/land-in-sight/ http://creativecompetitor.com/land-in-sight/#respond Sat, 24 Jul 2010 11:08:02 +0000 http://creativecompetitor.com/?p=1063           We continue new author and Creative Competitor subscriber Judith Barrow’s journey to publication…….. Land in sight by Judith Barrow  It’s now three months on. The first commercial editor (the best) has succumbed to maternity leave. The one who was finally chosen by my agent (the second best?) has had my …

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]]> http://creativecompetitor.com/land-in-sight/feed/ 0 1063 Paddling Like Mad and Getting Nowhere http://creativecompetitor.com/paddling-like-mad-and-getting-nowhere/ http://creativecompetitor.com/paddling-like-mad-and-getting-nowhere/#respond Sat, 17 Jul 2010 18:43:47 +0000 http://creativecompetitor.com/?p=980 by Judith Barrow  Part Three of Judith’s journey towards novel publication……… At this point I have to admit a thought creeps unwanted into my mind. If the publisher had only posted that envelope a couple of days earlier I wouldn’t have needed an agent – or, speaking truthfully, I wouldn’t need to pay an agent. …

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]]> http://creativecompetitor.com/paddling-like-mad-and-getting-nowhere/feed/ 0 980 There are no signposts in the sea… http://creativecompetitor.com/there-are-no-signposts-in-the-sea/ http://creativecompetitor.com/there-are-no-signposts-in-the-sea/#comments Sat, 10 Jul 2010 20:40:10 +0000 http://creativecompetitor.com/?p=937 Part Two of Judith’s blog about getting her novel published.. So – I’m back to square one. For a month I hibernated (my family and friends call it sulking but I prefer to think of it as re-grouping). I have a brilliant manuscript that no one wants ( at this point I think it’s important …

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]]> http://creativecompetitor.com/there-are-no-signposts-in-the-sea/feed/ 2 937 Drowning not Waving http://creativecompetitor.com/drowning-not-waving/ http://creativecompetitor.com/drowning-not-waving/#comments Sat, 03 Jul 2010 20:53:11 +0000 http://creativecompetitor.com/?p=911 Judith Barrow   As part of our Novel Writing Month, we asked Creative Competitor subscriber and newly published author Judith Barrow to share her angst as she endeavoured to get her novel published.     July 2008.   Drat (or words to that effect!) It’s been four months since I gave my manuscript of Pattern of Shadows a hug and …

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