It looks like Lindsay Cummings is providing her fans with another amazing giveaway. Are you an aspiring writer? Would you like to have your work critiqued by another writer (whose book, The Murder Complex, will be coming out in 2014)? Are you looking to clean up a few chapters to prepare to submit a query? Then this is the giveaway for you!
I found this giveaway through twitter and as before cannot wait to see the results. By going to
you will be given numerous chances to enter to win. How do you enter? Simply sign in using Facebook and give permissions to the contest app or create an account with the app itself. You will have other chances to submit further entries by liking Lindsay's facebook page, following @lindsaycwrites (lindsay herself), @harperteen and @lacherenda (an aspiring editor) on twitter, tweeting and blogging about the giveaway, and adding her book on GoodReads to your "to read" list.
This is another great opportunity for aspiring writers to get help with their works. If you want to receive some great advice on your work, you need to check this out! Thanks again Lindsay!
Monday, January 21, 2013
Sunday, January 6, 2013
I Write
So I have this book that I am writing. It's great. It's different. It's been in progress for a long time.
It took me months to tell anyone my ideas for fear of being criticized. Then I realized that's what books need. Writing needs a second, third, maybe hundredth pair of eyes to help perfect the ideas and writing within.
So I've told my closest friends and family. They know I dream of writing. They were initially shocked at the notion given that I teach mathematics at a high school. I am a mystery, I guess. But I'm finally opening myself up to the idea of just sitting down and finishing it.
What is stopping me? My lack of time is certainly keeping me from picking it up. I think I'm more afraid that what I finish with is going to be much different than what I started with. I don't want my book to be like everyone else's. I want my book to be different. I want it to be unique. I want it to be successful all on its own and not because it's just like all the other books out there.
I'm beginning to learn that a different end product wouldn't be the end of the world. Maybe, just maybe, it will be even better than what I thought.
Another problem? I write it. I mean I literally hand write my book. It's in one of my favorite journals that is leather bound, making it look completely awesome. This makes the process much messier for editing and much longer in time. I will not change it though. I like it this way. I'm also on the last few pages of the journal and nowhere near the end. I think I need to write smaller.
Are you a reader? Are you a writer? Do you fear the same things as me? What do you do to get in the writing mood? Mac or PC? Fountain Pen or pencil? Music or silence? How many times do you reread a passage before you are satisfied with it? Do you write in passages or from start to finish? Where do you get your ideas from? I'd love to hear from you :)
It took me months to tell anyone my ideas for fear of being criticized. Then I realized that's what books need. Writing needs a second, third, maybe hundredth pair of eyes to help perfect the ideas and writing within.
So I've told my closest friends and family. They know I dream of writing. They were initially shocked at the notion given that I teach mathematics at a high school. I am a mystery, I guess. But I'm finally opening myself up to the idea of just sitting down and finishing it.
What is stopping me? My lack of time is certainly keeping me from picking it up. I think I'm more afraid that what I finish with is going to be much different than what I started with. I don't want my book to be like everyone else's. I want my book to be different. I want it to be unique. I want it to be successful all on its own and not because it's just like all the other books out there.
I'm beginning to learn that a different end product wouldn't be the end of the world. Maybe, just maybe, it will be even better than what I thought.
Another problem? I write it. I mean I literally hand write my book. It's in one of my favorite journals that is leather bound, making it look completely awesome. This makes the process much messier for editing and much longer in time. I will not change it though. I like it this way. I'm also on the last few pages of the journal and nowhere near the end. I think I need to write smaller.
Are you a reader? Are you a writer? Do you fear the same things as me? What do you do to get in the writing mood? Mac or PC? Fountain Pen or pencil? Music or silence? How many times do you reread a passage before you are satisfied with it? Do you write in passages or from start to finish? Where do you get your ideas from? I'd love to hear from you :)
Author's Giveaway
I have given in and gotten a twitter account to stay better connected with my favorite authors and the books they write. I am extremely glad I did this. Today, I found a post about a giveaway by author Lindsay Cummings, whose book The Murder Complex comes out next year. She is giving out a bookshelf full of amazing prizes including a critique of one lucky person's writing by her own agent!!! As amazing as all the ARCs would be, I am sure this is the prize everyone is hoping for, me included. I'd finally let someone read my book for the FIRST TIME EVER! Not even my muse (aunt/second mom/inspirational coach) has read my work. Oh please, oh please, oh please let me win this!! Lindsay, if you are reading this, I will forever be in your debt if it's me! :)
It is truly amazing that any authors do things like this for their fans. Some people may say it's only a way to advertise their own work, but they can definitely do that in other ways. Giveaways are what make the reading world go round (among other things) and I thank you Lindsay, for being so generous. I would also like to thank your agent for lending out his/her time to help an aspiring writer (whoever that winner may be).
And one last thing, I am beyond excited that this author is, wait for it, 21 years old! Can you believe it? For an author that young to be successful gives hope of being published to others. It makes me realize that maybe the literary world isn't all about big names, getting five doctorates, and teaching university classes for several years before someone can actually write about what they enjoy. Lindsay, I congratulate you and hope you are immensely successful. I cannot wait to read your new book!
If you want to enter in the contest, here is the link!
Lindsay Cummings 2013 Giveaway
Good luck to you!
It is truly amazing that any authors do things like this for their fans. Some people may say it's only a way to advertise their own work, but they can definitely do that in other ways. Giveaways are what make the reading world go round (among other things) and I thank you Lindsay, for being so generous. I would also like to thank your agent for lending out his/her time to help an aspiring writer (whoever that winner may be).
And one last thing, I am beyond excited that this author is, wait for it, 21 years old! Can you believe it? For an author that young to be successful gives hope of being published to others. It makes me realize that maybe the literary world isn't all about big names, getting five doctorates, and teaching university classes for several years before someone can actually write about what they enjoy. Lindsay, I congratulate you and hope you are immensely successful. I cannot wait to read your new book!
If you want to enter in the contest, here is the link!
Lindsay Cummings 2013 Giveaway
Good luck to you!
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