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Write A Novel Over the Summer
Write A Novel Over the Summer
Have an idea, set a goal, start writing, and do not stop until you have reached your goal. Join us as we try to write a novel over the summer. Join with other aspiring writers to support and encourage each other to complete our goal of writing our own novel.
Resources and Activities
Resources and Activities
Use this calendar to help keep track of your progress for the summer as well as setting your goals for your writing project.
The moment that you take pen to paper, fingers to keyboard, or thumbs to smartphone and begin to craft your story you are an author. Celebrate that fact with creating your own authors bio to grace the back cover or dust jacket of your book. This can be good motivation to continue your story and finish it to see it in print. This is your bio, which means you are in control of what it says, it can be factual, aspirational, funny, serious, or anything that you want. Check out the resources that we have placed here to help you create your own Authors Bio
We know that we should not judge a book by its cover, but it is the first thing that we see when looking for a book on a shelf and can attract a reader. Having a cover image for your book can be a good way to motivate you to write more. It can give some of your thoughts flight and help make your story a reality. Check out some of the resources that we have assembled to help you create a cover for your story.
Share Your Struggle
Share Your Struggle
Join our discord server to keep in touch with other writers from our area to share in the struggle.
Post us your current word count and celebrate with other writers. Share some of your victories and challenges through this process.
Click the link and take a short survey to let others know what is the music that you love to listen to while you are writing and what is the sound track that you would live to share with your readers. There is even a place where you can share your personal playlists with others. The results will be posted here at the end of the month.
Self Publishing in the Digital Age
Self Publishing in the Digital Age
Article detailing some of the pros and cons of the major self publishing websites as well as some things to keep in mind when you are choosing a self publisher for your work.
One of the most popular self publishing sites that can be used to create paper books from your or your students writings. Pricing varies as well as print on demand.
The second of the most popular self publishing sites that can be used to create paper books from your or your students writings. Pricing varies as well as print on demand.
Open Source Self Publishing Website. Post up work and illicit readers to comment and critique on your story. Popular with student but some issues with copyrights and this is an open source site.
If students are using Wattpad or plan to have them read this article about copy-write and the issues that can arise from using Open Source Sites to publish your work.
Distraction Free Writing Tools
Distraction Free Writing Tools
Help and Inspiration for Writers
Help and Inspiration for Writers
What Type of Writer are You?
What Type of Writer are You?
Planner or Pantser
Planner or Pantser
What type of writer are you? Take a look at the list above and let us know. Click on the link on the left to let us know what type of writer you are and see how many others like you there are.
Join Us for National Novel Writing Month
Join Us for National Novel Writing Month
Program for all (geared to non classroom writers) to get more people writing. Try your hand at writing 50,000 words in one month. Write your own novel. This is a fun way to flex your writers muscle and connect with other writers all over the world. Meet those writers close to you to build your local writers circle and share the struggle of the written word.
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