Hi Everybody!
Got a YA novel or a YA novel idea tucked away for a rainy day? Are you putting off pitching your idea simply because you’re not sure how to pitch an agent?
No problem!
Be brave! Submit the first 250 words of your novel and you can win both exposure to editors, and a [...]
Posted in Shades Writer, Writing Tips by Rita Lorraine Hubbard on October 22, 2009 at 4:45pm.
Hi Everyone,
Got a completed fiction or nonfiction story that you’d like to get out there?
Well, I may have found just the competition for you!
Narrative Magazine, the leading online publisher of first-rank fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, is sponsoring a Spring Story Contest.
WHO: all fiction and nonfiction writers
WHAT: Shorts, short stories, essays, memoirs, photo essays, [...]
Posted in Shades Writer, Shades of Greatness by Rita Lorraine Hubbard on July 1, 2009 at 1:55pm.
Hi Everyone,
Hope you had a great weekend and are ready for more writing tips.
Last time, I posted the first part of this series, entitled, So You Wanna Be a Writer? HERE’S HOW TO GET STARTED. Now it’s time to move on to PART II, HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE?
I sincerely hope these tips will [...]
Posted in Shades Writer, Shades of Greatness, Writing Tips by Rita Lorraine Hubbard on June 29, 2009 at 10:46am.
Hello all my Fellow Writers!
Just writing to say that even though our country is in a recession (thank goodness they finally admitted it!!!), there are still opportunities out there. As a matter of fact, I just won a grant from The Haven Foundation. To read more about The Haven Foundation, please click on this link: [...]
Posted in Shades Writer, Shades of Greatness, Writing Tips by Rita Lorraine Hubbard on June 29, 2009 at 9:27am.
A wonderful opportunity for children’s book writers who have a completed manuscript. But hurry–deadline June 30, 2009!
Posted in Shades Writer, Shades of Greatness by Rita Lorraine Hubbard on June 25, 2009 at 11:29am.