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2:00 am LiaKeyes: It’s Week 2 of #NaNoWriMo and you have a sneaking suspicion that your manuscript sucks. Do you give up? Plough on regardless? #scribechat 2:00 am LiaKeyes: @hkwong Hi there! #scribechat 2:01 am LiaKeyes: For those dropping in for the first time, this is the easiest way to follow: http://tweetchat.com/room/scribechat #scribechat 2:01 am [...] Related posts:

1. TOPIC: NaNoWriMo Week Two Jitters
2. TOPIC: NaNoWriMo: Making #1 Time for Yourself
3. TOPIC: NaNowriMo 2010—Don’t Let Implausibility Derail Your Writing
4. TRANSCRIPT: Are You Ready for National Novel Writing Month?
5. TRANSCRIPT: Does Your Book Have Series Potential?

Tonight’s chat provided particularly fascinating insight into author Janice Hardy’s road to publication, writing process and advice for up and coming writers! Janice Hardy, author of The Healing Wars: A long-time fantasy reader, Janice Hardy always wondered about the darker side of healing. For her fantasy trilogy THE HEALING WARS, she tapped into her own dark [...] Related posts:

1. TOPIC: ScribeChat interviews Janice Hardy

Tonight’s chat provided particularly fascinating insight into author Janice Hardy’s road to publication, writing process and advice for up and coming writers! Janice Hardy, author of The Healing Wars: A long-time fantasy reader, Janice Hardy always wondered about the darker side of healing. For her fantasy trilogy THE HEALING WARS, she tapped into her own dark [...] Related posts:

1. TOPIC: ScribeChat interviews Janice Hardy

Oh, how I love steampunk! Maybe that’s why tonight’s chat was so much fun. Or maybe it was the revelation that Arthur Slade walks on a treadmill while churning out one fabulous novel after another… Want to find out more about his writing process, his personal journey to publication, how he approaches writing villains and [...] Related posts:

1. TOPIC: Into the Steampunk Depths with Arthur Slade
2. TRANSCRIPT: Does Your Book Have Series Potential?
3. TRANSCRIPT: Kate Milford And Agent Ann Behar Answer Questions About Steampunk and Upcoming YA Novel THE BONESHAKER.
4. TRANSCRIPT: The Do’s and Don’ts of Querying
5. TRANSCRIPT: The Game’s Afoot! Beating a Path Through the Middle of Your Novel

Oh, how I love steampunk! Maybe that’s why tonight’s chat was so much fun. Or maybe it was the revelation that Arthur Slade walks on a treadmill while churning out one fabulous novel after another… Want to find out more about his writing process, his personal journey to publication, how he approaches writing villains and [...] Related posts:

1. TOPIC: Into the Steampunk Depths with Arthur Slade
2. TRANSCRIPT: Does Your Book Have Series Potential?
3. TRANSCRIPT: Kate Milford And Agent Ann Behar Answer Questions About Steampunk and Upcoming YA Novel THE BONESHAKER.
4. TRANSCRIPT: The Do’s and Don’ts of Querying
5. TRANSCRIPT: The Game’s Afoot! Beating a Path Through the Middle of Your Novel

There was quite a party going on at #ScribeChat tonight! My only regret is that our special guest @Janice_Hardy was locked out of the chat by Twitter for some mysterious reason known only to the fail whale. We’ve rescheduled Janice’s chat for October 21st instead, when we’ll be talking exclusively about her new release, the [...] Related posts:

1. TOPIC: Does Your Book Have Series Potential?
2. TRANSCRIPT: Introducing ScribeChat’s Book Club!
3. TRANSCRIPT: Book Chat—The Forest For The Trees, by Betsy Lerner
4. TRANSCRIPT: Irresistible Book Titles—How To Find One and Why You Should Bother
5. TRANSCRIPT: The Do’s and Don’ts of Querying

We were blessed by the presence of agents @WeronikaJanczuk and @literaticat tonight, as well as editor @Egmontgal, who all helped our members gain some insight into the querying process from the other side of the desk. As a result, the chat went well into overtime! Many thanks to @HeatherMcCorkle for choosing such a great topic and [...] Related posts:

1. TOPIC: An Agent’s Inbox~Querying From An Agent’s Perspective
2. TRANSCRIPT: The Do’s and Don’ts of Querying
3. TOPIC: The Do’s and Don’ts of Querying
4. TRANSCRIPT: Kate Milford And Agent Ann Behar Answer Questions About Steampunk and Upcoming YA Novel THE BONESHAKER.
5. TRANSCRIPT: Book Chat—The Forest For The Trees, by Betsy Lerner

We were blessed by the presence of agents @WeronikaJanczuk and @literaticat tonight, as well as editor @Egmontgal, who all helped our members gain some insight into the querying process from the other side of the desk. As a result, the chat went well into overtime! Many thanks to @HeatherMcCorkle for choosing such a great topic and [...] Related posts:

1. TOPIC: An Agent’s Inbox~Querying From An Agent’s Perspective
2. TRANSCRIPT: The Do’s and Don’ts of Querying
3. TOPIC: The Do’s and Don’ts of Querying
4. TRANSCRIPT: Kate Milford And Agent Ann Behar Answer Questions About Steampunk and Upcoming YA Novel THE BONESHAKER.
5. TRANSCRIPT: Book Chat—The Forest For The Trees, by Betsy Lerner

So much helpful information and so many great links were shared during last night’s #ScribeChat that it was particularly frustrating to be unable to post the transcript until this morning, thanks to Hostmonster’s power outage. All I can say is, it’s worth the wait! Our fab guest host @HeatherMcCorkle kept the conversation flying and it [...] Related posts:

1. TOPIC: The Do’s and Don’ts of Querying
2. TRANSCRIPT: Does Social Networking Kill the Author Mystique?
3. TRANSCRIPT: Find Your Voice with T.S. Tate
4. TRANSCRIPT: Fear! Writing What Scares You and Using the Fears That Hold You Back
5. TRANSCRIPT: Open Mic Night, Cursing and Censorship!

Who knew a chat about fear could be so much fun? But it was! Thanks to @editorialdept ‘s Kristi Jenkins for a great topic, dexterous hosting, and some really interesting ways to turn your fears into assets! Here’s the transcript: 12:24 am nisajaie: To the writers out there it is #ScribeChat tonight @ 6 pm [...] Related posts:

1. TOPIC: Fear! Writing What Scares You and Using the Fears That Hold You Back
2. TRANSCRIPT: Introducing ScribeChat’s Book Club!
3. TRANSCRIPT: Writing a Breakout Novel in a Challenging Publishing Climate
4. TRANSCRIPT: Does Social Networking Kill the Author Mystique?
5. TRANSCRIPT: The Game’s Afoot! Beating a Path Through the Middle of Your Novel

Thanks so much to T.S. Tate (@teetate) for guest hosting this week’s #ScribeChat! The discussion of voice ran for almost two hours, and you’ll find a wealth of thoughtful suggestions and opinions to mine in this week’s transcript: 6:13 am LiaKeyes: This week’s guest host on #ScribeChat is @teetate! “Find Your Voice” with T.S. Tate [...] Related posts:

1. TOPIC: Find Your Voice with T.S. Tate
2. TRANSCRIPT: Worldbuilding with Lisa Gail Green
3. TRANSCRIPT: Book Chat—The Forest For The Trees, by Betsy Lerner
4. TRANSCRIPT: The Game’s Afoot! Beating a Path Through the Middle of Your Novel
5. TRANSCRIPT: How Do You Organize the Time and Space to Write?

Tonight was my last #ScribeChat until October 21, as I need to take some time off to finish my neglected work-in-progress. Several of our #ScribeChat regulars have offered to host in my absence and I’ll be announcing the timing and topics when they’re confirmed, but thank you so much for your support of the chat! [...] Related posts:

1. TRANSCRIPT: Into The Fray—The Best and Worst Ways to Open Your Novel
2. TRANSCRIPT: Introducing ScribeChat’s Book Club!
3. TRANSCRIPT: Writing a Breakout Novel in a Challenging Publishing Climate
4. TRANSCRIPT: The Game’s Afoot! Beating a Path Through the Middle of Your Novel
5. TRANSCRIPT: Book Chat—The Forest For The Trees, by Betsy Lerner

Tonight was my last #ScribeChat until October 21, as I need to take some time off to finish my neglected work-in-progress. Several of our #ScribeChat regulars have offered to host in my absence and I’ll be announcing the timing and topics when they’re confirmed, but thank you so much for your support of the chat! [...] Related posts:

1. TRANSCRIPT: Into The Fray—The Best and Worst Ways to Open Your Novel
2. TRANSCRIPT: Introducing ScribeChat’s Book Club!
3. TRANSCRIPT: Writing a Breakout Novel in a Challenging Publishing Climate
4. TRANSCRIPT: The Game’s Afoot! Beating a Path Through the Middle of Your Novel
5. TRANSCRIPT: Book Chat—The Forest For The Trees, by Betsy Lerner

11:53 pm LiaKeyes: Tonight’s #ScribeChat topic: How Do You Organize the Time and Space to Write? 11:54 pm LiaKeyes: Fascinating insights into people’s workspaces & habits on the brand new official SCBWI Fan Page athttp://facebook.com/scbwi! #ScribeChat 11:57 pm LiaKeyes: Why not take a photo of your writing space and share it on Twitter using Twitpic.com? [...] Related posts:

1. TOPIC: How Do You Organize the Time and Space to Write?
2. TRANSCRIPT: Write A Selling Synopsis Without Losing Your Mind
3. TRANSCRIPT: Introducing ScribeChat’s Book Club!
4. TRANSCRIPT: Writing a Breakout Novel in a Challenging Publishing Climate

11:53 pm LiaKeyes: Tonight’s #ScribeChat topic: How Do You Organize the Time and Space to Write? 11:54 pm LiaKeyes: Fascinating insights into people’s workspaces & habits on the brand new official SCBWI Fan Page athttp://facebook.com/scbwi! #ScribeChat 11:57 pm LiaKeyes: Why not take a photo of your writing space and share it on Twitter using Twitpic.com? [...] Related posts:

1. TOPIC: How Do You Organize the Time and Space to Write?
2. TRANSCRIPT: Write A Selling Synopsis Without Losing Your Mind
3. TRANSCRIPT: Introducing ScribeChat’s Book Club!
4. TRANSCRIPT: Writing a Breakout Novel in a Challenging Publishing Climate

Lots of interesting suggestions of books that have managed to stand out from the crowd, the common denominators that link them, and suggestions of books on writing that will help you join their ranks. Also many helpful tweets from @WriterLor, (president of Free-Expressions Seminars with NY agent Donald Maass) and @EditorialDept (The Editorial Department – [...] Related posts:

1. TOPIC: Writing a Breakout Novel in a Challenging Publishing Climate
2. TRANSCRIPT: The Secret To Writing Humor
3. TRANSCRIPT: Introducing ScribeChat’s Book Club!
4. TRANSCRIPT: Identifying and Developing Dramatically Rich Story Ideas
5. TRANSCRIPT: Writing Under The Influence—Which Influences, Good and Bad, Fuel Your Writing?

In tonight’s #ScribeChat we shared solutions to common blogging problems, brainstormed the best way to build a platform before publication, discussed the best time to begin blogging and many other concerns. I was delighted by those who offered links to their blogs for feedback and suggestions for improvement. The most frequent suggestion was to move [...] Related posts:

1. TOPIC: Building An Effective Writer’s Blog
2. THE WRITER’S GUIDE TO SOCIAL MEDIA: Five Ways To Save Time On The Internet

Wow, you guys were on fire tonight! I’ll follow up on the great suggestion about starting an Editing Hotline for ScribeChat members when I’ve had a chance to work out the logistics. My hands are getting rather full, so I’ll need your collaboration, but I think it’s a wonderful idea! In the meantime, here’s the transcript, [...] Related posts:

1. TOPIC: How To Self-Edit Your Manuscript
2. MINI-CHAT Transcript: Is It Madness To Plan Your Dream Launch Party Before You’ve Finished Your Manuscript?

I usually do a short summary of the chat when I post a transcript, but this week I’m going to leave it to @HeatherMcCorkle, who posted a summary on her blog, the appropriately named Scribe Sisters. Many thanks, Heather, for the great write up! Transcript: Irresistible Book Titles: How To Find One and Why You Should Bother Irresistible [...] Related posts:

1. TOPIC: Irresistible Book Titles—How To Find One and Why You Should Bother
2. TRANSCRIPT: Mastering the Art of the One Sentence Pitch
3. TRANSCRIPT: Finding The Balance—Is The Pressure For Writers To Develop An Online Presence A Useless Time Suck Or A Valuable Strategy?
4. TRANSCRIPT: Fantasy Literature In The Classroom—Angel or Demon?
5. TRANSCRIPT: Identifying and Developing Dramatically Rich Story Ideas

First, the good news. In fact it’s great news. Readership has risen at an astonishing rate since The ScribeChat Review’s birth in January 2010, and in the last month alone it’s gone up 180%! That is downright gobsmacking, and I’m so delighted that you’re all enjoying the blog so much! Tonight we had some pretty chronic [...] Related posts:

1. TOPIC: Mastering The Art of The One Sentence Pitch
2. TRANSCRIPT: Fantasy Literature In The Classroom—Angel or Demon?
3. TRANSCRIPT: Identifying and Developing Dramatically Rich Story Ideas
4. TRANSCRIPT: The Secret To Writing Humor
5. MINI-CHAT Transcript: Is It Madness To Plan Your Dream Launch Party Before You’ve Finished Your Manuscript?

First, the good news. In fact it’s great news. Readership has risen at an astonishing rate since The ScribeChat Review’s birth in January 2010, and in the last month alone it’s gone up 180%! That is downright gobsmacking, and I’m so delighted that you’re all enjoying the blog so much! Tonight we had some pretty chronic [...] Related posts:

1. TOPIC: Mastering The Art of The One Sentence Pitch
2. TRANSCRIPT: Fantasy Literature In The Classroom—Angel or Demon?
3. TRANSCRIPT: Identifying and Developing Dramatically Rich Story Ideas
4. TRANSCRIPT: The Secret To Writing Humor
5. MINI-CHAT Transcript: Is It Madness To Plan Your Dream Launch Party Before You’ve Finished Your Manuscript?

Tonight I hosted #ScribeChat while slugging Apple Cider at The Curious Palate cafe in Venice, California, with special guest @Eric_Elfman, who provided valuable feedback and support as we explored the inner lives of our characters, both good and bad. Read the transcript here: Creating Stand-Out Characters.scribeChat.may7th2010 Tweet This! Digg this! Subscribe to the comments for this post? Share this on del.icio.us Share [...] Related posts:

1. TRANSCRIPT: The Unique Appeal of Flawed Characters
2. TRANSCRIPT: Finding The Balance—Is The Pressure For Writers To Develop An Online Presence A Useless Time Suck Or A Valuable Strategy?
3. TRANSCRIPT: The Secret To Writing Humor

Tonight I hosted #ScribeChat while slugging Apple Cider at The Curious Palate cafe in Venice, California, with special guest @Eric_Elfman, who provided valuable feedback and support as we explored the inner lives of our characters, both good and bad. Read the transcript here: Creating Stand-Out Characters.scribeChat.may7th2010 Tweet This! Digg this! Subscribe to the comments for this post? Share this on del.icio.us Share [...] Related posts:

1. TRANSCRIPT: The Unique Appeal of Flawed Characters
2. TRANSCRIPT: Finding The Balance—Is The Pressure For Writers To Develop An Online Presence A Useless Time Suck Or A Valuable Strategy?
3. TRANSCRIPT: The Secret To Writing Humor

Tonight we had the highest attendance of any chat to date, thanks to the attendance of @EllenHopkinsYA (Ellen Hopkins, Bestselling YA verse novelist), steampunk author @KateMilford and @WriterLor (Lorin Oberweger, founder of Free-Expressions Seminars (Writing The Breakout Novel Intensive week-long workshop with NY agent Donald Maass). Great solutions for weak second acts were shared and most [...] Related posts:

1. TOPIC: Diamond In The Rough—Identifying and Developing Dramatically Rich Story Ideas
2. TRANSCRIPT: It’s Conference Season!
3. TRANSCRIPT: How Do We Know If Our Story Concept Is Good Enough?
4. TRANSCRIPT: Fantasy Literature In The Classroom—Angel or Demon?
5. TOPIC: It’s Conference Season!

Oh, what a fun chat we shared tonight! Lots of new ScribeChat-ers, and a visit from special guest Lorin Oberweger of Free-Expressions Seminars (@WriterLor). Lorin  offered an opportunity to apply for a full scholarship to her next week-long intensive workshop with NY agent Donald Maass, worth $1,900! Submissions close next week. Check the transcript for [...] Related posts:

1. TOPIC: It’s Conference Season!
2. TRANSCRIPT: The Dark Allure of Gothic Literature