November 50k Challenge: Week 3
Where am I at in the November 50k Challenge: Week 3? Despite hitting 86% of target, I’m struggling to keep the words flowing. …
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November 50k Challenge: Week 2
It’s my November 50k Challenge: Week 2. And I’ve run out of plot.
To recap, I’m unofficially taking a NaNoWriMo fifty thousand word novel writing challenge. At the close of Day Fourteen, there’s good and bad news. …
November 50k Challenge: Week 1
So how am I doing in my November 50k Challenge: Week 1? I’m unofficially doing a NaNoWriMo challenge; Fifty thousand words of a novel in November. …
Fantasy: Realms of Imagination Exhibition
The exhibition Fantasy: Realms of Imagination opens at the British Library today. “Set out on a legendary quest through the impossible worlds of fantasy” in person or online, 27 Oct 2023–Sun 25 Feb 2024. …
Escape the Plot Forest 2023
Daniel David Wallace returns with another virtual summit, Escape the Plot Forest 2023, running October 22-27th. …
Contemplating NaNoWriMo
Call me crazy, but I’m contemplating NaNoWriMo. National Novel Writing Month originated in the US as a challenge event to get writers to attempt a fifty-thousand word manuscript through November. …
World Mental Health Day 2023
World Mental Health Day 2023 returns on Tuesday 10 October, 2023 to improve knowledge, raise awareness and drive actions that promote and protect everyone’s mental health as a universal human right. …
Launching Scildan Press
Some real publishing news: we’re launching Scildan Press. This will be the imprint for the series of fantasy novels coming out this October. …
Science Fiction Writers’ Week 2023
Science Fiction Writers’ Week 2023 begins September 11th. This returning online event from ProWritingAid is free and runs September 11–14. Featuring bestselling authors like Lauren Beukes (The Shining Girls) and Jordan Ifueko (Raybearer). …
Amazon’s Policy on AI-Assistance
Returned home tonight to find a post from Mark Dawson on Amazon’s Policy on AI-Assistance. The Amazon Terms of Service now contain statements on the use of AI to generate content in books. …