Got Scene Goals?

Got Character Goals?

It’s time for NaNoWriMo!
I’m participating in NaNoWriMo for the third time this year.  We kicked it off here in Williamsburg with a write-in at a local B&N cafe.  Eight of us were there and lots of writing was accomplished! I meet regularly to write with a friend I met two years ago at my very first NaNo write in.  We both find the structure of making an appoi

Drum roll, please…
And the winners of the birthday presents are… Scene and Structure, by Jack Bickham (my favorite writing book!) goes to Tina Glasneck! The free 25 page critique goes to Anna G. — but I don’t have any contact info for Anna.   Anna G., if you see this please contact me at Laurin @ Wittig.com (no spaces).  If you know Anna G — I think she might be a Washington Romance Writers member — please let her know she won.  If I don’t hear from her by next Wednesday I’ll let the random number generator genie choose

It’s been one year!
It’s our first birthday here at Between the Lines.  One year ago today I launched both this blog and Between the Lines Critiques.  It’s been a fun year of finding my way as a blogger and reading so many new-to-me writers.  I’m looking forward to continuing both in the coming year! I’m a strong believer that birthdays should be celebrated, so in

Kindle – The Future of Publishing?
Kindle 2 I’ve been thinking for a while now that e-publishing is about to really take off.  The Kindle, with Oprah’s help via endorsement on her show, has proven that people are willing to read this way.  Heck, I’ve gotten to where I prefer to read this way.  Seriously.  A friend lent me a book last week.  It’

Formatting 101
One of the very first things I learned when I started taking writing workshops, back in the dark ages when personal computers were so new most people still wrote on a typewriter, was the industry standard for formatting a manuscript.  It was based on typewriters and their limitations alon