Zoe Q. Shaw

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Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:54:53 -0400

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Sun, 16 Jun 2013 20:54:44 -0400

Some Words About Word Count

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 20:13:28 -0400

thewritingcafe:

Everyone worries about word count. Whether you’re writing a first draft, trying to reach a daily goal, or revising, you’re probably worrying about your word count.

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"If you can tell stories, create characters, devise incidents, and have sincerity and passion, it..."

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 19:41:02 -0400

“If you can tell stories, create characters, devise incidents, and have sincerity and passion, it doesn’t matter a damn how you write.”

- W. Somerset Maugham (via writingquotes)

"Hunted" is now available in paperback!

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 20:20:57 -0400

Amazon US

Amazon UK

"Hunted" can now be purchased as a Kindle e-book!

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 09:42:58 -0400

"Hunted" can now be purchased as a Kindle e-book!:

Print copies will be available in the next couple of days.

mark-gaytits: Some resources for those writing medieval-type stories: list of medieval jobs more...

Sun, 02 Jun 2013 15:51:24 -0400

mark-gaytits:

Some resources for those writing medieval-type stories:

list of medieval jobs

more medieval jobs

lords of the manor

ladies of the manor

medieval ladies

medieval weapons

medieval names

more medieval names

guide to medieval terms

more medieval terms

how to write sword-fight scenes

armor

"You start by writing to live. You end by writing so as not to die."

Sun, 02 Jun 2013 13:02:26 -0400

“You start by writing to live. You end by writing so as not to die.”

- Carlos Fuentes (via writingquotes)

"Hunted" can now be purchased by CreateSpace members!

Sat, 01 Jun 2013 18:03:09 -0400

"Hunted" can now be purchased by CreateSpace members!:

Six months have passed since Jack, the oldest Dusk Walker, failed to die at the hands of the lead Hunter, Luke. Faced with a common enemy, the two made a temporary truce and went their separate ways. Now, Meg, the psychic daughter of one of the few multimillionaires left in New York, has a vision predicting the death of one of the Dusk Walkers. She and her brother William are torn between dismissing the nightmare and fighting destiny. They are forced to choose quickly when betrayal leads to the capture of two gifted children by a new threat: Captain Roy’s super-powered army, built specifically to take out those who were gifted by the radioactive Explosion. When bodies begin to drop, Roy’s targets must agree to unite to defend their lives or watch their friends perish one-by-one.

The second book of the trilogy will soon be available on Amazon (US and UK) and on Kindle.

prompts-and-pointers: Always be open to new ideas, new tips,...

Fri, 31 May 2013 18:09:35 -0400

prompts-and-pointers:

Always be open to new ideas, new tips, different exercises. You are never the absolute best. You are never above constructive critique.

Self-critique is also good. For example, I need to learn how to spell exercise.

bookmania: “And all the books you’ve read have been read by...

Wed, 29 May 2013 14:31:16 -0400

bookmania:

“And all the books you’ve read have been read by other people. And all the songs you’ve loved have been heard by other people. And that girl that’s pretty to you is pretty to other people. And that if you looked at these facts when you were happy, you would feel great because you are describing “unity.”” — Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower (via piccsy)

bookmania: Book Nook Bookshop in Newburgh, Indiana. (Photo by...

Wed, 29 May 2013 14:29:32 -0400

bookmania:

Book Nook Bookshop in Newburgh, Indiana. (Photo by Will Steward)

Things that make life good - Books

Tue, 28 May 2013 21:16:10 -0400

Things that make life good - Books

"You only learn to be a better writer by actually writing."

Sat, 25 May 2013 14:48:13 -0400

“You only learn to be a better writer by actually writing.”

- Doris Lessing (via writingquotes)

The proof copy of “Hunted” has arrived!...

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:29:29 -0400

The proof copy of “Hunted” has arrived! Unfortunately, the trim size is wrong, and I am not allowed to change that, so the second book will be a little wider than the first…

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"If you write one story, it may be bad; if you write a hundred, you have the odds in your favor."

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:43:10 -0400

“If you write one story, it may be bad; if you write a hundred, you have the odds in your favor.”

- Edgar Rice Burroughs (via agonyofanuntoldstory)

"Hunted" Synopsis

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:43:15 -0400

It’s on its way! The sequel to my first book, Dusk Walking, is taking a little longer than expected to wrap up, but I can release the synopsis, so you guys have something to look forward to!

Six months have passed since Jack, the oldest Dusk Walker, failed to die at the hands of the lead Hunter, Luke. Faced with a common enemy, the two made a temporary truce and went their separate ways.

Now Meg, the psychic daughter of one of the few multimillionaires left in New York, has a vision predicting the death of one of the Dusk Walkers. She and her brother William are torn between dismissing the nightmare and fighting destiny. They are forced to choose quickly when betrayal leads to the capture of two gifted children by a new threat: Captain Roy’s super-powered army, built specifically to take out those who were affected by the radioactive Explosion.

When bodies begin to drop, Roy’s targets must agree to unite to defend their lives or watch their friends perish one-by-one.

The book will be released in early to mid-June, if all goes well.

-Zoe

A 'strong female character'

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:40:17 -0400

drshebloggo:

DOES NOT NECESSARILY MEAN

a character who is physically strong

a character who is mentally strong

a character who is emotionally strong

ABSOLUTELY MEANS

a character who makes her own choices, even if they’re mistakes

a character whose point of view is explored at least briefly

a character who is the hero of her own story whether she knows it or not

And that’s just a strong character, really.

amandaonwriting: 15 Writers - The Best Writing Advice They...

Thu, 16 May 2013 20:41:04 -0400

amandaonwriting:

15 Writers - The Best Writing Advice They Received

Alice Kahn: The best writing advice I’ve ever heard: Don’t write like you went to college.

Andrei Codrescu: Best advice I ever got was from the Romanian poet Nichita Stanescu, who told me in Bucharest, before I emigrated: ‘Learn English. French is dead.’

Christopher Buckley: The best advice on writing I’ve ever received was from William Zinsser: ‘Be grateful for every word you can cut.’

Cynthia Ozick: The best advice on writing I’ve ever received is: Write with authority.

David Guterson: The best advice on writing I’ve ever received is to take it seriously, because to do it well is all-consuming.

George Plimpton: I think the best advice on writing I’ve received was from John Steinbeck, who suggested that one way to get around writer’s block (which I was suffering hideously at the time) was to pretend to be writing to an aunt, or a girlfriend. I did this, writing to an actress friend I knew, Jean Seberg. The editors of Harpers forgot to take off the salutation and that’s how the article begins in the magazine: Dear Jean….

James Atlas: The best advice on writing I’ve ever received was from Dwight Macdonald: ‘Everything about the same subject in the same place.’

Margaret Carlson: Best writing advice I’ve ever received: Sell everything three times.

Nick Tosches: The best advice on writing I’ve ever received was given to me, like so much else, by Hubert Selby, Jr.: to learn and to know that writing is not an act of the self, except perhaps as exorcism; that, in writing what is worth being written, one serves, as vessel and voice, a power greater than vessel and voice.

Patsy Garlan: The best advice on writing I’ve ever received is: Don’t answer the phone.

Peter Mayle: Best advice on writing I’ve ever received: Finish.

Richard Ford: The best advice on writing I’ve ever received: ‘Don’t have children.’ I gave it to myself.

Robert Lipsyte: The best advice on writing I’ve ever received was, ‘Rewrite it!’ A lot of editors said that. They were all right. Writing is really rewriting—making the story better, clearer, truer.

Russell Banks: The best advice on writing I’ve ever received was probably something Ted Solotaroff told me years ago when he was my editor. Going over a manuscript line by line again and again he kept reminding me, ‘Remember, this is your book, not my book. You’re the one who’s going to have to live with it the rest of your life. I might publish 30 or 40 books this year, you’re only going to publish one, and probably the only one you’re going to publish in two or three years.’

Whitney Balliett: The best advice on writing I’ve ever received is, ‘Knock ‘em dead with that lead sentence.’

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