Delia Colvin Fans & Book Lovers Club discussion

Anyone here participating in the the NaNoWriMo this year?

What the heck is that?

It's short for national novel writing month. You have 30 days to try to write about 50,000 words.

http://nanowrimo.org

Oh lord no I'll leave the writing to all of you

Hey everyone! Delia invited me to let you know about my 30 Day Novel Workshop I'm running during NaNoWriMo.

The first 4 videos are free through tomorrow, and if a new writer did nothing else but watch those, I think it would help save them a lot of frustrations. Plus, the videos are funny!

Visit https://misquepress.leadpages.net/30d... to start previewing the free videos and join the workshop.

If any of you do sign up for the workshop, email me at tara@taramayastales.com after you purchase the workshop and let me know you heard about the workshop from Delia Colvin. I will then send you one of Delia's ebooks for free (Just let me know which one you want.), plus a $5 Amazon gift certificate.

Registration closes tomorrow so sing up soon!

Also, my 30 Day Novel guide is FREE on Amazon for today only: http://www.amazon.com/Day-Novel-write...Tara Maya

Thank you Tara. I just got your book and will try to go online later this evening to check out your videos. I'm not participating in the NaNoWriMo but I just reached 10,000 words today :)

Jessica wrote: "Thank you Tara. I just got your book and will try to go online later this evening to check out your videos. I'm not participating in the NaNoWriMo but I just reached 10,000 words today :)"

Jess! Congratulations!! Awesome job!!!

Wow, Jessica, your off to a good start! If nothing else, do grab the free workbook that goes with the videos.

The workshop is full of very pragmatic techniques to help you steer your novel when it starts to get, ahem, lumpy, or to turn the inspiration back on when it starts to run dry.

If you don't mind my asking, what's your novel about, Jessica? What's the logline and genre?

It's still a work in progress but it's a paranormal romance. And since there are so many werewolf stories I did tons of research and found a ancient civilization that originated it Central America that are called Naguals. They are shape shifter. The main character is adopted and recently discovers she is one, meets her soul mate, and then gets kidnaped. I hope it turns out to be interesting enough for people to like it.

Thank you Delia :)

Tara, I have chapter one on fictionpress. could you give me your honest opinion about it? im watching your videos and I think they are great. very informative.

http://www.fictionpress.com/u/804107/...

Very cool! Jessica, it looks like it's shaping up to be one very sexy and romantic book! On the technique level, I'd say just watch your tendency to jump sometimes into present tense; stay in past tense. That can be fixed in editing. I love her premonition. Normally I'd say watch out for starting a book with a dream-wake up scene, but in romance it can work to give the reader a taste of what's to come when realistically, there's no way the Heroine and Hero are smooching yet. :) I also like how you've set up the mystery with the flowers, and your alternating PoVs. If you'd like to send me your Beat Sheet outline (the free workbook with the video), I'd be glad to talk to you about your overall story arc too.

Tara Maya

P.S. If you'll forgive one more little plug. :)

Registration for the workshop ends TONIGHT, so get in while you can!
https://misquepress.leadpages.net/30d...

Thank you for the advice. I tried to catch all the tense flipping but I guess I missed some. I would love to do your workshop but can't afford it right now. Hopefully next time :)