National Geographic Kids
Seventy percent freelance written.
Queries accepted by mail
National Geographic Society
1145 17th Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20036
Email: kids@nationalgeographic.com
Website; www.nationalgeographic.com/ngkids
Needs: General Interest, science, technology, pets.
Length: 100-1,000 words
Monday, March 7, 2011
Friday, March 4, 2011
Word Counts for Novels
I culled this info from Agent sites and hope it helps all you other wannabe writers out there:
MG or Middle grade fiction = 25k-40k
YA or Young Adult = 45k-80k;
PR or Paranormal Romance = 85k-100k
Romance = 85k-100k
Cozy mysteries = 65k-90k
Horror = 80k-100k
Sci-Fi = 90k-110k
MG or Middle grade fiction = 25k-40k
YA or Young Adult = 45k-80k;
PR or Paranormal Romance = 85k-100k
Romance = 85k-100k
Cozy mysteries = 65k-90k
Horror = 80k-100k
Sci-Fi = 90k-110k
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Went to Willamette Writer's meeting
On Tuesday, March 1st, I went to the Old Church to listen to screenwriter Randall Jahnson talk about why he moved away from L.A. to Portland.
He says P.O. is the perfect place to reinvent yourself as a screenwriter. And he should know. The author of "Slaughter Alley," "The Doors" and "The Mask of Zorro" talked about his early days and aging in tinseltown.
He talked a lot about Portland, which he didn't need to sell me on, heck, I live here and love it too. But he also spoke about the new "digital culture" and making friends with Code Monkeys.
At first, I thought it wasn't so nice to be referring to people as "monkeys" but then I talked to my son, who writes code. He explained to me that it's not an offensive term at all. Programmers call themselves "code monkeys". I had no idea.
So, I learned a few things.
Randall said, "I was drawn to Portland's creativity and quirkiness."
Aren't we all?
The city is rife with the arts. And, one perfect example is Willamette Writers. They host these wonderful writers and have them share their words of wisdom with all us wannabe writers for $5 to $10 per month. So, the price is 'write' and the bargain is even better. So, if you're in Portland on the first Tuesday of the month, you might want to check out what's going on at the Old Church.
All Willamette Writer guest speaker meetings are held at the Old Church, SW 11th and Clay (1422 SW 11th). Doors open at 6:30 pm; the speaker or panel starts at 7 pm. Meetings are free to members of Willamette Writers and students; guests of WW members are $5. Non-members pay $10 to attend meetings. Refreshments are served.
He says P.O. is the perfect place to reinvent yourself as a screenwriter. And he should know. The author of "Slaughter Alley," "The Doors" and "The Mask of Zorro" talked about his early days and aging in tinseltown.
He talked a lot about Portland, which he didn't need to sell me on, heck, I live here and love it too. But he also spoke about the new "digital culture" and making friends with Code Monkeys.
At first, I thought it wasn't so nice to be referring to people as "monkeys" but then I talked to my son, who writes code. He explained to me that it's not an offensive term at all. Programmers call themselves "code monkeys". I had no idea.
So, I learned a few things.
Randall said, "I was drawn to Portland's creativity and quirkiness."
Aren't we all?
The city is rife with the arts. And, one perfect example is Willamette Writers. They host these wonderful writers and have them share their words of wisdom with all us wannabe writers for $5 to $10 per month. So, the price is 'write' and the bargain is even better. So, if you're in Portland on the first Tuesday of the month, you might want to check out what's going on at the Old Church.
All Willamette Writer guest speaker meetings are held at the Old Church, SW 11th and Clay (1422 SW 11th). Doors open at 6:30 pm; the speaker or panel starts at 7 pm. Meetings are free to members of Willamette Writers and students; guests of WW members are $5. Non-members pay $10 to attend meetings. Refreshments are served.
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Answer to Word for Wedneday
The word was Diatribe.
Did you guess what it means?
Well a diatribe is a bitter, sharply abusive denunciation, attack, or criticism. If you want to read more about it, check it out on dictionary.com
Did you guess what it means?
Well a diatribe is a bitter, sharply abusive denunciation, attack, or criticism. If you want to read more about it, check it out on dictionary.com
Word for Wednesday - a game for Writers
Guess what the word means - put your guess in the "comments" then come back around 3:00 to see if you were write or wrong ;)
WORD FOR WEDNESDAY: Diatribe
WORD FOR WEDNESDAY: Diatribe
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
ECOwomen.net Give Away
Check it out here. It's the ECOwomens' birthday and they are celebrating by giving away gifts - how's that for inovative?
Tuesday Twitter Tip
Writers are readers - so log on to Twitter and follow all your favorite agents, writers, publishers and editors. You might just get the scoop on some info you can't find anywhere else.
Plus, remember to follow me too :)
Plus, remember to follow me too :)
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