Free studio space in NYC

If you've got the cash to spend 9 months in NYC, this is an amazing opportunity:

http://www.lmcc.net/residencies/workspace/apply

Interesting Quote

I'm not sure who to credit for this, but it appeared in a newslettter I got yesterday:

'Only dead fish swim with the tide'

I'm not sure how applicable it is to getting a publishing deal, but I think it's fairly key to writing!

"Books every writer should read"

This is an exhaustive but good list of books recommended to writers. I will vouch for the following: 8 / 12 / 21 / 22 / 25 (!!!) / 33 / 44 / 47 / 62 (!!!) / 63 / 65 / 72

**The Artful Edit will change your prose; A Moveable Feast will change your life. No, I am not being a drama queen! :) **

Author's Quote - Kevin MacNeil

"You must believe in your characters. For if you don't, its hypocrisy to expect your readers to believe in them."

Kevin MacNeil - Highland Lit Salon, Inverness (Jan 19th 2010).

Author seeks 100 stories for Haiti

Folks, there's a new post on the site for all you short-story writers. It's a competition, but all in a good cause. Please check it out on:

http://www.novelwriters.co.uk/competitions.asp

Cheers,

T

Weekly updates

Folks,

Two new writing events added to the site this week:

Edinburgh Book Festival - 14th to 30th August
University of Aberdeen 10th Writers Festival - 14th to 16th May

Have a look at the site to read more: http://www.novelwriters.co.uk/events.asp

Tony

Websites for Writers

Guys, we made Websites for Writers! And we're being tweeted throughout the tweetosphere.