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MJ Rose

International bestseller,(The Book of Lost Fragrances, Atria 2012); First author to self-publish e-book & be discovered online (1998) Doubleday Book Club and Literary Book Club & then Simon & Schuster bought her novel Lip Service; Twelve traditionally published novels later, still occasionally self-publishes; Also founder of the first marketing company for authors, AuthorBuzz.com; one of founding board members of ITW.
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Gingko Prize for Ecopoetry 2020

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Closing date: 
31 October 2020
Entry: 
Open to all poets from across the world Entry fee: first submission £7 then £4 for each additional poem.
Prize: 
First prize £5,000, second prize £2,000 and third prize £1,000

The Ginkgo Prize for Ecopoetry is a major international award for poems embracing ecological themes.

The first prize is £5,000, second prize is £2,000 and third prize is £1,000.

Open to all poets of 18 and over fro all over the world.


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Writing scripts

19 October 2020

‘Get on top of the computer program Final Draft. It's expensive and buggy, but it's the industry standard and for a first-time screenwriter like me there is something magical about the way it makes everything look like a Hollywood movie script. The other thing I have learnt is, the better the scene the less of it thee is on the page. It's what your characters aren't saying that's important.  Read more

'It's the most satisfying occupation man has discovered yet, because you never can quite do it as well as you want to, so there's always something to wake up tomorrow morning to do.'

— William Faulkner

12 October 2020 - What's new

October 2020
  • ‘Dear Aspiring Writer, you are not ready. Stop. Put that finished story away and start another one. In a month, go back and look at the first story. RE-EDIT it. Then send it to a person you respect in the field who will be hard on you. Pray for many many, many red marks. Fix them. Then put it away for two weeks. Work on something else. Finally, edit one last time.
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