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Meanwhile, here are some reminders and – far below – the content of the most recent newsletters.
The NaNoWriMo site is now open!
I’m ML (municipal liaison) for the county of Cornwall, UK, and look forward to meeting all the Cornwall Wrimos on the NaNo site..
You can join in the fun with us – and the preparation – in my NANO2017 with Anne Rainbow Facebook group.
Everyone is welcome, no matter where you live or which region is your Home region.
Writers at the Watermill – Residential Writing Workshop
Only a couple of spaces remaining. Book now!
Patsy Collins and Anne Rainbow present:
The Cottage Hotel Writers’ Workshop Weekend
Tuesday 24 October, 2pm and 8pm
NaNoWriMo KO online
Fri/Sat/Sun 3/4/5 November
Writers at the Watermill – Residential Writing Workshop
Only a couple of spaces remaining. Book now!
Wednesday 15 November, 2pm and 8pm
NaNoWriMo midway online
Friday 1 December, 2pm and 8pm
NaNoWriMo TGIO online
Fri/Sat/Sun 9/10/11 March
Patsy Collins and Anne Rainbow present:
The Cottage Hotel Writers’ Workshop Weekend
Every Tuesday at noon: 60 minutes Q&A with Anne Rainbow, ScrivenerVirgin at the Simply Scrivener Special webinar.
This link will take you to the latest Facebook Live.
I offer an almost daily dose of simple sensible suggestions on how to make the most of your day – make the most of your life! From ScrivenerVirgin / RedPen Mentor, Anne Rainbow.
To watch previous Facebook Live videos, visit this page.
If you are not already on Gwen Hernadez’s mailing list, join now.
To celebrate that all of Gwen’s course videos at ScrivenerClasses.com now include closed captioning in English, Gwen is offering 25% off her online courses until the end of August.
She is the best, so – off you go – sign up for her emails and choose the course that suits you.
Summits provide a free training resource, for those of us who have time.
For her Success Mentor Summit, 5-15 September, Claire Diaz-Ortiz has gathered a host of experts to share their experiences, including yours truly.
Claire is offering an early-bird price for her all-access pass of only $77 for those who purchase ahead of 5 September. But, book before 5 September and you can also enjoy a free pass – and watch as many videos as you can in the 24 hours after they go live. There’s also a free-to-download book!
For more details about this and other upcoming summits, check out my Recommendations webpage which explains how summits work.
Also, check out the launch of Ted McGrath’s 2017 Message to Millions – another free-to-download guide is available, in exchange for your email address.
July has been another busy month. I had a Social Media Audit from the lovely Emma and her advice was that I need to make sure you, my audience, can find me more easily.
So, since Monday 10 July, all my RedPen Editing tips have been posted to my ScrivenerVirgin Facebook page. I’ll not be posting to the RedPen Editing page going forward; if you used to follow me from there, please follow me on the ScrivenerVirgin page instead. Thanks!
I’m also in the process of merging my RedPen Publishing page into the ScrivenerVirgin page – not an easy task …
And, I’ve made quite a few changes to the structure of my website, introducing some new pages. And, I’ve changed my logo.
As I say, a busy month!
What is it they say? Do something that scares you every day!
Well, today is Day 6 of the 21-day Facebook Live Challenge and my initial fears of using this medium are fading. Actually, it’s quite fun, deciding what I might reveal about myself: stories about my family, and how I approach life.
And, when I have a moment, it’s interesting to watch some of the daily videos of the 1300+ folk who’ve decided to accept Marisa Murgatroyd’s challenge. I’m getting to know them a bit better.
If you’d like to get to know me better and you’re curious about what I’ve been saying, there’s list of links on this page of my website.
There are only ten places on this residential writing workshop – and four of them have been booked already.
Your hosts are Christine Cooke and myself, with a guest speaker for the Saturday evening: author and philosopher, Belinda Seaward.
The programme for this weekend has been designed to provide writers with an opportunity to explore creative writing and understand how to edit what you’ve written. (Guess which bit I’m doing!)
For more details, visit the JourneyWords site.
Six more blog posts since I last wrote:
The ‘Structuring in Scrivener’ series started way back in May and there’s always the opportunity to discuss these posts and to ask questions in the Simply Scrivener Special webinars.
The current series of 12 weekly Simply Scrivener Special webinars started on 6 June. Click here to reserve your place for 60 mins of Q&A with me. Free!
Click here to watch the recordings of past SSS webinars.
Summits provide a free training resource, for those of us who have time.
The Author Success Summit, hosted by Adam Hogue starts on 21 August. Adam has gathered a host of experts to share their experiences, including yours truly: people like Dave Cheesson (Kindlepreneur), Tom Corson-Knowles (TCK Publishing), Matt Stone (buck books) …
For more details about this and other upcoming summits, check out my Recommendations webpage which explains how summits work.
If you are not already on Gwen Hernadez’s mailing list, join now.
In Gwen’s recent email that landed in my Inbox, she has announced that all of the course videos at ScrivenerClasses.com now include closed captioning in English.
To celebrate this development, Gwen is offering 25% off her online courses until the end of August.
She is the best, so – off you go – sign up for her emails and choose the course that suits you.
If you are not already on Gwen Hernadez’s mailing list, join now.
In Gwen’s recent email that landed in my Inbox, she has announced that all of the course videos at ScrivenerClasses.com now include closed captioning in English.
To celebrate this development, Gwen is offering 25% off her online courses until the end of August.
She is the best, so – off you go – sign up for her emails and choose the course that suits you.
I have just 3 spaces on the RedPen Mentoring course.
There are two options:
Another month has flown by, I’m over the jet lag (yippee!) and there’s lots to look forward to in July.
My EDITING The RedPen Way: 10 Steps to Successful Self-Editing is only 99p for 7 days: 1-7 July
RedPen Mentoring is now available to all those in need of a helping hand. Two options: one-on-one mentoring (intensive coaching) or group mentoring (not so expensive).
At last, I’m back home, in sunny Salcombe. Our month-long trip to Canada was an experience and a half. Check out my personal Facebook page for more on that.
So, what’s happening in June? Loads!
I rave about summits as being a great opportunity for free training. On Tuesday, the CMSS (Content Marketing Success Summit) starts and I’m more excited than ever because, along with the likes of Joanna Penn, I’m one of the speakers.
For more news on Summits, and how to make the most of them, check out this resource page. For your free ticket to the CMSS, click here.
The pilot is now over – BIG THANK YOU to those who were part of it – and we start for real tomorrow.
The doors to RedPen Mentoring will be open for only a short while – until Saturday – and there are only a limited number of places available. The good news is that there’s a bonus offer of a manuscript review for those who attend the live webinar.
Click here to book your seat for the launch: 7pm BST on Monday 5 June.
RedPen Editing? Lots of tips here.
Despite being away, travelling through Canada for the past month, I’ve managed a few blog posts.
5 May 2017: Short story strategy: formatting a competition entry
17 May 2017: Why use Scrivener for your blog? 5 Top Tips
23 May 2017: Structuring in Scrivener: Introducing folders
29 May 2017: Rosemary Kind: Happy Birthday, Alfie Dog Fiction
There’s more of the same planned for June. And lots of tips on the SV FB page.
To save you hunting, here are the links to various events coming up soon and to my recent activity as a guest elsewhere.
A guest post on Dan Buri’s NothingAnyGood website.
Guest interview on the JoinedUpWriting podcast.
7-17 June: Marc Guberti’s Content Marketing Success Summit
6-27 June: Nick Stephenson’s Your First 10,000 Readers – click here for a free copy of Nick’s ebook Reader Magnets.
Last, but not least: I’ll be judging the Erewash Open Short Story Competition 2017. Competition deadline is Thursday 21 September.
