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I'd like to take this opportunity to wish everyone on Writing.com a Happy New Year!
We often make New Years resolutions this time of year, and we don't always keep them. Writers are perhaps some of the biggest culprits of not following through on their goals. We resolve to write every day, or to finish revising our novel. We often make lofty goals that we can't realistically keep, instead of breaking up our goals into small, manageable steps. This year, I encourage you to think big but work one step at a time.
This was a big year for Writing.com! The site celebrated its 12th birthday in September. As usual, The StoryMaster  and The StoryMistress  had lots of new goodies for us to use, including the ability to "tag" others in our posts, and a whole slew of new emoticons!
In October, Superstorm Sandy hit the area of Pennsylvania where Writing.com's headquarters are located, but the site was thankfully not affected! The site's super strong servers meant that those of us with electricity during the storm had almost totally interrupted access.
For those of us who participated in the NaNoWriMo, November was a month of writing until our fingers hurt. For many of us, December was a time of celebration for writing fifty thousand words in thirty days! Whether it was for the first time, or the tenth, congratulations to everyone who won NaNo!
This was also the year of Writing.com's first official anthology of poetry and short stories written by our talented members. I hope this anthology will be the first of many successful creative endeavors spearheaded by our loyal members.
Things only get better every year at this already amazing site. Here's to 2013 being the best year yet! |
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Thank you to everyone who left feedback on my last For Authors Newsletter on "The 7 Basic Plots."
I agree, it is in the details. Recently I watched a movie with a very basic plot. What made it great was the character development and the relationships between them. -C.Evil 
This was short and sweet. I think every writer needs to copy this and put it in a prominent place near their desk. A story can have multiple "plots" that's what keeps a story interesting and the reading intrigued to find how all is tied up at the end. -Quick-Quill 
I love Jerry Cleaver's (author:Immediate Fiction) take on the seven Aristotelian plots: there's only one word you need to remember: Vs. Really, one plot: X vs. Y.
And, it's worth writing even if you don't believe in it- if you're even curious! -Joto-Kai 
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Super article! Thank you. 
I have heard that there are formulas for writing. In fact, I saw one agent that looks for the "formula" in fantasy submissions. Do you have any information on formulas for writing stories / books.
Thanks bunches. -Tadpole1 
Hello! I am in no way an expert in writing fantasy, but a quick Google search of "writing formulas" turned up a variety of methods that can be used to construct everything from short stories to novels. I myself am leery of the word "formula," as it suggests that writing to the formula is going to work every time, for every writer. I suggest you experiment until you figure out what methods work for you. As for the publisher requiring the "formula" in fantasy submissions, I have no idea what he's referring to. Submission guidelines usually list detailed instructions that will clarify any specifics. |
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