Does someone have to add you to a SIG group? I was wondering if that might be the reason why I can only get into two of the groups I've joined. Thanks for the help.

Has anyone read Big Magic - Creative Living Beyond Fear? I'm almost finished and I think it's a great read for people who are held back from finishing their book (or any creative endeavor) because of fear (of reviewers or that the book just isn't good enough, etc). Elizabeth Gilbert wrote Eat, Pray Love, if that title rings a bell. Just thought I would share it here.

Hello! My new critique partner through RWA suggested I sign up for this site. I am curious what you all do and how to navigate.

Hi all!
My goal for this month is to write 50K words. I really want to finish Survival: Dead of Winter this month so I can publish it within a couple of months.
Good luck to all participating and happy writing to all!
Rhonda

I'd like a feature of tagging past classes that I'd like to take if they came around again, and if they do, it'd notify me. Possible?

Hi. I write picture books and look forward to connecting with others, I'd love to find a few other picture book writers to chat with,,,Oh, and most of my stories rhyme,

I am so thrilled. Dawn and I are going to RWA! We're trying to get RJ to come but she's waffling. BUT even better than us being there is our giveaways!

We have some pretty special things planned for everyone. More as the date gets closer but I am getting proofs of stuff now and its REALLY COOL!!!

FYI.... #SFFpit is tomorrow on twitter. It's for completed, unpublished manuscripts ready for submission for science fiction and fantasy.

The last three books I bought ended up being DNFd for various reasons. Has anyone read a book lately that kept you turning the pages? If so please share. I'm heading to the lake on Thursday afternoon and want to sit back with a really good romance! (My fav genre is contemporary western) and I don't read super hot stuff. ;-) Even so, share the hot stuff for those who might see the recommendation.

Thanks!

So this may be the silliest thread you've ever seen, I would accept that. But someone, help me out here.

I can't seem to nail down the difference between a summary and a synopsis. Google had only gotten me so far, and each website seems to have a different opinion on how to write each.
I ask because I'm going to begin querying soon, and I don't want to send an editor who asked for a synopsis a summary instead.
Main problem for me- which one is the back of a book blurb and which one do you outline the major events of the book, including the ending??

You'd think this was a simple thing...

Anyway, sorry if I started a new thread that already exists somewhere else. I couldn't find anything when I looked in the forum.

We're going to be there! And we've got some fun giveaways for you.

Dawn and I for sure, and we are trying to twist RJ's arm. We should do a Savvy meet up if anyone is going!
I am super excited this year. Did everyone see the new app they have for the meeting?

YAY!

Hi y'all! I joined last fall, and have taken one fabulous class so far. I am retired and currently residing in San Antonio, TX to be near family. I'm an adventurer with a boat load of experiences to fill my novels with. Currently writing a creative nonfiction (memoir without a memory!) and have a couple of mystery story ideas in the hopper. I look forward to sharing and learning with y'all!

Looking to connect with others interested in these areas. Anyone out there?

BEFORE the end of civilization (pre-Savvy site update), we could print out our lesson discussions. It actually said "Print". Is that still possible?

I could only find the class because RJ kindly gave me a direct link (yes, being old and helpless sucks).

Connie Parrott

I am Pam Marin-Kingsley. I first logged on and took a couple of classes a long time ago. Decided to get back into full swing and came back. From MA, and love New England. Transplant from the Midwest. I write Science Fiction, Steampunk, and Dark Fiction.

How many people belong to a group of writers that all write in the same genre & help promote each other/swap newsletters? I've heard of more and more indie authors who form groups for such purposes. They say it boosts sales on release day and some even say it keeps them sane.

Have any of you found your 'tribe'?

Is anyone interested in starting a contemporary cowboy romance 'tribe' here at Savvy? Maybe a group to check in with, bounce ideas off of, and hang around in the chatroom while writing/editing? I'm sure we could get our own forum and chatroom. Writing can be so isolated, I'm hoping for a little motivation with others who write in the same genre as I do.

It does have a few things that are going to need tweaking! A site like this takes a lot of configuration and that usually cannot be completed until we have real users who are well, using it. Please do send on to us any oddities or defects that you run across. We have a wonderful dev team who has worked very hard on this and wants to get it just right for us!

Thanks and welcome!

Its two days of how to use facebook!

Greetings all, since you don’t know me, I feel it necessary to mention something relatively important up front: I’m blind. While this certainly is not the most important aspect of who I am, it does serve as a major characteristic, especially for dealing with the internet. I use a program called a Screen-reader, which means I interact with my computer and this site rather differently than most. I’m informing you of this, as when dealing with any site for the first time there is a great deal of learning that has to take place, since each site has slightly different coding, and code impacts me far more than the more traditional Graphical User Interface user. Mistakes are to be expected, and questions are more than likely; your patients are greatly requested. I feel this is absolutely vital that you all are made aware of this, since it will help explain perhaps what might appear to be on the surface as very silly errors on my part, when viewed from the perspective of someone using the site as a sighted user, when I am not. So that question, which might have an obvious answer for someone that has vision, might be totally its antithesis for someone that does not.
Having said all this: I heard of this site from a scribophile member, and have heard that changes were made by the site owner in reaction to my initial difficulties with the site when first attempting to join. I am exceedingly grateful to whoever that individual is that made the site alterations, which allowed me to join. I eagerly anticipate a rich learning experience and thank you for your time, respectfully, Elkin.

Hey all,

So I'm having some trouble deciding how to procede. I posted to the pitchfest and have two editors requesting a synopsis and the first three chapters of my book. However, I'm unsure of what I should include in the query letter since a chunk of that information is IN the pitch and completed in the synopsis they have requested. Should I just thank them for their interest and list my accomplishments and contact information?

Thanks for any help!

M. A. Freeman

Check out the blog post about this new great feature! And how you can become a charter member and win $40 toward any workshop or membership!

Newbie here! I love connecting with other writers. I'm currently querying agents for my mom blogger cozy mystery series. Have gotten some good responses to my pitches on twitter. Keeping my fingers crossed for here, too. In the meantime, I'm working on a new series and submitting short stories. I recently got my first mystery short story accepted for an anthology! I feel there's still so much to learn about every phase of writing and publishing - even when you get something done, there's 10 more things you could be doing. How about you?