The End of the Skating Spectacular--Happy or Sad?

Our Heartlandian Skating Spectacular comes to an end April 13th. The guru will count up the scores and determine the placements of our fabulous writing teams.

To do that, she needs your reports for pages written since the last time you reported. Leave a comment with the number of fresh, new pages. If you've been editing, let us know the number of heavily edited pages as well. Don't forget to leave your name!

AND... I'm sure Mary would love some company in the Exhibition! Go HERE, read the instructions and participate! Make sure to take a look at the exhibitions and leave a little applause. We all need encouragement.

The guru is so looking forward to lots of skating 'pages'!

Skating Spectacular Exhibition!

The crowning event of most skating competition is the exhibition. Skaters throw off the nerves of competing and often show the audience another side of their skating personality. How much fun is that?

However, with the RAH Skating Spectacular, the exhibition comes before the awards ceremony, giving each team the opportunity to earn more points toward their total score. It doesn't matter how well you've 'skated' during this event, your writing can participate in this exhibition.

And how do we do that?

It's really quite simple. Each exhibition consists of seven sentences from your current work in progress. It doesn't matter where in the work the sentences appear--but they should appear together :) No explanation of the excerpt...just post the sentences. Dialog, narrative, it doesn't matter.



Post your sentences in the comments section below using the following format...
Title
by
Sentences

Each exhibition will add 7 points to your team's totals.

Now, show us what you've got!!

Reporting

Hi lizzie,  I've been writing memoir essays; life's little stories at my great nieces' request. I've written ten new pages again this month.

I've also been reading. I finished Mary Connealy's new book, Out of Control. Loved it. Her settings of the old west are great. I also love strong heroes ( with flaws) and even stronger heroines. This newest book even has a hint of Paradise Lost, with secret valleys and prehistoric fish. It's a page turner for sure.

Connie Crow

Page reporting time!

It's page reporting time for all Heartlandians!

So, in the comments section leave your name, the number of new pages you've written since the last time you reported, and/or the total number of heavily edited pages.

Don't forget--read a book that has some connection, however small, to figure skating and give us a short review. Earn points for your team!

The warm up period is over. Time to get on the ice and report!

Well, another month has zipped by. I've written 10 pages this month.Not on my current WIP, but essays on several subjects for my "memoirs".  But they're still fresh, new pages.

RAH Skating Spectacular!

Nationals are over, and our skating champions are getting ready for worlds. Here in the HWG/RAH world, Heartlandians are deep into our own Skating Spectacular.

It's time, my dears, to report pages. So in the comments section, please give your total of newly written pages (manuscript, query, synopsis, original blog posts). If you've been doing substantial edits, post the total number of those pages separately from new pages. Count pages done since January 1, 2013.

If you post anonymously, please be sure to leave your name in the comments. And, I thank you.

Remember the first challenge, too. Read a book that has some connection to skating. Once you give a short review of the book on the loop (and be nice to the author--post a review online), your team will be credited with the read.

Okay, Heartlandians. The warm up period is over. It's your turn on the ice. Report!

Yay, Mary!

Well, Here I am again.  Thank you, Mary.  I think I'm all subscribed again. I'll try better to post to the blog. My Sweet Adelines show was yesterday,  and we'll be taking a break very soon over the holidays, so I should have much more writing time.  Yay!

Connie

October Days, October Pages

It's that time again--a week before our monthly meeting.

And you know what that means!

Time to post your page reports here in the comments section.

Your guru thanks you.

Ideas as to Pages You Could Have on Your Website

Most sites have a number of pages. Here are just a few.

1. Home Page / Welcome page – is like the entryway to your house. It is an introduction to you. It should include things like author’s picture, available books, a welcome note, brief biography and links to all the other pages on the site.

2. Books Page – as an author you want people to find your books. This page should contain all the books you’ve written with either blurbs, excerpts or reviews. Or links to this information.

3. Bio Page – a page to tell people about yourself. Who you are, what you write, more about your personal interests and other information you want to share.

4. Links Page – this page gives visitors to your site links to other places on the Internet where they can find you. Also, it can include links to your friends and publisher. This is important because links to other sites that link back to you increases your rating on the Internet. (This also increase your SEO rating—see definition below.)

5. Other Pages – the possibility for other pages are endless. Here is where you make your site your own.

6. Picture page - share pictures.

7. Contact page – where you give fans your email address.

8. Excerpt pages – giving excerpts of your books or the ability to read the first chapter.

9. Video Page – to display video you’ve made. (A great way to connect with readers.)

10. Some sites even have chat areas.

 

Just a few to think about when developing your site.

 

Tina

www.tinagayle.net

www.tinagayle.blogspot.com

 

September Balloons Are Flying High!

Use the comments below to report your page counts for the past month!

leave a comment with the number of your
     a.newly written pages (remember this can be anything writing related)
     b. total number of heavily edited pages
     c. any reviews you may have done over the past month

Sometimes when you're up in the air, it's hard to hear the cheers from below. So cheer a little louder, my dears!