Absolute Write http://absolutewrite.com Write hard. Write true. And write on. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:14:31 +0000 en hourly 1 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ Testing http://absolutewrite.com/2012/02/03/testing/ http://absolutewrite.com/2012/02/03/testing/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:16:21 +0000 MacAllister Stone http://absolutewrite.com/?p=899 One, two…three?

(Don’t mind me – we’re just doing some software updates!

]]> http://absolutewrite.com/2012/02/03/testing/feed/ 2 Odyssey! http://absolutewrite.com/2012/02/02/odyssey/ http://absolutewrite.com/2012/02/02/odyssey/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:44:34 +0000 MacAllister Stone http://absolutewrite.com/?p=896 About Odyssey (from their press release):

ODYSSEY WRITING WORKSHOP ANNOUNCES ITS 17th SUMMER SESSION

About Odyssey Since its founding in 1996, Odyssey has become one of the most respected workshops in the science fiction, fantasy, and horror writing community. Odyssey is for developing writers whose work is approaching publication quality and for published [...]]]> http://absolutewrite.com/2012/02/02/odyssey/feed/ 0 Merry Christmas 2011 http://absolutewrite.com/2011/12/25/merry-christmas-2011/ http://absolutewrite.com/2011/12/25/merry-christmas-2011/#comments Sun, 25 Dec 2011 03:13:09 +0000 MacAllister Stone http://absolutewrite.com/?p=881 May your holidays be filled with light, joy, and love. Merry Christmas, everyone, and very happy New Year!

]]> http://absolutewrite.com/2011/12/25/merry-christmas-2011/feed/ 2 SOPA on hold, PROTECT IP still pending – An Open Letter http://absolutewrite.com/2011/12/16/sopa-on-hold-protect-ip-still-pending-an-open-letter/ http://absolutewrite.com/2011/12/16/sopa-on-hold-protect-ip-still-pending-an-open-letter/#comments Fri, 16 Dec 2011 21:08:15 +0000 MacAllister Stone http://absolutewrite.com/?p=849 I’m a registered Democrat. I vote, I canvass, I caucus. As a Website owner and as an American, I’m dismayed by Congressional attempts to censor the internet. I’m appalled and chilled that we have a former Senator who publicly asserts that the U.S. should take a lesson from China to establish internet censorship and [...]]]> http://absolutewrite.com/2011/12/16/sopa-on-hold-protect-ip-still-pending-an-open-letter/feed/ 0 BookWish Foundation Essay Contest http://absolutewrite.com/2011/12/03/bookwish-essay-contest/ http://absolutewrite.com/2011/12/03/bookwish-essay-contest/#comments Sat, 03 Dec 2011 05:45:43 +0000 MacAllister Stone http://absolutewrite.com/?p=834 Happy Holidays, AWers! I thought some of you might be interested in this:

Win a literary agent or acclaimed author’s feedback on your unpublished manuscript for young adult or middle grade readers. This rare opportunity is being offered to the six winners of an essay contest recently announced by the literacy charity Book Wish [...]]]> http://absolutewrite.com/2011/12/03/bookwish-essay-contest/feed/ 3 2012 BlueCat Screenplay Competition http://absolutewrite.com/2011/11/09/2012-bluecat-screenplay-competition/ http://absolutewrite.com/2011/11/09/2012-bluecat-screenplay-competition/#comments Wed, 09 Nov 2011 23:14:35 +0000 MacAllister Stone http://absolutewrite.com/?p=734 Final DEADLINE: November 15th

Every screenplay entered is read by two readers and receives two written analyses We provide each writer who enters BlueCat two written analyses, ensuring each entry is reviewed by two readers, while supporting screenwriters of all levels and stages of development with the constructive feedback all writers require.

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From the Good People at BlueCat:

Submit your screenplay to BlueCat Screenplay Competition! This year’s submission deadline is November 15, 2011. For more information about BlueCat, please visit www.bluecatscreenplay.com/

ABOUT: BlueCat is an international community that has been discovering and developing writers since [...]]]> http://absolutewrite.com/2011/11/07/bluecat-screenplay-competition/feed/ 0 November, NaNo, and Taking Inspiration http://absolutewrite.com/2011/11/07/november-nano-and-taking-inspiration/ http://absolutewrite.com/2011/11/07/november-nano-and-taking-inspiration/#comments Mon, 07 Nov 2011 18:44:00 +0000 MacAllister Stone http://absolutewrite.com/?p=718 Hey AWers!

Welcome to November—and writers everywhere know that November means NaNoWriMo. Do you NaNo? If you are, swing by the NaNoWriMo and Beyond room on the AW Forums, and say howdy to all the other masochists.

I’ll confess that I’m already seven days behind. I’m currently putting [...]]]> http://absolutewrite.com/2011/11/07/november-nano-and-taking-inspiration/feed/ 1 Forums Are Back! http://absolutewrite.com/2011/08/30/forums-are-back/ http://absolutewrite.com/2011/08/30/forums-are-back/#comments Tue, 30 Aug 2011 22:11:16 +0000 MacAllister Stone http://absolutewrite.com/?p=706 We’re back online over at the AW Forums – welcome back, AWers!

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