YOU WIN!
When the inevitable happens, we throw up a random OPEN CRITIQUE DAY for you aspiring and established authors... all are welcome! You post a short excerpt OR idea that you want input on and we tear it apart, make you cry, and sadly watch you stomp away....
OR....
We give you loving advice, you still cry, but you still love us. All in a day's work, darlings! :)
Some of you know the drill.
Some don't, so here's a fun, quick explanation:Today is a random day where you can post a short few paragraphs of your work and we are going to be BRUTALLY HONEST about what we think....
And you then can retreat to your room with a blankie and and a cup of hot chocolate...
Seekers allow a 24 hour WHINING rule. :)
You get to be mad for one day...
And then we pull up our big girl panties and move on. (Not kidding, Cupcakes.... you get a day.)
Okay, we're not really mean. Well, Ruthy is KINDA mean, but she really wants your success so she'll tell you it's for your own good. This may or may not be true.
But when you look at the wealth of experience and published books here on this blog, you know you've got a bunch of gals who not only know what they're talking about... they love helping others.
So be big and brave and bold!
Get your short piece ready and post it in a comment....
LET'S PLAY!!!!
We've got coffee and tea and hot chocolate and a cooler of Cokes (which means any soda imaginable for you Southern gals!) and there's a full breakfast bar of great healthy stuff....
And then there's a breakfast bar of Twinkies and Oreos and great cherry desserts.
And if you've never
had Ruthy's cherry pie, well.... you'll love it. And she's picking up a 40 lb. box of IQF tart cherries on Saturday morning, so let the cherry desserts begin!
And we have a couple of book surprises we're giving away today, so free critiques...
And books.
It's been a long winter, but we are on a roll for 2019!
So get your stuff ready, it's that random moment of fun with the red pen you've all been waiting for! Use the comment section below to give us a paragraph or two of your work.
Let's see what ya' got.
Multi-published, award-winning author Ruth Logan Herne has written over 50 books and loves to work with people on her own terms: AKA: SNARKY. She's also finaled in a lot of awards and won a few, so she uses that to be even bossier...
So take that as a warning or a dare, your choice because she's a born in the north Yankee and kind of proud of it...
Don't say you haven't been warned! :)
Book giveaways are ANYONE'S GUESS, darlings....
We'll see what's in the prize vault! And any Seekers who are around today may/will jump in and offer advice. Let's do this!