When asked “What’s the time?” I always think of the Beastie Boys so now that song is running through my head.

Writo de Mayo is almost upon us… just a few more days in fact. This is the official sign-up post. We’ll have virtual cheerleading, writing prompts and support during May. Hope to see you all month long!
~Amber

Mirrored from NaNoLJers.

I thought this sounded interesting and it sounds like there are more anthologies on the way. Deadline is 4/1/2015.
http://www.evilgirlfriendmedia.com/submissions/

I think some of us use the Muse Online Writers Conference to prep for NaNoWriMo. Here’s the latest information.
~Amber

Muse Conference 2014 October 20-26
http://themuseonlinewritersconference.com/

We are happy to announce that the 2014 Muse Online Writers Conference will
be held in these forums on October 20-26, 2014.

Joan’s note: To register, ( Read more... )

http://www.innsmouthfreepress.com/blog/she-walks-in-shadows-artwork/ I've seen this call on Twitter for artists but wasn't sure how many of you were aware of it. Either you're a female artist or you know of one. :) Innsmouth Free Press is looking for interior artwork by female artists for a 2015 anthology. Only 31 people have sent their portfolios ( Read more... )

Don’t mind this post. Just testing out a new cross-poster to LJ from WordPress. ~Amber

Mirrored from NaNoLJers. You can comment there or here.

This month a few of us are doing the Month of Letters Challenge (aka Lettermo). The challenge is to send a piece of mail for each day the post office is open during the month of February. It's the second year for it. One of the other participants pointed out Geist has a postcard fiction contest. Some of the Lettermo participants have found their ( Read more... )

I came across this today at the Savvy Author's web site. They're offering a workshop on Now that you've NaNo'd now what? starting early January. The instructor is Todd Stone, who wrote Novelist's Boot Camp.

My only connection is as a happy member of the Savvy Author's community who wanted to share this opportunity. :)

Timid Pirate is looking for stories about them for their two anthologies. They are The Benevolent Apocalypse and Cobalt City: Dark Carnival.

Stories should be 1,000 - 5,000 words. The link above will give all the details.

Good luck!
~Amber

In case you didn't get the email from Lindsey...

Greetings, Wrimos!
If you're holding hot coffee, I'd recommend you put it down. If you're standing, please sit.

I have potentially explosive news: we're launching Camp NaNoWriMo this summer! As in, mere months from this very moment!

Some of you may be wondering, "What is this camp you speak of? Will ( Read more... )

LifeBytes has an open call for submissions about internet dating.  We have so many tech savvy people here that I'm sure one or two of us has a story to share.  The editors want to use real stories.