Holiday gratitude giveaway: win a literary book bundle!
Dear friends, clients, fellow writers, and readers:
In honor of this year’s holiday season, I’d like to say thank you for what you add to my life and business, The Threepenny Editor. I count myself lucky beyond reason for the chance to work every day with people who are as committed to books, writing, learning, and ideas as you all are.
As a gesture of my appreciation, I am giving away one set of my favorite six books on writing:
The Art of Dramatic Writing, by Lajos Egri- The Art of Fiction, by John Gardner
- Bird by Bird, by Anne Lamott
- The Elements of Style, by William Strunk and E. B. White
- Manuscript Makeover, by Elizabeth Lyon
- The Editor’s Lexicon, by Sarah Cypher
What do you need to do? Just share in the comments section your answer:
What are the writing accomplishments you’re thankful for this year, and your goals for next year?
The contest is open until midnight on December 15. I’ll use a random number selection to pick the winner and ship to you or your recipient of choice. Add them to your library, or pass them along to a writer in your life.
I love your blog and I love this give-away! I am so happy to participate!
My biggest writing accomplishment this year was allowing myself to admit that I enjoy writing, no matter what. It doesn’t matter that it doesn’t pay my bills, it doesn’t matter that it’s not the primary focus of my job. I enjoy the process of it and that’s that.
My hope for next year is that I will continue writing and I will try to be disciplined and thoughtful about it but if nothing tangible ever comes out of it that would be OK because I would have enjoyed it every single step of the way.
I know that this is pretty basic stuff but, for me, it’s been a liberation.
on Nov 27th, 2011 @ 3:18 pm:
What a great goal, Petya! Writing for the fun of it is one of the best reasons to do it. I love reading and editing, but I am a writer because there is absolutely nothing like the feeling of pursuing an idea that *I* know is important, somehow. The process of figuring out why is rewarding. Good luck!
on Nov 29th, 2011 @ 8:39 pm:
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on Dec 7th, 2011 @ 9:14 am:
This year I have been blessed:
1. I have a great writing group (Go Sarcastic Broads).
2. I had two short stories published.
3. My blog is getting more readership.
4. I’ve received positive feedback for my current manuscript (go P0itchapoolza with David and Arielle).
5. I have developed (& continue to) a great next work of cyber writing friends.
For 2012, my wishes are simple:
1. Get an agent and publisher for my manuscript.
2. Continue to publish short stories.
3. Continue to blog about my journey with abandon.
on Dec 7th, 2011 @ 9:37 am:
I’m proud that I pursued an idea to write about until it found me across the country researching. Until it found me writing at 11 o’clock at night and six in the morning; writing like I never have before. Now, I have most of a manuscript. I am darn proud of that. My goal for next year is to finish the manuscript, edit and revise until it’s as near perfect as I can make it, and then find representation for publication.
What a great giveaway – thanks for the chance to enter!
on Dec 7th, 2011 @ 12:43 pm:
The writing accomplishments I’m grateful for this year are self-pubbing my first novella in February, finishing two more novels this year, and working with the WoMen’s Literary Cafe with giving back to other writers.
My goals for next year are to edit the two novels I wrote this year and write another a sequel to my self-pubbed novella. As well as continuing to give back to the writing community.
Thanks for this wonderful opportunity!
emerald_barnes (at) yahoo (dot) com
on Dec 7th, 2011 @ 1:53 pm:
The writing accomplishments I’m thankful for are finishing a rough second draft of my main WIP novel, and completing a new novel draft in NaNoWriMo – both the story and the 80,000 words I wanted to have down.
My goals for next year are to polish the second draft of my main WIP to a point where it is submittable, and to polish the NaNoWriMo work to a point where I can experiment with self pub.
But I am also grateful for discovering great writing blogs – thanks for writing this one!
on Dec 8th, 2011 @ 6:09 pm:
Style is what every writer fathoms to develop thus getting high readership, a difficult job, though.
I am neither a writer nor have worked anything except my critical analysis for writing essays has become part of my life. I owe it and defend it.
Next year I am going to write more essays.
on Dec 13th, 2011 @ 1:14 am:
Hey! Did you announce the winners of the give-away?
on Jan 23rd, 2012 @ 10:26 am:
Yes! The giveaway books went to Lauren Barnhart. I ran the contest on this blog and on my writing blog, sarahcypher.com, and selected a random winner from the combined pool of entrants.
Thanks for your interest, and I hope 2012 brings you creativity, productivity, and success with your writing!
on Jan 23rd, 2012 @ 10:37 am: