Posted by Elisa Beatty Feb 29 2012, 12:01 am
 Amazingly enough, DAY FIFTY of the Ruby Slippered Sisterhood’s Winter Writing Festival has already arrived!
This is our Final Check-In Wednesday and Closing Ceremonies rolled into one.
You still have ALL DAY today to work towards your goals–nothing ends until midnight your time. (As always, the Festival is always about YOU.)
 After that, though, the great Writing Festival Torch (yup, it’s real, carved out of a gigantic ruby and guarded by handsome cabana boys…right here next to me as I write) will be extinguished until next year. But we know the embers will keep on glowing, and the Creative Fires will continue to burn bright inside each one of you!
Once you’ve have reached 50 points based on your personal goals, you can copy the fabulous .gif below and post it proudly on your own website:
We hope you’ll continue joining us right here on the Ruby blog for your daily dose of writing inspiration as we continue on our collective writing journeys.
Be sure to stop by the Ruby blog next Thursday, March 8, to share your Reflections on the Winter Writing Festival–after you’ve had a few days for it all to sink in, tell us what you’ve learned in the process, and give us advice and ideas for making the Festival even BETTER next year.
Also, starting March 7, we’ll be beginning our countdown to the Golden Heart and Rita Nominations for 2012….above all, be sure to be here on March 26 for our raucous CYBER-PARTY as the finalists’ names are announced. We’ve got our fingers crossed for some of the WWF Participants’ names being announced and want to pop a bottle of cyber-champagne with you!!!
For those of you facing Writing Sprint withdrawal, WATCH THIS SPACE!!! We’re talking about how we can keep the sprints going on a regular basis, but the technical details aren’t quite worked out yet. For at least a few days, the rsswwf.com site and chat room will remain open. Thanks, as always, to the wonderful and amazing Ruby Sister Liz Bemis of bemispromotions.com who built both our sites!
But now, grab a steaming mug of cyber-cocoa and some of our scrumptious Festival Finale cyber-brownies, and leave a comment below (jump to the Ruby blog, if you’re over on the WWF site) summing up your WWF experience.
Of course, since this is the Ruby Slippered Sisterhood, there will be prizes! Commenters today will be entered in a random drawing for the following Festival Swag:
Anyone who checks in or leaves a comment today can win:
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signed set of all three hardcovers: First Grave on the Right, Second Grave on the Left, and NYT Bestseller Third Grave Dead Ahead by Darynda Jones
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Codename: Dancer, Amanda Brice (print)
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In the Highlander’s Bed, Cathy Maxwell
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The Seduction of Scandal, Cathy Maxwell
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An Unwilling Bride, Jo Beverly
For those who met their FESTIVAL GOALS!!!
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two separate query-letter critiques from Anne Marie Becker
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A first chapter critique from Jeannie Lin
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Critique of first three chapters (any genre except erotica) by Cynthia Justlin
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$20 Amazon card
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A gift basket with chocolates
Thanks, everyone, for being with us for the Festival!
It’s been such an honor to share in your incredible energy and creativity, and we wish you the best on your journey forward!
We’re hoping to meet as many of you as possible in person at Nationals…and we’re looking forward to seeing your Festival books on the shelves before too long!
Posted by Gwynlyn MacKenzie Feb 28 2012, 12:01 am in Etymology, giveaway, quiz, The Memory of You
Words are to a writer what a monkey wrench or propane torch is to a plumber. And, like that plumber, a writer’s only concern is whether the chosen tool can do the job at hand; the who, what, where, why, and how of its existance have no bearing. What does have bearing, especially for historical or nostalgia writers (plumbers still don’t care), [...]
Posted by admin Feb 27 2012, 12:01 am in Darynda Jones, New York Times Bestseller, Third Grave Dead Ahead
When the Ruby Slippered Sisterhood first came together in March of 2009 (when we were all named finalists in RWA’s 2009 Golden Heart Contest), none of us were published yet–as befits the Golden Heart rules–but we knew we were on our way. A few months later, when we first launched this blog, our motto was, [...]
Posted by Tamara Hogan Feb 24 2012, 12:01 am in affirmations, CHASE ME, honey badger don't care, tamara hogan, TASTE ME, writing life
We’ve been having a lot of fun, and getting a lot of writing done, during Sunday afternoon writing sprints held in the Ruby Slippered Sisterhood Winter Writing Festival chat room. For those of you who haven’t had a chance to stop by yet, the sprints typically occur over a two hour time period, and within each half hour block we write for 20 [...]
Posted by Sara Ramsey Feb 23 2012, 12:01 am in debut, promotion, publishing realities, Sara Ramsey, writer's advice, writing life
My first book, Heiress Without A Cause, came out as a Nook exclusive at the end of January, and there was much rejoicing throughout the land. Or at least I rejoiced, and my friends all tolerated my rejoicing. The champagne flowed, the congratulatory calls/emails/tweets came in, and I even sold enough copies to be thrilled [...]
Posted by Sara Ramsey Feb 22 2012, 12:01 am in check-in Wednesday, motivation, Pep Talk, perserverance, Winter Writing Festival
Where has the winter gone? It’s already time for the Winter Writing Festival Week Six check-in, and we’re entering the home stretch. There’s ONE WEEK LEFT (said in a British “Mind the Gap” voice, so as to incite calm progress rather than screaming panic). Some of you have been plugging away at your goals and [...]
Posted by Elisa Beatty Feb 21 2012, 12:01 am in creative writing games, creative writing prompts
I’m always looking for fun writing prompts for my Creative Writing students–anything to kick-start our creative energy at the start of class. I always write along with the class. (Even with all the serious long-term writing projects I have going on, diving in to something unexpected and random keeps my writing brain charged up and [...]
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