For several reasons, I'm moving to wordpress.
1. I like being able to tag my posts with more than 3 labels.
2. Their blog creator is more secure.
3. I like it better.
You can now find me at www.courtneydiles.wordpress.com, where I will be posting every day for the rest of the summer.
Thank you so much for your readership!
Friday, June 26, 2009
Southeastern Writers Workshop Contest!
All right, I have to take this chance to recommend to all aspiring writers out there, if you're in the south, the Southeastern Writers Workshop is an ideal place to start. That's where I began my journey, and it has given me the boosts I need. I didn't understand why I needed to go to conferences, honestly, and I got much more than I bargained for. On my record now are:
The SWA Juvenile Writing Award - 2nd place and $30
The Smith Moseley Poetry Award - 2nd place and $30
The M.L. Brown Award for YA Lit - 3rd place and $10 (2008) & 1st place and $50 (2009)!
So those cash prizes aren't extravagant, but the thing is those awards are perfect credentials for a query letter. If you want to be published, people, build them up!
I'm going to be posting every day for the rest of the summer and quite often after that. Hold me to it, please! I don't mind nagging. =)
~Courtney
The SWA Juvenile Writing Award - 2nd place and $30
The Smith Moseley Poetry Award - 2nd place and $30
The M.L. Brown Award for YA Lit - 3rd place and $10 (2008) & 1st place and $50 (2009)!
So those cash prizes aren't extravagant, but the thing is those awards are perfect credentials for a query letter. If you want to be published, people, build them up!
I'm going to be posting every day for the rest of the summer and quite often after that. Hold me to it, please! I don't mind nagging. =)
~Courtney
Monday, February 2, 2009
Let's go again!
Status: Happy =)
What is the anime freak listening to now? Lips of an Angel by Hinder
Dream Diary: I dreamed about sparks.
Well, it's been a while. I've been concentrating my energy on my rewrite and my schoolwork, but I'll take a break and write a blog again.
I discovered a new method for breaking writer's block a few weeks ago. I used the Disney movie method, going back to the basics of telling a story. I watched Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and Aladdin, etc.
I started noticing patterns between the movies. For example, the only main female character in the Disney realm who has a mother is Mulan, and she is not a princess. If you study the Disney princesses, none of them have mothers. Cinderella, Snow White, and Aurora are orphans, and Jasmine, Ariel, and Belle each only have a father.
I think this is interesting.
Likewise, the Prince Charmings of Cinderella, Snow White, and Aurora are generally characterless, but Aladdin, Eric, and the Beast are a little more interesting. I think I'm going to research a little more about Mr. Walt's life and times in accordance with these movies and report what I find out.
Till then,
Courtney
What is the anime freak listening to now? Lips of an Angel by Hinder
Dream Diary: I dreamed about sparks.
Well, it's been a while. I've been concentrating my energy on my rewrite and my schoolwork, but I'll take a break and write a blog again.
I discovered a new method for breaking writer's block a few weeks ago. I used the Disney movie method, going back to the basics of telling a story. I watched Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and Aladdin, etc.
I started noticing patterns between the movies. For example, the only main female character in the Disney realm who has a mother is Mulan, and she is not a princess. If you study the Disney princesses, none of them have mothers. Cinderella, Snow White, and Aurora are orphans, and Jasmine, Ariel, and Belle each only have a father.
I think this is interesting.
Likewise, the Prince Charmings of Cinderella, Snow White, and Aurora are generally characterless, but Aladdin, Eric, and the Beast are a little more interesting. I think I'm going to research a little more about Mr. Walt's life and times in accordance with these movies and report what I find out.
Till then,
Courtney
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