Sing Me Home – A NaNoWriMo 2018 Challenge

I was challenged a few weeks ago by several of my author friends, to write a book in thirty days.  I love a good challenge.  NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) for 2018 begins November 1, 2018 and carries on to the end of the month, an annual writing contest.  I accepted the challenge, entered the contest, and as of today, I’m a week ahead of schedule with my preparations.  The book is outlined, characters defined, plot and sub-plot laid out, social media images created and applied, book cover and video trailer created, and I’m set, ready to rock and roll.  I have exactly 30 days to write this book, and hand in the rough draft of a minimum of 50K words.  I believe I can do it, if the phone doesn’t ring to beckon my attention, nobody knocks on the door, my chores are done, meals prepared in the fridge or freezer, and my husband agreed to hand me food and coffee for the entire month of November.  

You can find me on the NaNoWriMo website by searching for my ‘handle’ which is simple enough, considering I’ve used my full name with no spaces … or, you can click my name here and send me a writing buddy request … LailaDoncaster

Below is a short blurb about this new book, the cover image, and the book trailer as well … yes, I’ve been a busy bee, and I’m pumped!  

Cover Image for “Sing Me Home” 

Book Description for “Sing Me Home” 

“Passion for music put him in the wrong bar, on the wrong night.  Murder.  A life sentence for an innocent man.  His guitar sang death row to their doom.  Free in a world he knows nothing of, musical memories haunt him.  A cowboy’s song was all he needed to give up the ghost.  Sing Me Home, was his last request.” 

Book Trailer for “Sing Me Home” 

 

This project is scheduled to commence Nov 1/18 during #NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) and will release to the public upon completion of the contest, as well as the editing, polishing, proofreading, formatting, and publishing processes. 

Enter Award Contests & Get Reviews

The possibilities are endless and these links will take you all over the globe.  There are an abundance of Writers Awards, Contests, and even free Reviews out there for the grabbing.  There is money available and having your name listed on any of these Awards and Websites is a true honor for any author.  Are you seeking one in particular?  You might find it here, if not, please let me know and I will add it to the list.

American Book Fest Awards

ARC Contemporary Poetry Magazine

Augur Magazine

Autumn House Press Book Awards

Axiom Business Book Awards 

Barnes & Noble New Writers Program 

Ben Franklin Awards 

Blank Spaces Canadian Literary Arts Magazine

Book Festivals Publishing Events Around the World 

Brick Magazine Literary Journal 

Canada Book Awards

Canadian Authors Literary Awards 

Canadian Children’s Book Center CCBC Book Awards

Canadian Children’s Book Center Marilyn Bailie Picture Book Award 

Canadian Council of Arts Governor General’s Literary Awards 

Canadian Jewish Literary Awards 

Canadian Library Association Young Adult Book Award

Canadian Literature Quarterly Criticism & Review 

Canthius Feminism & Literary Arts 

Capilano Review of Writing & Art 

Carte Blanche Magazine 

Carousel Literary Arts Magazine 

CBC Books & Literary Prizes 

Chanticleer Book Reviews & Contests 

Crime Writers of Canada Book Awards 

Claremont Review 

CV2 Contemporary Verse 2 Canadian Journal of Poetry & Critical Writing 

Dan Pynter’s Global Ebook Awards 

Dalhousie Review Literary Journal 

Digital Book World Award 

Epic eBook Competition 

Eric Hoffer Award 

Event Magazine Poetry & Prose Contest 

Exile Writers Quarterly 

Existere Journal of Arts & Literature 

Feathertale

Fiddlehead Annual Literary Contest 

Filling Station 

Financial Times & McKinsey Business Book of the Year Awards 

Foreword Indies Book of the Year Awards 

Grain Magazine Journal of Eclectic Writing

Geist Culture Magazine 

Geoffrey Bilson Award Young Adult Historical Fiction – PDF Download 

Hart House Review

Hazlitt Net Fiction Poetry 

HA&L Hamilton Arts & Letters 

Humber Literary Review Contests 

Hugo Awards 

Ibby Canada Children’s Literature & National Awards 

Indie Excellence Awards 

IR Indiana Poetry Review 

International Book Awards 

Kindle Scout 

Kirkus Book Prize 

Literary Classics International Book Awards & Reviews 

Literary Review of Canada Poetry 

Mackinac Magazine 

Magpie Award for Poetry 

Malahat Review Poetry Fiction Nonfiction Contests 

Man Booker Prize for Fiction – PDF Download 

Man Booker International Prize – PDF Download 

Maynard Online Poetry Magazine 

Montreal Review 

Mystery Writers of America Awards 

National Book Foundation Award 

National Indie Excellence Award 

National Book Foundation Awards 

Nautilus Book Awards 

Nobel Prize 

Notes And Queries Literary Culture 

On Spec Canadian Magazine 

Pen – Hemingway Award for Debut Fiction 

Poets & Writers – Grants Awards & Contests 

Prairie Fire Canadian Writer’s Magazine Contests 

Prairie Journal 

Prism Canadian & International Contemporary Writing Contests 

Pulitzer Prizes 

Puritan Magazine Thomas Morton Memorial Prize 

Pushcart Prize 

Queen’s Quarterly 

Random House, The O. Henry Prize Stories 

Reader’s Favorite Book Reviews & Contests 

Reader Views Literary Awards 

Romance Writers of America Awards & Contests Links 

Rubery Book Award Competition 

RULA Ryerson University Library & Archives 

Room Magazine Fiction & Poetry Contests 

Scotiabank Giller Prize 

Shelf Media Group Best Indie/Self-Published Book Competition 

Story Monster Dragonfly Book Awards 

Sub-Terrain Annual Literary Awards 

Taste Canada Awards Culinary Books 

TD Canada Canadian Children’s Literature Awards 

Understorey Magazine 

Vallum Contemporary Poetry Chapbook Award 

Walrus Amazon Canada First Novel Award 

Windsor Review 

Writer’s Digest Self-Published Ebook Awards 

Writer’s Trust of Canada Awards 

Writers Union of Canada Self-Published Awards 

 

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