I know hallowe'en has been and gone, but I thought you might like these two photos, taken on my travels.
Free to enter writing competitionsSharon B has found another great opportunity for the right author. They need to be unagented and unpublished - in terms of novels for children or early teens. The first prize includes £2,000 and support to get your book published.
I've now signed my contract. The process is that Ceri explains the terms under which they're offering to publish the book, and asks if there are any questions. If you do have any, ask her rather than waiting for the draft contract. Although of course if that document raises any concerns or queries, ask about those before signing it. I did ask a couple of questions. ( I'm like that!) They were queries rather than actual concerns. I had answers within days.
Ceri will then ask her colleague to send a draft contract. If you're happy with that, then she sends the actual contract to be signed. You can do that electronically, by typing your name. Ceri then does the same and emails the complete document back, so you have a copy.
How is everyone? And how's the writing going?
