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Novel Writing Course Starts Next Week

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Director Brad Pauquette

It’s true, everybody needs a hand sometimes.  Luckily, CCC can help. If you’ve been trying to write a novel (or wishing you were) for some time, but just can’t seem to hit the gas, pull the trigger, light the fire … Continue reading →

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Novel Writing Class at the Columbus Idea Foundry

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Director Brad Pauquette

Have you been trying to write a novel, but just can’t seem to get the job done? Beginning March 22, we’re offering a 6-month novel writing class in conjunction with our partner, the Columbus Idea Foundry!  The class will meet … Continue reading →

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Only Three Days Left to Submit Your Manuscript – The Great Novel Contest

Posted on January 28, 2013 by Director Brad Pauquette

Only three days remain to submit your manuscript to The Great Novel Contest.  We’ve still got room for your submission, but the contest closes on 1/31 no matter what. We sat down, as writers, and put together the kind of … Continue reading →

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WritersPlatform.net Online Writing Forum

Posted on June 20, 2012 by Director Brad Pauquette

We’re constantly getting requests to build an online writing community for Columbus Creative Cooperative.  We might get there soon, but with all of our projects right now, we simply don’t have the manpower to administrate it. In the meantime, we’re … Continue reading →

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November – National Novel Writing Month

Posted on October 27, 2011 by Director Brad Pauquette

November is national novel writing month.  Learn more about NaNo here: www.nanowrimo.org NaNo is an internet initiative to inspire writers to create a new 50,000 word novel in the course of one month.  The idea is to create a brand new … Continue reading →

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Live “alone?” Find a writing group!

Posted on September 14, 2011 by Kim Younkin

How true is this for you, if you’re a writer? Joe:  So, who do you live with? Writer:  I live alone. Joe:  Oh.  Well do you have any pets? Writer:  If you consider my husband one. Joe:  Wait, I thought … Continue reading →

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6 Reasons to Avoid GoDaddy for Your Author Website

Posted on June 17, 2011 by Brad Pauquette

Setting up a website and integrating yourself into online networks is an important step for an author. There are a lot of good ways to do it, and a lot of bad ways too.  Sometimes what appears to be the … Continue reading →

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Stephen King’s “Everything You Need To Know [about writing]“

Posted on June 16, 2011 by Brad Pauquette

Stephen King gets a lot of crap from writers, readers, critics, well, pretty much everyone.  But the fact is — the man sells books.  Lots of books. He must be doing something right.  Check out this article for some of … Continue reading →

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Vonnegut’s Advice on Story Lines

Posted on June 4, 2011 by Brad Pauquette

Kurt Vonnegut is an amazing author, and was a fantastic entertainer during his lifetime. Please enjoy this video “Shapes of Stories”.

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How To Make A PDF

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Director Brad Pauquette

For our anthology submissions, we ask you to upload a PDF.  We do this because it’s less likely that PDFs will carry viruses, and PDFs are not easily editable once they are created, thus protecting the authenticity of your work. … Continue reading →

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