authorship Archives - Maaja Wentz https://www.maajawentz.com/category/writing/authorship/ Worlds of Mystery & Wonder Mon, 13 Feb 2023 02:45:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.maajawentz.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/cropped-maaja-at-the-mic-32x32.jpg authorship Archives - Maaja Wentz https://www.maajawentz.com/category/writing/authorship/ 32 32 Feeding Frenzy Launched at Bakka-Phoenix https://www.maajawentz.com/2023/02/12/feeding-frenzy-launched-at-bakka-phoenix/ https://www.maajawentz.com/2023/02/12/feeding-frenzy-launched-at-bakka-phoenix/#comments Mon, 13 Feb 2023 02:45:11 +0000 http://www.maajawentz.com/?p=2206 Feeding Frenzy: Curse of the Necromancer On March 10, 2018, Feeding Frenzy launched at my favorite Science Fiction and Fantasy book store. Bakka is one of the most unique book stores in North America, family-owned and delightfully supportive of SF&F writers. I was invited, along with seven other  authors, to take part in the store’s […]

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]]> https://www.maajawentz.com/2023/02/12/feeding-frenzy-launched-at-bakka-phoenix/feed/ 2 Win a Watty Award With a Past Winner’s Proven Advice https://www.maajawentz.com/2023/02/12/watty-award-winner/ https://www.maajawentz.com/2023/02/12/watty-award-winner/#comments Sun, 12 Feb 2023 20:36:21 +0000 http://www.maajawentz.com/?p=1549 Feeding Frenzy: Curse of the Necromancer Wins a Watty Award Have you ever read a story on Wattpad and wondered if you could win a Watty Award? This post explains how I used serial fiction techniques to write a novel, finish it, and learn while practicing in public. Winning the Watty Award was just the […]

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]]> https://www.maajawentz.com/2023/02/12/watty-award-winner/feed/ 1 New Writing Opportunities https://www.maajawentz.com/2022/09/25/new-writing-opportunites/ https://www.maajawentz.com/2022/09/25/new-writing-opportunites/#comments Mon, 26 Sep 2022 02:03:27 +0000 https://www.maajawentz.com/?p=7909 From a top secret call for authors to new experiments on Medium and a website revamp, this has been a season for writing opportunities.

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]]> https://www.maajawentz.com/2022/09/25/new-writing-opportunites/feed/ 1 Coming Second (after W.B. Yeats) https://www.maajawentz.com/2017/10/28/coming-second-after-w-b-yeats/ https://www.maajawentz.com/2017/10/28/coming-second-after-w-b-yeats/#respond Sat, 28 Oct 2017 14:32:09 +0000 http://www.maajawentz.com/?p=2120 Turning and turning in a plastic gyre The Garbage Patch grows silently. Things fall apart, degrading into plastic pills and Floating Barbie heads are loosed upon the world. The plastic-dimmed tide concentrates in filter feeders. The innocence of tossing bone over shoulder Should have died with the Neanderthals. The best want more stuff, while the worst Slave […]

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]]> https://www.maajawentz.com/2017/10/28/coming-second-after-w-b-yeats/feed/ 0 1, 2, 4, 6: A System for Writing Success https://www.maajawentz.com/2016/02/13/writing-success/ https://www.maajawentz.com/2016/02/13/writing-success/#respond Sat, 13 Feb 2016 15:56:52 +0000 http://www.maajawentz.com/?p=1571 Writers: Experiment with 1, 2, 4, 6, and Increase Productivity This article is inspired by Scott Meyer’s blog post about writing success for screenwriters. In it he advocates “1, 2, 7, 14,” as a structure for becoming a more productive writer. Under his plan you would read one screenplay per week, watch two movies per week, […]

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]]> https://www.maajawentz.com/2016/02/13/writing-success/feed/ 0 Bookapalooza Book Fair https://www.maajawentz.com/2015/11/29/bookapalooza-with-wcdr/ https://www.maajawentz.com/2015/11/29/bookapalooza-with-wcdr/#respond Mon, 30 Nov 2015 00:12:14 +0000 http://www.maajawentz.com/?p=1538 Bookapalooza Book Fair It’s been a week since this Durham book fair. Standing behind my table all day, my only regret is missing some of the readings. The organizers at WCDR encouraged us to take time before doors to the Bookapalooza book fair opened to the public so we could visit other vendors. I also took […]

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]]> https://www.maajawentz.com/2015/11/29/bookapalooza-with-wcdr/feed/ 0 Free Book Giveaway https://www.maajawentz.com/2015/11/19/free-book-giveaway/ https://www.maajawentz.com/2015/11/19/free-book-giveaway/#respond Thu, 19 Nov 2015 22:10:32 +0000 http://www.maajawentz.com/?p=1532 Visit Bookaplaooza Book Fair & Readings: Saturday Nov. 21, 2015 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Durham College,  Centre for Food/ Bistro 67, 1604 Champlain Ave., Whitby. This weekend I will be at Bookapalooza in order to test the waters with my upcoming book, Feeding Frenzy. This will be my first visit to this […]

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]]> https://www.maajawentz.com/2015/11/19/free-book-giveaway/feed/ 0 Bookapalooza Draw for Mystery Thriller Books https://www.maajawentz.com/2015/10/29/bookapalooza-draw-for-mystery-thriller-books/ https://www.maajawentz.com/2015/10/29/bookapalooza-draw-for-mystery-thriller-books/#respond Thu, 29 Oct 2015 10:39:30 +0000 http://www.maajawentz.com/?p=1484 I’m going to participate in Bookapalooza, a book sale/launch/reading taking place Nov 21, 2015. Book Fair & Readings Since my novel, Feeding Frenzy, won’t be launched until the spring, I’m going to run a giveaway for published books in the supernatural thriller & comic mystery genres. Visitors to my table will also get a Q-code […]

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]]> https://www.maajawentz.com/2015/10/29/bookapalooza-draw-for-mystery-thriller-books/feed/ 0 Feeding Frenzy Featured on Wattpad https://www.maajawentz.com/2015/08/11/feeding-frenzy-featured-on-wattpad/ https://www.maajawentz.com/2015/08/11/feeding-frenzy-featured-on-wattpad/#comments Tue, 11 Aug 2015 17:53:35 +0000 http://www.maajawentz.com/?p=1373   #11 in Mystery/Thriller Sept. 7, 2015 with 25 000 reads on Wattpad Feeding Frenzy is a paranormal thriller about our obsession with food. It was inspired by the madcap pacing of Jan Evanovitch’s Stephanie Plum mysteries and the over-the-top imagination of Christopher Moore’s comic fantasy novels. — Maaja Featured on Wattpad Wattpad has officially chosen Feeding Frenzy as a ‘featured story.’ […]

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]]> https://www.maajawentz.com/2015/08/11/feeding-frenzy-featured-on-wattpad/feed/ 1 What is a Serial Thriller Anthology? https://www.maajawentz.com/2015/05/03/cliffhanger-castle-thriller-serial/ https://www.maajawentz.com/2015/05/03/cliffhanger-castle-thriller-serial/#respond Sun, 03 May 2015 17:06:44 +0000 http://www.maajawentz.com/?p=1284 Is this Wattpad’s First Serial Anthology? This project is a paranormal thriller with a twist – author collaboration in a serial anthology. If you have ever wanted to read a suspense novel that combines mystery with lots of surprises, this innovative novel, the first of its kind on Wattpad. Exciting writers compete to display their unique style, in conjunction with […]

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