Spinebreakers in the UK is hosting an awesome contest, asking you to write a short, 200-word explosive love scene between two unlikely literary heroes: What would have happened if Tess of the D’Urbervilles had met Edward? Or Mr Darcy had fallen in love with Bella? Or, come to think of it, the world was rocked... Continue Reading →
Today as part of our February Book of the Month feature on Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl, we've got two new, original desktop wallpapers -- featuring two of our favorite boys: Ethan & Link! Click to view full-size, then right-click to save: Some of the photos featured in these wallpapers are (C)... Continue Reading →
Today as part of our February Book of the Month feature on Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl, we've got two new, original desktop wallpapers -- featuring two of our favorite boys: Ethan & Link! Click to view full-size, then right-click to save: Some of the photos featured in these wallpapers are (C)... Continue Reading →
Hopefully you were sufficiently inspired by yesterday's creative writing prompt about borrowed text. Onward! Creative Writing Weekend - Prompt #2 Write what is secret. Then write what is shared. Experiment with writing each in two different ways: veiled language and direct language. Experiment as well with the form of the poem: use verse and prose.... Continue Reading →
Kami has just officially announced the "Unlock the Curse" contest to coincide with their tour. The prize? Check it out! Here's what she has to say: We’ve been dropping hints, but now it’s official. The Beautiful Creatures: Unlock the Curse Contest will begin this Sunday, February 21st – on the first night of our tour... Continue Reading →
This has been a poetry-infused week for me. I'm hoping to continue that momentum this weekend and plan on writing and revising until I have at least five solid final drafts of poems. So I thought I'd invite you to do the same. Novel Novice will have a new creative writing prompt for you, starting... Continue Reading →
TODAY is your LAST CHANCE to win one of three (3) free copies of Rachel K. Vincent's My Soul to Save from Harlequin Teen. To enter, leave a comment with the word SOUL on this and ANY of our posts about My Soul to Save. The posts include: Introducing the My Soul to Save Contest... Continue Reading →
TODAY is your LAST CHANCE to win one of three (3) free copies of Rachel K. Vincent's My Soul to Save from Harlequin Teen. To enter, leave a comment with the word SOUL on this and ANY of our posts about My Soul to Save. The posts include: Introducing the My Soul to Save Contest... Continue Reading →
Kaleb Nation (author of the Bran Hambric series and also known as The Twilight Guy) is launching a new endeavour called ... The Shiver Guy. That's right, Kaleb is now reading Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater. And he's blogging about it. Or rather, vlogging about it. At TheShiverGuy.com, Kaleb will post occasional video reviews about the... Continue Reading →
We here at Novel Novice are super-excited for Tim Burton's upcoming adaptation of Alice in Wonderland. And today, we're getting more sneak peeks at the movie. First, with a new music video from Avril Lavigne for her song "Alice (Underground)" for the movie soundtrack ... and second, from a new featurette about the movie: Source:... Continue Reading →
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