We have gotten our hands on an advanced, hardback copy of Burned (A House of Night Novel) by P.C. & Kristin Cast. The book comes out April 27th, but you could get it before then by entering our contest! That's right, we're giving the book away. And we've got a couple ways for you to... Continue Reading →
Nat’l Poetry Month: Exquisite Corpse Reminder
We're happily celebrating National Poetry Month this April. And we have an ongoing poem-building project happening! Have you contributed to Novel Novice's Exquisite Corpse collaboration yet? Get all the details and become part of Novel Novice poetic history! See all of our National Poetry Month goodies
Make your own pop culture reference to T.S. Eliot
All week for National Poetry Month, we've been discussing featured poet T.S. Eliot -- and the many ways his famous poems have been referenced throughout popular culture -- from the smash-hit musical Cats to obscure references to his poem The Hollow Men. For today's creative writing prompt, create your own pop culture reference to T.S.... Continue Reading →
Give us your contest ideas for Burned by PC & Kristin Cast
We just got our hands on an advanced, hardback copy of Burned (The House of Night series) by P.C. & Kristin Cast ... oh, and we're giving it away. But we want YOUR contest ideas. How should we give away this awesome book? Tell us YOUR contest ideas in the comments below -- the more... Continue Reading →
Give us your contest ideas for Burned by PC & Kristin Cast
We just got our hands on an advanced, hardback copy of Burned (The House of Night series) by P.C. & Kristin Cast ... oh, and we're giving it away. But we want YOUR contest ideas. How should we give away this awesome book? Tell us YOUR contest ideas in the comments below -- the more... Continue Reading →
Book Trailers: Chasing Brooklyn by Lisa Schroeder
We've got some really cool book trailers for Lisa Schroeder's Chasing Brooklyn to share with you for today's Book of the Month post: For the comments: Which trailer is your favorite?
Book Trailers: Chasing Brooklyn by Lisa Schroeder
We've got some really cool book trailers for Lisa Schroeder's Chasing Brooklyn to share with you for today's Book of the Month post: For the comments: Which trailer is your favorite?
Contest Winner: “Dumped by a friend for a guy?”
This week, we are bringing you the winning entries from our Lonely Hearts Club Writing Contest. Today's entry comes from Kate, who responded to the prompt, "Tell us about a time when you got 'dumped' by a friend when she got a boyfriend." Here is Kate's entry: I watched Stan stick his tongue down Anna's... Continue Reading →
Creative Writing Prompt: ABCs
Creative Writing Prompt #7 ABCs Write an alphabet poem in one of two ways (or both ways!) Write a poem of 26 words so that each word begins with the next letter of the alphabet. Write another alphabet poem but scramble the letter order. Write a poem of 26 lines so that each line begins... Continue Reading →
Win great prizes with our April contests!
We've got some more GREAT contests going on right now here at Novel Novice and at our sister site, Novel Novice Twilight -- and they all have some pretty fantastic prizes! Here are the details: Eclipse Fan Fiction Challenge For this challenge, we want you to write a scene from Eclipse from the point-of-view of... Continue Reading →
