The M&M 2022 Long List for Cozy and Not-So-Cozy Mysteries
The Mystery Begins! Join us in cheering on the 2022 M&M Long List for Cozy and Not-So-Cozy Mysteries!
Word Nerd – Using the Best Word – the PERFECT Word by Kiffer Brown
Finding and choosing the best words to convey your thoughts more exactly are crucial to the editing process. A Chanticleer Writer's Toolbox post.
Got a Mystery? Get a Clue! Suspense/Thriller Awards open until the end of September!
The best of the best from the Clue Awards! You don't need to be a sleuth to submit your Suspense/Thriller books by the end of September!
Back to School with the Little Peeps Awards that Recognize the Best Early Readers and Picture Books – Chanticleer Hall of Fame!
Celebrating the Little Peeps Hall of Fame - a diverse and imaginative collection! Do you have a great Early Reader or Children's Picture Book, if so submit to the Little Peeps Awards by the end of September!
The CYGNUS 2022 CIBAs Long List for Science Fiction
The first announcement of the CIBA 2022 rounds – The CYGNUS Book Awards for Science Fiction – the Long List!
Stuck in the Middle with You – Defining the Middle-Grade Books Genre | The Gertrude Warner Awards
Looking to write great Middle Grade Books? Start here! The Gertrude Warner Middle-grade Book Awards are open until the end of September!
Notes and Jottings about Writing from Kiffer Brown, A Chanticleer Writer’s Toolbox Post
Notes from Kiffer Brown from journals filled with notes from years of conferences. Tips, tricks, and the treasures of Fall Cleaning.
Awardingly August! Three CIBA Divisions Close in August! Don’t Miss Out!
Chanticleer is looking for your Young Adult, Middle Grade, and Romance Fiction manuscripts and novels! Submit before the end of August to enter the 2022 CIBAs!
CAC18 Archived Schedule
STORY. PRODUCTION. BEYOND. We have a spectacular line-up of experts in marketing, book publicity, and publishing for the 2018 Chanticleer Authors Conference! Hashtag: #CAC18 #BeyondStory Special Guests: Robert Scott Steindorff: Beyond the Book -- Entertainment, Film, and TV Robert Scott Steindorff is an American film and television producer who is known for adapting literary works into film works. He works with some of the top people in the entertainment industry such as Natalie Portman, Nicole Kidman, Matthew McConaughey, Ewan McGregor, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Jon Favreau, John Leguizamo, Will Farrell, Jack Black, and others. Scott has produced Chef, Jane Got A Gun, Las Vegas and Empire Falls (TV Series), The Human Stain, Love in the Time of Cholera, and other works. Michele Miron, Editor for Press Publications wrote that "When producer Scott Steindorff buys rights to a book, there's a good chance that story will show up on the big screen." She continues to report that "he makes two to three movies each year." Known as Hollywood's bookman - Scott has chosen the books from these authors to adapt into movies include Philip Roth, Richard Russo, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, T.C. Boyle, Nicholas Sparks, as well as Michael Connelly's The Lincoln Lawyer and Mikhail Bulgakov's Master and Margarita. Special Topics - Scott Steindorff with Daine Sillan - Beyond the Book The Art of Developing Books to Film Deconstructing a Novel into Three Acts The Dangerous Task of Turning Beloved Bestsellers into Film or TV The Hook in a Book Special Event On [...]
Layering in Sensory Data to Make Your Stories More Immersive – from the Jessica Morrell’s Editor’s Desk – A Chanticleer Writers Toolbox Post
Small habits and tweaks can be so useful to writers. If you stop to focus on things that are important to you, it sharpens your perceptions and teaches your brain what you value. Jessica Morrell shares how to focus your senses to make your stories more immersive.