Ten To One newsletter - May 2013
Published: Sun, 05/05/13
This is the newsletter for the exciting collaborative writing project from Pigeon Park Press in which ten writers will create a novel together. Once the writing process has begun (target start date June/July 2013), this newsletter will contain the fresh chapters for you to read and provide you with instructions on how to vote for which writers (and characters) stay in the novel.
1) NEWS
2) HOW TO VOTE
3) LATEST CHAPTERS
1) NEWS
Writer selection
We will be selecting our final ten writers at the end of this month. Applicants include novelists, playwrights, screenwriters, poets and first time writers. Those applicants have come from the UK, mainland Europe, North and South America, the Middle East, Asia and Australasia. From the 64 original applicants, 20 individuals were short-listed and have been working on character sketches, plot lines and story themes. A final selection will be made on the basis of their character sketches and writing pieces.
Crowdfunder
We have set up a Crowdfunder for Ten To One. We want to raise £700 to cover initial printing costs. If we succeed with our Crowdfunder then we have the freedom to do a much larger print run and greater publicity. We have some great rewards lined up, including not only signed copies of the finished book but the opportunity for YOU to be a character in our novel.
Our Crowdfunder has only 5 days left to run. Pledge your support by going to http://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/investment/ten-to-one-1781
Skegness, ahoy!
Our short-listed writers have already settled on the location for their brilliant novel: Skegness. For those not familiar with it, Skegness is the tackiest seaside resort on the East coast of England (I can say that because I'm a local lad). Our writing team wanted a story location that was bleak and isolated and the kind of place where those on the fringes of society might end up and Skegness ticked a lot of boxes for our writers.
Of all the suggested locations for our novel, Skegness topped the poll of our international writing team, narrowly beating a famous English city into second place. We will give a shout out to the first person who can correctly guess which city that might have been.
2) HOW TO VOTE
As we have not begun writing yet, there are no chapters to read. However, you can get involved right now. If you're on Facebook, go and like our Facebook page here https://www.facebook.com/#!/TenToOneNovel. You can also follow us on Twitter on @TenToOneNovel
3) LATEST CHAPTERS
Not yet. But soon. Watch this space.
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Many thanks for reading
Iain (editor)
Iain@pigeonparkpress.com