by editor | Jun 29, 2017 | Articles, Book Marketing, Book Publishing, Resources for Writers, Writer to Writer
How do you feel about public speaking? For introverts it’s like standing naked in front of a crowd of strangers. Conversely, extroverts love the stage, the applause, the chance to share their thoughts and visions. No matter where you are on the introvert/extrovert...
by editor | Feb 7, 2017 | Articles, Book Publishing, Writer to Writer
By Meredith Jaeger What does it take to get a novel traditionally published? More blood, sweat, and tears than training for a marathon. Full disclosure: My sister is the marathon runner, not me. However, my fingers get plenty of exercise while my brain is fired up on...
by editor | Dec 6, 2016 | Articles, Writer to Writer, Writing Process
By Laurie Buchanan, PhD “Life is about showing up, so is writing. That’s why I sit at my desk every day and dance my fingers across the keyboard.” —Laurie Buchanan For me, the foremost similarity between writing magazine articles and writing a book is my muse....
by editor | Nov 3, 2016 | Articles, Writer to Writer
By Michelle Brafman I have a bad case of book club envy. None of my dozen or so ex-book clubs exist any longer. I was in my mid-twenties when I joined my first—back when I was living in a cockroach-infested group house on Capitol Hill. We started with My Traitor’s...
by editor | Sep 16, 2016 | Articles, Writer to Writer, Writing Process
By David S. Atkinson I love thinking about the stories behind my stories. Stories all come from somewhere, though some have more backstories than others. It’s always fun to talk about those origins, because the majority of that never makes it into the story…and...
