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Creativity, Sensitivity, Laziness and Courage
Originally posted on The Write Stuff:
(Reblogging here with Marcia’s permission) In which I make the point that it is horribly hard to send our “babies” out to agents and publishers, something I think is overlooked in the ongoing debate re: indie vs. traditional publishing… Would love to hear you all’s thoughts on the topic.…
Get Healthier with This Simple Trick: Write
Originally posted on Kristen Twardowski:
If magazines are anything to judge by, modern society is obsessed with health. We try yoga, marathons, spinach smoothies, and protein powders all in an attempt to become healthier people. But sometimes less physical activities also improve human health. One of those activities is writing. Researcher James W. Pennebaker explains that…
Francine Prose … finding the time to write
Originally posted on Routine Matters:
Francine Prose … finding the time to write Francine Prose (born April 1, 1947) is an American novelist, short story writer, essayist, and critic. She is the author of twenty works of fiction. Her novel A Changed Man won the Dayton Literary Peace Prize, and Blue Angel was a finalist for the National Book Award. Her…
How to Make the Switch to Fiction Editing (by Sophie Playle)
Originally posted on LibroEditing proofreading, editing, transcription, localisation:
I’d like to welcome Sophie Playle from Liminal Pages to my blog today: Sophie is a fiction editor and also trains other editors to do what she does. I tend towards working on non-fiction, marketing, informational and academic texts myself, but if you’re interested in moving into…
Reminder Authors: Have you set up your February Promotion yet? Let us know in the comments!
Originally posted on How To Ebook:
I was sitting around staring at my Author’s Social Media Planner Book – really just staring at the outside of the planner wishing I’d decorated in a more fashionable way. I clicked on the Internet and found a lot of Valentine’s Day reminders were starting to pop off. I decided…
Tricky choices for authors
Originally posted on helencareybooks:
There are so many choices for an author to make when embarking on a novel. What time period? What setting? What structure? What genre? What characters? What events? How true should it be to real history? What is the time frame? What is it all really about? Many of these need to…
Oh yeah
Originally posted on Adventures and Musings of an Arch Druidess:
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