Marketing On this Monday morning, let’s talk marketing. Like many of you, I have been consumed with the writing, editing, publishing(querying, indie, whatever) phase. What about the next phase? Marketing. I had slipped into the false conception that it would be easy sailing once I had reached the published phase. I could drop that novel on cruise control and return […]
What a miracle it is that out of these small, flat, rigid squares of paper unfolds world after world after world, worlds that sing to you, comfort and quiet or excite you. — Anne Lamott
They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream by night. — Edgar Allen Poe
Alpha How do you begin? I am curious was your system or method is for writing. Do you have a scheduled time to write? Are you up before anyone else in your household to draft words to paper or do you wait until everyone is down for the night to begin? Is caution thrown to the wind and you just […]
The sooner you finish procrastinating, the sooner you can get back to your art. –Stephanie Lennox
The Switch A curiosity for this Thanksgiving week. What flips your switch? Does it flip? I am not talking about flipping your switch in relation to anger or other emotion. It is no secret that over the past several weeks I have been struggling to get back into routine and essentially get back to writing. Suddenly over the past few […]
Write about the emotions you fear the most. ― Laurie Halse Anderson
Read, read, read. Read everything — trash, classics, good and bad, and see how they do it. Just like a carpenter who works as an apprentice and studies the master. Read! You’ll absorb it. Then write. If it’s good, you’ll find out. If it’s not, throw it out of the window. — William Faulkner
I must first apologize for the delay this week as I have attempted to return to a regular posting schedule in addition to a regular writing schedule. However, I find myself behind due to an impromptu Labor Day trip. Today, I am trying to remedy my lax and play catchup. All has not been in vain as the basis for […]
I would advise anyone who aspires to a writing career that before developing his talent he would be wise to develop a thick hide. –Harper Lee
