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Tag Archives: The business of writing
Review: EAT PRAY LOVE
Gilbert knows that just recounting her adventures is not enough; she must put her personal experience into a context which will include the reader, and there she hits a home run.
Stay-at-home writers
It makes a person want to go inside and lock the door and just write.
"Read" not "bought"
I don’t want to depend on the smartypants way; I’d rather build my audience one by one.
Write Your Story: Begin with Humility
When you put your adventures out there, other people will learn about them and tell you about their own; then you’ll wonder why you thought you were so special.
Review: Bird by Bird
Take the advice, enjoy the humor, and gird yourself for the despair. Lamott has survived her despair and by her example (perhaps in spite of herself) reminds us that you won’t be facing the existential maw, you’ll just be joining the club.
REVIEW: What The Stones Remember
The blurb on the book’s front cover is by Alice Munro, “To read this book is to enter a state of enchantment.” Read it and become enchanted.
From acceptance to publication: Changes at the publisher
Acceptance seems like the end of the road but there are always significant events to follow. A friend is dealing with her editor’s broken leg, which will delay her book. Any physical problem with an agent or editor at the publishing house is disturbing. A former agent of mine’s husband fell very ill and sheContinue reading “From acceptance to publication: Changes at the publisher”
Mastering social media
Someone somewhere, an organizational genius, will simplify our quest for connection, and we will be so much happier.