Writer’s Life
Are We There Yet? (Book Writer’s Quandary Decoded)
When is your book ever right? When is it good enough, or even actually done? A new writer contacted me, in that same quandary that most writers face, whether with their first book or their 30th. Here was his message:…
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Writing Experts–Who Should You Trust?
When you ask an expert, you expect, well, the perfect answer, right? Yet, sometimes the answer is wrong! Why? I was recently asked about editing genres not in my wheelhouse. Why did they even ask me, I wondered? And have…
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Book Editing Services or Writer Groups? What’s Best?
When it comes to book editing and discussion of writing plans, can a group of fellow writers replace a professional book editing service? But BETA readers are important, right? Yes, they are. Writers love to get together and help each other….
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Sell Your Book This Summer
Do you have printed copies of your book and wish you could “get them out there.” Well, summer is a great time for selling books. From leisurely beach reads and books tucked in a car for travel to simply mentally…
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How Hemingway and Stephen King’s Advice Fail Us
Should you — or should you not — take the sage advice of Hemingway? Or Stephen King? Or of any great writer for that matter? I enjoy dipping into quotations from best-selling authors. I add their quotations to photographs and…
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This is how to protect yourself from Self-publishing Scams
You no sooner start to look for help in self-publishing and–Wow!—someone wants to help you! All you do is pay them a fee and they’ll do everything for you to be a #1 bestselling success. Sound too good to be…
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Big Questions Writers Need to Ask
Every writer begins by imbibing with a lethal mix of enthusiasm and ignorance. Here are the big questions that can turn that poison elixir into a welcoming brew that satisfies the biggest question: Should I try to be writer? Inspiration…
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Avoid Sabotaging Your Story
Whaaat happened!?! Your story was going so well and then it just, like, fell off the face of the earth! Went south. Took a turn and left you in the wind. Or is suddenly beached, high and dry. Okay, we…
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Lifelines – Don’t Let Your Writing Drown
Is your creative writing drifting is a sea of doubt? Or drowning in the undertow of life? Grab a lifeline to buoy you to the surface for a gasp of air and get afloat again. There is a tenuous balance between…
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What if 2016 Never Happened?
What if we could rewrite SKIP 2016? I’d be onboard in a heartbeat! Writers have a rare gift and it is one that CAN change the world. Consider this: If you could replay that year, create an alternate history for 2016, what would…
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