Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski
Location: Writing for the Soul conference, Denver, Colo.
How do the writing tools and skills we’ve discussed this week affect aspects of your life beyond the craft of writing?
The following two questions might help you to consider a response:
What…
By Rachel Zurakowski on Feb 19, 2010 in Blog, Life | 3 Comments
Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski
Location: Writing for the Soul Conference; Denver, Colo.
Tools and tips for handling the financial aspects of writing:
1) Understand taxes: When you receive your first advance, it’s so exciting that you’re tempted to spend the entire thing. Don’t do that!…
By Rachel Zurakowski on Feb 18, 2010 in Blog | 5 Comments
Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Professional Tools
Writers need to keep up on the publishing market; a variety of tools help the author to be knowledgeable and “in-the-loop,” as they write and submit projects. These are…
By Rachel Zurakowski on Feb 17, 2010 in Blog, Writing Life | 3 Comments
Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Today we’re going to explore the tools a writer needs to master for marketing a book. Marketing has become a huge part of the author’s job both before and after…
By Rachel Zurakowski on Feb 16, 2010 in Blog, Marketing & Publicity | 2 Comments
Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
As you know, there’s much more to writing these days than just producing a book. Some authors would claim that the writing is the easy part! The hard part of…
By Rachel Zurakowski on Feb 15, 2010 in Authors, Blog, Fiction, Nonfiction, Writing Life | 11 Comments
Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski
Location: Books & Such Literary Agency Main Office, Rain-soaked Santa Rosa, Calif.
The comments you wrote about outlining on Monday’s blog left me wondering a couple of things. First, I was wondering (and have no way to prove it)…
By Rachel Zurakowski on Jan 21, 2010 in Blog, Fiction, Life, Nonfiction, Productivity, Writing Life | 25 Comments
Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Another article I found from the Monitor on Psychology researched the dedicated memory needed for writing. Dr. David Galbraith, PhD, found in his study that distracting writers with spatial memory tasks,…
By Rachel Zurakowski on Jan 20, 2010 in Blog, Life, Productivity, Writing Life | 12 Comments
Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Traveling abroad has always been portrayed in literature as a way to refinement. When I think of the dream of traveling to foreign lands, I can’t help but think of…
By Rachel Zurakowski on Jan 19, 2010 in Blog, Fiction, Life, Nonfiction, Productivity, Writing Life | 12 Comments
Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
In college, I minored in Psychology. I find the workings of the mind fascinating and enjoyed all of my Psych. classes. I was doing a little research last week and…
By Rachel Zurakowski on Jan 18, 2010 in Blog, Productivity, Writing Life | 15 Comments
Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski
Location: Books & Such main office; Santa Rosa, Calif.
It’s fun to remember what made us who we are today. Well, the good things, at least. I’d rather forget the humiliating moments that probably affected me the most–like the…
By Rachel Zurakowski on Dec 22, 2009 in Blog | 19 Comments
