Blogger: Wendy Lawton
One of the best writing books of all time is Self-Editing for Fiction Writers by Browne and King. I’ve devoured that book multiple times. I used to read it, William Zinsser’s On Writing Well, and The Elements of Style by Strunk…
Read More...By Wendy Lawton on May 14, 2013 in Blog, ebooks, Writing Craft | 125 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
My colleague, Rachel Kent, wrote about agent/client communication just a couple of days ago, here, and did a wonderful job. Since I had already prepared my blog, I decided to tag along and add a little more to…
Read More...By Wendy Lawton on May 7, 2013 in Agents, Blog, Business of writing | 91 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Are there any four words repeated more often at writers’ get-togethers than the phrase, “I don’t get it. . .” followed by one of the perplexing mysteries of the publishing universe? Let’s face it, there’s much in publishing…
Read More...By Wendy Lawton on Apr 30, 2013 in Authors, Blog, Business of writing, Children's books, Fiction, Marketing & Publicity, Publishers, Writing Life | 86 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Writer’s Lament:
Lament One: I’ve written my first book. It’s not only fresh and well-written but I’ve experimented with technique and really pushed the envelope when it comes to content and format. My critique group calls it a work of…
Read More...By Wendy Lawton on Apr 23, 2013 in Agents, Authors, Blog, Business of writing, Finding an Agent, Publishers | 85 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
We expend many words encouraging writers to build their social media platform, develop a Facebook following, Twitter appropriately, explore Pinterest, Goodreads and many other online media. You’re supposed to have a knockout website and maybe even a go-to…
Read More...By Wendy Lawton on Apr 16, 2013 in Agents, Authors, Blog, Life, Social Networking, Writing Life | 84 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Last week at Mount Hermon Christian Writer’s Conference I was surprised by the number of writers who came with their own story– either memoir or narrative nonfiction. At meal after meal someone at the table would invariably describe…
Read More...By Wendy Lawton on Apr 9, 2013 in Agents, Blog, Business of writing | 58 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
On our blog we’ve talked about many a milestone– finding an agent and receiving “the call,” selling the manuscript to a publisher, hosting a launch party, and many other unforgettable moments. Today I want to talk about another…
Read More...By Wendy Lawton on Apr 2, 2013 in Blog, Fiction, Writing Life | 76 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
I’m away at Mount Hermon Christian Writers Conference– at the end of a long week. Color me exhausted but happy to have met so many new friends and to have enjoyed the company of many longtime friends and…
Read More...By Wendy Lawton on Mar 26, 2013 in Agents, Authors, Blog, Writing Life | 35 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
I’m just back from visiting my eldest daughter. Rebecca is a reader. I guess I should say, Rebecca is a READER. She is a college instructor but most of the reading she does is fiction, purely for pleasure.…
Read More...By Wendy Lawton on Mar 19, 2013 in Blog, Reading | 120 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
One of the most frustrating attitudes that has grown out of the new publishing paradigm is a them vs. us mentality. If you’ve spent any time at all reading writing blogs it won’t be long until you come…
Read More...By Wendy Lawton on Mar 12, 2013 in Agents, Blog, Book Proposals, Publishers | 56 Comments
