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: Janet Kobobel Grant
Today I received yet another email from a client posing the question: Should I use a pen name?
Why you should
Sometimes compelling reasons exist for writing books under a name other than the one your mother bequeathed you.…
Read More...By Janet Grant on May 13, 2013 in Authors, Blog, Business of writing, Writing Craft | 74 Comments
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
It should be obvious to each of us that, depending on what we’re writing, we need to begin our creative piece in a way that’s suited to its category. But sometimes we aren’t as intentional in constructing…
Read More...By Janet Grant on May 6, 2013 in Blog, Fiction, Nonfiction, Writing Craft | 77 Comments
Blogger: Mary Keeley
The first quarter of 2013 is behind us. Are you satisfied that your writing is going according to your plan–your hopes–thus far? Perhaps making some early adjustments to what you’re doing will help propel you toward your writing…
Read More...By Mary Keeley on Apr 24, 2013 in Authors, Blog, Productivity, Writing Craft, Writing Life | 65 Comments
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
We hear time and time again that great writing overcomes all sorts of handicaps–minor social media involvement,being unagented, trying how to wedge into a tight market. While writing well isn’t a panacea for those disabilities, it certainly…
Read More...By Janet Grant on Apr 15, 2013 in Blog, Writing Craft | 88 Comments
Blogger: Mary Keeley
A commenter on last week’s blog asked about the importance of belonging to a critique group. This biblical advice is a good place to begin:
“Plans go wrong for lack of advice; many advisers bring success” (Proverbs 15:22).
When applied…
Read More...By Mary Keeley on Apr 10, 2013 in Authors, Blog, Critique groups, Writing Craft, Writing Life | 71 Comments
Blogger: Rachel Kent
1) Don’t wait until tomorrow to back up your files. Do it today. Email your manuscript to yourself so that it is stored online as well.
2) Take breaks and move around throughout the day. Sitting all day is…
Read More...By Rachel Kent on Apr 5, 2013 in Blog, Productivity, Writing Craft, Writing Life | 65 Comments
Blogger: Rachel Kent
I was flipping through a copy of CBA Retailers & Resources (April 2013) today and was drawn to an article about “The Nones.” This is the name given to young people between the ages of 18-29 who claim…
Read More...By Rachel Kent on Mar 29, 2013 in Blog, Writing Craft, Writing Life | 42 Comments
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Okay, I think we’ve recovered enough from the shock of Downton Abbey’s bad season finale to talk about it–and learn from it. Note: If you didn’t watch the program or don’t know what Downton Abbey is, keep…
Read More...By Janet Grant on Feb 25, 2013 in Blog, Fiction, Writing Craft | 115 Comments
Blogger: Mary Keeley
I’m away at the Writing for the Soul conference this week. Knowing I won’t be able to respond to comments today, I wracked my brain to find a topic that would foster helpful conversation among you all. I…
Read More...By Mary Keeley on Feb 15, 2013 in Blog, Business of writing, Fiction, Nonfiction, Writing Craft | 33 Comments
