Sharing Writing Tips
As I work on my own writing, I find myself wanting to share. Tips and tricks I’ve learned, problems and frustrations, writer’s conference experiences, the excitement and dread of submissions. I...
View ArticleSelf-Promotion for Authors
The Guide to Literary Agents blog had an interesting guest post by J.M. Frey the other day: why an author with a publishing deal with a respected small press would still want an agent. She already...
View ArticleWriting When You’re Overwhelmed
This isn’t an article about finding snippets of time to write in an already busy schedule. That’s a very common, on-going situation for many of us, and I’ll write about it later. But sometimes life...
View ArticleFree Manuscript Edit by Harcourt Editor
Is your novel finished and ready to go out? Is it 80,000 words or less? If so, check out the DearEditor.com website run by Deborah Halverson, a former Harcourt Brace Jovanovich editor and the author...
View ArticleThere’s a Reason They Invented Spandex
I am not young and I am not slender. But there are times I’d like to be a little more fashionable than just wearing mom jeans and a T-shirt. So I have three pairs of leggings – two lightweight to …...
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