I recently sent out a survey to my writer friends about the kind of information they wanted. More than anything, they wanted to know more about marketing. That’s the big question. How does a writer get their work in front
I'm expert at everything and you can be too.
Monday I met with authors Betsy Streeter and Jeanne Gassman about the benefits and challenges of independent publishing. One of the things that came up over and over again was that Indies do all the things. We have to be
Beyond inspiration is intention.
I consider myself an intentional writer. I write everything with specific purpose. Still, the idea of “intentional fiction” may be confusing to some, so I thought I would clear it up (and connect with others who love it!) by posting
You can compassionately publish.
Journeys are unique to the individuals on them. This is true for educational journeys. Some will graduate high school. Some won’t. Some will get a bachelors. Others will go to vocational school. Some will finish with a masters. Still others
Invisibility is not renewable.
Sometimes you need to revisit things, and the less visible you are, the easier this is to do. This is because sometimes you need to revisit them twice. Thrice. Fourteen times…thirty multiplied by a million. I’m writing this for writers
You need a group.
I’ve been a member of several writer groups for about a year and perhaps 6 months in others. When I first join a group, depending on the size, I introduce myself (smaller always, larger only sometimes). Then I devour the
Do right every time.
There is a shortcut to this writing thing. A shortcut to every question about anything in your life is available to you right this minute. It’s unconventional, but it is an invaluable tool. Consult your gut. You can use whatever
Become Bulletproof to Negative Feedback
I’ve been thinking a lot about advice for writers in the last week. What is advice I would have wanted? Needed? I’m about to give you unconventional advice – something that you won’t hear from many other writers but something
Write your press release today!
Every kind of writing has a different “code.” There are tricks of form, word usage, sentence length, and punctuation. Each form has its own style – its own convention. Press releases are no different. You’d have thought I would have
Speeches are essays, until you're talking.
Speeches are like essays. That’s it. That’s the magic. You have an introduction. You have a body, with supportive evidence for your topic, and then a conclusion. About 12.5% of your speech is introduction. About 12.5% goes to your conclusion.
