Author | Editor | Story Coach
I’m coming up on two years as a full-time writer. I have spent hours writing words, days editing them and months submitting the resulting stories to appropriate markets. And still I wonder: at what point does a person feel like an author? When the first acceptance letter comes? I’ve got two, and I still feel like …
Writer’s need to develop rhino skin, it’s true. If you want to improve your writing, you will need other writers to critique it. Early and often, you should subject yourself to (constructive) criticism from writers you admire. “Be careful what you wish for” Recently, I paid to have a published author of urban fantasy critique …
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I hope someday to connect with my readers on this blog. As of this moment, I know most of my faithful followers are family, friends and other writers. Thank you for your support. According to Jedi Master of Social Media, Kristen Lamb, I shouldn’t write about writing on my blog. My readers don’t care about …
I shouldn’t have been surprised to receive this “children’s book” from a librarian. The story concept connects as much with a librarian as an author. In truth, anyone who loves books will love this story. After all, “It ends the same way it began…with the opening of a book. See the award winning video here
I’m trying to follow all the correct procedures for building an author platform. To assist the millions of readers who may eventually want to find me, many authors I respect suggest creating an author tagline. What’s an author tagline? Good question. The best definition I can find is “a slogan that represents an author’s purpose for writing …
In the many years since I first began to form my thoughts into stories (age 9) and poetry (age 12), I’ve often vacillated between considering myself a writer – or not. When I check out dictionary.com, I see there are five separate definitions for the word: writ·er [rahy-ter] Show IPA noun 1. a person engaged …