Almost everyone I know hopes to one day write a book, has an idea for a book, or has a half-finished manuscript under the bed just waiting to become a…
I have a writing friend that writes metaphors beautifully. I can’t. Her metaphors are like beautiful wildflowers popping up where you least expect them. See, I stink. Plus, that was…
I have no idea what goes on at all of them, but I can tell you what happened at the one I attended a few days ago with my writing…
Years and years ago, I read a book about writing because, let’s face it, READING about writing is way easier than actually writing. The one piece of advice that stuck…
The SECOND revision, duh! I just wanted to give you an update on my upcoming novel which we hope will soon be known as the “previously unpublished, now a best-seller”…
The 2011 Harriette Austin Writers Conference will take place July 22 and 23 in Athens, Georgia. From the website – Greatest writers conference in the SE of the US and…
I love a good conference. Here are a couple of January events I found while looking around the web. Steve Berry Writer’s Workshop and Fundraiser, January 15, 2011, The Atlanta…
So it happened – a real, live agent read my manuscript, called me, and wanted to represent me! Cray-Cray, I know. I signed the contract and waited patiently for my…
I’ve been struggling with my new novel and have written the first chapter about four times in four different voices. I plotted out the original a good six months ago,…
Writing a good query is important – if you can’t interest an agent into reading your manuscript, how are you ever going to SELL your manuscript? There’s a fun blog…
