Rejection is never easy to deal with for writers. Yet you can’t be a writer without rejection. Rejection seems to so much part of a writer’s life. It is just as much a part of the writer’s life as it is part of a butcher’s job to cut himself from time to time. Rejection is…
Ready, Set, Get Ready to Write! Well, since this is the few days before the actual challenge starts, I won’t burden you with too much prose. I just want you to get ready to write tomorrow. I would like you take the time to acknowledge yourself today, put some finishing touches on your writing plans,…
Setting Writing Boundaries Setting writing boundaries is similar very important if you are going to be a successful writer. In order to set writing boundaries, you must act like a writer. You must tell your family and friends that you are a writer and that you will be taking some time away from them to…
Creating Visibility Before Getting Published: Build Your Platform By Karen Cioffi The road to publication can be long and winding … and filled with rejection. So what do you do while you’re submitting your manuscripts and waiting patiently? Okay, maybe not patiently, but waiting nonetheless. That’s easy. And, its very important. Create visibility. I don’t…
If you have a Book Published ….. Be Featured at The National Writing for Children’s Center. I will be featuring an author a day for the next week. It will be a Meet the Author launch to a week long tour for each of the featured children’s authors. More information can be found at Author…
Do you have a difficult time to sit down and get some writing done on Monday mornings? Do you have a difficult time focussing? Do you not know where to start with your writing or how to accomplish your writing goals for the week? If you answered any of these questions in the affirmative, the…
Destructive Critique Groups? Destructive critique groups seem to be a difficult idea for people to get a handle on. This may be because critique groups are supposed to be helpful and constructive. I have been reflecting about critique groups on this blog most of this. It is a topic that is of crucial importance to…
Do you have a difficult time to sit down and get some writing done on Monday mornings? Do you have a difficult time focussing? Do you not know where to start with your writing or how to accomplish your writing goals for the week? If you answered any of these questions in the affirmative, the…
The Slippery Art of Book Reviewing Mayra Calvani and Anne K. Edwards Twilight Times Books ISBN 978-1-933353-22-7 Copyright, 2008 Softcover, 190 pages, $16.95 Reference/Writing Are you a book reviewer for different publishers and blogs? Do you struggle to write effective and successful? Do you feel like an amateur, despite the fact you have reviewed many…
ARE YOU SUFFERING FROM A LACK OF MOMENTUM? Do you suffer from a lack of momentum on Monday mornings? Many writers actually do. But they all know that they have to get to work, and the more successful the writer is, the more she knows that she just has to work anyway, whether or not…