How to Make the Most of a Writers Conference

A writer in any stage of her career can benefit from attending a Writer’s Conference. Whether your goal is to hone your craft, pitch your book, or simply to commune with fellow writers, attending a conference is a sure-fire way to boost your writing career. I met my agent and editor at the Pacific Northwest [...]

Is Your Writing Group Working for You?

Yesterday and Today Writing circles of the past seem to have focused more on the craft. From what I have read of them, these circles were based around the exchange of literary ideas, themes, and theories. Authors talked about the actual craft of writing which in some cases as the friendships developed in Universities such [...]

Blogging basics for writers

Before we get into how to blog we first need to establish some basic ground rules in order to dispel any delusions of grandeur. Yes, you can make money blogging. However, blogging as any other venture in life takes work and is not an ‘overnight’ success. I don’t care what book or product you buy, [...]

Recommended blogs, books, and applications for writers

While there are a lot of resources and applications out there to choose from, only a few will actually matter and make a difference in your writing career. Go to any bookstore and look at the reference section for a good read on writing, or just making money writing, and you’ll be immediately inundated with [...]

Why writers need reasonable goals (and how to set them)

As with all things in life, it is very easy to procrastinate, and this seems to be especially true for writers. I’m not sure why that is; as for me, I know I will put assignments off for weeks. Then the week it’s due scramble like an adrenalized cartoon Tasmanian Devil to get it done. [...]

Rejection, Success, & the Fear of Both

Writers are hacks Let’s start this off on the right foot. You SUCK as a writer. Now then, feel free to throw some paperclips, swear at me profusely (preferably not on a social network site because then you’ll look bad), or shoot me some hate mail. Before you do all those though, read on to [...]

Social Networking for Writers, Part II

Check out Social Networking for Writers, Part I. Facebook is the 400-pound gorilla in the room of social networks.  No matter how Facebook came to be it’s a force of social networking and social marketing, it does an incredible job of having appeal to everyone. There in lies the problem if you’re a writer. It’s [...]

Social Networking for Writers, Part I

There are literally millions of messages vying for our eyes, ears, and overall brain space daily. How are you supposed to make a dent in this information glut of about 200 million users on Twitter? Besides branding, which we talked about already, there’s a term that more and more people are realizing isn’t just a cool [...]

Branding: it’s not just for cattle anymore

When I talk about branding, most people think of a specific brand name such as Coke, Christian Dior, or Target. We don’t think about authors or people being a brand per se. However, authors are in fact a brand. The quicker you realize this fact, the better for your career as a writer. We think [...]

Get Serious About Writing

To achieve success of any kind as a writer we need to have a toolbox and talent. Within that toolbox of writing besides the ‘normal’ tools of grammar, language, punctuation, etc. We need some other elements which a lot of budding writers sometimes forget. These are factors which cannot be ignored. We must be committed, [...]

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