Friday, September 6, 2013

I Did Everything Wrong at First--An Interview with Award-Winning Novelist Lynne Spreen

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After a lifetime as a corporate suit, putting all her creativity into keeping employees from fighting with each other, Lynne Spreen, ...
Friday, August 30, 2013

Writing Strong Suspense: The Difference between Speed and Tension in Story

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An Interview with Mystery Writer Hallie Ephron The Boston Globe calls her novels "gripping" because of her real and nuance...
Friday, August 23, 2013

Are You Getting Enough Listening Time in Your Life? The Value of Silence for Book Writers

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I've been reading a wonderful book this week, by writer Terry Tempest Williams, called When Women Were Birds:  Fifty-Four Variations ...
Friday, August 16, 2013

Do Your Creative Brain a Favor: Write What You Love, Not What You Know

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Guest Post by Rosanne Bane     Rosanne Bane is a Creativity Coach and author of Around the Writer's Block: Using Brain Scien...
Friday, August 9, 2013

Guerrilla Marketing for Book Writers: Winning Ideas from Mystery Author Nancy Wood

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It's been over a year since Nancy Wood's novel , Due Date, was published. It's been quite a journey for this first-time author...
Friday, August 2, 2013

Finding Your Way to Great Characters--An Interview with Three-Time Novelist Jay Gilbertson

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  Jay Gilbertson says he began dabbling in the mysterious world of novel-writing while running his hair salon in NE Minneapolis.  Though...
Friday, July 26, 2013

Simple Tricks for Editing Your Manuscript's Prose--Five Steps from Pro Editors That Make a Scene, Chapter, Book Shine

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Books enter our lives in distinct stages.  First comes the wild idea.  It grows gradually in your creative self, until it feels like ...
Friday, July 19, 2013

Steps to Self-Publishing: Is It the Choice for You?

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In my thirty-plus years as a published writer, I've released my books in three ways:  1. finding an agent and selling my manuscript to...
Friday, July 12, 2013

Unusual Procrastinations, "Watering Dead Wood with Tears," and Other Ways to Stay Hooked on Your Writing

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After thirteen books, I know all about falling out of love with my own writing.  I recognize my own stall-outs and tricks.  I've crea...
Friday, June 28, 2013

Finding a Balance between Acceptance and Rejection--Seesaws in the Writer's Life

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At a writer's conference recently, I sat in the audience and listened to a panel of four agents.  They fielded questions and then b...