Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski
Location: Barnes & Noble, Santa Rosa, Calif.
While I was in the bookstore, I focused my research on historical romance. Since a picture is worth a thousand words, we’ll start with the pictures of what I saw …
Understanding the Market
Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski
Location: Barnes & Noble, Santa Rosa, Calif.
When I was in Denver at the Jerry B. Jenkins Writing for the Soul Conference, two questions I was asked frequently were, “What’s popular now?” and “What book trends do …
Friday Free-for-All: Writing Tools and Your Personal Life
Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski
Location: Writing for the Soul conference, Denver, Colo.
How do the writing tools and skills we’ve discussed this week affect aspects of your life beyond the craft of writing?
The following two questions might help you to …
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Tools for the Writer’s Life: Day 4
Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski
Location: Writing for the Soul Conference; Denver, Colo.
Tools and tips for handling the financial aspects of writing:
1) Understand taxes: When you receive your first advance, it’s so exciting that you’re tempted to spend the …
Tools for a Writer’s Life: Day 3
Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Professional Tools
Writers need to keep up on the publishing market; a variety of tools help the author to be knowledgeable and “in-the-loop,” as they write and submit …
Tools for a Writer’s Life: Day 2
Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Today we’re going to explore the tools a writer needs to master for marketing a book. Marketing has become a huge part of the author’s job both before …
Tools for the Writer’s Life: Day 1
Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
As you know, there’s much more to writing these days than just producing a book. Some authors would claim that the writing is the easy part! The hard …
Right Brain vs. Left Brain
Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski
Location: Books & Such Literary Agency Main Office, Rain-soaked Santa Rosa, Calif.
The comments you wrote about outlining on Monday’s blog left me wondering a couple of things. First, I was wondering (and have no way to …
Losing Focus: The Importance of a Quiet Writing Time
Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Another article I found from the Monitor on Psychology researched the dedicated memory needed for writing. Dr. David Galbraith, PhD, found in his study that distracting writers with …
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Traveling Abroad and Creativity
Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Traveling abroad has always been portrayed in literature as a way to refinement. When I think of the dream of traveling to foreign lands, I can’t help but …