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I’ll bet my title caused you to scratch your head. How can writing the proverbial breakout novel be the kiss of death? Let me explain. . …
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I’ll bet my title caused you to scratch your head. How can writing the proverbial breakout novel be the kiss of death? Let me explain. . …
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We already shattered the myth that you need an agent to get published, but myths persist. So it stands to reason that if you believe …
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If you follow any agent blogs, you know that there’s been an explosion in the number of queries we are all receiving these days. It’s …
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More writers attend pitching workshops than ever before. They’re honing their hooks and polishing their pitches. We’re told that we need to be able to communicate our book to …
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Okay, we’ve been talking about writers’ habits, spaces and rituals. Let’s get down to the nitty gritty. What does the real writer’s day look like? …
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What is it about writers that we tend to have little rituals that mark our work.
I can’t write unless my office is orderly. In …
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One of my treasures is The Writer’s Desk, a book of duotone photographs of writers in their private workspaces taken by renowned author photographer, …
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Nothing seems harder than actually getting down to the work of writing. Writers are constantly alternating between feeling waves of guilt for not meeting writing goals …
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This week I’ve touched on some of the subjects that make us cringe: money and the unfairness of compensation; success or the lack thereof; and those sales numbers …
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A friend just sent me a Susan Branch calendar. On the front is a quote I can’t stop thinking about: “I’m trying to arrange my life so I don’t …