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Blogger: Cynthia Ruchti
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Maybe it’s not discussed often enough in writers’ circles. We talk about what we can do to ready our work for a publisher’s eyes. We list ways to draw readers’ attention with our novels or nonfiction.…
Never-Fail Formula for Writing a Book That Won’t Become a BestsellerRead More
by Janet Kobobel Grant
Often missing from the list of ways authors can sell their books is one that costs you nothing. I’m not talking about setting up a book signing at a bookstore or other venue (although that can …
Blogger: Cynthia Ruchti
The most common lie is that which one lies to himself. –Friedrich Nietzsche
Writers–fiction or nonfiction–are billed as truth-tellers. But they often lie to themselves. The lies writers believe are so commonplace that those who have been …
by Janet Kobobel Grant
I’ve previously extolled the benefits for me in reading Publishers Weekly. Each issue I peruse provides me with some insight or confirms I’m correct (or that I’m incorrect) about some aspect of publishing. Because publishing is …
blogger: Cynthia Ruchti
What are among a writer’s most potent words? Which ones will have an impact beyond what a writer can imagine?
Some might guess it’s the exquisite words: THE END.
But it’s actually the words that come after…
blogger: Cynthia Ruchti
(I know there’s a thought worth putting on paper. I know there is. An idea. One idea. That’s all I’m asking.)
blogger: Cynthia Ruchti
Are there really 50 ways to afford a writers conference when you can’t afford printer ink? Let’s find out.
A writers conference isn’t for everybody. Health or family needs, timing (never works out with the day job), …
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Blogger: Rachelle Gardner
I watched a YouTube video from 2016 that featured Pharrell Williams giving a Masterclass with music students at NYU. The thing that’s really neat about this clip is that it captures the moment recording artist Maggie Rogers…
by Cynthia Ruchti
What’s “zinger dialogue” in a novel or creative nonfiction?
It’s dialogue that:
reaches its target
communicates effectively
and engages the reader to be
drawn deeper into the story
and more deeply connected to the characters.
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Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
I never intended to spend so much of my time ushering books into movies. Oh, I know that most authors pine to see their books turned into film. But I also know what an arduous journey …
