Blogger: Mary Keeley
If you have followed our blog for long, you’ve read our posts on the usual must-do’s to progress in your goal of publication: learning craft and practicing it, beginning to grow your reader following as you write …
Productivity
Social Media Marketing
Blogger: Mary Keeley
This week socialmediaexaminer.com posted a new report, written by Suzanne Delzio, on the latest trends in social media marketing for small businesses. Because it is based on a recent survey in which almost 25% of respondents …
Full Plate Living
Blogger: Mary Keeley
May has always been a killer month for me. Family sports schedules, dentist appointments, end-of-year music concerts, graduations, bridal showers, you name it. Not to mention preparing for writers conferences and writing and work deadlines. And the …
Don’t Forget to Write a Different Book Next Time
Blogger: Rachel Kent
I am at the Mount Hermon conference today, so I am not going to be able to comment on the blog. I will try to catch up on the comments over the weekend.
A multi-published writer mentioned …
Writers Write Through
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Yesterday one of my clients posted a note on her Facebook page, sharing that she was sick– really feeling lousy– with a migraine on top of a cold. She sounded like she wished she could just go …
Overcoming Your Distractions
Blogger: Rachel Kent
I don’t know about you, but I have a lot of experience with distractions! I have had to find ways to work around mine and put them into their proper places and I have some tips to …
Test Your Observation Skills
Blogger: Mary Keeley
We make assumptions all the time. Writers sometimes jump to conclusions about their audience. Or about an inference from an agent or editor. Agents sometimes have a false hunch about a potential client. Test your observation skills …
Covering the Daily Bases
Blogger: Mary Keeley
This week I’ve been trying to follow the health advice Janet blogged about on Monday. It went pretty well for two days, exercising in the morning and getting up from my desk every half hour or …
Your Writing Playlist
Blogger: Rachel Kent
Do you listen to music while you write?
I came across this article from The Washington Post. It discusses a study that shows that listening to music that you enjoy can help you to focus your thoughts …
Your Inner Author Nagging
Blogger: Mary Keeley
An email a few days ago explained the alert beeping in the back of my mind that I’ve been dismissing since the holidays. We all have these nigglings from time to time that hint something is awry. …