Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Last year, yes, way back in 2017, I spent time pondering creativity and wrote three posts on ways to employ it to move your writing career forward. If you missed my posts, here’s a summary of …
Success
Trends…and Counter-Trends
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
I saw an author at a writers conference who was walking around in a daze as she thought about all the demands on writers to successfully publish today–both self-pub and traditional pub.
Here’s what her mind …
What Do Readers Want?
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Recently I watched a TV interview with Ann Patchett and Daniel Pink on their favorite books of 2017. You can read the interview or watch it here.
I enjoyed the entire book-review approach to the …
Scarcity Mentality vs. Abundance
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Your work and mine centers on the written word, right? And we suffer from no lack of words. But we do seem surrounded by the discouraging reality that much is scare in our world:
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Why You Might Not be Ready to Succeed
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
You’re working hard at writing because you want to succeed, right? Maybe not. Let’s talk about it.
What is success?
First, though, I need to explain what I mean by success. Success comes in different-sized packages. …
Writing, Marketing, and Publishing Resources
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
What’s new in the writing, marketing and publishing section of your bookshelves? I’ve found it’s helpful for us to share with one another the writer’s toolbox each of you have assembled that’s helped you grow as …
How to Succeed in Publishing: By Listening
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Recently I spent considerable time working with clients in preparing proposals for submission to editors. As I interacted with various clients, I observed a truth I’ve seen time and time again–each of us has a preconceived …
What It Takes to Succeed in Publishing
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
I recall seeing a television program that included a segment about a Vietnam War POW who, during eight years of imprisonment and torture, mentally created plans for building his family’s dream home. He didn’t just work …
Writing a Breakout Book: Icons
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Recently my book club took a Dashiell Hammett tour of San Francisco. We ate at John’s Grill (which appears in The Maltese Falcon, the book our club read in preparation for the tour). The guide …
Handling Publishing Stresses
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
A new year is a good time to think about what you wish you could change. One item that immediately came to me was how stressful publishing can be.
Stressful occupations
I remember decades ago reading …