Blogger: Michelle Ule
Sitting in for Wendy Lawton who is traveling this week.
As a writer do you ever deal with discouragement?
Wait! Isn’t that the definition of a writer?
Rejection and discouragement dog all artists, and the writing life …
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Blogger: Michelle Ule
Sitting in for Wendy Lawton who is traveling this week.
Wait! Isn’t that the definition of a writer?
Rejection and discouragement dog all artists, and the writing life …
// by Michelle Ule// 47 Comments
Blogger: Michelle Ule
Sitting in for Wendy Lawton who is at the International Christian Retailing Show today.
What is the purpose of your writing, particularly during the summer months when children may be home?
Do you have a focused goal, …
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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 …
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Blogger: Rachelle Gardner
Back when I was in my 20’s, I went through a phase in which I was extremely unhappy with my looks. My hair, my face, my weight, my clothes — nothing was right. I was buying more …
// by Michelle Ule// 29 Comments
Blogger: Michelle Ule
Filling in for Rachel Kent today.
After two years of work writing a novel, I’ve finally finished and am plotting the next one. I’ve completed most of the research (this is the project interrupted by World War …
// by Mary Keeley// 39 Comments
Blogger: Mary Keeley
Today’s topic is an extension of Rachelle Gardner’s post yesterday on etiquette but focuses specifically on sensitivity at conferences. Prepare for mental overload as you take in workshops, general sessions, and meetings with agents and editors, but …
// by Mary Keeley// 26 Comments
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 …
// by Mary Keeley// 67 Comments
Blogger: Mary Keeley
I was asked to proofread a newsletter this week. Because it had already passed through two sets of professional editorial eyes, I doubted I would find anything wrong, but I agreed to give it another pass because …
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Blogger: Mary Keeley
Today is Maundy Thursday. I’m going to begin by repeating a portion of what I posted last year to commemorate this when business-as-usual takes a back seat to a higher priority.
The word “Maundy” is derived from …
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Blogger: Mary Keeley
Writing is a life-long learning process. Just ask veteran authors and they will tell you. Call it the Writing-LLL course. I’m devoting today’s post to celebrating writers.
Maybe it’s that the scent of spring is finally in …