Blogger: Rachel Kent
In the publishing industry we are all juggling many tasks and often wear multiple “hats” each day. I know authors who are currently working on edits for one book, writing a second book, and putting a proposal …
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Writers’ Conference Follow-Up
Blogger: Rachel Kent
The ACFW conference has come and gone, and I know many of you attended this year. I have heard glowing reports from my clients who were in attendance. For any conference, there are things you can do …
Charles Schultz, Peanuts, and Your Writing
Blogger: Rachel Kent
Peanuts has been all over my social media feeds for the last week or so. Everyone is getting excited about The Snoopy Movie releasing on November 6 and there’s a new book releasing, Only What’s Necessary: Charles …
How to face discouragement: Advice from published authors.
Blogger: Rachel Kent
I asked some published authors to share with us what they do when they become discouraged in their writing. This happens to everybody, even those who are published!
Multi-published authors still experience rejections and sometimes have heartbreaking …
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Two Types of Writers
Blogger: Rachel Kent
At Books & Such, we love all types of writers. But today, I’d like to tell you about two specific types. Each one has its pros and cons.
The first is The Flexible Writer.
The Flexible …
Publishing Industry Assumptions
Blogger: Rachel Kent
Before an author is published or before they’ve spent time as members in writing groups or at conferences, there are some hopes and assumptions that might be made about publishing. I’ve come up with a list of …
How DOES a Writer Write so Fast?
Blogger: Michelle Ule
Sitting in for the traveling Mary Keeley
In response to my post last week about “Plotting to Save Writing Time,” I mentioned in the comments that someone I knew had written an 85,000 word novel …
Plotting to Save Writing Time
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 …
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 …
The Benefits of Smaller Writers’ Conferences
Blogger: Rachel Kent
There are many benefits to attending large writers’ conferences like ACFW, but smaller conferences have some great perks, too!
First is cost. The big conferences have to bring in a large faculty from all over to a …