There is no one way to support yourself while building your writing career. Many people have full-time non-writing-related jobs. Some people teach writing. Some people have spouses who support them. Others freelance write and edit. Still others are lucky enough to make a living selling books. Next week, I will examine different options writers can [...]
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I went to my first ever blogger networking event last night at this cool new restaurant/bar in Oakland called Disco Volante. We wore name tags. We sipped cocktails. We exchanged business cards. I think I was the only blogger there writing about writing (someone said, “That’s so meta. And meta is cool.”) About half the [...] In addition to my regularly scheduled post this week, I’d like to announce the first ever Writerland Pledge Drive! Just like on NPR, we at Writerland need to interrupt our regularly scheduled posts now and then to ask our readers to donate in order to keep Writerland alive. Writerland does not accept cash, checks, or [...] My brother sent me this video, and I love it. Stuff like this makes me cry. I hope everyone has a great holiday. I may see you next week, or I may take the week off to throw snowballs make snow angels and see you in the New Year. I’ll surprise you. [...] I am stealing this post idea directly from Sierra Godfrey, who says other bloggers have written similar posts, so I guess I’m not the only one stealing post ideas. BOOKS Chicago Manual of Style, Sixteenth Edition Although Sierra already mentioned this one, I’d be a bad editor if I didn’t suggest the [...] It wouldn’t be Thanksgiving without a thankful post! We’re all so busy striving, striving, striving to achieve more, have more, do more, be more that we sometimes forget to appreciate what we have. So today I’m going to share a few things in my life that I’m grateful for. I am grateful for my baby [...] If you’re a Bay Area writer, be sure to stop by our open house this Thursday, Sept. 16, at 7 p.m. The Writers’ Grotto is opening its doors after hours for food, wine, mingling, and a showing of who’s here and what we’re up to. Drop by to hear Grottoites read from their recent books, [...] My friend Christine Zilka’s friend Jennifer Derilo is undergoing treatment for Hodgkin’s Lymphoma WITHOUT HEALTH INSURANCE. To help defray Jennifer’s medical expenses, Christine is holding an eBay auction for writers. This is an AWESOME auction because it includes amazing opportunities like manuscript critiques by stellar, award-winning authors like Yiyun Li (author of A Thousand Years [...] In 1981, On Golden Pond came out and won three Oscars. A year later, Henry Fonda died. Five years later, when I was 16, I saw it and loved it (I still do). One of my favorite scenes was when Jane Fonda does a backflip off the diving board toward the end of the movie. [...] |
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