Nathan Bransford posted this great vlog last week about the importance of nailing down your 200-word pitch. If you haven’t seen the video, check it out. But first, let me ask you … what is your elevator pitch? In one or two sentences, what is your book about? I need to work on mine, but […]
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It’s that time of year again—time for a followers contest! All you have to do is follow me over there on the sidebar where it says Google Friend Connect (and if you’re already following me, you can win, too!). Then comment below telling me: 1. Your name/screen name 2. Where you’re located 3. Your blog/website […] Every year when it’s time to do my taxes, I pull out my bag of receipts (groan) and open an new Excel spreadsheet (double groan). First I sort all my receipts according to categories: dining, office expenses, transportation, etc., and then I list those categories in my spreadsheet (or copy the list from last year) […] Despite all my talk about stick-to-it-iveness, I have not done much writing in the past couple of months. I have lots of excuses—two small children, training for a half marathon, etc. But like Martha Borst says, you can have excuses, or you can have results. And I don’t want this revision to drag on all […] Even before the the James Frey debacle, we saw disclaimers in memoirs that let the reader know that time was condensed or that characters’ names were changed in order to protect them or that various characters were combined. When I first started writing my memoir, a few—ah hem—years ago, I was paranoid about inaccuracies. What […] It’s been three weeks since I’ve posted links, so I have quite a few: My favorite link this week is an incredibly inspiring post that all aspiring writers must read. From Nathan Bransford, 10 questions to ask yourself if you’re considering self-publishing as more and more authors turn to web and POD publishing. Also from […] When most people hear the word “commitment,” they think about long-term relationships and marriage. But what about commitment to yourself and your goals? According to Martha Borst, when you keep your commitments, you begin to control your life. Back in England, I have a friend who is a self-help course junkie. You name it, […] More mispronunciations! Okay, here are a two I’ve been pronouncing wrong: era, pronounced “EAR-ra” not “AIR-uh” and “equinox,” pronounced “EE-kwi-nahks,” not “EH-kwi-nahks.” Also, “err,” is “UR,” not “AIR.” This guy claims “eschew” is “es-CHOO,” not “e-SHOO,” but he also includes a lengthy letter from the pronunciation editor of Merriam-Webster on why they include […] |
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