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When I received my first blog award from Sierra, I wasn’t sure what to make of it. The Blogo-Rama-Dingdong Award? Should I be excited about that? Fortunately, Sierra didn’t require me to pass it on to other bloggers or to post it on my own blog. Then two weeks ago, I received a second blog […]
Last week, I was feeling really discouraged about revising my book. I’ve been working on this same book for SO long now (more than five years), and I’m dying to put it behind me on and start something new. I don’t feel excited about it. In fact, I mysteriously find very important things that I […]
Agent Kirsty McLaughlan, guest blogging for Strictly Writing, gives seven tips for getting an agent.
From the Guardian via Elizabeth at Fog City Writer, is crowfunding the way of the future?
Also from the Guardian, is your reading suffering from multimedia overload?
Agent Rachelle Gardner warns writers to think hard before self-publishing while editor Alan […]
Someone, a few months back, wrote an amazing blog post about patience and I can’t remember who it was or where I read it. I can hardly repeat that here, but I do have a few things to say about patience.
You need a lot of patience to be a writer. Patience with yourself when […]
I have this awesome book called The Beastly Book of Mispronunciations. Here are some random samples, mostly from the Ds:
Dubois, as in W.E.B.—I remember the first time I heard his name pronounced in college, I flinched at my professor’s “awful” pronunciation (doo-boyce), but alas, that’s the correct way to pronounce it, not “doo-bwah,” the […]
Those of us who are still suffering from the adolescent need to be cool (like the high school kids who come to our house on Halloween talking on their cell phones and wearing nothing but a wig or a mask), may be afraid to admit that you want to be successful writers, that they want […]
During my author interview with Alicia Dunams, I asked her to describe her typical day. I found it so fascinating to get a glimpse into a fellow writer’s personal life that I decided to share mine, too, and I encourage everyone else to do the same (in comments or on your own blog).
Tuesdays, Thursdays, […]
I WILL return to blogging regularly again soon. It’s been a busy week with having turned the big 4-0 (what with all the wine to drink, cake to eat, and massages to be had). So while I set to coasting down the proverbial hill, here are a few links for you:
The Guardian’s Ten Rules […]
I made a deal with myself that I’m not allowed to blog until I’m caught up on my writing goals. My goals are very doable: four hours on Monday, four hours on Wednesday and two more hours before Sunday, but I’m constantly behind, and thus, no blogging. I’m cheating right now, and I may cheat […]
I’m writing again for the first time in months and finding it difficult to sit still in my chair. Today I thought about what works and what doesn’t for me. What do I have to do to get from distracted-checking-my-e-mail-every-five-seconds Meghan to focused-writing Meghan? Here’s what works for me:
1. Make sure you’re in a […]
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