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Should All Authors Blog?

This week, I’m introducing a series of YouTube videos that I am creating to give readers who don’t have a lot of time to read long blog posts quick access to information about writing, editing, publishing, and social media. To be sure you don’t miss any, click on the red “Subscribe to my videos on […]

May 17th, 2013 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Marketing, Publishing, Social Media, Videos, Writing | 9 comments - (Comments are closed)

Does Publicity Sell Books? The Debate Continues

Two weeks ago, I wrote a post titled “If Publicity Doesn’t Sell Books, What Does?” in which numerous published authors offered insider tips on how they publicized and marketed theirs books, and numerous writers responded. This week, Paul J. Krupin, a publicist who blogs at Direct Contact PR, offers his perspective on the publicity debate. […]

March 13th, 2012 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Marketing, Publishing, Self-Publishing, Social Media, The Author Platform, Writing | 13 comments - (Comments are closed)

20 Great Places to Publish Personal Essays

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Meghan

I frequently receive e-mails from people looking for places to publish their […]

September 21st, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Memoir, Publishing, Writing | 227 comments - (Comments are closed)

Finding Your Story with Gerard Jones

Today I am thrilled to bring you the incredibly talented Gerard Jones (see bio below), who is currently teaching a workshop at the San Francisco Writers’ Grotto called Finding The Story.

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September 13th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Craft of Writing, Writing | 27 comments - (Comments are closed)

How to Critique Other Writers’ Work

A post by my friend Sierra about her toxic critique group inspired me to remind people how to give critiques of other writers’ work in a writers’ group or workshop.

The sandwich method always works best: Start by saying something positive, followed by your constructive criticism, and then end with another positive comment. The reason […]

July 21st, 2010 | Tags: , , , , | Category: Craft of Writing, Editing, Revision, Writing | 8 comments - (Comments are closed)

MFA—Do you need one?

Someone applying to my MFA program asked me the other night whether I’m glad I went. “Yes,” I said, “but …” I do have a few complaints. Not many, but a few.

First of all, do you need an MFA? I was told by a workshop leader at the Santa Barbara Writers’ Conference back in […]

January 13th, 2010 | Tags: , , , | Category: Writing | 20 comments - (Comments are closed)
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