Happy Friday! Some great links out there this week: Writer’s Digest offers ideas on how to start your memoir on the right foot. A practical Savvy Author’s Guide to Podcasting from Editor Unleashed. How does a writer cut text from his story and not lose his soul? Editorial Ass weighs in. The Creative Penn makes […]
A big welcome if you’re here for the first time courtesy of The Creative Penn, who hosted me for a podcast this week on travel writing and writer’s residencies. You’re just in time for the weekly writers’ roundup, a collection of my favorite links, which runs each Friday. Since returning from my writer’s residency, where […]
That’s right, the Writers’ Roundup is back! She was on hiatus while I was at my artist’s residency, since I didn’t have much Internet access (and, quite frankly, I was trying to get away from blog responsibilities so I could focus on my book). Since I enjoy pulling together my favorite links from the week, […]
I was pretty annoyed at Amtrak this week for canceling my train home from New York City. But while I waited a few hours for the next available train to Albany, I wrote some quality pages. It amazes me that I can produce some of my best copy while kids scream behind me and a […]
I’ve had a productive week of writing, writing, writing here in New York City. Hope you’ve made progress this week, too! Some of my favorite links from this week: First, be sure to check out blogs by some of the folks who showed up at the blog party that began on Tuesday. A few I’ve […]
Hey loyal readers, I’m on vacation this week, so I’m leaving you with just one link, to a new and fabulous blog, Little House on the Southern Prairie. It’s written by a former journalist who recently decided to simplify her life. She’ll make you think. Have a great weekend!
Links! Links! Literary agent Nathan Bransford had a few guest bloggers this week, including one who wrote about the fine art of getting blurbs, or quotes from established authors that help promote your book. Did you know the Twilight publisher said, at first, that it would be crazy to sign the first-time author for a […]
I haven’t given my book enough attention this week. In between struggling with Chapter One, I’ve been working on a few freelance pieces since, well, they pay the bills and right now the book doesn’t. I’ve got this great travel piece about Madagascar’s parks, a how-to-go-there-yourself article I began writing months ago and am finally […]
Did I say the first two-thirds of my manuscript would be ready for critique by Aug. 1? Who was I kidding?! I’m getting bogged down mostly by the beginning (more about that next week if it’s still a problem). But the rest is coming together nicely, and so I say, that’s still progress! Links I […]
Happy Friday! A few insightful links from this week: Writer Jody Hedlund explains the challenges of convincing others that writing is a valid career choice. Their reactions, she says, can result in writer’s guilt. What do you call yourself? Do you deserve the title of writer, author, or something entirely different? More than anything else, […]