Hey regulars! And a warm welcome to newbies who discovered this blog because of an interview I did over at Mira’s List earlier this week. Glad to have you. Links from this week: How much money would you make from a New York Times Bestseller? This author tells all. Speaking about your book: Seven Tips […]
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 […]
I recently discovered a fabulous blog, Mira’s List, which helps writers, artists and other creative thinkers find grants, fellowships, residencies and more resources. Who’s the woman, I wondered, who compiled this valuable information for free and shared it with everyone lucky enough to stumble across her site? Turns out she’s quite the interesting character. Mira […]
One of the perks of joining a writing critique group is meeting and learning from other interesting writers. Today our guest is my critique partner, Peggy Frezon, a writer who specializes in pets. Like me, Peggy is a first-time author. But she’s several steps ahead of me in the process; she has already completed her […]
You probably know by now that I read travel memoirs compulsively, particularly those by women traveling alone. One of my favorites is Somebody’s Heart is Burning: A Woman Wanderer in Africa. So I was particularly pleased to connect with the author, Tanya Shaffer. And she’s with us today! Welcome, Tanya. I'm focusing on weaving a […]
Continuing our September series of writer interviews, today Karen Walker shares her experience writing a memoir. Her book, Following the Whispers, is about finding inner peace after a childhood of abuse. Karen blogs, too. We connected through an online book blog tour class. Welcome, Karen! Why don’t you start off by telling us more about […]
Writing this book is a learning process, even more than I expected. There are quite a few major things I wish I had understood before I began, and I’m sure more will arise as I continue through the editing and publishing process. As I prepare to begin my writing residency at Hambidge next week, as […]
During memoirchat on Twitter last week, I told another writer of memoir how much trouble I’m having writing Chapter One. I’ve struggled with it for weeks, writing and re-writing, never feeling satisfied. Other chapters of the book have come easier than this, I explained. I’ve already written much of the middle of the story. She […]
Every writer has a story of how she went from idea to manuscript to publication. With us today to share her journey is Quinn Cummings, author of the recently released Notes from the Underwire: Adventures from My Awkward and Lovely Life. Hyperion Books, Quinn’s publisher, on the book: From fighting off a catnip-addled cat to […]
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 […]