“Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.” Samuel Beckett At the start of this summer, in June, my agent sent my new novel out to nearly a dozen publishers. I chronicled the process in blogs and newsletters and talked about it in class. I did this for two reasons. 1) […]
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Meredith Maran is an accomplished journalist and author whose daring, personal and controversial memoir is out TODAY!
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Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010: Free event on publishing, self-publishing and marketing for writers. And a word about passion . . .
Skills, Perserverance and Passion: Notes on Publishing Read More »
The Book Writing World is about to open the doors to our first fall quarter. This is going to be an exciting term and we’d love to get your insight and ideas. As a thank you for taking our short survey, we will enter your name to win a month-long coaching-package with me, Elizabeth Stark. In addition, every single person who takes it will be invited to a private group coaching conference with me. Winner will be picked Wednesday at midnight Pacific Time and announced Thursday.
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Michelle Richmond is a wonderful writer, and you can tell just hanging out with her that she, like Charlotte, is also a good friend. In any case, she was so much fun to talk with we didn’t want to leave. Plus her books are the kind you can’t put down. I remember tearing through The Year of Fog with two tiny babies demanding my attention–and I couldn’t stop reading! That’s a handy skill to have as a writer in these days of short attention spans and overly crowded channels of communication. Here’s our VIDEO INTERVIEW with Michelle Richmond.
Michelle Richmond’s Secrets: Our Video Interview on the Writing Life Read More »
What we noticed right away about The Huffington Post’s List of Overrated Writers was that, unusually for these lists that circulate (100 Best Writers, 50 Best Books), this disparaging list included women, people of color and even gay people. Small wonder that icon status would be awarded only to be torn asunder. The article’s author offer to come up with an Underrated Authors list, but we decided not to wait.
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The Book Writing World is here to support your writing success, from helping you figure out your best way of writing a book to preparing your for publication and beyond. (My youngest is running around flying Buzz Lightyear, jumping him off the couch, shouting, “To infinity and beyond!”) We work with folks writing books, whether novels, memoirs and narrative non-fiction. We’ve got a few academic books happening here as well. The marathon book writing process we share creates a tight and supportive community who are setting goals, getting motivated and writing books. Here’s the news and notes from the Book Writing World this week and coming up!
Winners, Writers, Plot Read More »
This is going to be a chatty, informal blog. I’ve been promising some great links to my Book Writing World members and I thought I’d post them here for everyone.
Great Links on Publishing and Writing Plus Some Chattiness Read More »
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