7 Things I’ve Learned So Far, by Catherine Gildiner

1. Writing is a job. Writing is a job not a vocation or an avocation. If you want to be a success at it, treat it like the most important part of your day. Don’t do it when all else is done. Lots of women do this sort of thing. They think they have to […]

How Live Readings Can Help Your Writing

I am working the streets of San Francisco. Nightly, I prowl around Haight-Ashbury and North Beach, the Castro and Tenderloin, Fourth Street and Folsom. I ply my trade with men … as well as women, transgenders, at least one self-described Druid and the occasional mental patient. Oh, and writers, lots of wonderful, polished, professional, prolific, […]

Writing Tips From Bestselling Barbara Taylor Bradford

How Do I Write a Book? Fiction Writing Tips From a Bestselling Author October 21st, 2010 • Related • Filed Under Filed Under: Books • Female Writers • Fiction • Fiction Writing • Inspiration & Creativity • Non-Fiction • Novelists • Quoted Writers • The Writer’s Life • Writing Quips & Tips • Writing Tips […]

10 Steps to Create the Habit of Writing

http://writetodone.com/2008/01/09/10-steps-to-create-the-habit-of-writing/ This, friends, is the linchpin: if you can create the habit of writing, you’ve got a wonderful foundation as a writer. If you struggle to get in enough time for writing, or keep putting it off, or can never seem to write when you planned to write … you need to work on creating […]

8 Ways To Find Relevant Followers On Twitter Socia

l Media June 25, 2009 By Lisa Barone Twitter’s strength comes in its ability to connect you with other people and to start real conversations. It’s helped small business owners market to current customers, to engage new ones, and to create partnerships with new friends. But it can only help you to do that if […]

Match Your Book Content with the Right Editor

http://www.topbooksales.com/match-your-book-content-with-the-right-editor/ Barbara McNichol I’m interested in working with authors referred by book coaches, book designers, website developers, literary agents, publicity experts, and book producers. I also work directly with publishers who hire me to perfect their authors’ manuscripts. For expert editing, please visit www.barbaramcnichol.com/ Match Your Book Content with the Right Editor Posted on 02 […]

Your Manuscript: 3 Types of Rejection Letters Deciphered

Agent Scott Hoffman On: Making Sense of a Rejection Letter Agents generally respond to submissions with three types of rejections.  Cracking the code when it comes to a typical agent’s rejection protocol can help you determine whether or not the project you’re working on has publishing potential. Scott Hoffman is an agent with Folio Literary […]

7 rules of rejection

http://windedwords.blogspot.com/2010/11/7-rules-part-iii-rejection.html Everyone faces rejection. EVERYONE. The trick is learning how to deal with it. I’m going to put myself out there for censure and admit that I’ve Winded Words Jackee at Winded Words blog. Middle Grade and young Adult writer. The 7 Rules Part III: Rejection been rejected on fulls nine times by agents this year. To […]

How Timothy Ferriss Hit the Amazon Bestseller List

By Jason Boog on December 17, 2010 3:55 PM http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/1t3SEs/www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/how-timothy-ferriss-hit-the-amazon-bestseller-list_b19441 As of this writing, The 4-Hour Body: An Uncommon Guide to Rapid Fat-Loss, Incredible Sex, and Becoming Superhuman is ranked #2 (pictured, click to enlarge) on Amazon’s Kindle bestseller list. We caught up with author Timothy Ferriss to find out how he built his audience. He […]

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