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We Are Not Alone!
No I’m not referring to extraterrestrials. I’m referring to the hurdles we face in getting published, getting accepted, getting read. I recently saw an article in my local paper titled “The Odds of Getting Hired,” by Angela Copeland. It stated … Continue reading
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Tagged advice, authors, job hunting, networking, publishing, submitting, the writing life, writers, writing
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Resources
We writers depend on resources. Market listings, critique groups, craft classes. But I, at least, end up being a resource for all my non-writing (or less experienced) friends. One acquaintance recently asked me how to register/protect a book title. I … Continue reading
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Tagged authors, friends, friendship, publishing, resources, writers, writing
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Better. Just better.
Have you ever found one of your old, old stories or essays or poems, one of your earliest attempts to be a serious writer? Do you laugh gently to yourself about how bad it was? Me, too. In fact, I’m … Continue reading
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Tagged improvement, the writing life, writers, writing
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Just What I Need. . .
. . . more rabbit holes. Sheesh. Okay, we all know what happens when we sit down to write. We see some irresistible click bait. We think it will only be a few seconds of surfing. A half hour later, … Continue reading
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Tagged book titles, forgotten books, Goodreads, Library of Congress, LibraryThing, lost books, reading, the writing life, writers, writing
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The Arts
One of the primary delights of living where I do in Southern California is that I am surrounded by a wealth of resources for joy. For me this means the pure joy of learning, of stretching my mind and especially … Continue reading
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Tagged books, Chelsea Hotel, Inside the Dream Palace, movies, Sherill Tippins, the arts, the writing life, writers, writing
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Send Is Not the End
We’ve all heard, and likely experienced, that getting started is the hard part. It’s certainly true for me. But now I find that ending is also hard. Last Saturday I hit “send” on a new story for a new (to … Continue reading
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Tagged authors, balancing writing and life, getting started, submissions, submitting, the writer's life, writer's mindset, writers, writing
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Fun With Networking
I spent most of this past weekend at the wonderful California Crime Writers Conference, jointly created by the local Sisters in Crime chapter and the local Mystery Writers of America chapter. At left is a picture of me and Vinnie … Continue reading
Decisions, Decisions
Studies have shown that, instead of making us feel richer and blessed, an over abundance of choices actually makes us less happy. We get paralyzed. What if we make the wrong choice? How do we decide between similar, but slightly different … Continue reading
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Note to Self: Stop Talking
To myself, I mean. Or rather, more specifically, stop the mental negative self-talk that doesn’t help and only makes me miserable. Stop saying I have no ideas. Stop saying I have no time. Stop saying my work is too quirky to … Continue reading
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Tagged advice, authors, creativity, getting started, ideas, negative thoughts, performance, positive thinking, productivity, self-talk, the writing life, writers, writing
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