“I want to believe in something so wholeheartedly that I’m in abject disbelief when anyone doesn’t love a novel the way I do and I want to work three times as hard to sell the book and “show them.”
Author: rmfwBoss
The RT Booklovers Convention – Why You Should Be There
By Jeffe Kennedy Today is the opening day of the RT Booklovers Convention, taking place in New Orleans this year. And yes – I’m there! The question is, why aren’t you? I’m guessing you’ll say “because I don’t write romance.” I’ve been hearing this a lot lately, on various forums. Usually framed in terms of…
J. Ellen Smith; Pioneer in Modern Times
Champagne Book Group publishes both electronically and in paperback formats, and Ellen will be coming from their offices in High River, near Calgary, Alberta to speak about the publishing process, meet new talented writers, and accept pitches at the Gold Pitch Sessions. She expressed a small concern, however, that writers use a professional attitude during the conference time.
Six Short Story Traps and Quick Escapes, Plus a Giveaway
Henry David Thoreau once wrote: “Not that the story need be long, but it will take a long while to make it short.” Henry nailed it; writing short is more challenging than writing long. There is promise and magic inherent in the short story, but there are common common traps that waylay unwary writers.
Going to the Garden to Eat Worms
Abuse is destructive. It does nothing toward inspiring creativity, motivating us toward goals, or becoming better human beings. And yet we go on, day after day, indulging ourselves in this litany of hateful commentary towards our selves. It’s time to stop it, people. We’ve gone on long enough. We need to be kind to ourselves, encourage ourselves, motivate ourselves to be the best writers we can be.