Nathan Lowell & Going Your Own Way The podcast today is with Nathan Lowell, a member of IPAL writer who clearly starts by taking what’s typical and turning it inside out. Nathan Lowell goes his own way. Nathan has been writing for only nine years yet has developed multiple series under the broad category…
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The Absolute, Total, No Doubt about It, Guide to Writing … by Richard Keller
Take a look at the Internet – without stopping for cute puppy videos – and you’ll find dozens, if not hundreds, of blog posts and news items labeling themselves as the be-all, end-all guides to writing. Compare them to each other and I bet you’ll find large similarities between them all. There’s a finite amount…
How to Write a Bad Blog Post
On one of my other group blogs, I saw a guest post recently where the author wrote a couple of lackluster paragraphs that were basically an excuse to introduce her book cover and blurb. I started reading and immediately glazed over. Needless to say, I never got to the cover or blurb. There’s lots of…
Writerly Goals for 2015: Did You Meet Yours?
Let’s see where I ended up on my goals for 2015: Write a book. Check. I wrote at least 2. Take that hernia of my left thumb. Write a great book, of the all American novel kind. I’m still working on this one, as in working up the desire to write a book no one…
7 Reasons to Teach at a Writers Conference
Workshop proposal submissions for the Colorado Gold Conference opened January 1st and we’ve already received quite a few excellent proposals. You may be asking yourself if you’re qualified to teach at a writers conference or if it’s worth your time and effort to develop a course. We’re here to tell you that everyone has something…