By Lesley L. Smith There’s a stereotype of the writer hammering away on her typewriter late into the night in a cold lonely garret in Paris. Okay, nowadays, she’s stereotypically hammering on her computer keyboard. Maybe she’s wearing those gloves with the fingertips missing. Maybe she’s drinking bourbon or scotch or rye. In pretty much…
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Is It Worth It?
By Lisa Brown Roberts Last fall, I participated on the RMFW First Sale Panel. We had a great time talking about our books, and taking questions from the audience. One question has stuck with me ever since. Someone asked, “Is it worth it?” Essentially, all the blood, sweat, and tears getting to this point of…
Do You Need To Warm-Up Your Writing?
By Colleen Oakes The other day I was trying to explain to someone why I can’t write for just two hours. In two hours, I can do a lot of things. I can clean a house, take my toddler to the park, watch a movie. But I can’t write. Sure, I can put words on…
Need more writing time? Start billing it!
By Janet Lane Hi, all! I’m glad to be joining the accomplished stable of writers on RMFW’s blog. I thought I’d start the conversational ball rolling by reminding you that it’s not too late to make a New Year’s Commitment: FIND MORE WRITING TIME! If you’re like me, one of the hardest aspects of writing…
Judging A Book By Its Cover
By Liesa Malik Three seconds is all you get. Three seconds to make the difference between a sale and a pass on your book. No matter how much time you as an author have put into your novel, or how carefully your work has been edited, artist Deirdre Wait of High Pines Creative knows you…