Stuart Horwitz – Finishing Your Book in Three Drafts This podcast is the first in a series of conversations with key presenters who are coming to Colorado Gold, RMFW’s big annual three-day writing conference, in September. This time the guest is Stuart Horwitz, who is leading a master class on Friday, Sept. 9 and that workshop…
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Play and Explore
Last month, when I finally overcame my fears and reached a big goal, I felt giddy the next day . . . I tried to write, but instead I pretty much explored the net . . . I saw an interesting article and followed a link, then another and another. The next thing I knew…
What Should an Author Expect from an Agent?
In the months between now and Colorado Gold, my guest posts here at the RMFW blog will take a lawyer’s eye view at some issues that may be relevant to authors trying to choose a publishing path or figure out who (and how) to pitch their work at conference. Today, we’ll kick that off with a…
The Writing Habit
Because here’s the fly in the ointment, my friends. If you want to be published – and continue to be published – then writing becomes a J-O-B.
Yep. I said it. Writing professionally is a full-on responsibility.
Sure, it’s still fun – some of the time.
Magic still happens – some of the time.
The Muse still sings songs of enchantment and wonder that get you lost in Storyland – some of the time.
But that isn’t going to cut it if you’re trying to build a career. Your capricious Muse won’t help you meet deadlines, and neither will fitful inspiration.
Meeting Agent Right by Linda Joffe Hull
Over the years, I, like most authors, have collected enough rejections to wallpaper my office (and the adjoining hallway). However, as I continued to hone my craft, sent out more queries, and tried not to go completely insane, I began to wonder if there was more that I could be doing to get published. As…