085T – Writing a Query Letter
After Laura Drake explained to us how to pitch our book at a conference last week, it seemed another logical topic would be how to write a query letter. And since I'm about to write a query letter mys...
4 Jul 201826min
084E – A Change in Perspective
Sometimes, if we change our perspective, we can see things in our lives and in ourselves more clearly. When things are going great, and the little things are bothering us, a reminder that others have ...
1 Jul 201812min
083I – Pitching Your Book at a Conference: An Interview with Laura Drake
Laura Drake is back for a timely look at pitching your book! It's conference season, and writers conferences are one of the best places to find and pitch your book to agents and editors who may be the...
28 Jun 201845min
082T – Where Scrivener Meets Vellum
A few days ago, I got a great email from Vellum. They wrote to let users know that if you use Scrivener as well, the new version 3.0 now has a choice to compile/export for "Vellum Export." That means ...
26 Jun 201811min
081E – When You Don’t Feel Like It
Sometimes you just don't feel like doing what you need to do. You're too hot, too cold, too tired, having too much fun. You don't feel like it.How important is this thing you "have to do"? If it's not...
24 Jun 201811min
080I – Crafting a Novel Around a Real Person: An Interview with Sydney Avey
Sydney Avey is the author of three historical fiction novels including The Sheep Walker's Daughter, The Lyre and the Lamb, and The Trials of Nellie Belle, a partially fictionalized tale of her great-g...
21 Jun 201852min
079T – Who Are You Writing For?
I've taken a page from the big online marketing gurus, and twisted it to work for me as a novelist. They want you to figure out your avatar, your one perfect customer, and create all your sales and ma...
19 Jun 201815min
078E – Receiving in Order to Give
Today's encouraging words are a reminder that sometimes you need to learn to be a good receiver in order to learn to become a better giver.The times in my life when I've been embarrassed at what someo...
17 Jun 201810min
