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Writers, Why Writers Conferences?

I love cyberspace and the ability to do business easily. But for writers, there's no place like home (s) we visit annually, come hell or high water: writers conferences. Why go? Conferences offer avenues into the community of writers. The ...

Quick Query Critique #140: Ideation/memoir

marla miller 02 July 2013 Client Testimonials No Comment

Dear ____, What happens when a habitually suicidal man attempts to take his life by carbon monoxide poisoning and incurs damage to the area of his brain responsible for feeling pleasure? This is the question posed by my memoir, entitled 'Ideation.'The ...

NEXT Opening 2-Pg (Google) Hang-Out/Read & Critique Workshop, 4/18/13

marla miller 01 April 2013 Featured, Links: Writing, Cannabis Education, Marketing the Muse, News & Announcement 1 Comment

Here is the 1st videoed HangOut session that ended up being a one-on-one session. My thanks to this writer for allowing me to share our time together. The exchange is filled lots of good writerly/publishing related information that includes the ...

These 22 GOP Senators Did NOT vote for Violence Against Women Act

marla miller 13 February 2013 Client Testimonials, Featured No Comment

The Violence Against Women Act now is in the House for a vote. Let your Congressman know you're watching.

MarketingtheMuse Workshops @ So Cal. Writers Conference, 2013

marla miller 01 February 2013 21st Century Publishing, Marketing the Muse, Marla's Musings No Comment

MarketingtheMuse Workshops & Events @ the upcoming Southern California Writers Conference, Feb. 15-Feb. 18, 2013: All of my workshopsare aimed at helping the entrepreneurial author get ready for publication. Writers. whether you decide to travel down the 'indie' road or 'traditional' ...

TWITTER HASH TAGS for WRITERS

marla miller 25 January 2013 Client Testimonials, Marketing the Muse 1 Comment

If you tweet, you know that the Twitter universe is vast. How do you reach other writers? Hashtags help. What are they? Words that reflect your subject matter that are tagged like #this. Here's Twitter's definition: The # symbol, called a hashtag, ...

CONGRATULATIONS TO LOUISE ERDRICH!

marla miller 15 November 2012 Marla's Musings No Comment

I was thrilled to see that Louise Erdrich's The Round House won the 2012 National Book Award. Her story about rape of a native American Woman, society reaction and her family's rage is beyond compelling. Given these times when 'rape' ...

Amazon’s Best Books 2012

marla miller 13 November 2012 Client Testimonials No Comment

Amazon has released its list of the top 100 books of 2012, as well as top 10 lists in over two dozen categories, from children's books to celebrity picks. Notice what's # 1-Louise Erdrich's latest novel about rape and injustice posted ...

Reinvention After 70? Author Madeline Sharples Did Just That!

marla miller 12 November 2012 Client Testimonials No Comment

I studied journalism in high school and college and wrote for the high school newspaper, but I started to fulfill my dream to work as a creative writer and journalist late in life. My memoir, Leaving the Hall Light On: A ...