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NEW! Google+OnAir Talk Show–Literary Salon: Learning Prose from Pros
NEW! Google+OnAir Talk Show, Literary Salon
My new talk show, Literary Salon: Learning Prose from Pros, was created as an outreach to the MANY writers new to our business. Crafting a good paragraph does not a writer make. Literary Salon's line ...
Respecting Brittany Maynard’s Right To Die
Paying My Respects to Brittany Maynard
Brittany Maynard was twenty-nine years old and newly married when she chose to end her life before glioblastoma, a vicious cancer growing with a vengeance in her brain, kept her from making that choice. ...
Literary Salon & Brett Battles: Hybrid Author Extraordinaire!
Episode #4 Literary Salon: Learning Prose from Pros Interviews Brett Battles
I so enjoyed time spent with Brett Battles, author of 23 novels plus many other published works. He defines 'hard working author' - on deadline all the time to craft ...
2014 Santa Barbara Writers Conference & Marla Miller’s Workshops
Since 1972, the Santa Barbara Writers Conference, SBWC , has hosted iconic authors and author hopefuls. When I attended my first in 1989, I learned that legendary writers like Ray Bradbury & Charles M. Schulz never missed a session. Other iconic ...
SCWC/2014: Learn More, Suck Less
SCWC/2014: Learn More, Suck Less
In the last 26 years +, the Southern California Writers Conference has hosted its 'flagship' conference in San Diego over Presidents Day Week-end. This year is no exception. Join us for 3-days of intensive learning aimed ...
Gayle Carline: I’ve Written “The End.” Can I Self-Publish Now?
Great overview! Thanks Gayle for sharing with MarketingtheMuse
I’ve Written “The End.” Can I Self-Publish Now?
Gayle Carline, Mystery Author and Humor Columnist
Alternate Publishing/SCWC Workshop 9/22/2013
“The End.” Can I Self-Publish Now?
The short answer is No.
“A book is published too soon for the publisher and ...
Sound Off! Writer Wonders ‘Do Agents Respect Writers?’
Throwing Darts in the Dark
On the road to traditional publishing, it is virtually compulsory that writers query agents in an attempt to obtain representation. At this point, the writer begins a metaphoric game of darts – played in the dark. ...
PREMATURE PUBLICATION
PREMATURE PUBLICATION
The good news is, writers are no longer at traditional publishing's beck and call. We have options. Back in the day, we had none. Our only hope? Getting a nod from one of the publishing houses.
The first winds of ...
2013 Writers Digest Conference Adds Pitch Witch Bootcamp!
Marla Miller and Jennifer Silva Redmond are pleased to offer a Pitch Witch Bootcamp at the upcoming 2013 Writers Digest Conference, 9/27/13--9/29/13. Enroll in Pitch Witch Bootcamp on Friday Sept 27th from 12:30 to 3:30 and before you meet agents, editors ...
Why Attend Writers Conferences? To Learn From Accomplished Authors
I'm always delighted to offer workshops at the Southern California Writers Conference. On 9/20-9/22/13, I'll be offering a few more at SCWC's fall conference held in Newport Beach, Ca.
In this indie age of publishing, the value of attending a writers ...