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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
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 ...
It’s a Wrap! SBWC in Review
In a blur, the week was gone and another Santa Barbara Writers Conference committed to memory. Five MarketingtheMuse workshops, eleven guest speakers, two moderated panels, a few overnight guests and one pizza party later, this writer is pooped.
The 2013 SBWC ...
Indie Authors TV: Jason Matthews & Marla Miller
Multi published Indie author & writing workshop teacher Matt Pallamary discusses applying shamanic techniques to storytelling. I was skeptical at first but what he says totally makes sense. Just another way of looking at story.
NEXT Opening 2-Pg (Google) Hang-Out/Read & Critique Workshop, 4/18/13
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 ...
Indie Authors TV with Jason Matthews & Marla Miller
Indie Authors TV
Tune in this Monday, 4/29/13, to listen to 'this interviewer' being interviewed by Jason Matthews on Indie Authors TV. Topics include building my platform, going rogue with Kickstarter , defining & discussing what 'With Author' means & the ...
L Williams Gibbon: 2013 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award Competition
2013 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award competition
by L. William Gibbons
A couple days ago, 3/13/13, I learned that my novel, The Fourth Marker, made it to the quarterfinals in the 2013 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award competition, one of 500 titles out ...
AUTHOR Alert: Shady Contracts So Be Aware!
Editor Jean Jenkins posted this from Writer Beware. Says Jean: A gem of a post about contract clauses to watch out for. (and don't miss the comments)
Writers, note the publisher....one of the big 6 no less.
Women, Authors & HTML: Learn Basic Coding!
Code.org is a page on Facebook writers should subscribe to. then go there and read, 10 minutes/day, just to learn terminology that right now might scare you.
It's not just students who need to get up to speed on coding. Writers ...
2013 Southern Cal Writers Conference Tasty Tidbits
Per their usual, the SCWC team pulled off another helpful conference. What I really appreciate about SCWC is its committment to meet writers where we are, on the road to publication in the 21st century. Sure, with all the new ...