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Changing Times: Talk Truth to Publishing
Changing Times: Talk Truth to Publishing
Talk Truth to Publishing
I came to the writing life after a career in the mental health profession. Back in the mid to late 1990's our only option? With rare exception, the traditional road to NY ...
Do Literary Agents Consider ‘Good News’ Stories Passe’?
Do Literary Agents Consider ‘Good News’ Stories Passe’?
Since fall 2022, I’ve been pitching my book proposal to literary agents across this country. The content? Gains made by women chefs as evidenced by the sheer number now starring on or appearing ...
Romanticism and the Writing Life
December 29, 2022
I know this mantra
We hear it from our elders who quote versions of it in workshops they teach and craft books they write. We share it with writers attending our own workshops. “Bleed on the page.” But what ...
HOOKING Is Hard: Your Query Letter Must Hook Your Intended ‘HOOKIE’
9/16/2022 SCWC, Query Letter Workshop w/Writersmama
HOOKING IS Hard: Your Query Letter Must Hook Your Intended HOOKIE!
(a.k.a agent or editor).
Crafting a hook-able query letter requires heavy lifting. Are you up for it? This video snippet on my youtube channel of ...
Andy, Produce A Gay Husbands Series On Bravo TV Too!
Andy, Produce A Gay Husbands Series On Bravo TV Too!
As of 7/2021 and in light of recent RHO scandals that include RHONY on hiatus due to infighting? and RHOBH Erika Jayne's scandal, I think it's time @Andy a.k.a. #AndyCohen expand ...
Think You Know Fish? Not like Master Chef Eric Ripert Knows Fish
Think You Know Fish? Not like Master Chef Eric Ripert Knows Fish
Chefs Ripert & Carroll at 10 ARTS in Philly
Yours truly finishing a book proposal she's pitching to literary agents interested in books about the culinary world. Mine zooms ...
Bestselling Author Joe Ide: Facts and Fantasies of ‘Bestselling’
Bestselling Author Joe Ide: Facts and Fantasy of ‘Bestselling’
L.A. author Joe Ide, frequent keynote speaker and workshop leader at the Southern California Writers Conference, is delighted with the success he has enjoyed since selling his first novel, IQ at ...
@Writersmama Zoom Workshops Expand & SCWC 2021 Update
Fall, 2021
Dear Subscribers,
I launched WritersMama ZOOM Read & Critique Workshop on April 3rd, 2020. Sixteen months later, this group still meets twice/week. Three of our writers are reading novel #2 while pitching their first novels, read/critiqued by us, to agents ...
SCWC Writing Conference Goes to ZOOM
SCWC Writing Conference Goes to ZOOM
Many businesses have taken to ZOOM to conduct business during these crisis filled times. In April, I joined their ranks and have been conducting read and critique workshops twice weekly. To my amazement, I do ...
Hybrid Publishers: A Viable Option? Here’s Why
#HybridPublishers: A Viable Option? Here's Why
HybridPublishers are on the rise. Why? Here's Why. Self publishing options including #Createspace, #Bookbaby and #Smashwords promised a lot when they came to be except we've had enough time to collect data that suggests otherwise. ...