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Ray Bradbury Speaks From Beyond
Ray Bradbury Speaks From Beyond
Ray Bradbury Speaks From Beyond. My thanks to author Matthew Pallamary and Screenwriting.com for posting this reminder. As 2015 comes to a close, these words were spoken often by Ray Bradbury, an American literary treasure who walked ...
Conscious Uncoupling Crazy? Not To Me
Conscious Uncoupling Crazy? Not To Me Now that Gwenyth and her Cold Play hubby have confirmed what's been buzzing around for some time, the response to their statement of separation did not cause the reaction in me that it caused ...
40 Minute FREE Query Letter Workshop!
Query Letters: I have written many query letters. For many years, most of my query letters were rejected. I kept pitching until my query letters began garnering attention. My rejections turned sweeter- 'Good idea but this isn't for me' kind of ...
Literary Salon: Learning Prose from Pro, Suzanne Redfearn
Literary Salon: Learning Prose from the Pros--episode one
Literary thriller author Suzanne Redfearn's willingness to be my first guest is more appreciated than she can know. Though I've spent a few decades interviewing folks, launching a new gig is always nerve racking-at ...
Author Mavis Gallant & Birthing Fiction
Literary Salon: Learning Proses from Pros
The beauty of literature is that we can enjoy the author's prose long after they've passed.
Noted author Mavis Gallant passed over recently. In this interview she discusses her process of birthing fiction. Though this may ...
Pitch Witch Writers Workshop
Pitch Witch Writers Workshop
Screenwriters call it the 'elevator pitch' - no matter the name, the goal is the same: Should you meet a publishing professional in an elevator who you know is one of the pros you want to pitch ...
Sarah Michelle Gellar Launches Foodstirs
Sarah Michelle Gellar Launches Foodstirs
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Fans know that Sarah Michelle Gellar is super in all that she tackles, from acting to mothering to starting her own company, Foodstirs, a subscription based family food focused company scheduled to ...
Mark Childress, My Latest Literary Crush
MarkChildress, My Latest Literary Crush
I can't help it, I get crushes. Gender doesn't matter. I swooned over Dorothy Allison just as I did Stephen Chbosky and Jane Smiley and David Brin and T. Jefferson Parker and Catherine Ryan Hyde and ...
The Right Writer/Editor Mix?
The Right Writer/Editor Mix?
When writers ask “How do you know which editor is right for you?” my reply remains unchanged: I follow the guidelines set by leaders of this industry-in this case, traditional publishing.
Here’s how it used to work and ...
How Editing Clients Are Renewing My Faith in Traditional Publishing
How Editing Clients Are Renewing My Faith in Traditional Publishing
It’s no secret; I’m no fan of some of traditional publishing’s practices that include doting (mostly) on authors making lots of money while offering little to the rest. Yes, I ...