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Please help me welcome C. Hope Clark, a colleague whose newsletters and website help writers on their journey to publication with practical tips and ideas for smaller markets. Her novel, Lowcountry Bribe, is the first in her Carolina Slade Mystery Series, published by Bell Bridge Books. I asked Hope to tell us about her fiction […]
The title of this post is meant to get readers’ attention. No one wants to plan to be a failure, right? I read recently that a poll claimed that only 1000 writers actually make money or earn their living from selling books. The figure was challenged but it’s enough to know that few of us […]
For the writer who’s still looking to publish or who has had a dry spell, entering contests is one way to build the resume. Which contests will help the most, and which are probably best avoided?Writing Tip for Today: Here’s a little primer on writing contests: Cultivate Contest Connections. When considering which writing competition you […]
Put your heart into it! As diligent writers, we’re all seeking to write stories that grab the heart and don’t let go. Yet over and over, in student work and sometimes my own, the gut-grabber is missing. What gives?Writing Tip for Today: Not all emotions are created equal. We can go through sadness, loss, reversals […]
Lots of student writers ask me to tell them if their work is “any good.” Sometimes they’re looking for that validation, other times it’s a veiled excuse to give up. I love what C. Hope Clark (of Funds for Writers) says about scared writers: “. . . fear is the largest obstacle to their writing.” […]
My novel, The Fence My Father Built, is officially out on October 1, 2009. Today, with temps climbing into the 90s, October seems forever away. But it’s really only a few weeks. From now until then, I’ll be busting my buns to get bookings on Tv/radio, signings and other events both locally and regionally. The […]