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My Rut-Busting Book for Writers Publishing Process – Part 1

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I have lost count of how many times I have read RUT-BUSTING BOOK FOR WRITERS.

First, there were the multiple times I read each chapter, adding, subtracting, revising and rewriting until I was relatively happy with the content.

Then, there was the read-through of the entire manuscript, looking for inconsistencies in formatting or sections where I repeated myself.

And then, while it was being subjected to the figurative red pen of my editor Ann Henry, there was another read-t...

Wednesday Writing Inspiration for 7.5.17 from Isaac Asimov

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My Rut-Busting Book for Writers Marketing Plan and Process – Part 1

I started July by spending hours (and hours and hours!) going through all the information I had amassed over the years on book marketing and then inputting it into a spreadsheet to create the marketing plan for RUT-BUSTING BOOK FOR WRITERS.

Even though this is my third book, (my first, THE GIFT OF CHANGE, came out in 2004, followed 10 years later by TRAVELING LEFT OF CENTER AND OTHER STORIES), in many ways I feel like a newbie author.

Part of the reason is that I am self-pubbing RUT-BUSTING...

Wednesday Writing Inspiration for 6.28.17 from Ray Bradbury

The Roller-Coaster Ride of Writing a Book

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So here I am close to the end of June and evaluating my progress with my latest book, RUT-BUSTING BOOK FOR WRITERS.

Back in April, I had decided to write this book and was filled with confidence and excitement. After all, I was basing it on my successful  “Rut-Busting” Workshop for Writers, which provided me with a lot of good information.

And I had all those interviews with writers that I had done for my blogs — One on One, Focus on Fiction, and of course, this one — to dr...

Wednesday Writing Inspiration for 6.21.17 from Margaret Atwood

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Wednesday Writing Inspiration for 6.14.17 from Erasmus

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Tuesday’s Tips: Finding a Writing Hideaway

Finding a Writing Hideaway

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Summertime… and the writing is…. darned tricky because there is a lot going on in your home.

The kids are out of school. Or relatives have descended for an open-ended visit.

Or maybe it’s you and your dear ones who are hitting the road for a family vacation. 

There’s nothing wrong with that, except when all those personal plans collide with your writing goals. Then you need to figure how to “write on the fly” or find someplace to work that isn’t in...

Wednesday Writing Inspiration for 6.7.17 from Ron Brackin

Tuesday’s Tips: Dealing with the “Thanks but No Thanks” Response

Dealing with the “Thanks but No Thanks” Response

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So I have spent the better part of last week and today doing an essential task for a freelancer: looking for new assignments.

Specifically, I have been making cold calls to new prospects and touching base with those with whom I have had previous interactions.

While the strategy has in the past netted me most of my work, remembering that doesn’t make it any easier when I run into the various versions of “Thanks, but no thanks” t...