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Summer 2021~~Hooked on Books

“Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.”  ~~ Joseph Addison  From the Danville Library, Danville, Contra Costa County, CA MORE reviews coming soon. Check back. NOTE: If you are interested in reviewing for Writer Advice, please send us a sample of your work through the Contact button on this site.   

Summer 2021 ~~ Writing Advice

“The key seemed to be whether the event served the emotional journey of the characters   .~~Hillary Hauck   Journey of a Debut Novelist By Hillary Hauck   Editor’s Note: If you’ve published a story or book and want to share your journey, please query in the contact box. Articles giving solid advice and thought

Summer 2021 ~~ Marketing Advice

Short Stories as Promotion?  Valerie Allen Provides Case Study for Promoting Creative Writing Interview by Carolyn Howard-Johnson   The word “influencer” may be overused so I tend to avoid it. But my online friend Valerie Allen embodies the truest meaning of the word. I know her from her work producing writers’ conferences and book fairs in

Summer 2021 ~~ Markets and Contests

“The secret of good writing is telling the truth.”    ~~Gordon Lish Who’s Seeking What?  and what can you offer them? We want to help you meet your publishing goals. So what opportunities are you seeking? Tell us the genres you’re looking at, and we’ll post information about them. Otherwise, we’ll remain eclectic.  SUGGESTION: Check

Spring 2021 ~~Flash Memoir Winners

The Contest Winners Are “The first draft is just you telling yourself the story.”     ~~ Terry Pratchett   Excellence in Flash Memoir Congratulations to winners, finalists, and everyone who had the courage to enter their work. Flash Memoir is a blend of truth and artistry. The stories here are true recollections to the best

Spring 2021 Writing Advice

“The only people who see the whole picture are those who step out of the frame.” ~~Salman Rushdie Twenty-Five Non-Grammatical Issues To Consider When Editing Your Work Are the characters 3-dimensional? What do your principal characters want? Do they want more than one thing? What are they doing to get what they want? What is

Spring 2021 Contests and Markets

  Sharing Your Work Following the same procedure I used in the last issue, I’ll be adding to this list fairly often. If you discover a contest we should include, please use the Contact box to let me know. If you have questions about Writer Advice’s Flash FICTION Contest, please let me know. If you

Spring 2021 ~~Hooked on Books

“If you think reading is boring, you’re doing it wrong.”   ~~Unknown REVIEW OPPORTUNITY: Ever considered reaching out to other authorsfwith a new review od their work? If you’d like to write short reviews (350-500 words) for Writer Advice, please send a query and a sample of a review you are proud of.  🙏   DEACON

Spring 2021 Book Marketing Resources

“…based on second hand knowledge and first-hand experience, a successful online marketing cocktail looks like this: Equal parts hard work, talent and persistence, shaken for a long, long, long, long time, and some luck skewered onto a toothpick and thrown in for good measure.”  ― Kristin Weber   MARKETING: A Different Skill Set Marketing requires a

Spring 2021 ~~ Interviews

“These poems are of a seer – unwrapping time, being, the Change we are igniting.”   –description of Prime Meridian    Truth Must Be Told in Intricate Ways An interview with Connie Post by B. Lynn Goodwin I am not a poet, so I turned to Connie Post, a skilled poet, organizer, and presenter, for