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Summer 2020 — Writing Advice

“I write only because there is a voice within me that will not be still.” ~~Sylvia Plath   Tips for Giving Feedback in Nonfiction Writing Groups https://brevity.wordpress.com/2020/06...  This insightful article, written by Sue Hann, is shared with permission.   Respect each other’s privacy. Although someone might be writing about very personal things, this does not

2020 Flash Memoir Winners

    The Flash Memoir Contest Winners Are

Spring, 2020 Hooked on Quality Books

“Reading gives us someplace to go when we have to stay where we are.” – Mason Cooley Especially true in April 2020! – “Stay home, stay healthy, and read.”   — B. Lynn Goodwin   Would you like to review books for Writer Advice? Or share your reviews with Writer Advice? Click on the contact button, tell us

Spring 2020–Tips on Marketing from the Back of an ARC

“Book marketing is like opening doors for your readers to find you, not a stick you hit them with.”  ― Heather Hart   Marketing is tough. To guide you, I’ve adapted some of the Marketing Campaign and Promotion items listed on an ARCs that I just finished. The links will lead you to additional ideas.  

Spring 2020–An Interview with Susan Cushman

“The best editor I’ve had actually helped a book increase by 10,000 words by making suggestions to expand scenes and even add chapters where the plot was sagging.”             ~~Susan Cushman FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY An interview with Susan Cushman by B. Lynn Goodwin ISBN # 978-1633938953 Koehler Books   Informed by Issues from my

Spring 2020 — Seeking Places That Want Your Work?

“If it sounds like writing, I rewrite it.” —Elmore Leonard   Eager to find new places to put your work?  Click on the links, listed in random order, to find out what is required and expected. Good luck. Please tell us where you get published. If you’d like us to list your contest we only

Spring 2020 — Writing Advice — Journaling in the Time of a Pandemic

Sentence Starts – Journaling in the Time of a Pandemic    Since our bodies are confined but our minds are not, I’d like to share these sentence starts with you in case you could use a writing nudge as we shelter in place.    I’ve been creating these writing prompts since 2004, then writing about

Winter 2020–The Winners of the Scintillating Starts Contest Are…

Winter 2020–The Winners of the Scintillating Starts Contest Are… The Winners of Writer Advice’s 2019 Scintillating Starts Contest are Sue Stewart Ade, Sarah Russell, and Michael Jack Webb.  All are excellent writers and I love the voices represented here. The openings of their work are below. My compliments to everyone who entered. There are so many wonderful books

Winter 2020–Hooked on Eclectic Books

“Reading is a discount ticket to everywhere.” – Mary Schmich, American journalist   NORMAL PEOPLE Written by Sally Rooney and Reviewed by B. Lynn Goodwin ISBN-13: 978-1984822178 Hogarth     The Push-Pull of Love     What kinds of lovers are drawn to each other and push each other away? Perhaps they are those who are

Winter 2020 — Market Your Work to Contests & Agents

“ Too often writers submit to agents and editors without having any credentials, but winning a writing competition—especially a well-known one—gives you immediate credibility and something to add to your writing resume.”  —Brian Klems, writer, speaker, freelance editor, husband, softball player, perennial fantasy sports underachiever, Huffington Post contributor, N64 Golden Eye Champion, Saved by the Bell