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May 21, 2012
Editors Are People, Too ~ Really :-)
I’ve talked about editors before in the posts, Should Writers FearEditors? and Does Every Writer Need AnEditor?. I had one for my novel that came out last May and I’ll have two for it’s sequel… If you look at the etymology of editor, you’ll find one of those slippery spots on the path of language: [...]
May 18, 2012
Writing Can Be A Very Dangerous Business . . .
I’m a writer and folks might think I’d be encouraging others to write. Well, I do; but… It’s somewhat like a parent who encourages their child to get out into the world, gives them certain warnings, and inside is scared silly about their welfare. I suppose my first warning to aspiring writers is all about [...]
May 17, 2012
Book > Brain > Heart ~ Literary Magic . . .
Ever had someone tell you that your response to an event is more important than the event itself—that, essentially, we co-create the world of reality and our interpretation of things is the prime mover of meaning? Consider—folks’ responses to the death of a loved one shows a range of reaction that spans states of being [...]
May 16, 2012
Cleaning Out The Drawer ~ A Bouquet of Posts
Periodically, I break my usual routine of writing single-topic posts and dig into the long list of saved, potentially useful articles I’ve tucked away. I use Google Alerts to find potential posts from other sites and, daily, I add to the drawer. When it starts to jam on opening, I pull a few choice picks [...]
May 15, 2012
What’s Your Opinion? ~ Writing Blogs . . .
I’m an old sailor and, as a writer, I see readers’ opinions as part of my navigational equipment–radar-returns, sonar-views, weather-broadcasts. Sure, I may ignore all the signals and write something “against prevailing tides” but only when my Muse starts shouting orders :-) I’ve had three readers’ surveys on this blog in its nearly 17 months [...]
May 14, 2012
Writers Want To Be Reviewed & Read ~ More on Book Promotion
I’ve said it often here—I’m a maverick. I will take advice but only if it sticks on My Walls :-) A friend once defined Book Promotion as everything that helps a writer get comfortable with their Own Way of Living Their Writing Life. This fits well with my oft stated “maxim” that Book Promotion is [...]
May 11, 2012
Author Interview ~ Angela Yuriko Smith
We now have 33 Author Interviews and I’m very glad we finally got Angela, after her major relocation, to slow down enough to be here :-) ~~~ Angela, you have two books out, “End of Mae” and “No Money Marketing”—that second one is a great book for anyone with a product to market, including books. [...]
May 10, 2012
Top 20 Posts ~ So Far :-)
1 year, 4 months, 10 days — 390 posts — 27,730 views — 3,075 comments — 6,234 spam comments blocked… Might be gaining a bit of traction in ye ol’ Blogosphere… There are two widgets in our left side-bar that give perspective, too: “Top Posts & Pages” shows a weekly window on visitor behavior. “Top [...]
May 9, 2012
Book Banning (Open & Secret) and The Politics of Publishing
This blog’s visitor numbers, by country, show the United States taking an oscillating percentage between 50 and 70%. I’m happy, living in the U.S., that there are that many folks from other countries visiting and hope their number increases… Still, many people see the U.S. as leading the way in democratic freedoms. Sad to say, [...]
May 8, 2012
Writer’s Communities ~ What Are Your Favorites?
There are So Many Writing Communities on the ‘Net! And, even though it may be better to be involved face-to-face with other writers, there can certainly be no excuse for not being able to find other writers to talk to (as long as your Internet connection is functioning…). If you’ve tried a few communities and [...]
