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What a Literary Agent Wants! With Rachelle Gardner

And it’s time for my final superstar…! Rachelle Gardner is a literary agent with Books and Such Literary Agency, representing a broad spectrum of fiction and nonfiction and more than 100 contracted books since 2008. Rachelle has made a name from both her agenting skills, as well as her generosity to the writer community. Rachelle […]

How to finally FINISH that book: Top Tips with Roz Morris of Nail Your Novel

And it’s time for superstar #6! Roz Morris is as fired up and energetic about her writing as her hair is red. It’s fantastic. As I mention in the beginning of this video, Roz has written dozens of novels as a ghostwriter, as well as several of her own books (fiction and non-fiction), so she […]

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New mini issue! Writer’s Groups.

A new movie came out last week called Authors Anonymous,a mockumentary about awriter’sgroup. Even though thegroup turns outnotto be the loving and supportive crew most of us would hope for, it did inspire me to put together a mini issue ofThe Write Life Magaboutthe immense value of writer’sgroups and critique partners. This special mini issue […]

Making a Full-time Living from Self-Publishing – 6 Lessons Learned, with Lindsay Buroker

Our next superstar interview is up! Lindsay Buroker is a full time indie fantasy and steampunk writer (aka Goblin writer – hence the pic on the left!) I’ve been a fan of Lindsay’s blog for a while, and she has some fantastic advice on marketing books on Amazon and beyond. Earlier this year I read […]

Write On! Jodi Picoult Quote

Here’s a great quote from the Write On! App… The app is still $0.99. Just sayin’ :) Have a look.

How to Get Published in 2014: With Jonathan Gunson of Bestseller Labs

It’s time to introduce the next superstar! I’m really enjoying this series: 7 Superstars in Writing and Publishing. I’ve connected with some brilliant brains, and each one of them has taught me a lot about their particular field of the writing world. Today’s interview is no different! Jonathan Gunson is the best-selling author of The […]

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What a Magazine Editor Wants (& Doesn’t Want!) with Brian Klems of Writer’s Digest

We are well into recording our 7 Superstars in Writing & Publishing Interviews! Here’s the most recent… I recently had the pleasure of jumping on a Google hangout with Brian Klems, the Online Editor at Writer’s Digest. Brian is also the author of humorous non-fiction, including Oh Boy, You’re Having a Girl: A Dad’s Survival […]

My confessions: Why telling secrets makes you a better writer

Taken from Issue 9 of The Write Life Magazine: The Confessions Issue! Some brave folk stepped up to the challenge of sharing their confessions for this issue. I applaud them for their vulnerability, and thank them here for gracing the pages with honest revelations and juicy professions. You’ll read the rants of a retailer, a […]