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Writing a Book Is Not as Easy As One Might Think

I liked the cover below-- really I did, and then as we were writing this book something changed. The book feels different than the cover.

I am sure it happens to the best of us. We write something and then find it's not really what we thought it was going to be.It is not only aboiut inproving our writing but the design and the information you are writing about. We're busy writers, we've got

Blogs and Writing: Of Pen and Paper Challenges

The theme is just keep writing. For this week I've been hard at work writing, and really honestly writing -- as in pen and paper. For some reason it's doing me a world of good.



I think it's also broken my writer's block.

I was feeling rather dull and lacking motivation, but after chaing my method of writing, and doing some free writing, I'm in a much better place. But it did take a while.

Blogs and Writing: Of Pena nd Paper Challenges

The theme is just keep writing. For this week I've been hard at work writing, and really honestly writing. As in pen and paper. For some reason it's doing me a world of good.



I think it's also broken my writer's block.

I was feeling rather dull and lacking motivation, but after chaing my type of writing, and doing some free writing, I'm in a much better place. But it did take a while.

Publishing Blogs? Yes You Can!

Yes, it is possible to have the time to write more than one blog in your life. I would however add that you probably don't want to be publishing several of them at once! However, that does mean you will need to figure out timing.

After all, timing is everything.

So, you might ask the question: is publishing blogs a possible thing to do?

Yes. If you really wanted to it's rather easy that

Writing About Blogging (On Writing and Publishing a Blog)

Blogging-- or at least writing a blog is a good way for me to communicate to my loyal friends and readers. Part of what I've done to continue with my writing on my blogs is because my readers have found time to comment or offer suggestions.

Two readersI have to personally thank.

I wouldn't have been writing and publishing this blog and improving it as much as it has been without the help of

Admit It: You Want To Be Published

I have a long and rather interesting conversation with a long time writing friend. She's a good writer, and one who will spend hours on editing a paragraph or trying to "make the words right." She has spent manyhours in writing classes and working to improve her writing.

This is not a bad thing, but the problem which most people have with her is that she writes "too much" by this I mean she

What Is A Successful Published Book?

I don't believe that you can say that the only successful book is one which has sold 1,000 copies, or even 100 copies. I think that you need to define in your own mind what is a successful book. I've been debating for a while, what I can call a success.

I'd love to sell a million books, and I would love to do that for a long time, but I suspect I am also a realist-- or not too terribly

Positive Quotes on Writing

I thought that for Saturday I would add a number of positive quotes about writing and writers. It's always a good thing to think about writing is a good manner, and these writers say it best. I am sure many might have heard of them, but really, it's the beginning of summer soon, and there will be days when writing just doesn't come your way.

But never give up... and stay positive!

What A Joy It Is: Getting My Book Published

I have to admit that when people talk about wanting to write a book, I always want to encourage them, after all it's a long process to becoming an author. (For the purposes here, an author is a writer who has published a book which has sold a copy-- anywhere)

What about though how you will feel in terms of getting your book published? I can say that after getting my book published, I am really

Wikipedia and Facts: Should You Use It To Publish Your Non-Fiction?

As a writer of a non-fiction work should you use wikipedia for your facts?

If you are simply looking for a basic answer wikipedia might be the place for you to go, but for the most part, it's not as good as the library or the original sources.

In fact, I find that most people who would like to know the basics they will go to wikipedia, at least to find out some more places you can go to read.