Getting Published
As I’ve been out and about promoting “The Dollhouse” these past few months, I’ve met a lot of readers who are working on their own books and want to know more about the writing/publishing process. Although I’d been working as a journalist for the past fifteen years, the switch to fiction wasn’t easy. Long before “The Dollhouse” got published, I was going to writers’ conferences, taking classes, and reading books on craft. (Two faves – Stephen King’s “On Writing” and Anne Lamott’s “Bird by Bird.”)
But no matter what, the best advice boiled down to four words: write a good story. I was used to writing every day and meeting deadlines, so I applied the same practices to the first draft of “The Dollhouse,” which involved hitting a daily word count and plugging along until I finished the last scene of my outline. After that, it was months of editing and revising, but at least I had something to work with and shape into a polished manuscript. For some great advice on the subject, check out Signature’s Writing Tips: http://www.signature-reads.com/2016/1...
Happy writing!
But no matter what, the best advice boiled down to four words: write a good story. I was used to writing every day and meeting deadlines, so I applied the same practices to the first draft of “The Dollhouse,” which involved hitting a daily word count and plugging along until I finished the last scene of my outline. After that, it was months of editing and revising, but at least I had something to work with and shape into a polished manuscript. For some great advice on the subject, check out Signature’s Writing Tips: http://www.signature-reads.com/2016/1...
Happy writing!
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