About This Writing Stuff...

This week, writer pal Kathryn Craft offers advice on writing book club fiction.  In the Kill Zone, James Scott Bell shudders at atrocious non-compete clauses in trad publishing contracts while P.J. Parrish explains why you need an editr, uh, editer, I mean, editor!   Joanna Penn shares her tactics for productivity as well as Debbie Flint's tips on promoting that first self-pubbed book.

Dianne K. Salemi says yes, you can save that monstrous first-draft!  Amanda Headlee extols the virtues of Scrivener.  Veronica Sicoe delves into five worldbuilding essentials and examines various degrees of violence in SF.  Joseph Ponepinto wants writers to be be paid (what a concept!).  He was so adamant, that he created a four-part series on the topic.

Enjoy!



7 Tips for Writing Book Club Fiction by Kathryn Craft

Toward a Fair Non-Compete Clause by James Scott Bell

Why You Need an Editer. Ah, Make That an Editor by P.J. Parrish

Levels of Violence in Science Fiction and Top 5 Worldbuilding Must-Haves by Veronica Sicoe

What to Do with a Franken-Draft by Dianne K. Salerni

Productivity for Authors.  Fighting Overwhelm and How I am Refocusing my Workload by Joanna Penn

7 Tips to Help Promote Your First Self-Published Book by Joanna Penn

Changing Ways by Amanda Headlee

A Radical Idea: Pay the Writer by Joseph Ponepinto

Pay the Writer, Part Two: Genre v Literary--Clash of the Cultures by Joseph Ponepinto

Pay the Writer, Part Three: Changes in the Writing Industry and How They Affect a Writer's Economics by Joseph Ponepinto

Pay The Writer, Part 4: Transitions and Other Decisions by Joseph Ponepinto