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2012 is a year of many changes. Not only am I writing and revising more than ever, I’m also looking back on what I did in 2011 to see if I can make it better. Specifically the stories already out there. I’m in the slow and detailed process of getting several books ready for print. [...] Tracy Hickman related a very moving story about an encounter while at a book signing. He also discuses the subject of why an author writes. It’s a fudge under 10 minutes, and a wonderful story. Bring the hankies and take a listen. It is located on the Superstars Writing Seminar front page. Scroll down just [...] Wow, it’s amazing what a year can do to plans. Way back in December 2009 I created a business plan for writing which included writing and submitting multiple novels to publishers in order to increase the odds of hitting the right editor at the right time. 2010 increased the writing, and also took advantage of [...] “I want to smash my all-time Nano high word count of 160,605 from 2009. Can I do it?” The verdict for 2011 “National Novel Writing Month“? The 2009 record has been broken! Bad news: it was broken by more of a whimper than a smash. For the first part of the month the writing [...] Nano 2011 Current Word Count: 131,412 This Nano I discovered a new writing tool to help a writer get their words when they are struggling. You see, writing a bunch isn’t usually my problem. Obviously, from my word count listed above. The problem is sometimes taking that first step and getting the first 100 words [...] Nano Update: Hit 50k on Sunday! New personal record! Writer’s Digest has a special limited-time promotion on seven free writing how-to books in honor of Nano. They will be free for download across a number of platforms (Kingle, Nook, iTunes, and others) from November 6-12. The link is here: FREE NANOWRIMO EBOOKS Get them while [...] Current Nano Counts: Day 1: 9629 Day 2: 5121 Total: 14750 I’ve often said that lower priced or free ebooks can be a good idea, if there is a plan behind them. Lowering a price or making an ebook for free based on emotions (“I’m a new writer”, “No one knows me.”, “I only have [...] I was really hoping to go rant-free for a while, maybe a month. Really, I tried… During a recent writer’s chat on Twitter an old myth came to light once again. What is it? You are either a “starving artist” or you are a “sell-out” and not a real artist. Art is above money! To [...] |
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