Write It Forward: from writer to successful author

by | Feb 17, 2020 | On Writing

The publishing business makes little logical sense. That’s because it’s part of the “entertainment business.” The first word, entertainment refers to emotion, while business refers to logic. Trying to explain how publishing works to someone...

The Idea is the seed of your novel

by | Feb 5, 2020 | On Writing

I’m in the process of updating all my slideshows on writing the novel and got the first four done: Idea, Conflict, Plot and Point of View. More are in the pipeline. These are free, downloadable slideshows. Since they’re standing on their own without me...

When an artist gets discouraged remember this . . .

by | Jan 14, 2020 | On Writing

There was a young girl who wanted to be a violinist. She practiced hard for many years. Finally, when she was a teenager, her hero, a famous violinist, a master, whom she modeled herself after, was coming to town for a concert. The young girl attended the concert and...
How to Write and How to be a Writer

How to Write and How to be a Writer

by | Jan 6, 2020 | On Writing

The two are somewhat different. There are lots of writing books out there. It seems after a certain number of years writing, each author tries to capture the essence of their craft and art. I first did this in the early 90s, which, yikes, is a while ago. My first...

“Worst Advice I’ve Heard from a Speaker”

by | Jun 29, 2019 | On Writing

This was what someone posted on a conference twitter thread that I recently spoke at. Of course, the speaker was moi. Making friends and sowing happiness wherever I go. The advice was to query every agent who attended the conference whether the attendee met the agent...