Use rejections to treat yourself!
I’m in the process of querying my manuscript and that means getting a lot of rejections. It takes patience to …
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4 characteristics that define memoir
I have a lot of writing-guide books, all with numerous definitions of memoir. I’m just going to work from off …
What do you want to quit?
Photo Credit: Sheep”R”Us Flickr via Compfight cc. I’m sure alpaca farmers also feel pressure to be successful by the world’s …
Don’t even think of publishing unless you’ve done these 4 things
Photo Credit: Pascal Schwab via Compfight cc Whenever I give writing workshops or teach a writing class, I always end …
From rejection slips to a book: Part II of my interview with Paige Erickson
Here’s Part II of my interview with Paige Erickson, author of The Nice Thing About Strangers. Part I was published on Tuesday, …
Guess who’s writing a memoir? (2/19/2015 edition)
More celebrity memoir. I had a very bad experience with the last celebrity memoir I tried to read. This trend is an affront to talented writers everywhere.
A launch week report
I guess this is it! Launch week for We’ll Be the Last Ones to Let You Down. I’m starting to hear …
So you want to write…
I remember 13 years ago when I was first starting to write my memoir. I would look at published authors …
Editors vs. agents
You have a manuscript. It’s been through a few drafts. It’s been workshopped and read by trusted friends who know …
A friend’s memoir now available
Read this description of Tracy Lee Karner’s new memoir and tell me it doesn’t sound intriguing 🙂 From Amazon.com: “After …
If You Have Five Seconds to Spare 