In the last blog I provided a few starting points to finding an agent. So, I am assumingyou have finished your manuscript, and you are ready to start the arduous process ofgetting published. Ask yourself, what is the best marketing tool available for your book?AWARDS.While you are looking and submitting your work to agents, simultaneously… Continue Reading
I promised I would provide information about publishers and the tools to reach them, sohere are a few starting points:1) Understand that for most writing (novels, plays, memoirs and non-faction) youwill need an agent. There are only a very few publishers that will look at workthat has not been submitted by an agent, and those… Continue Reading
You may have noticed my blogs have been delayed these past few weeks. Health,family and travel have interfered. While years ago, I would have managed all threewithout interruption, not so as I get older. Multitasking appears to a part of the past.Having recognized this, I am delighting in scheduling hours of full attention and havefound… Continue Reading
One of the first questions to ask in a writers group is “do you want your work to be published?” This is essential to both knowing your audience and to alerting members of the group of your needs going forward. If you have decided you want to be published, then the group can and should… Continue Reading
This is one of those questions that really doesn’t need me to answer. Each group will know what they want to do. My group, for example, likes to have some kind of snack as one member comes from playing tennis, another from work and we meet at dinner time. So, we take turns providing what… Continue Reading
There is no one answer to how many should be in a writer’s group. However, if you want feedback on your work quickly, then focus on having a small number. My current group started out with five members – two men and three women. Everyone had a different project including memoir, historical fiction, essay, and… Continue Reading
It is a beautiful day in Chicago. The weather is making the transition from summer toautumn and the lighting is lovely.I am thinking about transitions as I have noticed some problems with the transitions ofmy blogs from one posting to the next. My apologies. Please bear with me while I editand repost.
As I started the ‘Writer’s Groups Over the Age of 60 Blog,’ I was trying to grasp why a writer’s group is so important especially in this age group. I was also working to start my own group. Several weeks have now passed and several lessons have been learned. Let me explain. I’d been ‘looking’… Continue Reading
By now I hope you have decided to at least try writing your memoir and that you havemaybe joined a writer’s group. For both, it is helpful to have a ‘writer’s toolbox.’ In an earlier blog, I made note of a few physical tools that are helpful for writing; alaptop computer, sticky notes and a… Continue Reading
The difficulty I have when writing a blog is that I continuously circle back to ways ofexpanding my thoughts on subjects I’ve already covered. I’ve decided, however, not toview this as a problem but one of the benefits of blogs. So, I am now going to add why itis a good idea for your health… Continue Reading