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I don’t post enough literary advice/inspiration, but now that I am submitting pieces a bit more again, here is some brilliant advice about putting yourself out there, from a new writer connection on Twitter. It jumped out at me today. … Continue reading
This Writing Life: Two Opinion Pieces
I was listening to the radio in the kitchen the other day, and the NPR announcer was talking about the search for the bones of the great Spanish writer Miguel de Cervantes, author of Don Quixote. Cervantes is very famous … Continue reading
Posted in creativity and its discontents, Personal, Writing
Tagged Ann Bauer, Cervantes, dislocated, home, money issues, pauper, Salon, the writing life, time to write, unmarked grave
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So You Want To Make A Living Writing? 13 Harsh Truths.
Disclaimer: I haven’t read Bob Mayer’s books, but I always like his trenchant advice. Nos. 8 and 9 on this list particularly spoke to me.
Posted in creativity and its discontents, Self-publishing, Writing
Tagged 13 Harsh Truths, Bob Mayer, the writing life
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July Book Review: Building Character by Kate Genet
‘Building Character’ by Kate Genet, 2012, Kindle/Smashwords ($6.99) The summer months are difficult ones for indie authors, who tend to see sales of their full-length ebooks diminish. A book that came out last month without much fanfare is Kate Genet’s … Continue reading