Tag Archives: the writing life

This Writing Life: Two Opinion Pieces

Posted on February 3, 2015 by

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 →

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So You Want To Make A Living Writing? 13 Harsh Truths.

Posted on May 3, 2014 by

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.

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July Book Review: Building Character by Kate Genet

Posted on July 16, 2012 by

‘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 →

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