"Here's an11th tip: write up a lexicon of 100 words from the historical period you're writing about. If you capture the language of the time, it gives your voice more authority and credibility, as if you've lived in those years. This…"
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AWP She Writers meet up on Sat. At 9
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Come to the Chicago Hilton coffee shop in lobby at 9 AM to introduce yourself to other She Writers at AWP. We'd love to see you.
Looking for freelance bloggers who like to make tech friendly
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Hi all. Two Pens is handling a well known blog for a national tech brand in the NW. We could use some seniorbloggers i.e. people who know how to make technology interesting and approachable for…Continue
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What did you learn from NOT WINNING the We Love New Novelists Contest?
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OK, it's been a week. Time to sort out the dust bunnies from the dust we all picked up rolling around in dejection for not winning. Here's something great that I learned. My story The Garden of Loss…Continue
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Cynthia Hartwig commented on the blog post 'Who Cares About Your Family Story? Ten Tips to Ensure Readers Will Care'
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"I want to be a "fly gal." The information was terrific but the phrase (fly gal): almost as good as winning a grant. :-) I'm stealing it."
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Cynthia Hartwig commented on the blog post 'Who Cares About Your Family Story? Ten Tips to Ensure Readers Will Care'
"I took a writing class from fiction writer, Michael Byers. Michael retold a story from Catullus about a foggy night when Caesar's army was encamped outside a German town. Caesar and some of his aides went info the town in disguise the night…"
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"Great post, Susan. Did you happen to ask April if she's getting any blow-back from traditional publishers in moving to the self-publishing arena. I am wondering if it is possible for her to serve two masters. Good solid information and a good…"
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Cynthia Hartwig commented on the blog post 'Unleashing Your Indie with Emlyn Chand'
"I love Emlyn's Novel Publicity blog. She Writers need to follow it for smart, up-to-date info on getting the word out about your novels and memoirs. Emlyn has figured out a cool blog tour that seems to be working gangbusters for her authors and…"
Cynthia Hartwig commented on the blog post 'Is AWP for You?'
"Thank you, Mary. That extra "i" caught me up; but he was great! "
Mary Gannon commented on the blog post 'Is AWP for You?'
"Cynthia, Thanks for mentioning Poets & Writers panel on agents and editors. I'm thrilled to hear you were there and found it helpful. I wanted to offer one little clarification. It was Rob Spillman from Tin House Books, not Ron Silliman.…"
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- Who I am:
- I am a fiction writer and branding expert. As co-founder of Two Pens, I teach writers how to effectively use social media to build a platform for your writing and to engage a following that grows in ever-widening circles,
- Connect with me online! My site, blog, or Twitter handle are:
- http://www.twopens.com
@twopens2
@cynthiahartwig
http://www.facebook.com/cynthia.hartwig
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Two-Pens/108941019193856
- Books I've written, anthologies I've contributed to, and any scripts or plays I've authored:
- Zoetrope All-Story
Manhattanville College of New York literary magazine
Humboldt State University Toyon literary magazine
Writer's Digest
Just finished my first novel, The Garden of Lost and Found
- Media outlets that I currently write for:
- Microsoft Office blog
- My writing is:
- Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Blog Posts
- Services I offer to other writers:
- I teach multiple courses on creating social media content and business communication/platform building for writers.
- I'm part of these writers' groups or salons:
- Narrative Magazine board
- My professional associations:
- Trying to quit.
- I found out about She Writes from:
- Susan Knox
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Is AWP for You?
Posted on March 6, 2012 at 1:00pm 16 Comments 4 Likes
DOES PHOTOGRAPHY HELP YOU "SEE" BETTER AND IMPROVE YOUR WRITING?
Posted on December 29, 2011 at 12:06pm 7 Comments 0 Likes
Does anyone else use photography to add to your observational skills in writing? I take my pocket-size Canon S95 with me wherever I go. Caught this mundane scene of a traffic cop directing people out of a garage on a gray day in Seattle. The light gathering of this camera is awesome, but even better, it made me "see" the scene with new eyes. Love to see your work if you're doing this.…
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Continue What does your author photo say about you? Two She Writers rock.
Posted on October 19, 2011 at 1:09pm 6 Comments 3 Likes
Since joining She Writes, I've been wondering why so many writers are spending hours and hours crafting their written words while spending such little time presenting themselves well visually. Go to the membership page and pick out 5 photos and random. How many writers would you like to get to know? The reality is that it's a visual world and writers who want to create a great platform have to think about their author portrait and…
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- At 7:03pm on March 13, 2012,
Lois Roelofs said… Cynthia,
Great to hear from you. I'll be blogging on AWP soon, but now I'm busy with my author blog tour. I write creative nonfiction--have a nursing memoir published. I blog at loisroelofs.com Now back to my work for the tour!
- At 11:51am on March 3, 2012,
Kamy Wicoff said… - It was so lovely to meet you! I'm on the train back into Chicago from Highland Park now, so sorry I missed the morning gathering. I do think we should do an AWP recap on She Writes...
- At 8:10am on February 23, 2012, Kamy Wicoff said…
Hi Cynthia! I just did a second post about the AWP event -- the first one didn't seem to reach all the relevant people. Do you mind posting the info about your panel again there? It's on the main page of SW now...see you in Chicago!
- At 11:49am on January 27, 2012,
Want Chyi said… Hi, Cynthia,
I'd love to attend your panel and meet you at AWP. I have yet to plan my days at the Conference, but will contact you at a later date to see if we can get together. Thanks for reaching out!
-Want
- At 4:29pm on January 20, 2012,
Jessica Powers said…
Cynthia, definitely, let's try to meet up at AWP. I will only be there on Saturday and I'm reading on a panel just before the She Writes event. But maybe earlier on Saturday? :-)
- At 2:09pm on October 18, 2011,
Angela Orlowski-Peart said… - Awww. Cynthia. I really feel honored. Thank you, dear :-) I'm working on my blog post about the social media avatars. I will link there to your post.
- At 1:16pm on October 18, 2011,
Deborah Batterman said… - I appreciated your (wise) comment in the 'share your Twitter handle' discussion. And I look forward to your posts, etc.
- At 2:33pm on October 2, 2011,
Brooke Warner said… Hi Cynthia,
I'm not sure actually. I don't think the fact that you're writing will affect your experience of the class too much. We're prepared to answer any questions you might have about fiction---and the issues you face as a writer are certainly the same! :)
- At 3:47pm on September 29, 2011, Angela Orlowski-Peart said…
Cynthia,
I'm so flattered! Yes, of course you can use my photo for your class. What address should I email the bigger photo to?
I use this picture on all my social media sites - I guess I'm doing a good job branding :-)
Here is the link to my blog www.cheeriosandpearlsstories.blogspot.com
I need to change the address to my name but I'm having some issues with that. My Twitter, Facebook etc. are all under Angela Orlowski-Peart
I live in Seattle and would love to learn more about your class. Can you email me with some details?
Thanks,
Angela Orlowski-Peart
- At 4:49am on September 29, 2011, Brooke Warner said…
- Hi Cynthia, I think we have five people committed so far. We won't do the class unless we have at least several more than that, so I do hope you'll sign up! Let me know if you have any questions.
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