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- Ellen Cassedy commented on her article [TIPS OF THE TRADE]: What makes a winning memoir? Hint: Try a logline.Kelly -- Thanks so much for this description of your journalistic-memoiristic mode. All fascinating. I think it...
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In Between ProjectsKerina Pharr commented on Emily Lackey's article On Becoming A Writer (Or At Least Trying To Become One)Great post, Emily! I've struggle with this quesiton myself on a regular basis. I have a bout of impostor syndrome every time I tell someone I'm a writer. But for me,...Writing Status Badges
Writing Status Badges help you distinguish yourself based on different stages of your writing life cycle.BrainstormingOutliningResearchingWritingRevisingQueryingPreparing to PublishUnder ContractPublishingPromotingBloggingIn Between ProjectsYeeeees, thank you for sharing! You state things so clearly that I can really nod too,...t my instincts as a paid writer (which have been set to "panic and desperation mode" for a few months) have been...Writing Status Badges
Writing Status Badges help you distinguish yourself based on different stages of your writing life cycle.BrainstormingOutliningResearchingWritingRevisingQueryingPreparing to PublishUnder ContractPublishingPromotingBloggingIn Between ProjectsLovely reminders about the importance of description. (I read the James piece, too.) I can't imagine skipping such richness as a reader! But then, there are people who move through the world with eyes only for what they "need" to see, as well. I can't help but feel they're missing so much!Writing Status Badges
Writing Status Badges help you distinguish yourself based on different stages of your writing life cycle.BrainstormingOutliningResearchingWritingRevisingQueryingPreparing to PublishUnder ContractPublishingPromotingBloggingIn Between ProjectsGerry Miller commented on Renate Stendhal's article Why Do Something If It Can Be Done: Quoting Gertrude Stein # 51I Wish I could visit the exhibit and you have shared it so beautifully. Reading your description plus the hyperlink makes me want to pack my bag and head for SF. Love the description of the costume created by the pregnant designer. Yes ... Gertrude would have been very pleased.Writing Status Badges
Writing Status Badges help you distinguish yourself based on different stages of your writing life cycle.BrainstormingOutliningResearchingWritingRevisingQueryingPreparing to PublishUnder ContractPublishingPromotingBloggingIn Between ProjectsRosalie Morales Kearns commented on Nicole Sconiers's article "The Help," White Women Saviors and Maids with SuperpowersSuch a great post! The first I heard of "The Help" was when I read about a lawsuit against the author some months ago. Just reading the description of the novel in tha...Writing Status Badges
Writing Status Badges help you distinguish yourself based on different stages of your writing life cycle.BrainstormingOutliningResearchingWritingRevisingQueryingPreparing to PublishUnder ContractPublishingPromotingBloggingIn Between ProjectsAbby Kelly commented on Ilie Ruby's article Countdown to Publication: 6 Things to Do Before Pub Date - 22 DaysI love your description of a happy hurry to get good things done (: Congratulations and good luck!Writing Status Badges
Writing Status Badges help you distinguish yourself based on different stages of your writing life cycle.BrainstormingOutliningResearchingWritingRevisingQueryingPreparing to PublishUnder ContractPublishingPromotingBloggingIn Between ProjectsI'm like you -- I like to imagine the characters myself. I naturally don't add a lot of descriptive detail but I think certain details are worth using, whether because...Writing Status Badges
Writing Status Badges help you distinguish yourself based on different stages of your writing life cycle.BrainstormingOutliningResearchingWritingRevisingQueryingPreparing to PublishUnder ContractPublishingPromotingBloggingIn Between ProjectsCardyn Brooks commented on Brooke Warner's article Not All Subsidy Presses Are Created Equal: My Beef with Author SolutionsThanks for your post, Brooke. It took me back to 10 years ago when my manuscript kept getting rejected for not making my Black characters "consistent or identifiable w...Writing Status Badges
Writing Status Badges help you distinguish yourself based on different stages of your writing life cycle.BrainstormingOutliningResearchingWritingRevisingQueryingPreparing to PublishUnder ContractPublishingPromotingBloggingIn Between ProjectsEmma Allen commented on Zetta Brown's article [Reality Check] - Interracial Writers and the Problems We Face - by LeTeisha NewtonIt's unfortunate you've had such a negative experience from other Black writers. I can only say that my experience of other Black writers has been supportive, rather...
