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- Poignant post, Gayle. I can particularly relate to consciously eschewing perfectionism. Growing up, my parents kept an immaculate house. I found myself doing that when...
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In Between ProjectsI wish you all the best with your book, Rita! As a long-time writing instructor and writer, I've learned that writers are just different, at a very basic level. If...Writing Status Badges
Writing Status Badges help you distinguish yourself based on different stages of your writing life cycle.BrainstormingOutliningResearchingWritingRevisingQueryingPreparing to PublishUnder ContractPublishingPromotingBloggingIn Between ProjectsSusan J Slack commented on Julie Luek's article [Making the Leap] Can I NOT Have Your Attention, Please?I had to learn to get over lack of self promotion decades ago. I'm comfortable with talking in front of groups (retired teaching and performing artist) but before a bi...Writing Status Badges
Writing Status Badges help you distinguish yourself based on different stages of your writing life cycle.BrainstormingOutliningResearchingWritingRevisingQueryingPreparing to PublishUnder ContractPublishingPromotingBloggingIn Between ProjectsMardith Louisell commented on Lacey Louwagie's article How I Crammed My Life Full of Books -- in 9 StepsThis is a fantastic post. Several items I will print for myself - or maybe the whole damn thing. Being pulled out of bed to read is like being pulled up for a croissan...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 When Should You Change Your Book for an Agent or Editor?Thanks for another dose of wise counsel based on your expertise with all things publishing, Brooke. In the past two years, both a big-time agent, then the editor of an...Writing Status Badges
Writing Status Badges help you distinguish yourself based on different stages of your writing life cycle.BrainstormingOutliningResearchingWritingRevisingQueryingPreparing to PublishUnder ContractPublishingPromotingBloggingIn Between ProjectsWriting my first novel was absolutely therapeutic for me. I had not consciously planned it to be, but one character, in particular, ended up with nearly the same child...Writing Status Badges
Writing Status Badges help you distinguish yourself based on different stages of your writing life cycle.BrainstormingOutliningResearchingWritingRevisingQueryingPreparing to PublishUnder ContractPublishingPromotingBloggingIn Between ProjectsGood luck! My own pub date for my debut novel is March 29 and I'm already half-crazy. Managing expectations is always tricky, especially when you're not consciously aware that you have them.Writing Status Badges
Writing Status Badges help you distinguish yourself based on different stages of your writing life cycle.BrainstormingOutliningResearchingWritingRevisingQueryingPreparing to PublishUnder ContractPublishingPromotingBloggingIn Between ProjectsJulija Sukys commented on her article Post-Publication Projects: On Returning to Small FormsI love Joan Didion -- "Goodbye to All That" and "In Bed" are two favourites. She was someone I read when I was just starting to work consciously in this form. I think...Writing Status Badges
Writing Status Badges help you distinguish yourself based on different stages of your writing life cycle.BrainstormingOutliningResearchingWritingRevisingQueryingPreparing to PublishUnder ContractPublishingPromotingBloggingIn Between ProjectsCarole Avila commented on Julie Luek's article [Making The Leap] No Such Thing As Writer's Block (Maybe You Just Need To Moodle)Good point, Diane. As I stated, I think beginner writers have that mental block due to fear of what others think, but for those who have been writing longer, we hit th...Writing Status Badges
Writing Status Badges help you distinguish yourself based on different stages of your writing life cycle.BrainstormingOutliningResearchingWritingRevisingQueryingPreparing to PublishUnder ContractPublishingPromotingBloggingIn Between ProjectsPamela Olson commented on Lisa Romeo's article Writers, Photos, Fear, and Me: Getting Back in the PictureI'm in my early 30s (my profile pic is from 2006, I'm just too lazy to change it), and I rarely like more than one out of 100 photos taken of me. My poor husband had t...
