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5 Good Reasons to Go to a Writers Conference

October 12, 2010 Post a comment

I enjoyed the James River Writers Conference in Richmond last weekend, and am combing through my notes for all the good ideas I wanted to apply. There are a lot of them, but they’re all lining up after the non-fiction proposal I have to finish and send. The best part of the conference was just being around so many other people who loved to write. We could talk writing morning, noon, and night, and no one started yawning after the first sentence!

Whether you’re an established writer or just getting started, a writers conference is a great place to be. Here are five good reasons to go: (Read more…)

Categories: Business, Commentary, Inspiration Tags: agent, editor, james river writers, proposal, publish, writers conference, Writing

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-09-18

September 18, 2010 Post a comment

  • Purpose for this week: To focus on 3 highest priority items; to give grace to all; to do the best I can with what I have; to be grateful. #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-09-04

September 4, 2010 Post a comment

  • Winding down the weekend; looking ahead. What are your top 3 priority items this week? Do them first & it will be a good week. #
  • RT @John_Beresford: Do what you love, love what you do, and deliver more than you promise ~ Mackay #
  • RT @SandraHeskaKing: RT @katdish “Madness takes its toll. Please have exact change.” # [Read more…]

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-08-28

August 28, 2010 Post a comment

  • RT @succezsasia: The greatest mistake you can make in life is to continually be afraid you will make one – EHubbard #quote #
  • RT @GLHancock: I hold that a long poem does not exist. I maintain the phrase, “a long poem,” is simply a flat contradiction in terms.-EAPoe # [Read more…]

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-08-21

August 21, 2010 Post a comment

  • Started the day with a visit from a gutter installer. Somehow having trouble re-gathering scattered thoughts & remembering what to do… #
  • In the absence of clearly defined goals we become strangely loyal to performing daily trivia & ultimately become enslaved by it. DS McGregor #
  • New #NAIWE Update for writers & editors: Member Interview, Deadbeat Client Bill, more – http://grsnip.com/0BWa # [Read more…]

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-08-14

August 14, 2010 Post a comment

  • My 21 y/o just called to get exact radius, circumference, & surface area of the earth. Obviously has his mind on something other than work! #
  • RT @HomeschoolBlogs: Newbery Award Winners from 1922-2010: This is from An Unconventional Librarian… http://bit.ly/cj6eoN #
  • RT @RachelleGardner …good editing leads to 30% more reader-engagement … http://bit.ly/bv6Zn1 – True- find good editors @ http:naiwe.com # [Read more…]

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-08-07

August 7, 2010 Post a comment

  • Have discovered an amusing cottage industry in eastern Europe: register a US trademark & get offers to reg it there for only $2415.50 or so. #
  • Really, really tired, and can’t quit yet. Should have cloned myself while I still had energy. Maybe tomorrow for my #writegoal. #
  • To see the Summer Sky
    Is Poetry, though never in a Book it lie –
    True Poems flee.
    – Emily Dickinson #quote # [Read more…]

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New Writers: What To Do If You Think You Want To Be Published

August 4, 2010 1 Comment

If you’re not a professional writer, but think that you might want to be, where do you start? How do you get something published?

Here are a few tips for where to start when you have something to say and want to see it in print.

  • Know your goals.
  • Join a writers’ critique group.
  • If you’re not sure of your writing mechanics, hire an experienced copyeditor to show you how to improve.
  • Learn about the writing, editing, and publishing industry.
  • Accept the fact that there are standard procedures and timetables in the publishing industry.
  • Get involved with writers’ groups and professional associations.
  • Enjoy the process.

You can read the full post at Words Into Books.

Categories: Publishing, Writing Tags: critique, edit, publish, write, writer's group, Writing

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-07-31

July 31, 2010 Post a comment

  • How did it get to be 3:30 p.m.? It feels like I just got going on my #writegoal. Tomorrow, I’m going to go for more words before noon… #
  • RT @bish0p: I never teach my pupils. I only attempt to provide the conditions in which they can learn. ~Einstein http://bit.ly/aFi4bz #quote #
  • New post: If You Think You Want To Be Published, What Should You Do? http://bit.ly/cxrA19 # [Read more…]

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-07-24

July 24, 2010 Post a comment

  • No amount of energy will take the place of thought. A strenuous life with its eyes shut is a kind of wild insanity. -Henry Van Dyke #quote #
  • Finished 1st #writegoal- 600-wd article. Now, to visit the nursing home, then back to write on #NAIWE challenge project. http://ht.ly/2duH0 # [Read more…]

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