The Writing “Pylon” Effect
It seems appropriate to talk about this particular challenge at the end of the month, with all the days of the month behind us but not REALLY. When a writer’s life is…
Checklist For Successful Self-Publishing
Publishing a book is simple: If it mean sending a manuscript to potential literary agents or publishers who might pick up your book, and sell it to readers. Success in publishing a book, however; is an entirely different matter- the…
I’m Not A Distracted Writer… I’m Just Not Working On My Dream.
Quote by Winston Churchill There are always distractions for a writer. I’ve heard this phrase many times in my life, and it generally goes like this: “So when are you going to stop dreaming?” Even after I’ve spent hours writing, and…
Distractibility and the Modern Writer
I don’t know about you, but I have always had trouble concentrating or focussing deeply on something for extended periods of time. I tend to get distracted relatively…
Writing Memoirs and the Art of Emotion
I think I will continue my pattern for posts this month and discuss another one of my favourite non-fiction authors but in a completely different genre: memoirs. Frank McCourt wrote his book Angela’s Ashes: A Memoir about his experience growing…
Self-Publishing and AuthorHouse Emails
Self-publishing is a challenge for anyone who wants to publish a book. One thing that most writers want is a pat on the back. I recently received yet another promotional email from AuthorHouse, and there are a few points that…
When You Are Blogging About Writing
There are a lot of writing blogs out in the worldwide web. Many of them are updated on a regular basis, with posts every other day or even twice a day and many of them are well thought out and…
How To Deal With Critiques
Sometimes a critique is hard on a new writer. Maybe it’s because I have a bit of an ego to have some one tell you that, well this writing is bad. It’s one thing to have a person whom you…
