Pitching Your Book to an Editor or Agent by Catherine Spangler This article was written with pitching a book to an agent or editor at the 2013 Deamin’ in Dallas conference in mind, but these pitching basics apply to National or any other writing conferences. The only likely variable would be the length of the appointment, [...]
Are You Tapped Dry? by Vicki Batman I am a writer and like most writers I know, occasionally my work isn’t going anywhere, especially when my husband had cancer six years ago. My whole world screeched to a heart-stopping halt. This article is available to RWA-WF members. To join RWA-WF, click here.
THE PROBLEM WITH SIMULTANEITY by Lori Freeland Simultaneity—events happening at exactly the same moment. How often does that occur in real life? Try patting your head and rubbing your stomach or walking out the door at exactly the same moment your mother is entering. No matter how hard you try, the movements are never precisely coordinated. [...]
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Jeffe’s Random Five Bits of Advice for Having a Personality on Twitter! By Jeffe Kennedy I often recall a story my stepfather, Leo Kennedy, used to tell. He and some other guys were at a strip club. (Yes, this is absolutely the kind of story he would tell in mixed company. Everything in life was [...]
Do You Reward Yourself? by Terry Spear Do you reward yourself when you accomplish anything with your writing? I used to celebrate agent rejections. Sound weird? That’s all I received. How can you keep on going if all you’re getting is agents and editor rejections? This was in the not too distant past before writers [...]
*March*: Jane Porter – Voice & Market Workshop (March 19th, 20th, 21st) *April*: CJ Carmichael – Conflict & The Single Title/WF Romance (April 18th – 19th) *May*: Megan Crane/Caitin Crew – Finding & Fueling the Story (May 21st – May 22nd) *June*: Lee Hyat, from Author Sounds Relations on Marketing & PR in today’s changing [...]
Member News was not only over-shadowed by chapter business one week, it was derailed for the second week in a row. So sad. This first section is a re-post of a week that was lost in a sea of chapter business. Re-posted: Thanks to each and every member who wrote [...]
Thanks to each and every member who wrote to me. This week was a real bonanza for members. For that reason, I will post here to our web site and then post on our Promo-Loop. Double the pleasure for us all. ~~~~~~~~~~~ Lorrie Thomson … Hi, Florence. I am feeling shy [...]
Like a single bird in flight, the writer’s life is a solitary journey. Each mile on that journey, we want to share in your joy and this week is no exception. Remember, you don’t want to do a happy dance in the rain in Southern Florida, or near a muddy incline in [...]