When I first started writing, I really got caught up with the "business" side of things like book deals and agents. And I didn't even have a novel ready to go. Ha. I talked about my "ideas" for my novel but I never finished anything. It wasn't until I made the decision not to "talk" but "write" that I finished my first novel and then focused on business part of things. Found out it was much less stress that way. Why worry about what's selling or who got what for a book deal when you … [Read more...]
Something Human
March 29, 2011 Read Comments
Some of you may already follow Seth's Godin's blog or have read some of his books. According to my sidebar, one of my most popular posts is based on what this author has to say about getting through The Dip. Although Godin's expertise is in marketing and new media, he can a strike a chord for artists and writers like us. Here's an example from his blog post Art is What We Call... "It's not the medium or the oil or the price or whether it hangs on a wall or you eat it. What matters, what … [Read more...]
Writing Quotes
September 17, 2010 Read Comments
Earlier this week, writer and blogger friend Jemi shared a great writing quote on her blog. She asked her readers for their favorite quotes and I posted one of mine from one of my favorite writers, Joyce Carol Oates: "I have forced myself to begin writing when I’ve been utterly exhausted, when I’ve felt my soul as thin as a playing card, when nothing has seemed worth enduring for another five minutes … and somehow the activity of writing changes everything. Or appears to do so." I … [Read more...]
Inspirational Writing Quotes
August 28, 2009 Read Comments
A lot of people who stopped by my blog during the Summer Challenge told me that they really enjoyed reading the inspirational writing quotes. So I thought I would put all the quotes in one blog post for easy reference. The Resilient Writer edited by Catherine Wald. The quote is from author Wally Lamb: "If you write your book for yourself, instead of with a readership in mind, then the book will be true. And if the book is true, it will find an audience that is meant to read … [Read more...]
