Moving Write Along: Advice from the Experts – 10 Tips for Novelists by Louis B. Jones, Radiance 1. Write every day, setting all other things aside. 2. Read a lot; read widely… and try to read only the best. For example, be patient and assiduous and undertake Proust and Joyce, as well as Austen and [...]
Moving Write Along: Advice from the Experts – When The Only One Laughing Is You By D.B. Gilles, author of You’re Funny! Turn Your Sense of Humor into a Lucrative New Career “I don’t get it!” “What’s the joke?” “This is stupid.” “That’s supposed to be funny?” “You’re sick! If you’re new to comedy-writing, one [...]
Moving Write Along – Advice from the Experts: Creating Ongoing Characters in Plays by Murray Mednick, DaddyO Dies Well The first character I tried to follow—though a series of plays—was Coyote, in The Coyote Cycle. The Spirit of Coyote was congenial with mine—a kind of deadpan, slightly idiotic, poetic, jokey spiritual type—Indian, for sure—but it [...]
Win a Contest and Promote by author Carolyn Howard-Johnson, The Frugal Book Promoter You don’t have to win the Pulitzer to be newsworthy. In terms of promotion, there is little that newspaper editors and radio hosts find more enticing than a winner—any winner. . Here are some guidelines for using contests to gain exposure and expand your credentials: Set [...]
The Five Secrets to Ebook Publishing Success By Mark Coker, founder of Smashwords By December 2011 in the United States, ebooks will account for 20% or more of overall book sales, up from approximately 10% in 2010, 3% in 2009, 1% in 2008 and only ½ of 1% in 2007. Since ebooks are priced less [...]
Moving Write Along: Advice from the Experts – Creating E-Books: 5 Simple Steps by Karen Cioffi, Writing, Publishing, and Marketing – You Can Do It! E-books are amazing products with multiple uses, whether used as a freebie or for your site or a product to sell. Plus, they can be created for FREE, or for [...]
Moving Write Along: Advice from the Experts - Top 10 Ways to Fail At Networking by Anne Hilbert, Network Navigator So, you’ve joined a networking group. That’s great, but it’s only the beginning. Do you have a strategy besides just showing up? You collect business cards, then what? Why isn’t the phone ringing with business? What [...]
Moving Write Along: Advice from the Experts – Developing Your Writer’s Voice by writer/performer Fielding Edlow, Sugar Daddy What is the writer’s voice: a writer’s spirit, heart, and guts? Generally the cadence, rhythm, style, and personality informs someone’s voice. A truly defined voice is easily identified throughout a writer’s arsenal of works. It is the [...]
Moving Write Along: Advice from the Experts – The Top 10 Comedy Movies by Steve Kaplan, KaplanComedy.com Sometimes at the end of one of my workshops or seminars, I’m asked, “What’s your favorite comedy?” I find that an almost impossible question to answer. How can I select just one? I love comedy, I love comedians, [...]
Moving Write Along: Advice from the Experts – Top 10 Lists by Tony Hastings, Founder, The Top 10 Blog 1. Choose a subject that has at least 10 items. For instance “Top 10 Continents of the World” may be hard work. If you feel that 10 may be a stretch, you probably should widen the [...]
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The leader of Write On!, Debra has been a professional writer for more than 10 years. She has expertise in feature articles, corporate communications, and public speaking. Write On! is a virtual - and live - writers support group, which helps writers of all abilities, mediums, and specialties take their projects to the next level.
