Happy Thanksgiving
AKA being thankful
I try and be aware of how cool my life is everyday, but today, the Thanksgiving holiday in the US, I think about it even more. Especially this year, when I am sick with a bad cold.
November, 2009
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When Traditional Publishers Start Vanity Presses
AKA Harlequin Horizons
You may have heard the online volcano erupt last week when Harlequin announce their new endeavor named Harlequin Horizons.
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Make Time for an Online Chat
AKA Talking with Your Fingers
I just spent the past hour with author Shannon K. Butcher, Jia Gayles from the Knight Agency, and over thirty other people in an online chat.
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National Novel Writing Month
AKA NaNoWriMo
Most of you have likely heard about National Novel Writing Month or NaNoWriMo. Some of you may be deep in the throws of getting to that 50,000 word goal before the end of the month.
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What if You Can’t Type?
AKA Get Your Words Out
Most writers I know “write” their books via typing into a word processing program on a computer. I know one who prefers pen on paper. A lot of them have blogs, where they “write” even more words. I jot down notes on paper, but do most of my “writing” using Pages on my MacBook.
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How To Find Authors On Twitter
AKA Start with the Obvious
I follow a lot of authors, agents, publishers, and other people related to writing on Twitter. Finding their Twitter name so I could follow them in the first place isn’t too difficult.
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The War of Art
by Steven Pressfield
I don’t remember who tweeted about this book, but I’m very glad to have found Steven Pressfield’s The War of Art. The segmented format makes it a quick read, while the insights to the creative process let you know you are not alone in struggling to face down Resistance.
