NaNoWriMo Day #2 – Minimalist plotting
By Sue Burke Are you a plotter or pantser? An architect or gardener? Do you plan and outline your writing projects, or do you just start…
NaNoWriMo Day #1 – Taking your writing for a run
By Christie Wild The writing process is much like going for a run. For one, you have to own the fact that you’re a writer. Runners…
Aiming for the “we” approach to writing
By Dawn Frederick Imagine walking into a room full of hundreds of people. It’s the party of the year, and a chance to meet others in…
The Writer’s Workout – Go check it out!
Title: THE WRITER’S WORKOUT Author: Christina Katz Pub date: Jan. 10, 2012 As many of you know, one of the books I consistently recommend is GET…
The Red Sofa Chats – Michelle Witte
Yes, my job rocks. I’m on record for saying this many times; but when there’s an opportunity to interact with so many smart, well-read, quirky, endlessly…
Now that I’ve requested your chapters. . .
It’s time to move to the “why I liked my authors’ writing” segment. This is the BEST part of the agenting process, reading a potential project that…
Shared Reading
What a fun and interesting week of blogs and “reads!” Instead of commentating on all of them, here are a few of the articles themselves –…
Coming up with an effective “plan”
This morning, while dealing with the wintry precipitation on my sidewalks and driveway, an illustration of shovelling snow and the process of planning one’s publishing/writing career…
Red Sofa Literary 