Open Book | TIPS FOR THE ASPIRING WRITER
Open Book: How to Create An Elevator Pitch for Your Novel
My long time friend asked me what my novel was about. I stammered and blurted out some incoherent description. (Don’t laugh! At least I remembered to mention the protagonist.) This brain freeze, unlike Governer Rick Perry, was not a matter of forgetting, but a matter of not having a succinct pitch scripted. What if that had been a [...]
Not Writing? An Act of Self Sabotage?
Writing is all about discipline. I know that. Then, my question is, what does it mean when you like to write but in the end find writing to be a task? For those finding it difficult to settle down and write, is it part of our DNA to prefer activities that don’t chain ourselves to a chair? [...]
10 Ways to Build Your Writer’s Platform
1. Create your website. This is your calling card, your business card. It is evidence to the world that you are committed to writing. Obviously, you do not have to wait until your published to start a website. You should begin NOW. It will take time, especially if you haven’t created one before. A website [...]
Discovering Who You Are as a Writer (2)
Tonight we are going to talk about weaknesses. This is part of the SWOT analysis explained in a posting dated 4/19/2008. The W stands for itinerating your weaknesses. I know that we all know what we are weak in, but if you write it down, the cumulative picture shifts a bit. You will see yourself slightly [...]
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