Tag: advice
group name: publishingstuff
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July 03, 2006 04:14 AM EDT --
I was a newbie writer, despite the fact that it took me eight long years to finish my first manuscript. One I thought would never be finished. You know the one. The book you have tucked . . . more
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June 13, 2006 01:01 PM EDT --
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July 07, 2006 01:32 AM EDT --
If you're writing your scene between two characters, delving deep into the emotions of your hero, only to hop over to the heroine and explore her feelings before jumping back into the hero's head, . . . more
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May 25, 2006 01:10 PM EDT --
This group welcomes your stories and ideas and experiences about getting published. Whether your publishing experience is in self-publishing, traditional publishing, or magazine or newspaper articles, . . . more
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July 05, 2006 11:38 PM EDT --
If you're like me, then your brain is a sieve. You constantly take notes on ideas and if you don't, no matter how well-meaning your "I won't forget this" mantra may be, . . . more
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June 03, 2007 04:36 AM EDT --
This article has been updated and republished to give more content and allow the newer Gatherer's a chance to see it. Click here for the new version.
I have recently . . . more
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July 12, 2006 01:45 AM EDT --
We've all heard them. The "hallowed" rules of writing.
Passive = evil
Adverbs = evil
Telling vs Showing = evil
And yet, I'm here to tell you, they're not *always* evil. . . . more
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June 06, 2008 01:47 PM EDT --
I am working with a colleague to prepare and present a short introductory overview of blogging. If you have a blog, do you have any advice or words-of-wisdom to share about how to get started?
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July 11, 2006 12:51 AM EDT --
I'm constantly looking for new names for my characters because let's face it, I'm just not going to think of anything cool beyond Jennifer or Michael. Some authors buy baby books . . . more
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April 18, 2007 10:55 AM EDT --
I have finally come to the point in my life where I am determined to write for profit. My trouble is, I don't really know where or how to start. I have sent some children's stories out to the world . . . more
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February 13, 2007 03:02 AM EST --
So you’ve come to Gather.com with a dream: to be a published author. It’s a dream that millions share. A hardcover book, . . . more
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June 13, 2008 09:59 AM EDT --
In the short story Night Tales Not Told, which appears in the Legendary Horrors anthology, an investigative reporter gets the interview of the century...with the Boogeyman. Author Brian Pettera . . . more
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June 14, 2007 02:37 AM EDT --
When you have a product to sell, regardless of what it is, you have to market it. The same goes with the books you write. Being an author is so much more than writing stories and the creative . . . more
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June 06, 2006 01:03 PM EDT --
For those of you who are aspiring authors, some advice. I write romance, however, the advice I have can be utilized for any genre of fiction. If you are currently writing a book, thinking about . . . more
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January 29, 2007 11:17 AM EST --
Need some advice to pump up your writing career? I have just the article for you.
My success story, "From Hermit to Hero", has been published in the current issue of Writers Weekly -- . . . more
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August 18, 2007 08:40 AM EDT --
Good Morning, Writers!
I hope you don't feel like this poor sunflower when you wake today, because today is full of opportunities to not only get the chores and errands accomplished, . . . more
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June 16, 2008 09:20 AM EDT --
Interview with David Davidar, Publisher, Penguin Canada
Interview by Sharif Khan
Mr. David Davidar began his career in journalism and is founder of Penguin Books India. Currently, he is Publisher . . . more
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January 27, 2007 10:56 AM EST --
I think the important thing to remember when it comes to New Years Resolutions is to keep them within your control. I don’t mean to limit yourself to what you can accomplish -- we should . . . more
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July 11, 2008 09:42 AM EDT --
James L. Brooks, three-time Academy Award-winning producer, writer, and film director, revealed a deep insight into his creative thinking process.
When it comes to story and character development, . . . more
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January 30, 2007 11:12 AM EST --
Want to know what Tom Wolfe has to say to young fiction writers? If you're a young writer yourself, perhaps you don’t.
Tom Wolfe stood at the podium at the National Mall in . . . more
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