In Maniac Magee, Spinelli begins by trying not to let “the facts interfere with the truth.” I borrowed a similar sentiment for my second novel where the main character is trying to explain… more →
Knitting with PencilsTracey wrote 3 days ago: In Maniac Magee, Spinelli begins by trying not to let “the facts interfere with the truth. … more →
Austin L. Church wrote 2 weeks ago: Even though the brunette and I had made eye contact several times over the course of the weekend, I’ … more →
Tracey wrote 3 months ago: The novelist Mary Ellen Chase divided literature into three categories: major, minor and mediocre. I … more →
Tracey wrote 3 months ago: SUCCESS: So it seems that people like vampires and zombie cats. The blog stats had quite a jump the … more →
Kenny wrote 4 months ago: Rejection is a common occurrence for writers. The more we submit, the more we feel its sting. Howeve … more →
Tracey wrote 5 months ago: I quite like my agent. I’ve even sent another author to her who was looking for representation … more →
Angela Swanlund wrote 5 months ago: I’ve been in the Freelance business for over 10 years now, and I still get a sick feeling in the pit … more →
voyageronline wrote 5 months ago: Author Kim Falconer Seeing rejection as a step closer to publication isn’t always easy. Take for exa … more →
voyageronline wrote 5 months ago: Ask any writer and they will tell you that rejection is part of the job. It happens all the time. If … more →
Tracey wrote 7 months ago: how I feel Yesterday I got an email from my agent. That’s always a bad sign. She calls when th … more →
cmcraig wrote 7 months ago: Warning! Warning! Second post of the week in which I get all mushy! Awhile back I interviewed Mand … more →
auranics wrote 7 months ago: Barefoot Doctor: “The key is to train yourself to stop taking anything personally. Because al … more →
cmcraig wrote 8 months ago: Roz and Eva are sisters, close friends, and fierce rivals. Roz fantasizes about snagging the lead in … more →
cmcraig wrote 8 months ago: As our first male debutante, Kurtis Scaletta was nonetheless willing to don the white dress and elbo … more →
1sthomebase wrote 9 months ago: When a writer receives a rejection notification, in the form of a letter or an email, it can hit ha … more →
cmcraig wrote 10 months ago: There’s only one truly awful reason not to write: You’re scared. But I get it. I do. I w … more →
Pat Bertram wrote 1 year ago: I’ve been sending out queries lately, so I’ve been getting rejections. I think I would b … more →
Elizabeth Melton Parsons wrote 1 year ago: As writers, we’ve all gotten them, those dreaded rejection letters. I had a feedback form on m … more →
ht3in1 wrote 1 year ago: What do you do when you have gifts to give that no one wants? You bake cupcakes and the kids are … more →