Can you believe it? It's me, writing a post on my own blog. Going to try to do it more often from here out. I'll write about my new book, The Good Neighbor, about writing, about life. They all intersect on most days, so why not? Grab a cuppa and tell me about your first or most unusual inspiration in the comments! Amy xo Sweet Inspiration: How Food Network Helped Jumpstart My Writing … [Read more...] about Sweet Inspiration: How Food Network Helped Jumpstart My Writing Career
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Inside A Writer's Mind: Why I Blew Dry My Hair To Be On The Radio
A benefit and a drawback of writing and editing and blogging at home is the tendency -- my tendency -- to fall prey to The Pajama Syndrome. TPS is common among writers, both aspiring and published, although with the advent of Skype, TPS rates have decreased somewhat with book club authors, from what I've heard. It's easy to cozy up with the laptop and write, plaid flannel pants with a thread of … [Read more...] about Inside A Writer's Mind: Why I Blew Dry My Hair To Be On The Radio
The Three P's of Writing Women's Fiction
Sunday night I watched The Glee Project with my daughter. In the show, talented twenty-somethings compete for seven guest spots on GLEE. In each episode a regular cast member gives the contestants advice and a challenge. In this episode, the cast member, Max Adler, who plays Kurofsky, told the hopefuls they needed three things to make it in this (show) business. Passion. Persistence. … [Read more...] about The Three P's of Writing Women's Fiction
When A Man Writes Women's Fiction
I'm honored to introduce Keith Cronin, author of the novel ME AGAIN (September 2011, Five Star/Gale) to Women's Fiction Writers. ME AGAIN is women's fiction written by a man and written from a male POV -- just like many of us have mentioned, questioned and pondered right here on WFW. So, how does a guy end up writing women's fiction? What's it like to be the only fella in the room? How does … [Read more...] about When A Man Writes Women's Fiction