Today, my friend and friend to all writers, Sally Koslow is giving us her secret sauce for writing success! Sally hails from the world of magazines (where she was a big-time editor, until she wasn't (read Little Pink Slips). Today, Sally uses her talent to write novels but she keeps magazines close to her heart and the lessons she learned, right at hand. Please welcome Sally Koslow back to … [Read more...] about Guest Post: 4 Book Writing Secrets by Author Sally Koslow
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Guest Post: Lynda Cohen Loigman’s Tips For Timelines and Storytelling
Lucky me! I read Lynda Cohen Loigman's debut novel, THE TWO-FAMILY HOUSE well over a year ago. Lucky you! THE TWO-FAMILY HOUSE hit bookstores and bookshelves just two days ago so now you can read it too! I was so taken with this story that I think about it even now. The story spans two decades and follows two families through tragedy and triumph. One of the things that fascinated me was the … [Read more...] about Guest Post: Lynda Cohen Loigman’s Tips For Timelines and Storytelling
Curiosity Might Just Kill The Author
If you’re a writer putting your work out there for others to read, at some point you’ll hear the advice: Do not read your reviews. Oh, you’ll do it anyway, at least for a while, but those bad reviews can sting. Well, at least when they’re coherent they can. Bad reviews also sting because writers have feelings. (This seems to be a missing cog in some reviewers’ wheels.) If we didn’t have … [Read more...] about Curiosity Might Just Kill The Author
This Is My Brain On Index Cards
I could not remember the dead friend's last name. I realize this is a problem likely reserved for novelists, because if I had a dead friend, I'd probably recall her last name. At that point I hadn't written many pages of my third novel yet, but I had an outline and a short synopsis for my agent, and ideas jotted down on paper just for me. I rifled through all of it. Cooper. The last name was … [Read more...] about This Is My Brain On Index Cards