Here’s the first thing you need to know about Twitter: no one ‘gets it’ in the beginning…
Via http://www.yourwriterplatform.com/twitter-marketing-for-writers/
Tag Archives: Writer’s Life
The Habits of Highly Productive Writers
What are the personality traits and habits that help people to crank out the pages? Here are a few:
Via http://www.chronicle.com/article/The-Habits-of-Highly/150053
Authors Beware: Think Twice Before Signing a Contract
Never sign a book contract with a publisher without doing your homework first. There are so many small publishers nowadays, and while some are good, there are many that are not so good. Even among some well-known small publishers, problems have arisen with overdue payment or no payment of royalties to authors.
Via http://www.justpublishingadvice.com/authors-beware-think-twice-before-signing-a-contract
Stephen King: How I wrote Carrie…
The author describes the inspirations for his first novel, and how the horror landmark – 40 years old this week – was very nearly destroyed…
Via https://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/apr/04/stephen-king-how-i-wrote-carrie-horror
How Do You Measure Your Success As A Writer?
If you’re an author, there is no better dream than to have the word ‘bestselling’ affixed to your title. Seeing your name at the top of a bestselling list, be it on Amazon, The New York Times or on Goodreads. The reality is however, that there is only room for one book at any given time at the peak of what is a gigantic and ever growing pyramid of published books. For most of us we have to accept that our books are probably going to reside towards the ‘fatter’ part of this bestselling pyramid…
Via http://www.derekhaines.ch/vandal/how-do-you-measure-your-success-as-a-writer/
Stephen King: The Writer’s Voice
Across a long and prolific career, Stephen King’s works can be shown to evolve alongside the author. This special feature discusses how a writer’s voice in their work is tied to the writer’s personal experience and explores the risk of literary influence by examining specific entries in King’s canon…
8 Ways to Improve Creativity | Writer’s Edit
There are a huge number of ways you can go about making your input more extraordinary. Here is a by no means exhaustive list of 8 ways you can break out of your comfort zone and explore more of what life has to offer…
If you want to be a Writer | Stephen King
Call Yourself A Writer – Right Now!
When is it the right time to call yourself a writer? Anyone can call themselves a writer, but let’s say you’re serious in that you try to write regularly, and possibly submit work. You’re probably unpublished. So now’s the time to practice telling people when they ask what you do, that you’re a writer.
Via http://booksbywomen.org/call-yourself-a-writer-right-away-by-denise-barnes/
The Rejection Letters: How Publishers Snubbed 11 Great Authors
After nine years of rejection from publishers, Eimear McBride’s debut, A Girl is a Half Formed Thing, won the 2014 Bailey’s Prize on Wednesday. But the Irish writer won’t be the last to laugh in the face of those publishing houses who won’t take a punt on an experimental or challenging novel.
From Gertude Stein and William Burroughs to recent rags-to-riches writers such as JK Rowling and Cassandra Clare, there have been brutal rejection letters to accompany most bestselling novels. Here are extracts from some of them…
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