We all know that there is no magic formula for success. It comes down to hard work and good timing. You can’t control timing, but you can control how hard–and smart–you work.
1. Research
If you want to write for a particular magazine, subscribe to it and visit the local library to catch up on some back [...]
Entries from July 13th, 2009
Set Yourself Up for Success
July 13th, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized
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Writing Roundup, July 10
July 10th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized
I hope you are all having as productive a month as you would like it to be. This seems like such a good time to take a breather and go light on the writing projects. Not me, I always seem to have big deadlines in the summer. Maybe next year, I will schedule things differently…
The [...]
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Book Review: Novel Shortcuts by Laura Whitcomb
July 8th, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized
Young adult author Laura Whitcomb shares techniques that will help even the most seasoned wordsmiths write better and faster.
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Portability
July 6th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Uncategorized
I need a more portable way to write during the day.
I’m not a longhand kind of gal–I want my words to be electronic from the get-go. So, even though I have notepads, I don’t think they are the best solution for me. I would just have to type in everything I wrote later.
And I have [...]
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Writing Roundup, July 2
July 2nd, 2009 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized
I decided to post early this week to avoid the holiday run-off. I wish you all a lovely holiday weekend. If, like me, you’ll be spending a good portion of it writing, well then I wish you happy writing.
The Business of Writing
Could Changes in the Copyright Law Save Newspapers?
This article in Editor & Publisher describes [...]
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Happy Holiday
July 1st, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized
I’m taking a breather this week–I don’t want to be too tired to safely light fireworks this weekend. I’ll have a short roundup tomorrow so that the rest of you who are taking a long weekend won’t miss anything.
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