Advice From Other Writers: (via HARO)
Keep a journal-- an organized place where you can store overheard conversations, seedling ideas, rough writing, raw emotion, inspired dreams, possible titles, random anecdotes and more. You'll be in the fine company of Virginia Woolf, Allan Ginsburg, Graham Greene, and Fyodor Dostoyevsky.
--Ruth Folit, author of LifeJournal software (www.lifejournal.com)
Read as much as you can. Write when you're inspired and when you're not inspired. Repeat. - Anita Higman www.anitahigman.com
My advice to new writers is this:
Be willing to start out writing for a new publisher, and be willing to write for free. My first article was accepted by a young editor of a new magazine. He made a few brilliant moves and my work was made available on an international level.
- Timothy Palla, McDermott,
Network. Network. Network. Let everyone you know that you are looking to get published, you never know who will be in a position to help. Make sure you are on Facebook and Twitter. Do you have a website? Is it updated? Do you have a newsletter? Attend events within your industry. And, most importantly, share any knowledge/contacts you find along the way with others. Karma is a very powerful force! Dayna Steele www.daynasteele.com
I have, at times, plagued myself with what I "should" write, what might be marketable, what the publisher might want to see next. But writing is, at it's core, an indulgent experience. Allow yourself a little indulgence and write what you want to write, instead of trying to follow the current trend.- Alisa M. Libb - author, The King's Rose, Dutton Children's Books, March 2009
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Oh, Michelle, I sympathize! I'm at the fidning-an-agent stage, too, and the first series of setbacks nearly yanked me to a stop. Me, the woman who can't find enough time to get all the writing projects done! I've struggled with the balance issue for my entire motherhood. But like you, I have come to the conclusion that I can't NOT write. It's part of my calling--even when I'm not talking about God, I'm using the gift to make the world better.I look forward to your guests!
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Posted by: Kleand | May 18, 2012 at 05:37 PM
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Posted by: Max | May 18, 2012 at 07:34 PM