I'm thinking: 'To be, or not to be, that is the question!' This famous quote from Shakespeare's Hamlet (Act II, Scene1 - see the full scene in the link!), comes to mind as I ponder whether or not attempt to swim the tumultuous waters of traditional publishing or make a raft and adventure the unpredictable… Continue reading To Agent? To Traditional Pub? To Self-Pub? Are These The Questions?
Tag: Self-publishing
Wounded Writers Ask – Free Write #19 – Takes
Pick a memory – this can be a childhood one or something that happened just last week – and write it down so that it reads like a headline. Try to select one word that you can repeat throughout the takes. Next, explore your memory as a series of takes by writing as many as… Continue reading Wounded Writers Ask – Free Write #19 – Takes
Book Tour Re-Cap – The Toronto Book Launch – Ben McNally Bookstore
BOOK TOUR RE-CAP - TORONTO, ON @ BEN MCNALLY BOOKSTORE FULL DISCLOSURE (for those who may be weak about certain bodily functions): This blog post is rated PG (pretty gross) at times. I took a VIA train to Toronto on Tuesday, October 18, 2016 for the Toronto launch of Look At Her. I knew I… Continue reading Book Tour Re-Cap – The Toronto Book Launch – Ben McNally Bookstore
Success Story! ‘Unseen Realities’ E-Book Published on Amazon
I am just over-the-moon with this incredible success story! I've been mentoring/editing and revising a novel by local writer Gordon Stallard for the past several years. We met at one of my creative writing classes many years ago. About a year after the class, I got an email from Gordon telling me that he'd written… Continue reading Success Story! ‘Unseen Realities’ E-Book Published on Amazon
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