Tag: writer
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The Writer and the Internet
Today I opened my copy of May/June 2009 Issue of Writer’s Digest, and found 4 articles on publicity/marketing for the writer and all centered on how to accomplish this daunting task on the internet. Build Your Power Platform The Must-Have Online Marketing Plan
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Participating on Social Networks vs. Blogging
With all the social networks that have arisen–particularly those for writers and readers–I wonder how much membership and spending time and developing connections at these sites actually benefits the writer versus blogging. And if so what is the most productive balance of time an author can spend seeking out and making friends at a social…
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Time Alone-Time With Others: Finding Balance as a Writer
A writer’s most valued commodity is her/his time–and usually alone. It is in those moments alone that we do our greatest work–writing and reading. And yet, the writer must remain engaged with the world–observant, aware, awake, and alert to what makes people tick–the universal modus operandi that drive the human heart and soul. How do…
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What are You Reading?
Reading to an author is like air to a humans, or water to fish. Without it–reading–we run dry.
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How do you know you’re a writer?
How do you know you’re a writer? I struggle with this question while readying my second book, a novel, The House, for publication in fall 2009. I graduated my MFA program–Goddard College, Port Townsend, Washington–in July 2006. The afternoon following commencement I was fortunate enough to open my e-mail and see a publisher’s request to…