"I'm eager to discover writers who aren't famous yet but will be," says San Francisco-based literary agent Elise Proulx. "My mission is to promote literature and make some money for deserving authors," said Proulx, whose five tips for unpublished writers appear below. "My specialty is both high … [Read more...]
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Attention shoppers: Lessons learned from a book signing disaster
By Contributor Lisa Haneberg ~ I wobbled into the Kennewick, Washington, Barnes & Noble after a 300 mile motorcycle ride from Boise, Idaho. This was to be my 30th and last signing on a 9,400 mile solo motorcycle cross-country publicity tour for my book Two Weeks to a Breakthrough, and most of the … [Read more...]
Tom Robbins: “My advice to writers”
Stop worrying about getting published and concentrate on getting better. That was some of the sage advice the celebrated novelist offered writers at a literary seminar last week in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. “Focus on the work itself and not on what may or may not eventually happen to it," … [Read more...]
Writing habits of successful authors I have known
The most productive writers I’ve known develop skills and techniques that carry them through episodes of writer’s block, procrastination, and loss of focus. Writing is an art, a craft and a discipline. It takes a lot of energy and creativity to work all alone for the most part, to overcome bumps in … [Read more...]
George Lucas’s blockbuster books: Q&A with the editor
What’s it like for a writer to work at the elbow of legendary filmmaker George Lucas? For the answer, I turned to my son Jonathan, an executive editor and writer at LucasBooks. He's worked closely with the boss and other staff for the past seven years to write and produce dozens of titles related … [Read more...]
Superstar literary agent Sandy Dijkstra: Q&A
Business is booming at the Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency. Eleven new major book deals nailed down and that was while Sandy was vacationing in Europe. So look out, now that she's back! Widely considered the most powerful agent on the West Coast, Dijkstra has been called "tough" and … [Read more...]
When the author isn’t a writer: bringing in a ghost
Many successful books are written by ghost writers, co-authors, and other, often uncredited, collaborators. If I sign up an author who's a highly regarded expert in the field but not a professional writer, I bring in a ghost who's a pro at getting under someone else's skin and producing a … [Read more...]
Literary destination: Taos, New Mexico
Taos, NM ~ This special place in the high desert has for generations drawn writers and artists, who come for the spiritual power of the endless skies, blazing sunlight, and thundering cloudscapes over the vast open plains and dark jagged mountains. D.H. Lawrence and Willa Cather, playwright … [Read more...]
Ask the editor: 6 steps to writing a memoir
Q : I have so much material for my memoir. How do I sort out what to include and what to leave out? A : This is the key problem a writer faces when constructing a non-fiction memoir. Here are six specific steps to consider when making your decisions: 1. First, skip to the end Every memoir … [Read more...]
Publisher to author: Web marketing? You’re on your own
B ook publishers expect authors to take charge of their own online marketing. That means writers need to use Carrd homepage builder to create their own clever websites and build active blogs and hopefully they're also out there whirling on the social networks. I hear companies similar to Ram … [Read more...]
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