"Read" not "bought" I don’t want to depend on the smartypants way; I’d rather build my audience one by one.
Write Your Story: Begin with Humility When you put your adventures out there, other people will learn about them and tell you about their own; then you’ll wonder why you thought you were so special.
Review: Bird by Bird Take the advice, enjoy the humor, and gird yourself for the despair. Lamott has survived her despair and by her example (perhaps in spite of herself) reminds us that you won’t be facing the existential maw, you’ll just be joining the club.
REVIEW: What The Stones Remember The blurb on the book’s front cover is by Alice Munro, “To read this book is to enter a state of enchantment.” Read it and become enchanted.
From acceptance to publication: Changes at the publisher Acceptance seems like the end of the road but there are always significant events to follow. A friend is dealing with her editor’s broken leg, which will delay her book. Any physical problem with an agent or editor at the publishing house is disturbing. A former agent of mine’s husband fell very ill and sheContinue reading “From acceptance to publication: Changes at the publisher”
The writer and the laundry We all have to choose where to lay our sacrifices, and I have lain mine at the feet of my children. The greatest sacrifice was going to work every day, thus missing important events in their lives