“Why not now?” That’s the last sentence in a marketing proposal I just wrote for the local Friends of the Library. For them, getting the community involved takes more than forming a group and waiting for supporters to show up. For writers, getting a novel written, or a magazine article, or a memoir, takes more […]
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Holidays Inspire Stories
Around the world people are celebrating. Some, the birth of a child in a stable. Others, a day of gifts and gatherings with family and friends. Others celebrate their own beliefs in traditional festivities. No matter what you celebrate, or who you celebrate with, enjoy this season of goodwill. And while you are unwrapping presents, […]
Rejections Pave the Road to Publication
A new writer friend and I were chatting the other day and the conversation turned to rejection slips. We agreed that while having a manuscript or article rejected really isn’t a personal dig from the editor or agent, it sometimes feels that way. Because I’d been doing this for a while, I told her that […]