You ask if a man who wrote as Jane did would be more famous? A man, of course, could not write as she did.—Millicent Dillon Over the course of her illustrious forty-year writing career, Millicent Dillon has won five O. Henry awards and been nominated for a PEN/Faulkner. She has… Read more“Interviewing Millicent Dillon”
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Being interviewed
Hey, folks, I’ve been interviewed on Bob Spear’s Book Trends Blog! Bob’s a bookstore owner who ventured into self-publishing many years ago, way back before it was fashionable. He made a success of his early nonfiction and is now back—blogging about the experience of self-publishing his series of mysteries, beginning… Read more“Being interviewed”
3 Essential Guidelines for NaNoWriMo
Every year I write a series of NaNoWriMo posts like the bizarre and inexplicable 5 Ways to Make Your Novel Unforgettable, 5 Ways to Make Your Novel Helplessly Addictive, and 5 Ways to Make Your Novel Inescapable. Last week we looked at Running into the Jaws of NaNoWriMo. And for… Read more“3 Essential Guidelines for NaNoWriMo”
Being interviewed on The Meta Game
Hey, everyone—I’ve been interviewed on a new blog and community forum called the Meta Game, owned by Cody Barrus. He’s kicking off his blog with a special category called Interview with an Expert, and he’s very kindly asked me to be his first expert. You’ll notice he also lists me… Read more“Being interviewed on The Meta Game”
Doot, doot, doot—Being interviewed on The Creative Penn
I know I mentioned this the day Joanna put it up on YouTube, but I’m going to mention it again because today she’s putting it up on her blog, The Creative Penn. Joanna Penn has interviewed me on video! Go visit her! She’s providing a written explication of the points… Read more“<em>Doot, doot, doot</em>—Being interviewed on The Creative Penn”
Interview & Review
Frequent commenter Shane Arthur of Editing Hacks interviewed me for his series on editors. Thank you, Shane! Now you all must hie yourselves on over there and make sure I’m telling the truth (not you clients, though—you guys’ll out me). And Helen Gallagher of Blogcritics.com has reviewed The Art &… Read more“Interview & Review”
How to Survive a Garden Gnome Attack
the Chuck Sambuchino interview
Chuck Sambuchino is the aspiring writer’s conduit to the world of literary representation. An editor and writer for Writer’s Digest Books, he edits two annual resources: Guide to Literary Agents and Children’s Writers & Illustrators Market, and his first book was the third edition of Formatting & Submitting Your Manuscript…. Read more“<em>How to Survive a Garden Gnome Attack</em><br>the Chuck Sambuchino interview”
The Drug of Good Writing: the Weronika Janczuk interview
Weronika Janczuk, Independent Editor and writer of YA, literary and historical fiction, just signed on as a literary agent with D4EO Literary Agency. Weronika’s been a reader and commenter here for some time, so when she announced her recent promotion, I realized this is a perfect opportunity to bring the… Read more“<em>The Drug of Good Writing:</em> the Weronika Janczuk interview”
Interviewing Weronika Janczuk
On Tuesday, August 3, Independent Editor, author, and A. Victoria Mixon, Editor commenter Weronika Janczuk made a big announcement: she had become a literary agent. Actually, I didn’t even see it on her blog. I saw it on PUBLISHER’S WEEKLY. So this is a pretty darn big announcement! And I… Read more“Interviewing Weronika Janczuk”
Being interviewed on Constant Revision
A few days ago, Simon Larter used my blog as an example on his, Constant Revision, encouraging readers to take a walk on the wild and snarky side. It started a fabulous discussion on the topic of snark and made me think a lot about how much I love making… Read more“Being interviewed on Constant Revision”