photo by Jakob Montrasio How does one get published? How do you do it? You do it. You write. You finish what you write. You look for publishers who publish “that kind of thing”, whatever it is. You send them what you’ve done (a letter asking if they’d like to see a whole manuscript or …
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Meta Monday 15: Finish What you Write
June 21, 2010 – 9:30 am
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By Keith
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Posted in Advice, Meta Monday, Writing
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Tagged Advice, inspirational, Meta Monday, metafiction, Neil Gaiman, quote, writing
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Henry Miller’s Commandments
photo by ken Henry Miller’s 11 writing commandments, as taken from Henry Miller Miscellanea. COMMANDMENTS Work on one thing at a time until finished. Start no more new books, add no more new material to “Black Spring.” (The project he was working on at the time) Don’t be nervous. Work calmly, joyously, recklessly on whatever …
February 15, 2010 – 8:00 am
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By Keith
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Posted in Advice, Meta Monday, Sweet Nothings, Writing
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Tagged Advice, Henry Miller, inspirational, Meta Monday, metafiction, quote, writing
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Meta Monday 13: A Foundation of Air
illustration by jeloid Fantasy writing must be grounded in both truth and life experience if it is to work. It can be as inventive and creative as the writer can make it, a whirlwind of images and plot twists, but it cannot be built on a foundation of air. – Terry Brooks in The Complete …
January 11, 2010 – 8:00 am
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By Keith
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Posted in Meta Monday
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Tagged Advice, fantasy, fantasy fiction, Fiction, inspirational, Meta Monday, metafiction, quote, Terry Brooks, writing
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