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Bear’s Books
As we wrapped up 2011, one of the goals I missed was completing production on the third book of The Bear’s trilogy, The Owl Hoot Trail. I wanted so much to complete the last book, Book Three, The Turning of … Continue reading
On Being a Writer
One thing about being a writer is that you have to write well, especially when it comes to “selling yourself.” In other words, when you put together a proposal or write a query letter to an editor, the writing has … Continue reading
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Tagged a rejection letter, an example of the author’s commitment to the craft, correspondence, dedication, discipline, editors, email, grammatical errors, homophonic errors, media mail, On being a writer, patience, proposal, publishers, query letter, the Internet, typos, working with undisciplined writers, writing soundly, you have to write well, “clean” manuscripts, “selling yourself”
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Modern Day Writing Tools
We were on a road trip, having shut down production for a very rare moment. Typically, we work close to 14 hours a day and through the weekend. It reminds me of my days in the Navy when I was … Continue reading
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Tagged authors, computers, editors, electricity, freelancers, Modern Day Writing Tools, newspapers, projects, publishers, query letters, road trip, Stop the Presses!, submission guidelines, the path of least resistance, Twenty-first Century, writers
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