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The Best Part of Being a Writer

The Best Part of Being a Writer

by Shannon Dittemore | Jul 10, 2020 | Author Life, Creativity, Encouragement, Getting Published, Writing, Writing Life

There’s a question I get asked a lot. The question can take many forms, of course: What’s your favorite part of writing a book? What do you love about this job? Why do you choose to do this to yourself? Lots of incarnations, but really, the same question....
How To Get Published In the US or UK (If You Don’t Live There) by R.J. Anderson

How To Get Published In the US or UK (If You Don’t Live There) by R.J. Anderson

by Jill Williamson | Jun 19, 2020 | Author Life, Book Proposals, Getting Published, Guest Posts, Learning from Other Authors, Writing

Do you live outside the USA or Great Britain? Are you wondering if agents, editors and publishers in those countries will still be interested in your books? As a Canadian author who has published eight novels in both the USA and England, including at least one UK...
Why Imperfect Writing is Perfectly Acceptable

Why Imperfect Writing is Perfectly Acceptable

by Shannon Dittemore | May 29, 2020 | Author Life, Encouragement, The Craft of Writing, Writing, Writing Life

With three books on the shelf and another on the way, you’d think I’d have a few things about the creative life figured out. But the truth is, I’m always learning. And I think that’s how it’s supposed to be. During my time on the...
GTW Mailbag: Where Do Story Ideas Come From?

GTW Mailbag: Where Do Story Ideas Come From?

by Shannon Dittemore | May 15, 2020 | Author Life, Brainstorming, Mailbag, Story Ideas, Writing, Writing Life

Happy Friday, friends! Today, we’re answering a question that showed up in our mailbag. You know you can send us questions, right? There’s a form just for that purpose right at the bottom of our homepage. Feel free to drop us a line and, if we’re...
Novels as Guideposts

Novels as Guideposts

by Shannon Dittemore | May 1, 2020 | Author Life, Reading, Writing, Writing Life

This week there’s been some buzz in the online book community. Especially in the YA sector where an author who’s been fairly quiet for a while jumped back into the thick of things. Stephenie Meyer, the author of the Twilight Saga, posted a countdown on her...
The Monster of Doubt

The Monster of Doubt

by Shannon Dittemore | Apr 17, 2020 | Author Life, Creativity, Writing, Writing Life

It’s Friday, friends! Time to . . . do exactly what you’ve been doing for the last month. But maybe with a little weekend sizzle. Before we jump into today’s blog post, let me first congratulate the winner of last week’s giveaway....
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