Radio Show today, Tuesday, May 18th at 11AM PSTFor the first hour, I plan to do a "mock" 1 hour plot consultation with our host and friend-- Kim McMillon on one of her children's books she's preparing for publication.Second hour, Teresa LeYung Ryan helps Kim identify the core issues of her story and link her name to mission statements for publicity and marketing purposes.In case you'd like to see who you'll be listening to, here are the three of us several years ago at BEA in NYC:Stop by for a …
Happy Birthday Blockbuster Plots
Blockbuster Plots Pure & Simple (BBP) turns six years old today!Never I will forget the many times I limped from my writing cave, whining that I need more time, the book isn't good enough, I'm not good enough. Over and over again, my very supportive, finger-pointing husband banished me back to my cave to finish.BBP had many editors, one of whom is the famed Melanie Rigney and one-time editor of Writers Digest. Even so, the first printing was filled with typos. I didn't even see them. The …
Beginnings and Endings
Beginnings hook readers. Endings create fans.The other night when talking about readers with a writer friend, she interrupted to comment that she did not believe many writers consider their ultimate readers when writing a story. She went on to say that most writers she knows spend most of their time perfecting the beginning and usually peter out at the end. The next day I received an email from a mighty disappointed agent friend who had just finished a 400 page manuscript she was SO hopeful for …
Great Cause
New York Times bestseller romance writer Brenda Novak is at it again. For the sixth year, Brenda is raising money at her Annual Online Auction for Diabetes Research. Her youngest son was diagnosed with Type 1 at five years old. Last year she raised nearly $280,000 and is hoping to break that record this year. If successful, her grand total will reach over $1 million toward finding a cure through the Diabetes Research Institute at the University of Miami. All cash donations are tax deductible.The …
A Balanced Relationship with Your Writing
One of the most exciting aspects of writing is what we learn about ourselves in the process.I work primarily with fiction writers, memoirists and screenwriters. I also support non-fiction writers through the process of finishing. Though the writer I post about today is non-fiction, her problem and her solution fit for any writer, fiction and non-fiction.I've been working with this writer for months. Throughout that entire time, she has had tremendous resistance to actually sitting down and …
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