by TheAdmin | Jul 15, 2023 | Blog
I recently read an account of a celebrity and her young daughter which captured the concept of feedback from a unique perspective. Having completed a Google search, the daughter was troubled to find that strangers were saying all kinds of things about her famous...
by TheAdmin | Jul 15, 2023 | Blog
“The person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person who is doing it.” – Chinese Proverb “Go to the edge of the cliff and jump off. Build your wings on the way down.” – Ray Bradbury These powerful quotes began a wonderful book marketing seminar I...
by TheAdmin | Jul 15, 2023 | Blog
Writers, have you ever participated in a street fair? I recently had the opportunity to represent local authors through Read Local San Diego at the Encinitas Street Fair. The total cost of the booth for a couple of days was $300.00, broken out into time slots for...
by TheAdmin | Jul 15, 2023 | Blog
You probably wouldn’t drive across the country without a map. You probably wouldn’t cook Thanksgiving dinner without recipes. Would you write a book without an outline? The practice of outlining a book in detail takes an enormous amount of discipline. Focusing on the...
by TheAdmin | Jul 15, 2023 | Blog
I recently attended a screenplay writing seminar with Publishers and Writers of San Diego. It was taught by writing coach Marni Freedman and focused on taking an existing book and developing it into a screenplay. Screenplays are extremely concise – they average around...
by TheAdmin | Jul 15, 2023 | Blog
Is most of your writing only half-baked? It’s easy to get distracted with all the wonderful topics to write about, and many of us have manuscripts that are still rising on shelves in the garage. That being said, it’s sometimes nice to go through the steps of what...
