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In this News/Blog, I share my experiences with workshops, conferences, and other events. Albert Einstein said: “If you can’t explain it to a six-year-old, you don’t understand it yourself.” That's what I am trying to do!
Publishing a book requires a type of work much different than writing. Juggling the promotion of Biography of a Friendship with a family priority was awkward, yet it had to be done. Still, promotion is the bane of a writer…
Before the release date, I sent 152 personalized emails to family,.. →
This is it… My first book, Biography of a Friendship, is about to take flight after safely landing at Tule’s nonfiction imprint, and next to its amazingly imaginative fiction authors. It took ten years to complete, including much time spent in the doldrums for me, and in a drawer for my manuscript.
When.. →
The publication of my memoir Biography of a Friendship is in the works. I am grateful to the Tule Publishing Group. As a traditional yet independent publisher, they took a chance on me and my work.
The manuscript is undergoing proofreading. I will then say goodbye until it comes back as a book… →
You have heard it: Things happen to those who keep trying. I have known this to be true for one reason: it didn’t happen to those who gave up.
And yet, one can’t help thinking there is luck in it.
After much research and hesitation, I was about to sign a self-publishing contract.. →
A book reading entertains an audience and gives authors a venue to sell their books. So was the case at the Vancouver Public Library on June 27, 2023, where the event Writers Showcase featured four established and emerging authors. Furthermore, attending a reading is also how fellow writers can improve.. →
Since my last post about my publishing journey, I didn’t get the results I was hoping for, perhaps from my own doing.
My submissions to literary agents seldom yielded even a rejection. Then I connected with two agents via their workshops. One asked for a full (my entire manuscript plus.. →
The word cliché jumped from the upper middle page of my notebook and I noticed the underlined word overused. How to avoid clichés was Antoinette Brim’s Pocketful of Images IWWG webinar, September 18, 2020. A celebrated poet, she knows about “the power of imagery and metaphor to give concreteness.. →
There was no need to travel for the 2022 Summit of the Federation of British Columbia Writers on May 14-21. There was also no mingling with fellow writers other than seeking contacts via Zoom. However, the friendly facilitators and engaging presenters of three manageable sessions per day (morning,.. →
My first step toward publication was to pitch a polished manuscript. Then came the first hurdle: would my first ten pages pass the test of rejection? After they did came another hurdle.
Would my book proposal be up to par? I knew how much effort I had put into it, but I couldn’t be sure… →
Sometimes, the first pages of a book are a bit of a challenge, making me want to stop reading before I get into the story. In other words, the book is taking time to get me hooked.
That’s why agents consider the first ten pages an evaluation tool for what is yet to come.
Does.. →