The beauty of being a writer is that you get paid for doing what you love to do... well, not much and maybe, but sometimes! Yes, I love to write and some day I'll get paid for my novels and short stories, but I also love to walk in the woods, communing with nature. So, I've … Continue reading Get Paid to Exercise
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How to Prepare for an Authors’ Panel
I thought I’d be more nervous and get all tongue tied for my first speaking engagement, but I did okay. Our critique group, Southland Scribes, was invited by Oak Forest’s Acorn Library to speak about our books and the writing process. My first book, Rim to Rim, will launch later this year, so I figured I’d better … Continue reading How to Prepare for an Authors’ Panel
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Earning my Stripes
Stephen King says that great writers are born, not made. He adds, however, that good writers can become better writers. That's my goal. Since beginning a serious run at becoming an author, I've discovered that writing is a craft that can be studied, researched, practiced, and improved. In the past four years I've attended five … Continue reading Earning my Stripes
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Golf Tips for Writers
What does a hole-in-one have to do with signing a book contract? Nothing, except they would both generate a huge celebration and feeling of accomplishment. Someday I will do both. What does another rejection of my query have to do with taking six shots to get out of a deep sand-trap? Nothing, except they both … Continue reading Golf Tips for Writers
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How to Choose a Writing Critique Group
Are you writing in a vacuum? Don't. Get connected with a face-to-face critique group. When I shop for a new pair of hiking boots, I search for comfort, size, and style, and then buy the pair that fits. The same search criteria applies to writing groups. Shop around. Unpublished and under-published authors who invest time … Continue reading How to Choose a Writing Critique Group
Jeanne Meeks ~ Fiction Author 