by Cyndi | Oct 27, 2015 | advice on selling a book, advice on writing a book, beta readers, Your book club
Hanging out on Carmelita’s patio in Calumet on a summer evening I received the compliment that every writer yearns for. “I really liked your book,” Laura said. Me: Blank stare. Confusion morphing into pleasure. Wow. She liked my book. Laura: “Mary let me read it.” My...
by Cyndi | May 8, 2015 | advice on selling a book, advice on writing a book, authors, writing tips
Flashback to 1982, University of Nevada Las Vegas: I was young. The creative writing teacher’s pointed remark about women with “Alice In Wonderland complexes” went right over my head. My naiveté and eagerness, sitting there with a bow in my long hair, served me well....
by Cyndi | Mar 6, 2015 | advice on selling a book, advice on writing a book, bird calls, bird identification, bird photos, satisfying readers
Bland descriptions often suffice in real life. When the “nice house” or “good meal” or “pretty woman” is there, no specifics are required. The senses of the observer can take it all in. But storytellers can’t rely on general words and generic phrases. “She wore a...
by Cyndi | Feb 4, 2015 | advice on selling a book, advice on writing a book, authors, books, editors, ficiton, novel research, novel writing advice, novels, readers, reading, writers, writing, writing advice
Some of the most amazing connections happen on Twitter, like the conversation I’m having with a new author. My answer to @pasquale0022 took more than 140 characters. And I hope this info is encouraging to all aspiring authors: Dear John, Everything you need to...
by Cyndi | Dec 31, 2014 | advice on selling a book, beta readers, book review, novel research, writing, zines
Menopause! There. I said it. Period (as in end of.) I’m not the only one turning up the volume on a forthright discussion. Lower East Side Librarian Jenna Freedman and her frank, funny and factual band of collaborators, including co-editor Kate Haas, are spurring a...
by Cyndi | Dec 20, 2014 | advice on selling a book, advice on writing a book, editing, reading, writing
My debut novel “More Than You Think You Know” is in the publishing pipeline, coming to readers in 2015. I signed with Beating Windward Press, a small, active, emerging house that shares my sensibilities, including a lust for quality, weirdness and All...
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