Google outline novel, or novel outline for that matter, and you’ll find everything from templates to worksheets to examples. But not everyone is convinced that writing a novel outline is a good idea. The pansters — those authors who prefer to develop their plot by the seat of their pants as they write — are… Continue Reading
“I am forever indebted to you for insisting that I have that attorney conversation,” my writing coach client’s email read. He hadn’t wanted to consult a literary attorney regarding the online writing and video project he had embarked on, mostly because he didn’t think it was necessary. I disagreed. Really disagreed. So I kept bringing up… Continue Reading
It’s hard to keep up with my writing coach client and serial novelist, Barbara Hinske. Although she never intended for Coming to Rosemont to be a series, it now boasts eight novels and counting, since Barb is planning to write another one later this year. For those of you who haven’t read my regular Barb… Continue Reading
If you’re writing a nonfiction book, you’re likely hoping either to impact others by making a strong point or to establish yourself as an authority and boost your business. Either way, you’re using your book as a tool to disseminate your ideas or expertise in a way that will attract the book audience you’re trying… Continue Reading
Some people love marketing their books. I’ve had to remind a few of my writing coach clients that if they don’t quit thinking about book promotion and focus on finishing their books, they will have nothing to publicize. I wish I fell into the above category, but I really, really don’t. That’s why I bring… Continue Reading
“So what took so long to write your first book?” Authors Over 50 podcast host Julia Brewer asked my writing coach client Jeff Hutcheson, author of Going Barefoot: A Lost Key Mystery. That’s how she starts every interview she does with the authors over 50 she features. “I was just busy working,” replied Jeff. Isn’t… Continue Reading
Are you thinking of writing a memoir? Some years back, memoirs were hot, hot, hot in the publishing world. These days, they’re not, not, not. But that doesn’t mean that plenty of people still don’t want to write them. (How’s that for a double negative!) And just because publishers aren’t buying them as frequently as… Continue Reading
So you think your book is finished and you’re done? Sure, you’ve completed that first draft of your book. Or maybe even the second. How great is that? Despite your splendid accomplishment, odds are that your book is not ready for prime time. Continue Reading
If you’re a cozy mysteries fan, you’ll want to get to know my writing coach client and author, Jeff Hutcheson, and his Lost Key Mystery series. To be honest, neither Jeff nor I initially realized that Going Barefoot, which he published a year ago this week, was going to be a series. Continue Reading
Of all the words that describe Moke, my fourteen-week-old English Cocker Spaniel, spunky would have to be right at the top of the list. He is absolutely unphased when his three-year-old brother, Misha, who is easily ten times his size and seven times his weight lunges at him. He knows it’s mouth-wrestling play and so… Continue Reading
Literary Agent:
Ted Weinstein
Ted Weinstein Literary Management
Mechanics’ Library Building
57 Post Street, Suite 512
San Francisco, CA 94104
tw@twliterary.com
www.twliterary.com