If you want to be a writer, you have to write. Drew Chial shares some of his tips for staying on task.
How to Write With Your Back Against the Wall | Drew Chial
http://drewchialauthor.com/2015/06/01/how-to-write-with-your-back-against-the-wall/
Tag: writing
Inspiration, take 2
Here is a completely different take on “Where do you get your ideas?” from another author who writes for children and adults.
Conversations With Literary Ex-Cons: Jack Gantos – The Rumpus.net.
http://therumpus.net/2015/06/conversations-with-literary-ex-cons-jack-gantos/
Sell it
Here’s some enthusiastic advice about writing a bestseller. My favorite pieces: It doesn’t have to be perfect, and get it done. It doesn’t have to be fiction either.
How to Write a Bestseller (Finally, the Truth of It!) | Positive Writer.
http://positivewriter.com/bestseller-guide/
Inspiration
“Where do you get your ideas?” What writer hasn’t heard that question? Here’s Judy Blume’s answer about a couple of her many books.
Judy Blume: ‘I buried this story for 40-something years’
http://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/people/judy-blume-i-buried-this-story-for-40-something-years-1.2227888
Open stats
While I like the idea of another online home for short fiction (another is The Write City Magazine), I don’t think I like having the analytics out there for the world to see. How about you?
The new platform luring readers into short fiction | Books | The Guardian.
http://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/may/31/self-publishing-online-comma-press-macguffin-readers-analytics
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