Jan 1 2021
Happy New Year, PubCrawlers! I know this last year was tough on most of us, so here’s to keeping the faith that 2021 will be better! Are you the type to set resolutions? Personally, I’m a goal junkie. I’m always focused on that next hill I want to climb. (I honestly get a real rush from crossing things off a list. It’s a thing I find a lot of writers have in common. I’m sure […]
Nov 30 2020
Without beating around the bush, let’s get to the age old question that has been often asked and answered to death – do you need an English or creative writing degree to become a writer? Almost every published writer would be quick to say no. Your parents will probably be happy to hear that too, and you can focus your roughly four years of college on something more “marketable.” After all, in this economy, who […]
Mar 3 2020
Okay fellow writers, time to go out and build a fanbase from the ground up in order to catch people’s attention and get published! Except, you don’t have anything published yet, so how exactly are you supposed to build a fanbase? Hmmm…. I know what you’re thinking, writing is hard enough without the pressure to build a platform. Unfortunately, the hard truth is that these days, not only are we required to improve our craft […]
Jan 14 2020
Hello PubCrawlers! I am so excited to have as my guest today veteran literary agent (and Irene Goodman Literary Agency vice president) Barbara Poelle. Barbara is the author of FUNNY YOU SHOULD ASK: SERIOUS QUESTIONS ABOUT THE BOOK PUBLISHING INDUSTRY, which comes out today from Writer’s Digest Books! FUNNY YOU SHOULD ASK is based on Barbara’s popular Writer’s Digest advice column of the same name, and features responses to more than 100 questions by aspiring and emerging writers (including […]
Dec 16 2019
Hello! I am doing a series that is all about revising books and I hope you’ll check out the other posts. This is the fifth and final part of the series. You can find the first part here, the second part here, the third part here, and the fourth part here. Last month, I talked about getting feedback from your team and fellow writers you trust. Today, I want to talk about what happens when […]