CataUniversity | 2009 November

Writer Styles–Find Out What Kind of Writer You Are and Make Writing Fun! by Diane Eble

By Alice ⋅ November 11, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

How much do you enjoy writing?If writing is not enjoyable, yet you feel you have a message you need to get out there–perhaps even a book–read on. There’s no one “right way” to write. Finding your own “writer style” can open a door of pleasure in writing that you didn’t even know was there!
Figure Out [...]

Inspiration

By Alice ⋅ November 9, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Real seriousness in regard to writing is one of two absolute necessities. The other, unfortunately, is talent.
Ernest Hemingway
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Quick Tip: Write a 5 Year Bio

By Alice ⋅ November 9, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Imagine yourself in five years. Where will you be? A different state? New office? Sitting behind that desk you’ve had your eye on? Vacationing in some exotic location? On a bestseller list?
This is an exercise in visualizing your goals, realizing your dreams. So write your bio, as you see it, for who you will be [...]

Take Stock of your Web Presence

By Alice ⋅ November 6, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

by Alice Anderson
Learn how to build your brand by organizing your online profiles and keeping them updated.
Some would say it’s no longer enough to write a good book. Now an author must promote, not only her book, but herself. The latest buzzword is “author platform.” Evidently, “author platform” is what editors and agents are looking [...]

Quick Tip: Get Support

By Alice ⋅ November 6, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Find a support group. There are many great groups online, so no need to start your own if you don’t have to. Find writers who will cheer you on, even when you fail. ~ Alice Anderson

Quick Tip: Take a Break

By Alice ⋅ November 5, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Sometimes you need to take a break to recharge your creative batteries. So take a break from writing. Read a book. Watch TV. See a movie. Go out with friends. Take a walk. Nurture your relationships.
That said, Happy Birthday Hubby! ~ Alice Anderson

The 15 Minute Synopsis

By Sharon Pickrel ⋅ November 4, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Write a synopsis in 15 minutes? Impossible? No, author Sharon Page has written a quick “blurb” synopsis for a story in 15 minutes, and sold it! Sharon’s tips will help everyone build a synopsis just as efficiently, and she will reveal the most important secret to writing one quickly.
This workshop will also show how to [...]

Fiction Wow – Fifteen Words to Cut to Make Your Work Tighter By Kelly Schaub

By Alice ⋅ November 4, 2009 ⋅ 2 comments

I have a list of words I check, whether in my own work or in that I edit. A list of words that do not move the action forward. Stalling words. Filler words. “Fluff” words.
When editing, I tell my authors to watch out for these and eliminate as many as they can. My one caution [...]

Quick Tip: Tomorrow’s Goal

By Alice ⋅ November 4, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Write down tomorrow’s goal today. Is tomorrow’s goal to finish the chapter? Leave yourself a little note on your keyboard. Or on the bathroom mirror. Wherever you’ll be sure to see early tomorrow morning. Put yourself in the mindset of writing. ~ Alice Anderson

Building A Rock Solid Query Letter

By Alice ⋅ November 3, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Author: Sophfronia Scott
Recently I reviewed a client’s query letter. It was a hard working query letter, detailing the marketing prospects for the book, her own glowing credentials and the contacts she possessed that would help her publicize the book. But she left out one teeny weeny thing: she didn’t say what her book was about! [...]

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