Russell Banks: Seeing Is the Goal by Paula Deimling
In the mornings, about six days a week, novelist Russell Banks heads out to his studio. To the right, in the warmer months, is a meadow of wildflowers; on the left, large rocks reminiscent of New...
View ArticleBonnie Shimko: Author Finds Novel Success in Retirement by Robert Lee Brewer
Writers have on and off days just like any other professional. However, when you’re an unpublished fiction writer, it can become harder and harder to call yourself a professional writer and mean it....
View ArticleMarilyn Nelson: Poetry Plus Insight Equals Success by Robert Lee Brewer
“I think the desire to ‘be a poet’ started to grow in me in sixth grade,” claims Marilyn Nelson, “when I read one of my dad’s old college textbooks—a poetry anthology. But I also wanted to be a doctor...
View ArticleNancy Tafuri Lends Personal Experience to Children’s Writing by Robert Lee...
“I’ve always loved the art in children’s books,” admits author/illustrator, Nancy Tafuri. “I was an only child for ten years and spent a great deal of time going through picture books and coloring. So,...
View ArticleDigital Greetings and Webisodes: George White of EyePoxy Gives Writing Tips...
Your best friend’s birthday is today. Chances are, instead of going to a store to buy a card, you’ll shop the Web for a digital card. Once the card is sent, you may visit your favorite film site to...
View ArticleJerry Jenkins: Christian Fiction Enters the Mainstream by Chantelle Bentley
With nearly 20 million in sales and inclusion on the New York Times Bestseller List, Jerry B. Jenkins, co-author with Dr. Tim LaHaye of the Left Behind series, has taken the prophetic story contained...
View ArticleCarol Plum-Ucci: Stealing Time to Write for Readers by Robert Lee Brewer
“Mark and I have a mutual trust and respect, and we do our own jobs,” claims author Carol Plum-Ucci of her relationship with her agent Mark Ryan of New Brand Agency. “Despite that we’re working on the...
View ArticleHow to Be a More Successful Writer
That’s a pretty bold title, isn’t it? How to be a more successful writer. It’s impossible for one blog post to help all writers become more successful, because each writer has a different goal.Well,...
View ArticleHow to Prepare For and Conduct an Interview
Interviews are essential to freelance success for writers, whether they write nonfiction or fiction (heck, even poetry). This post covers how to successfully prepare for and conduct an interview.The...
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Interview With Novelist Emily Winslow
I’m happy to introduce Emily Winslow to the WritersMarket.com blog.Winslow is an American novelist living in Cambridge, England. Her novels of literary psychological suspense, The Whole World and The...
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2014 Get Started Write Challenge: Day 21
For today’s task, take your list of characters and interview each and every one of them. Start by asking their names, what they were doing right before the interview, favorite movie, favorite song,...
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