Think you have five minutes to sell your book to an agent: that’s an elevator pitch. It really takes only five minutes for an agent or publisher to know if your book will sell and if it is worth his or her time.
Writing
Synopsis: Does the word scare you? Get Over It!
Because you write the synopsis first, you save yourself a lot of wandering around, wondering how to get the characters to do what you want them to. And why. The WHY is key.
Have you been to the library lately?
https://electricliterature.com/poetry-six-by-elisa-gabbert/#.pjkv3pvkx Or bought the New York Times Carol Brennan King May 20, 2024 I want to build on the premise we were exploring last week that to be a good writer, you need to be a reader. And not just a reader in your genre, but someone who reads broadly. You need to read what…Read more Have you been to the library lately?
Hello Again! May 13, 2024
I say sadly because if you ever hear him read his work, you wish he would not stop reading when he ends the ones he chose to share just then.
Creative and Memoir Writing
OK, I’m no spring chicken, but as I told someone, I just love continuing to learn. That’s what drove me into Nadia Colburn’s online classroom four years ago to take her free poetry class. Oh My Word. I loved it, and I have taken nearly every class she has offered since.
Creative and Memoir Writing
In one month, we will not be meeting regularly as a class. Therefore, I have been thinking about how to prepare you for that. First, go on to other classes. Search out writers' conferences. KEEP writing. Secondly: I thought I would leave you with a number of sites that I have found helpful on line. Thirdly, I will continue to post material I find useful and that I think you might like.
Writers: This one’s for you! July 30, 2019
but every once in a while, think about what the writer is doing
Almost Everything
I trusted her to still have something that I needed
Don’t Keep It to Yourself
The next best thing to doing something you love, is researching and prepping to do something you love. For instance, right now I am loving writing the story of my Irish great-great-grandparents and their journey to this country in 1848. And I love the research, reading about Ireland of the time, the challenges the Irish…Read more Don’t Keep It to Yourself
Carol's Notes 