If you are pondering whether or not you can launch a writing career and be a mom, today’s tip of the day is for you. Christina Katz, author of Writer Mama, shares … Read more
, home Blog About Forums Nathan Bransford San Francisco , CA United States Nathan Bransford is the author of Jacob Wonderbar and the Cosmic Space Kapow Dial , May 2011 Jacob Wonderbar for President of the Universe Dial , April 2012 and Jacob Wonderbar and the Interstellar Time Warp Dial , March 2013 He was formerly a literary agent with Curtis Brown Ltd . and is now the social media manager at CNET He lives in San Francisco . View my Complete Profile Contact Me Blog Directory Directory of All Posts Publishing Essentials How to Write a Novel How to Edit a Novel How the Publishing Process Works What Do Literary Agents Do How to Find a Literary Agent How to Write a Query Letter The Basic Query Letter Formula Examples of Good Queries How to Format Your Query Letter How And Whether to List Your
The Renegade Writer About Us Free Query Packet E-Courses E-Books Phone Mentoring Query Critiques Free Teleclasses Guest Posting Contact Us Tweet Jump to Comments Live It Up How to Make the Freelance Lifestyle Work for You There are three ways to make a good living as a freelance . writer You can work hard and earn a lot of money or you can scale down your lifestyle and live on less . Or , you could do a little of . each I do a combination of both . As I’ve mentioned here before , I earn around 70,000 per year working 20 hours per week on a combination of writing for magazines and corporate clients , teaching e-courses , and mentoring . writers But when my husband and I and later , our son lived in New Hampshire for six years , even with my income and my husband’s freelance income , it felt
“How I Got My Agent” is a recurring feature on the GLA blog. Some tales are of long roads and many setbacks, while others are of good luck and quick signings. If you have a literary agent and would be interested in writing a short guest column for this GLA blog, e-mail me at literaryagent@fwmedia.com and we’ll talk specifics.
GIVEAWAY: Guest columnist Regina Jennings is excited to give away a free copy of her novel to a random commenter. Comment within one week; winners must live in Canada/US to receive the book by mail. You can win a blog contest even if you’ve won before. Read more
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If you are writing a novel for the first time, or simply beginning a new one, From First Draft to Finished Novel can guide you along the process. Throughout the book, you'll discover novel writing tips, get step-by-step instruction, and improve your writing skills with editing and writing exercises. Read more
, : The Renegade Writer About Us Free Query Packet E-Courses E-Books Phone Mentoring Query Critiques Free Teleclasses Guest Posting Contact Us Tweet Jump to Comments You Ask , We Answer : What’s a reported essay” I get a lot of writers in my Become an Idea Machine workshop who want to write essays . Scratch that . They want to get paid to write essays . Now there’s nothing wrong with wanting to write and get paid for essays . However , if you’re an avid reader of popular newsstand magazines , you know that most of them aren’t packed with essays . Many don’t run essays at all and the magazines that do run one essay each issue , usually on the back page and often from a writer who’s well known to the magazine and or the reading . public I like to encourage students and not squash their
: Lloyd of Gamebooks A blog about writing gamebooks . My musings on how to write a gamebook and what makes a good . gamebook Sunday , May 27, 2012 Yet more gamebook news new blog on the scene From Fighting for your Fantasy I'd like to welcome Marston who has some lovely photos to the gamebook blogosphere with his new blog , Fighting for your Fantasy a blog about Marston's journey in collecting the books and playing through the books . nbsp I look forward to reading more posts from Fighting for your . Fantasy Have a look yourselves and read the introductory post and maybe also Marston's photo blog and Twitter feed Posted by Stuart Lloyd at 3:01 PM Email This BlogThis Share to Twitter Share to Facebook 3 comments : David Macauley May 27, 2012 3:26 PM Blog added thanks Stuart and looking
This year Rahel Bailie and Scott Abel are putting on a new event called Content Strategy Workshops. It’s a two-day event, held October 9-10 in Portland, Oregon that follows the Lavacon Conference (held October 7-9, same hotel). I helped work on the website a bit, and I wanted to highlight this new event through an interview with Rahel. Tell me about the new Content Strategy Workshop conference ... more »
. , home Blog About Forums Nathan Bransford San Francisco , CA United States Nathan Bransford is the author of Jacob Wonderbar and the Cosmic Space Kapow Dial , May 2011 Jacob Wonderbar for President of the Universe Dial , April 2012 and Jacob Wonderbar and the Interstellar Time Warp Dial , March 2013 He was formerly a literary agent with Curtis Brown Ltd . and is now the social media manager at CNET He lives in San Francisco . View my Complete Profile Contact Me Blog Directory Directory of All Posts Publishing Essentials How to Write a Novel How to Edit a Novel How the Publishing Process Works What Do Literary Agents Do How to Find a Literary Agent How to Write a Query Letter The Basic Query Letter Formula Examples of Good Queries How to Format Your Query Letter How And Whether to List
The Renegade Writer About Us Free Query Packet E-Courses E-Books Phone Mentoring Query Critiques Free Teleclasses Guest Posting Contact Us Tweet Jump to Comments Do You Want to Market the Easy Way Or the Way That Will Land You Freelance Writing Gigs Many writers ask me , What’s the easiest way to find clients Well , here’s the thing : Do you want the easiest way to market or do you want the way that will actually land you gigs I’ve discovered there’s an inverse relationship between how easy a marketing technique is and how effective it . is For example : When I built my own prospect list several years back using a business directory at the library , called to verify names , and snail mailed sales letters , I got an 11 response rate of people asking for my information kit and enough gigs to
I am currently at the STC Summit in Chicago. One of the reasons I love the STC Summit so much is that it feels like home. I know so many people at this conference, and it’s great to chat with them. People like Sarah Maddox, Ellis Pratt, Janet Swisher, Arnold Burian, Matt Pierce, Todd Deluca, Mark Lewis, Kirsty Taylor, Joe Gollner, Gina Wadley, Kai Weber, ... more »
, home Blog About Forums Nathan Bransford San Francisco , CA United States Nathan Bransford is the author of Jacob Wonderbar and the Cosmic Space Kapow Dial , May 2011 Jacob Wonderbar for President of the Universe Dial , April 2012 and Jacob Wonderbar and the Interstellar Time Warp Dial , March 2013 He was formerly a literary agent with Curtis Brown Ltd . and is now the social media manager at CNET He lives in San Francisco . View my Complete Profile Contact Me Blog Directory Directory of All Posts Publishing Essentials How to Write a Novel How to Edit a Novel How the Publishing Process Works What Do Literary Agents Do How to Find a Literary Agent How to Write a Query Letter The Basic Query Letter Formula Examples of Good Queries How to Format Your Query Letter How And Whether to List Your
: . Lloyd of Gamebooks A blog about writing gamebooks . My musings on how to write a gamebook and what makes a good . gamebook Tuesday , May 22, 2012 Destiny Quest My take on its greatness . Destiny Quest is out now and you can buy it as either a hardback or a paperback If you want to know more about it , head over to the Gollancz blog where Michael J . Ward , Destiny Quest's author is publishing interviews of people who love his awesome book . nbsp I had the privilege of going first Thanks Michael . nbsp You can find my interview here . nbsp There is also one other interview up at the moment but keep your eyes peeled for more . nbsp And buy Destiny Quest You can get the hardback here You can get the paperback here Why do I keep using that word I can never spell it correctly . Posted by
, home Blog About Forums Nathan Bransford San Francisco , CA United States Nathan Bransford is the author of Jacob Wonderbar and the Cosmic Space Kapow Dial , May 2011 Jacob Wonderbar for President of the Universe Dial , April 2012 and Jacob Wonderbar and the Interstellar Time Warp Dial , March 2013 He was formerly a literary agent with Curtis Brown Ltd . and is now the social media manager at CNET He lives in San Francisco . View my Complete Profile Contact Me Blog Directory Directory of All Posts Publishing Essentials How to Write a Novel How to Edit a Novel How the Publishing Process Works What Do Literary Agents Do How to Find a Literary Agent How to Write a Query Letter The Basic Query Letter Formula Examples of Good Queries How to Format Your Query Letter How And Whether to List Your
. . , home Blog About Forums Nathan Bransford San Francisco , CA United States Nathan Bransford is the author of Jacob Wonderbar and the Cosmic Space Kapow Dial , May 2011 Jacob Wonderbar for President of the Universe Dial , April 2012 and Jacob Wonderbar and the Interstellar Time Warp Dial , March 2013 He was formerly a literary agent with Curtis Brown Ltd . and is now the social media manager at CNET He lives in San Francisco . View my Complete Profile Contact Me Blog Directory Directory of All Posts Publishing Essentials How to Write a Novel How to Edit a Novel How the Publishing Process Works What Do Literary Agents Do How to Find a Literary Agent How to Write a Query Letter The Basic Query Letter Formula Examples of Good Queries How to Format Your Query Letter How And Whether to List
The Renegade Writer About Us Free Query Packet E-Courses E-Books Phone Mentoring Query Critiques Free Teleclasses Guest Posting Contact Us Tweet Jump to Comments 3 Ways to Escape the Content Mills and Earn More as a Freelance Writer It’s a Catch-22 I hear over and over again from my phone mentoring clients and on the Freelance Writers Den I can’t make good money until I stop writing for the content mills , but I can’t stop writing for the content mills because it’s the only money I have coming in . 8221 At the content mills , writers typically earn around 15 per article , and they spend 40 hours per week or more churning out articles just to keep the lights on . That’s no way to live The reasons for getting stuck in content mills are numerous . Some writers feel they don’t have the: , Lloyd of Gamebooks A blog about writing gamebooks . My musings on how to write a gamebook and what makes a good . gamebook Sunday , May 20, 2012 Destiny Quest , Legion of Shadow 2nd edition is out now and it's magnificent I got a knock at the door yesterday from the postman it wasn't Ian Livingstone who gave me the delight that is the new Destiny Quest : Legion of Shadow edition . It looks even more amazing than the first edition with a wonderful new cover do not fear , however . If you liked the old cover , it is in the centre pages However , this new edition is not just a cosmetic makeover . Destiny Quest is now packing an extra 157 paragraphs , making it a 939 paragraph behemoth . I'm going to start it again from the beginning , so I haven't finished yet , but I'm getting back all
I recently attended Confab in Minneapolis. I was one of about 5 technical writers among the 650 attendees, which is why I found it surprising to hear Erin Kissane say, We can learn a lot from tech comm. Let me repeat that. We can learn a lot from tech comm. I felt pleased to hear this shout-out to my profession, and then tried to unpack exactly ... more »
The STC Summit takes place in a few days. If you monitor the #stc12 twitter stream, you can feel the excitement of the conference attendees. I’ve been to at least a dozen conferences over the last seven years or so, and I’ve accumulated a few tips that have helped make my conference experience better. Here are my top 15 tips for a successful conference experience. ... more »
, home Blog About Forums Nathan Bransford San Francisco , CA United States Nathan Bransford is the author of Jacob Wonderbar and the Cosmic Space Kapow Dial , May 2011 Jacob Wonderbar for President of the Universe Dial , April 2012 and Jacob Wonderbar and the Interstellar Time Warp Dial , March 2013 He was formerly a literary agent with Curtis Brown Ltd . and is now the social media manager at CNET He lives in San Francisco . View my Complete Profile Contact Me Blog Directory Directory of All Posts Publishing Essentials How to Write a Novel How to Edit a Novel How the Publishing Process Works What Do Literary Agents Do How to Find a Literary Agent How to Write a Query Letter The Basic Query Letter Formula Examples of Good Queries How to Format Your Query Letter How And Whether to List Your, home Blog About Forums Nathan Bransford San Francisco , CA United States Nathan Bransford is the author of Jacob Wonderbar and the Cosmic Space Kapow Dial , May 2011 Jacob Wonderbar for President of the Universe Dial , April 2012 and Jacob Wonderbar and the Interstellar Time Warp Dial , March 2013 He was formerly a literary agent with Curtis Brown Ltd . and is now the social media manager at CNET He lives in San Francisco . View my Complete Profile Contact Me Blog Directory Directory of All Posts Publishing Essentials How to Write a Novel How to Edit a Novel How the Publishing Process Works What Do Literary Agents Do How to Find a Literary Agent How to Write a Query Letter The Basic Query Letter Formula Examples of Good Queries How to Format Your Query Letter How And Whether to List Your
Ann Patchett’s State of Wonder, published in 2011, is a story about a pharmaceutical researcher’s attempt to make sense of her lost colleague, presumably dead in the Amazon, while wrestling with a domineering academic professor who refuses to communicate updates about her research. The book begins at a slow pace but, as Janet Maslin notes in her New York Times review, the story catches fire ... more »
: Lloyd of Gamebooks A blog about writing gamebooks . My musings on how to write a gamebook and what makes a good . gamebook Sunday , May 13, 2012 Crazy personality types you can play in gamebooks I have written before about morality and roleplaying in gamebooks about how sometimes I make decisions in gamebooks that aren't usually good for me because they fit my character . If you fancy a challenge , you could play a gamebook as one of the following characters and see if you can win with them . In all cases , you may break from the behaviour if you know that it will cause an instant death from a previous playthrough or if you need to break from the behaviour to achieve . victory I'm here to play gamebooks and kick ass . And I've read all my . gamebooks The psychopath The challenge : You
I received the following question from a reader: I’m a 20 year old college student and I just finished up my first year at a local community college and I was wondering what my major should be if I want to become a technical writer when I eventually graduate. Right now my counselors have me majoring in General Science (b/c my dream job would be ... more »
, home Blog About Forums Nathan Bransford San Francisco , CA United States Nathan Bransford is the author of Jacob Wonderbar and the Cosmic Space Kapow Dial , May 2011 Jacob Wonderbar for President of the Universe Dial , April 2012 and Jacob Wonderbar and the Interstellar Time Warp Dial , March 2013 He was formerly a literary agent with Curtis Brown Ltd . and is now the social media manager at CNET He lives in San Francisco . View my Complete Profile Contact Me Blog Directory Directory of All Posts Publishing Essentials How to Write a Novel How to Edit a Novel How the Publishing Process Works What Do Literary Agents Do How to Find a Literary Agent How to Write a Query Letter The Basic Query Letter Formula Examples of Good Queries How to Format Your Query Letter How And Whether to List Your
: Lloyd of Gamebooks A blog about writing gamebooks . My musings on how to write a gamebook and what makes a good . gamebook Thursday , May 10, 2012 Locket Away a solo for the Unbelievably Simple Role Playing system USR If you haven't yet downloaded the free Unbelievably Simple Role Playing USR system by Scott Malthouse then you should . The system does exactly what it says on the tin and provides a simple yet versatile system in just 9 pages . Indeed , the thing I found most difficult about the system was trying to spell unbelievably' . correctly When I saw the system , I decided that it was also a good system for a gamebook simplicity and versatility being key to gamebook systems so I wrote a short solo for it called Locket Away Scott describes it very : well You play as a hard-boiled
Mistborn, by Brandon Sanderson, is a fantasy trilogy that takes you into a world where the characters can “burn” metals inside their bodies to give rise to certain powers, such as increased strength, the ability to push and pull other metals, an enhancement of the senses, or the most potent of all, the ability to see several seconds into the future (critical for fighting). Mistings ... more »
, home Blog About Forums Nathan Bransford San Francisco , CA United States Nathan Bransford is the author of Jacob Wonderbar and the Cosmic Space Kapow Dial , May 2011 Jacob Wonderbar for President of the Universe Dial , April 2012 and Jacob Wonderbar and the Interstellar Time Warp Dial , March 2013 He was formerly a literary agent with Curtis Brown Ltd . and is now the social media manager at CNET He lives in San Francisco . View my Complete Profile Contact Me Blog Directory Directory of All Posts Publishing Essentials How to Write a Novel How to Edit a Novel How the Publishing Process Works What Do Literary Agents Do How to Find a Literary Agent How to Write a Query Letter The Basic Query Letter Formula Examples of Good Queries How to Format Your Query Letter How And Whether to List Your
: Lloyd of Gamebooks A blog about writing gamebooks . My musings on how to write a gamebook and what makes a good . gamebook Sunday , May 6, 2012 April A to Z reflections post Before I start , one of my interviewees , Shane Garvey has become interviewer in his new blog , Meet the Gamers At the moment he has one interview , but there are going to be many more , so keep your eyes peeled . Also check out my review of Avenger on my other blog Lone Tiger Gamebook Reviews God , am I glad that I did this year's April A to Z I would like to thank all of the people who were gracious enough to take the time to answer my interview questions for without you , the challenge could not have been so amazing . I would also like to thank everone who took the time to read the interviews and leave comments