Tag: #newwriters
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One Very Surprising Downside
To everything there is an upside, and a downside. Embarking on the path of authorship is no different, and I didn’t expect it to be. One particular downside, though, has come as a complete surprise to me: as a writer, I find I am much less of a reader. This doesn’t make sense, as reading…
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Joining a Writers’ Group
If you’re a writer, it’s pretty much de rigueur to belong to a writers’ group. Actors take acting classes; retirees join rotary clubs; upwardly mobile professionals head to toastmasters – it’s just what you do, and for good reason. Whether it’s your hobby or your profession, joining a group of confreres is almost always the…
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Book Signing
Think about an iconic look – a snapshot if you will – of an author doing authory things. Chances are, you imagined that person signing books. It’s like a musician doing a recital, or a baseball player at batting practice, or a teacher grading papers. Authors do book signings. Naturally, an activity such as this…
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The Writers’ Retreat
If you’re a writer, you are part of a group. You have a tribe. They are called Other Writers. It might be nice to get to know some of them. What better way to form relationships quickly than to spend a few days or a week together, totally focused on your common interest: writing. Think…