Marcy McKay is a regular contributor here on Positive Writer, so it is with great pride that I congratulate her on her first Novel, Pennies from Burger Heaven. It’s a wonderful gem, don’t miss it! Join me in congratulating Marcy in the comments.
Writing is hard work. In 1995, a voice woke me from a dream and told me to write a book. I did.
Do you want to get back to writing work that matters, work that is good enough to make a difference and be appreciated?
Of course you do. So do I. But there’s a problem. And it’s a BIG problem. It’s holding you back. It’s holding me back. It’s holding nearly everyone back and it’s getting worse. Our writing is getting destroyed by it.
Let’s put a stop to the madness…
I have the honor of presenting you with an exclusive interview I recently conducted with the one and only, Jerry B. Jenkins. With 21 New York Times bestsellers (seven debuting at #1), 186 books, and over 70 million copies sold, he is one of the most commercially successful writers of our time.
In the interview Jenkins opens up about self-doubt, failure, success, and why he so generously passes on what he’s learned about the craft.
Note: This is a guest post by Melissa Chu, she helps writers get productive and develop good work habits at JumpstartYourDreamLife.com. If you want to start getting more done and reaching your writing goals – grab her guide on goal setting and productivity.
Do you feel like you’ve gotten into a rut with writing? You find yourself trying to put down words, but your mind just draws a blank. The ideas just don’t seem to flow anymore. Your mind feels like a dry well, absent of inspiration.
The right time.
You’ve waited for it. And if we’re honest, we’ve all waited for it. Perhaps it will happen this coming new year!
Some never stop waiting for the right time: To write a book. To query an agent. To start a blog. To call themselves a writer.
You’re sitting at your desk, thinking. At least, you want to be. But you’re not. Not, really.
You want to be thinking of something utterly amazing, something so brilliant the letters will burn themselves onto the page.
The words, the sentences, the paragraphs, the pages, and finally, the book– it will dazzle everyone who reads it…
Are you ready to wield the Force as a Jedi blogger?
Learn first the 13 secrets revealed in this post you must to awaken the blogging within you.
Why in your right mind would you choose to put your creative work out into the world again?
It’s a question that’s plagued me for the past 10 years. All that self-doubt, rejection and potential criticism; you know what’s waiting so why put yourself through all of that unnecessarily?
So you’re a writer (or a painter, a singer, or an artist of any kind) and you want celebrities such as, Jerry B. Jenkins and Warren Adler, and perhaps you want to throw a mega blogger into the mix, like, say, Mr. Badass himself, Jeff Goins, all to endorse your work. So how do you do that?
This is a guest post by Shayla Eaton. Shayla is the president of Curiouser Editing and a connoisseur of the writing and editing process, having edited over two hundred books and countless articles, blogs, social media posts, and web copy. She is the author of The Curiouser Crusade and the Pre-Publishing Checklist.
Choosing to self-publish your book means you’re in control of the process. But like Ben Parker said to Spider-Man: “With great self-publishing comes great responsibility.” Or, you know, something like that.
This post is for serious writers looking to seriously self-publish their work.