Forget Being Balanced
My latest non-fiction title, 10 Things to Forget: to be Creatively Free was a blast to write. In case you can’t afford the book, the basic premise is this: 1. Forget being Original 2. Forget Competition 3. Forget an Audience
Forget Being an Early Bird
My latest non-fiction title, 10 Things to Forget: to be Creatively Free, was a blast to write. In case you can’t afford the book, the basic premise is this: 1. Forget being Original 2. Forget Competition 3. Forget an Audience
Writing Wild: An interview with Tina Welling
Some books deserve their own category. I recently interviewed Tina Welling the author of WRITING WILD: Forming a Creative Partnership with Nature. If the hustle of life is getting you down and crushing your creativity then find out some tips she has to share. You can read the interview here.
Artists are Weird, but Writers are Crazy: Ready–Fire–Aim!
Please note that this series is written in fun. If you don’t like hints of sarcasm and hyperbole don’t read this. If you find the title offensive, don’t read this. However, if you understand that this is a great time to be a writer of fiction and feel like a lone happy person in a tsunami of fear, read on. Are you sitting on the fence about an idea you want to pursue? Then this post is for you. I recently had a conversation with a fellow writer that went something like this: “Hey Dara, I’ve got a great idea for a new book.” (Precedes to tell me the idea)…
Artists are Weird, but Writers are Crazy: A Mistaken Mystique
Please note that this series is written in fun. If you don’t like hints of sarcasm and hyperbole don’t read this series. If you find the title offensive, don’t read this series. However, if you understand that this is a great time to be a writer of fiction and feel like a lone happy person in a tsunami of fear, read on. I recently spoke to an agent interested in a general fiction book I’d written who wanted me to spend five years revising it. Not five weeks or five months, but five YEARS. I thought she was insane. She thought I wasn’t committed to excellence and told me of…