Kickstarter Campaign for Writers
If you’re a writer, or know one, I hope you’ll check out my Kickstarter campaign Artists are Weird BUT Writers are Crazy. Artists are Weird BUT Writers are Crazy is a short handy guide I wrote to help writers regain their sanity in an industry and culture that can drive them crazy. By supporting my campaign, you’ll get this book months before its release in late 2022 and there is a special creativity bundle I created just for the campaign. Artists are Weird BUT Writers are Crazy Campaign
The trouble with ‘coco’
Many new writers defer to publishers decisions without question. They think that publishers, specifically editors, know best when it comes to a writer’s work. Unfortunately, that is not always the case.
Artists are Weird, but Writers are Crazy: The Dark Side
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. “Every time you think you’ve been screwed by publishers in every possible way, you meet one who has read the Kama Sutra.” Cathy Crimmins Writers have opinions—especially about other writers. Some like Michael Stackpole in his various posts think of them as “house slaves”, Sarah Hoyt compares them…
Artists are Weird, but Writers are Crazy: Tortoise versus Hare
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. In a previous post I described how many writers have been brainwashed into thinking that the pace in which they produce their work matters. Today I’ll talk about a different type of pace: Sales! Many writers have been brainwashed into thinking that fast sales mean a book is…
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)…