Showing posts with label stephen king. Show all posts
Showing posts with label stephen king. Show all posts
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Saturday, August 15, 2009
Saturday, August 8, 2009
Stephen King on Writing
"There is no Idea Dump, no Story Central, no Island of Buried Bestsellers; good story ideas seem to come quite literally from nowhere, sailing at you right out of the empty sky."
-Stephen King
-Stephen King
Sunday, July 5, 2009
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Stephen King on Writing
"It starts with this: put your desk in the corner, and every time you sit down there to write, remind yourself why it isn't in the middle of the room. Life isn't a support-system for art. It's the other way around." - Stephen King, from "On Writing"
Friday, May 8, 2009
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Saturday, February 28, 2009
10 Easy Things You Can Do to Really Boost Your Writing Career
1) Yank the phrase "writer's block" out of your usual patter. Forever!
2)Make a cold call to an editor. Ask him/her for advice on how to improve your writing career. I know it's tough--believe me, no one likes to do it--but what do you have to lose?
3) Start paying attention. Search on Google for the comings and goings of editors at major publishing houses and publications. In other words, get up to your neck in the business!
4) Friend an editor or literary agent on Facebook. Just see what happens. You might make an important contact.
5) Read Stephen King on Writing. Not only is it a great read, but it contains some of the best advice you'll ever find on the craft of writing.
6) Hit the magazine racks. Pick out five magazines you'd like to write for, then write to the editors of those publications telling them you'd love to work for their magazine.
7) Instead of Tweeting your life away, spend a mere half-hour trying to write something good that day. Stop being lazy!
8) If you don't have a blog, start one. It's a free lottery ticket to that all-important thing we call Platform. Get some Platform, my friend, and you're on publishing's easy street.
9) Don't hate yourself all the time for procrastinating. It can just be a natural part of the creative process. While working on stories sometimes, I curl into a fetal position. So, what?
10) Enjoy rejection. That's right. Look forward to it. Smile right in the face of it. Think like a door-to-door salesman. The mindset: Every time a door is slammed in your face simply means you're closer to a sale!
2)Make a cold call to an editor. Ask him/her for advice on how to improve your writing career. I know it's tough--believe me, no one likes to do it--but what do you have to lose?
3) Start paying attention. Search on Google for the comings and goings of editors at major publishing houses and publications. In other words, get up to your neck in the business!
4) Friend an editor or literary agent on Facebook. Just see what happens. You might make an important contact.
5) Read Stephen King on Writing. Not only is it a great read, but it contains some of the best advice you'll ever find on the craft of writing.
6) Hit the magazine racks. Pick out five magazines you'd like to write for, then write to the editors of those publications telling them you'd love to work for their magazine.
7) Instead of Tweeting your life away, spend a mere half-hour trying to write something good that day. Stop being lazy!
8) If you don't have a blog, start one. It's a free lottery ticket to that all-important thing we call Platform. Get some Platform, my friend, and you're on publishing's easy street.
9) Don't hate yourself all the time for procrastinating. It can just be a natural part of the creative process. While working on stories sometimes, I curl into a fetal position. So, what?
10) Enjoy rejection. That's right. Look forward to it. Smile right in the face of it. Think like a door-to-door salesman. The mindset: Every time a door is slammed in your face simply means you're closer to a sale!
Friday, February 6, 2009
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Friday, January 2, 2009
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