What’s Awesome? You’re Awesome & So Is Your Premise!
carriejonesbooks The week has begun and that means… that often means that we’re feeling a little rundown and overwhelmed by the thought of …. Monday. But you know what? You’ve got…
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Worst Case Scenario. Getting Story Ideas.
Shaun used to call Carrie, “WC,” because he is evil. No. Really. He called her that because she was always thinking up the worst case scenario for every situation and…
Finding Direction Even When Life Seems Full of Failure
Editor Cheryl Klein talked about reading writer Dave Eggers’ interview in Harper Magazine. She talked about it during a time in her life where she felt like she was in…
Writing Heroes Who Don’t Suck
Who do you root for? In your own life, this question is easy. We root for ourselves. A lot of the time we root for our friends, our family. We…
Writers, Be Simple – Dogs are Smarter Than People Podcast, Episode 18
We’ve all heard the statistics: Writers take ten years to get their first novel published, on average The average children’s book writer makes 5k a year, if she’s lucky. If…