Tagged: Becoming a Professional Writer

  • Why Writers Need A Professional Headshot

    By Lynette Eason @LynetteEason Hi everyone, this is Lynette Eason here with my photographer hat on. You might have read the title of this post, and if you know what I write (romantic suspense), then you might have been a little worried. Well, let me put your fears at ease.…

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  • Writer, What Is Your Side Hustle?

    By W. Terry Whalin @terrywhalin Do you have a side hustle? Almost every writer has one but maybe you aren’t calling it a side hustle. I’m talking about something you do on the side apart from your main writing. Last month I encouraged every author to have a safety net. In…

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  • Grants for Writers

    RUMBLE!!! The loud noise startled me and immediately jolted me from my hyper-focus on Chapter 3 of my first book. It was my stomach! A quick glance down at the clock on my laptop reveals the shocking truth, it is already 4:15 p.m. I had written my way through lunch…

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  • Prep for the Writing Journey

    by Alycia W. Morales @AlyciaMorales As writers, it's important to recognize that there are things we should do to prepare before we start a project, as we write our manuscript, and after we've written. [tweet_box design="default" float="none" inject="@AlyciaMorales on @BRMCWC #writing #pubtips #BRMCWC"]Prep for the Writing Journey[/tweet_box] Prep Before You…

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  • How to Write Your Proposal

    @Tamela_Murray Each author is unique, so are proposals. This series doesn’t cover all possible categories but highlights many challenging components of book-proposal writing. My goal is to help authors know what editors and agents want to see and to offer tips on how to get out of the slush pile…

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  • The In’s, the Out’s, and the Types of Writing “Appointments”

    By Cindy Sproles @CindyDevoted I recently corresponded with a writer who told me she attended a conference where pitching your work seemed to be “the thing,” but at the same time, there were no classes to help her learn how to pitch. This greatly disturbed me because, though pitching your…

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