AW Forums back online
We’ve lost some data, and some new member registrations. Feel free to contact me if you’re having problems with your registration. And welcome back!
Forums Are Temporarily Down!
It’s looking like the AW forums are going to be down overnight, at least, folks. Sorry about the inconvenience — we’ve got some fairly crunched up database stuff to sort out — but don’t panic. Better yet – go write something! We can all compare notes as soon as we’re up and running again. Feel … Read more
Ask And Ye Shall Receive (Most of the time)
By Sable Jak A few days ago I got an email from an editor asking me if I was available to take an interview with a well-known screenwriter. I made a couple of phone calls to rearrange my schedule and became available. As I was interviewing the writer about his latest work, I touched on … Read more
Five Ways to Beat the Waiting Game
By S. W. Vaughn One of the many unavoidable facets of the writing life is the waiting. Writers wait until their prose is polished to perfection. We wait for feedback from writers’ groups and trusted readers. We wait for weeks, months or years for responses to our queries. Even when the ultimate goal of publication … Read more
Book Marketing With Penny Sansevieri
Wordmountain’s Lisa Abbate brings us a terrific interview with book-marketing guru, publicist Penny Sansevieri. You can listen to the interview: If you’d rather read the transcript, you can find that here.
Both Sides of the Fence: What I Learned about Writing by Being an Editor
By Dawn Allcot I just submitted a story to a trade magazine. This is nothing unusual for a freelance writer. It’s even less unusual since I regularly contribute to this publication. Seconds later, in my mailbox, a manuscript appears. Not mine, thankfully. (Getting your manuscripts returned, even via e-mail—especially via e-mail—is bad.) This is an … Read more
AW has a new advertiser, (see the Buzzy Magazine ad, above) and they’re a paying market, looking for fiction!
A Three-Step Plan to Becoming a Technical Writer
By Tanja Rosteck The demand for qualified technical writers is constantly growing. For every software application or technology product that’s developed, there’s an instant need for accompanying documentation. In a global market increasingly dependent on high-tech products and services, it’s virtually guaranteed that technical writing opportunities will never run dry. Technical writing may be your … Read more
Interview: Deidre Knight of The Knight Agency, Inc.
Spotlight on Deidre Knight Interview by Christina Hamlett Name: Deidre Knight Title: Agent Agency: The Knight Agency Address: P.O. Box 550648, Atlanta, GA 30355 How long have you been an agent? I began agenting nearly seven years ago, in the spring of 1996. My husband, Judson Knight, has been a silent partner since that time, and in 2003 will join … Read more
What Point of View?
By Callum Shakespeare What point of view? It is the question we all ask ourselves when writing a short story, novel, and in some cases, a poem. And there is no easy answer. The point of view (POV) must suit your style as an author, the requirements of your chosen genre, and your plot. Perhaps … Read more