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Author Jennifer Beckstrand on Writing, Publishing, and Interruptions
My Writing Journey—or Detour You know how about four kids into your life you suffer from chronic insomnia because you can’t stop wondering what you forgot to do that day—like hug your child or go to the bathroom? That is basically how I started my writing career. One night, a few months after the birth…
What Goes on a One Sheet?
Going to a writer’s conference and don’t know what to put on a One Sheet? Here’s a great guide to One Sheets that get noticed!
I Was Supposed to Write Today…
How many times have you made that statement? I was supposed to write, or I’m going to write. Then you never do. Sure, you use the same excuses I do. Life is too busy. There’s not enough time in a day. Yada, yada, yada. I’ve been there. I’m still there. But I realized the real…
“Whatever” Teen Devotional for Girls Giveaway
Allia Zobel Nolan is an internationally-published, award-winning author of over 170 children’s and adult trade titles with close to three million books in print. Her books reflect her two main passions, God and cats, and include such varied titles as Cat Confessions: A Kitty-Come-Clean Tell-All Book, The Ten Commandments for Little Ones, and The Worrywart’s…
What’s a One Sheet?
So you’ve worked on your pitch, gotten it down to a 30 second sound bite that will knock the socks of an editor. Now what if he/she wants to know more? That’s when I pull out my One Sheet. I rarely have to do a lot of talking in my 15 minute interviews. I just…
Perfecting Your Pitch
For the next couple of weeks on Tuesday & Thursdays we’ll be focusing on conference preparation here at Writer…Interrupted. So you’ve finished your novel and your ready to set your baby loose. But if you were asked to describe your novel in a few sentences, would you be able to do it? Some people call…
Internet Killed the Radio Host
by Nicole O’Dell Have you ever wondered what it would be like to host a radio show? When I first started Teen Talk Radio two years ago, I was nervous that I’d be a flop on the air, I’d run out of material, or that people would see it…
GIVEAWAY: Fuzzwippers Find Good Listeners
Leave a comment to win a copy, and I will draw a winner on Monday! NEW STORYBOOK SERIES HELPS CHILDREN BUILD CRITICAL LIFE SKILLS Fuzzwippers Find Good Listeners to be published on September 24 This fall, just in time for the changing of the season, 4 Sunflowers Media will publish Fuzzwippers Find Good Listeners ($8.99, ages 3-7) by Marilynn Halas,…
First Conference Lessons
For the next couple of weeks on Tuesday & Thursdays we’ll be focusing on conference preparation here at Writer…Interrupted. Early last summer I met Elizabeth Musser at a book signing for her newest release. She signed my copy and I mentioned to her that I write fiction. “Go to a conference,” she counseled me. “That…
Why Are YOU Going to a Writer’s Conference?
For the next couple of weeks on Tuesday & Thursdays we’ll be focusing on conference preparation here at Writer…Interrupted. About eight years ago, I took the first step toward publication. I attended my first writer’s conference. I was young, determined, and naive enough to have the confidence to get on a plane and out of…