Posted in Authors, John, Motivation, Writing, tagged agent, author, David Rocklin, editor, John Roundtree, literary agent, publication, writer on December 18, 2009 | 18 Comments »
Strategies for getting and keeping a qualified Agent.
“Taking the Long Way Home” with foreign publication.
Hello, everyone. Let’s welcome our guest today, David Rocklin, the author of “The Luminist.” His debut novel will be published overseas in Italy (Neri Pozza) and Israel (Kinnaret). It is to be submitted for publication in the UK, and is scheduled to make [...]
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“It seems to me that those songs that have been any good, I have nothing much to do with the writing of them. The words have just crawled down my sleeve and come out on the page.” -Joan Baez
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Most writers, no doubt, understand what Ms. Baez means when she describes words that so naturally crawl [...]
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Posted in John, Motivation on November 24, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Before the first written word — Read, Read, Read!
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Anything I’ve done up till May 27th 1999 was kind of an illusion, existing without living. My daughter, the birth of my daughter, gave me life. –Johnny Depp
Huff – huff – huff – Blow!
Huff – huff – huff – Blow!
Huff – huff – huff – Blow!
Okay… relax.
Ah, the fond memories of my first outing as [...]
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Posted in Authors, Craft, John, tagged author, ditching, hudson, hudson river, John Roundtree, miracle on the hudson, new york, plot, publication, Sully, usairways, writers on January 20, 2009 | 8 Comments »
I’d like to raise a salute to the crew of USAirways Flight 1549 (Miracle on the Hudson). Here are the names of these five brave men and women: Captain Sully Sullenberger, First Officer Jeff Skiles, Flight Attendants Sheila Dail, Doreen Welsh and Donna Dent. All of them performed amazingly under the most stressful of circumstances. [...]
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