The last of our Paths to Publishing post is up at the Snarkology blog, where you can join Rachel Leigh Smith for another inspirational story about persistence and broadened horizons. Rachel read voraciously as a homeschooled child and teenager, putting her love of words to work in an intricate shared-world saga with a best…
Read More Paths to Publishing – Rachel Leigh SmithJax Daniels started publishing because of winning a writing contest with a small-press publisher. Ah, but there’s a lot more to that story. Head off to the Snarkology blog for the rest! Jax says of her journey: “What to take from this? Firstly, don’t give up. If you love writing, if you just have something…
Read More Paths to Publishing – Jax DanielsInterested in paranormal romance and persistence-pays stories? Visit the Snarkology blog for an interview with Maureen L. Bonatch. Her path to publishing began in childhood, with a private, ongoing tale about a girl who could talk to animals. After submitting the story as part of a junior-high assignment, Maureen was crushed to get it back…
Read More Paths to Publishing – Maureen L. BonatchToday on the Snarkology blog, Barbara Meyers says: “I don’t suppose many authors begin their writing careers by throwing another author’s book across the room and declaring, ‘I can write better than that,’ but that’s how I started.* It was a long time ago but I was that disgusted with a poorly written romance novel…
Read More Paths to Publishing – Barbara MeyersThe Snarkology’s own Melissa Snark talks candidly about her decision to finance her self-published audiobook A Cat’s Tale, once she had the rights back from the previous e-publisher. Audiobooks are a fast-growing but still far less saturated market for romance subgenres…worth any author’s serious consideration. Melissa paid upfront for some serious narrative and sound-editing talent,…
Read More Paths to Publishing – Melissa SnarkMartha O’Sullivan’s love affair with romance began when she was a child, finishing library books’ unsatisfactory endings in her head. A teenage trip to Lake Tahoe, a solid grounding in technical writing and journalism, and seven years of solitary effort led her to write her first book and the sequels continuing it. All before publication…
Read More Paths to Publishing – Martha O’SullivanHappy Friday! Join Dixie Hart on the Snarkology blog, for a candid and inspirational tale of wanderlust, travel, exotic locales, and fearless risk-taking – all of which Dixie distills into a second career in self-published non-fiction and romance. I won’t give the whole story away, but you should listen to Dixie: “…Sometimes the willingness to risk…
Read More Paths to Publishing – Dixie HartThe Snarkology blog catches up to author Sydney St. Claire today, as she shares her by-the-bootstraps journey to publication, and the changes she’s noticed in the publishing industry since the pre-Internet days. Her writing career started when she wrote a single compelling scene in a genre she loved to read – Native American romance – and made…
Read More Paths to Publishing – Sydney St. ClairePsst. Over on the Snarkology blog, my alter ego MC Hana has a post about not destroying your writing. So before you toss the lighter fluid and the match on that pile of stinky dead manuscripts, go read.
Read More Paths to Publishing – MC HanaWander over to the Snarkology blog today for an inspiring post from Barbara Edwards. She started writing in adulthood, and wrote because of her love for words and despite some scathing comments from a creative writing teacher. She found her way into publishing when she didn’t accept a major romance publisher’s mandate to change the…
Read More Paths to Publishing – Barbara EdwardsRomy Gemmell talks today on the Snarkology blog, about never giving up, wise time management, and learning as much as possible about the craft and business of writing. She has a solid, basic list I want to quote here: “If I might offer a few of suggestions to aspiring writers it would be: Join a…
Read More Paths to Publishing – Romy GemmellThe Snarkology blog’s next guest, Maureen McGowan, had a circuitous route to publishing that includes stalled agents, defunct publishers, and an unexpected genre change. I won’t summarize further – you’ve just got to read it. Maureen has a great quote that I feel is super-worthy of being addressed separately. She writes: “My first manuscript wasn’t…
Read More Paths to Publishing – Maureen McGowanOver on the Snarkology blog, we have the first guest post in the month-long ‘Paths to Publishing’ series, from author Lynn Crain. She has a lucid and compelling essay about the importance of a great opening hook. For readers who might not know the term, the ‘hook’ is either the opening line(s), or a snappy…
Read More Paths to Publishing – Lynn CrainDuring the month of January 2015, I’ll be participating (as Crane Hana) on Melissa Snark’s Snarkology blog. Each author will be posting on their paths to publishing: pitfalls, triumphs, and tips to maybe ease the way for other would-be authors. It’s a celebration of where we’ve been and where we hope to be, and it…
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