Writers often have big dreams. They imagine that their work will be published and will take off, go viral, make them rich and famous, or at least famous. But can this miracle happen with self-published works? Well, sometimes. It is true that formally published works, run through an agent, accepted … Read More
When I decided to publish my memoir, Dear Oprah: How I Beat Cancer and Learned to Love Daytime TV, I sent the manuscript to a few agents who expressed interest. But many of them said a book on cancer would be a tough sell. And even if the book got … Read More
When you first start the program known as NaNoWriMo, you may think 30 days is a long time. You may think writing 50,000 words in that amount of time is doable. After all, that’s only 1,666.667 words per day. Maybe you’re already writing 2,000 words per day now. Good for you, … Read More
The publishing industry is changing faster than most people can keep up. As quickly as you decide what to do with your manuscript, something changes, and you end up looking in a different direction. But for those who want to try publishing the old-fashioned way, through a legitimate publisher, sponsored … Read More