Tuesday, April 12, 2016

How to Submit your Work in a Fiction Writing Workshop

How to successfully submit your work in a fiction writing workshop

Are you writing a story (or writing a novel) to be critiqued? If you are participating in a writing group — be it a fiction writing workshop, a fiction class in school, a writing studio, or a writing seminar — there are a few, simple things you can do to help make sure work is well received. I bring this up because I often see writers do things which predisposes their critique group to dislike their work or avoid it almost immediately. The good news is these are really easy things to do or not do.


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How to submit your work in a fiction writing workshop
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Are you writing a story (or writing a novel) to be critiqued in your class, workshop, writing studio or seminar? Here are four simple things you can do to help make sure work is well received. The good news is these are really easy things to do or not do.
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Tiffany Writing
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Helping Authors understand the huge Importance of Targeted Marketing



Targeted Marketing for authors: Be precise or go home


book marketing, target marketing
In a recent blog, Neil Patel shared an article titled: “Modern Online Marketing Education: 18 Courses and Resources”. There are only a few blogs I follow closely, and Neil’s is one of them. I know of no one who provides so much value so clearly. In his most recent post, his intent is clear given the title. Too many writers don’t understand that their success has as much to do about marketing as it does about writing well. That is why most books published on Amazon never sell more than 20 copies.

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Targeted Marketing for authors: Be precise or go home
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Too many writers don't understand that their success has as much to do about marketing as it does about writing well. That is why most books published on Amazon never sell more than 20 copies.
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Tiffany Writing
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Saturday, March 5, 2016

Grammarly and HemingwaApp together and free

Grammar has never been my strength, so I'm always attentive to tools that can help. And I spend a lot of time proofing new writers' work at an online workshop. Many of them are students and/or short money. As such, they can't pay for some of the more sophisticated tools out there. So I was very excited to discover that Grammarly and the HemingwayApp are now working together in a powerful way to help writers (myself included) proof and improve their work. Such tools do not obviate the need for aspiring writers to master grammar and the elements of good style, but this mashup can help young writers grow their confidence in their storytelling. Check it out and share it with an aspiring writer. 




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Hemingway Editor + Grammarly = Nirvana (almost)
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This is pretty damn cool: Two of my favorite tools are now working together for free. The Hemingway App has always been free, and Grammarly has a free version. But now, with the Grammarly Chrome extension, not only can you use both of them, you can use both of them together.
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Tiffany Writing
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Thursday, January 7, 2016

Donating to the Wounded Warrior Project from my book sales


Wounded Warrior Project, Vietnam War, Veterans
When I published my short novel about combat in Vietnam and how it affected the participants, I promised to donate half of the proceeds to organizations that help our injured veterans. At the time I published it, I was hoping to sell 1 copy a day at a price of $.99. It was my first publication, so I wanted to keep my expectations in check. I had no idea it would sell as well as it has, and make it into the top 10 of some of Amazon's bestseller lists. See the whole story here.