Every author wrestles with striking a balance between writing and promotion. If you need a PR kick in the you-know-what, do NOT miss Jennifer Hill Robenalt’s upcoming workshop, “An Author’s Guide to Book PR,” on April 14 in Austin. In this four-hour class, Jennifer will share some of the most practical tips ever about how […]
Category: Writing
My New Writing Mantra
Leave it to agent Mary Kole at KidLit.com to write one sentence that immediately claimed writing-mantra status for me: ” ‘Can’t’ ” is a four-letter word in fiction, when uttered by both character and writer.” (Boy, those quotes and apostrophe look WEIRD in blogtype!) I don’t know how many times I’ve said, “I CAN’T” when […]