Wisdom Of The Writerly Kind...

I know I said I would start my second year of blogging with only posts on Mondays, Wednesday, and Fridays but today is special!  Not only is it officially my one year anniversary blogging, but I also wanted to include my NEWS FLASH update about my new writer's series, WRITELY WISDOM, coming in 2013.

If you don't already know what this series is about, then here's the buzz...

Beginning on January 2, 2013 and every Wednesday after that,  guest bloggers will be posting just about everything a would-be writer would want to know about the writing and publishing industry.  Now, I don't claim to be able to provide ALL the answers, but my hope is that the WRITERLY WISDOM series will become a resource for anyone wondering just how to get started with a writing career or even some tips authors and established writers might have overlooked. From a reader's viewpoint (and being a HUGE one myself) I think it would also be nice see the author's writing process and just how long it takes on that road to publication from a beginning idea to a book sitting on a shelf!

Here is the most current list of monthly themes and weekly topics covered in my upcoming series.  I want to thank all the fabulous authors and writers who have already committed to providing the best advice this writing community has to offer!  

There are still a few topics and dates available (look for OPEN next to the date) so if you are an author or established writer (seriously writing for at least two years or more) and would like to join the WRITERLY WISDOM family, please drop a comment here or send me a request to donasdays (at) g mail (dot) com and I will do my best to add you to the list.

All this wonderful information will eventually find a permanent home on my website, www.donnalmartin.com, with links to not only these blog posts, but the guest blogger's websites/blogs as well for a quick reference.   I would also be most grateful to anyone out there who can help me get the word out about this new series...invite any of your author/writer friends to look at the list to see if they would like to guest blog as well.  

Now I can't wait for the fun to begin!!

WRITERLY WISDOM THEMES AND TOPICS:

January…First Steps To Becoming A Writer

            2…Susanna Leonard Hill…WHY be a writer?

            9…Tara Lazar …What TYPE of writer will you be?

            16… Lori Grusin Degman…What Type Of Genre Will You Write?

            23…Steve DeWinter…Pantsing vs Plotting

            30…Darlene Foster …Never Too Late To Become A Writer

February…Author Platform

            6…Stirling Morris…Social Media Choices

            13…Hazel Mitchell…Online Presence for Illustrators

            20…Beth Stilborn…To Blog Or Not To Blog

            27…Donna M McDine…Social Networking, Enough Already…When It Hinders Your Writing

March…Generating Ideas

            6…Richa Jha…From The Pitcher Plant To The Cauldron

            13…Linda Lodding…TBA

            20…Wendy Whittingham…TBA

            27…Alison Kipnis Hertz…Weathering The Brainstorm

April…Types of Fiction

            3…Diane Hower…Picture Books

            10…Kristi Holl…Middle Grade

            17…Craig Lew…Young Adult

            24…(OPEN)…Non Fiction

May…Handling Non Fiction

            1…(OPEN)…Generating Ideas

            8…(OPEN)…Proper Research

            15…(OPEN)…Types Of Non Fiction

            22…Tina Cho…Creating A Proposal

            29…(OPEN)…Resources

June…Writing In The Real World

            5…Allan Woodrow…Writing In The Real World

            12…Carol Munro…Dealing With Deadlines

            19…Kristi Holl…Writer’s Block

            26…(OPEN)…Revisions: Killing Your Darlings

July…Writer’s Tool Box

            3…(OPEN)…Office Necessities

            10…(OPEN)…Writer’s Websites

            17…(OPEN)…Reference Books

            24…Jim Averbeck…Critique Groups: How To Run A Successful One

            25…Janee Trasler…Critique Groups:  How To Custom Tailor One

            31…(OPEN)…Professional Groups

August…Picture Books

            7…(OPEN)…Age Groups And Formats

            14…Russ Cox…Generating Ideas: Thinking Like A Child

            21…(OPEN)…Prose vs Rhyme

            28…Corey R Schwartz…Meter And Rhythm

September…Characters

            4…Sarah Frances Hardy…Creating Believable Ones

            11…Monica Kulling…Dialogue

            18…Miranda Paul…Multiculturalism

            25…Judy Cox…Anthropomorphic Characters

October…Plot

            2…Nicole Zoltack…Creating Tension

            9…(OPEN)…Showing vs Telling

            16…(OPEN)…How To Show Action

            23…(OPEN)…Beginning, Middle, And End

            30…Darcy Pattison…Creating A Series

November…The Road To Publication

            6…Margaret Greanias…Agent vs Publisher

            13…(OPEN)…What An Editor Does And Does Not Do

            20…(OPEN)…How To Find An Agent

            27…(OPEN)…Creating A Query Letter

December…Promoting

            4…(OPEN)…Blog Tours

            11…(OPEN)…Book Signings

            18…Marcie Colleen…School Visits

            25…(OPEN)…Online Presence: Amazon, Goodreads, Etc.