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.
