Arthur Golden defied the “write what you know” dictum when he wrote about a geisha.
We’ve all been told to write what we know. But authors like Arthur Golden, Kazuo Ishiguro, and Annie Proulx have defied that writing advice successfully. (more…)
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Write What You Know? Why It Pays to Defy That Writing Advice
Posted by cindyfazzi on March 23, 2015
https://cindyfazzi.wordpress.com/2015/03/23/write-what-you-know-why-it-pays-to-defy-that-writing-advice/
Debut Author Elise Cyr’s Biggest Publishing Lesson: Be Your Own Advocate
As a teenager, Elise Cyr wrote a story about a girl, her horse, and their desperate escape from a powerful warlock. It wasn’t your typical adolescent musing. It became the basis of Cyr’s debut novel, “Siege of the Heart,” recently published by Lyrical Press. (more…)
Posted by cindyfazzi on August 8, 2014
https://cindyfazzi.wordpress.com/2014/08/08/debut-author-elise-cyrs-biggest-publishing-lesson-be-your-own-advocate/
Multigenre Author Aubrie Dionne’s Advice to Writers: Keep Writing
Whether in music or writing, Aubrie Dionne’s patience and persistence have paid off. She encourages aspiring authors to develop the same qualities. “Keep writing. It took me four books to get an agent. What if I’d quit after book 3?” she said. (more…)
Posted by cindyfazzi on July 22, 2014
https://cindyfazzi.wordpress.com/2014/07/22/multigenre-author-aubrie-dionnes-advice-to-writers-keep-writing/
Best-Selling Author Bret Lott’s Advice to Writers: Build Your “House of Rejection”
“Desert” by Nina Fazzi
I met Bret Lott, the best-selling author of Jewel, in 2006 when I attended a writing workshop as part of the Writers at Work Conference in Salt Lake City. (more…)
Posted by cindyfazzi on April 12, 2014
https://cindyfazzi.wordpress.com/2014/04/12/best-selling-author-bret-lotts-advice-to-writers-build-your-house-of-rejection/
Best-Selling Author Sara Gruen’s Advice to Writers: Keep Your Writing Time Sacred
“Parasols” by Nina Fazzi.
Like millions of readers worldwide, I fell in love with Sara Gruen’s Water for Elephants. So when she graced an online discussion forum sponsored by a group I belong to, I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to ask her a question on behalf of all aspiring writers. (more…)
Posted by cindyfazzi on April 7, 2014
https://cindyfazzi.wordpress.com/2014/04/07/best-selling-author-sara-gruens-advice-to-writers-keep-your-writing-time-sacred/
Debut Author Priscille Sibley’s Advice to Writers: Not so Fast
Image courtesy of Priscille Sibley.
As the famous writing motto goes: Write what you know. Priscille Sibley, a neonatal intensive care nurse, certainly knows the subject matter of her debut novel, The Promise of Stardust. (more…)
Posted by cindyfazzi on March 15, 2014
https://cindyfazzi.wordpress.com/2014/03/15/debut-author-priscille-sibleys-advice-to-writers-not-so-fast/
Debut Author Alex Myers: Don’t Be Afraid to Set a Draft Aside
Alex Myers admits he’s lucky—he wrote a novel, got an agent, and published his book successfully. But he adds: “I was persistent, patient, and flexible. That might have helped.” (more…)
Posted by cindyfazzi on February 22, 2014
https://cindyfazzi.wordpress.com/2014/02/22/debut-author-alex-myers-dont-be-afraid-to-set-a-draft-aside/
3 Tips on Sustaining Your Writing Momentum
There are two types of writers who have captured our collective imagination. On the one hand, there’s F. Scott Fitzgerald, who wrote novels that were unabashedly autobiographical or semi-autobiographical. His wife and muse, Zelda, was as famous as he was. On the other hand, there’s Stephen King, who writes 10 pages a day and has published 63 novels at my last count. He’s so prolific that he couldn’t possibly rely on something as fickle as a muse. (more…)
Posted by cindyfazzi on February 16, 2014
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