by Jill Marr, Agent, Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency If you are just learning a new craft, such as knitting, you’d certainly study up on the basic skills and tools you would need in order to knit well–for instance the difference between knitting and purling, getting to know patterned stitches, you’ll want to become familiar with
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Using Self-Hypnosis as a Writing Tool!
Happy New Year from 2020 SFWC presenter Suzette Martinez Standring! I look forward to presenting a new tool at the San Francisco Writers Conference to enliven and make writing more vivid: self-hypnosis. Wait. What? Yes, self-hypnosis can be a powerful tool for writing creativity. (This program is separate from my Master’s Class on Column Writing.) Writers
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Happy New Year! Treat yourself to the San Francisco Writers Conference 2020
Happy Holiday Season! From the SFWC Team
Time to Polish your Prose and Enter the San Francisco Writing Contest!
Time to Polish your Prose and Enter the San Francisco Writing Contest! Each year hundreds of writers spend a bit of extra effort over the holidays to polish the first 1,500 words of a short story, article, novel, nonfiction book, flash fiction, or other piece of writing and enter it into the prestigious San Francisco
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How to Build Your Tribe of Influence (Even if You Think Your Platform is Small) Stephanie Chandler
When I work with authors one-on-one, the first homework assignment I give is to make a list of important contacts, which I call the author’s Tribe of Influence. Your tribe consists of the people in your life who can help impact the success of your book and your author business as a whole. This group
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50 Shades of Pay: Making Money as a Contentpreneur
Writers who want to succeed need to reinvent themselves as contentpreneurs—creative, innovative entrepreneurs who produce and repurpose content for different forms, media and countries. Learn how here.
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Tracing the Truth: Adventures in Historical Research Online and In-Person by Taryn Edwards Part Three
Planning Your Visit to an Archive or Library Do your homework Before you go to a library or archive be sure and start on step one of your research plan and read several books and articles on your topic so you have a good idea of the kinds of resources you want to find before
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Tracing the Truth: Adventures in Historical Research Online and In-Person by Taryn Edwards
Part Two In my last blog post (November) I set you on the path to creating a research plan. One of the most important components of such a plan is to think about what sources you will need for your research and consider who might have created them or who might have compiled the data
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Scholarships for the 2020 San Francisco Writers Conference
When you simply HAVE to go to the SFWC! If the cost of the conference is keeping you from attending the 2020 San Francisco Writers Conference this February, do something about it immediately. This year we are offering seven scholarships…and each of them will award a registration to the conference. All you have to do
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