by Ralph Scott & Kendra Murray You’d be amazed what you can learn by sitting in a recording booth for six to eight hours a day. And none of it has much to do with claustrophobia. Because if you’re claustrophobic, chances are you won’t find yourself in a recording booth to begin with. But if
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Why come to SFWC?
Here are 4 great reasons from co-director Lissa Provost why you should consider attending the San Francisco Writers Conference this year! Why come to SFWC? Access to industry professionals The San Francisco Writers Conference offers the highest ratio of industry professionals to attendees available. It’s actually between a 3:1 and 4:1 ratio, a number I
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A Fun Quiz for Authors and Authors-to-be on the business of being a professional author
By Joey Garcia, author platform coach and editor How much do you know about the business of being a professional author? Most of us spend a lot of time in writing classes but don’t make a commensurate investment in learning about the business we’re in. Think of it this way: Every author runs a small
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Best Holiday Gifts for Writers 2023
by Lisa Tener I’m in the midst of holiday shopping and searching for the best gifts for the writers on my list. Having received some of my favorite writerly gifts from writers, I know how special a thoughtful gift can be. Last year, my friend and editor, Stuart Horwitz, gifted me a lovely hammock. I’ve
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The City Our Writing Teacher: Success as Disintegration
by Mary Rakow We see disintegration in the city all the time. New objects become trash. Dumpsters fill up and are emptied. Streets are torn up, sewer lines replaced. Cars fall apart, are repaired. But we shy away from disintegration because it’s scary. We can’t control it. We don’t know where it’s going. And as
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Casting The Right Voice For Your Book
by Sue Zizza Once you’ve decided to produce an audiobook from your book you need to consider casting. What voice or voices will be bring your story to life and engage the listener? I like to start by considering the style of writing because fiction and nonfiction each have their own unique opportunities and challenges for the narrator. Nonfiction,
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THE CITY OUR WRITING TEACHER—Fidelity/Place of Refuge
By Mary Rakow There’s a reason why writers, composers, architects and mathematicians wander a lot. When creative people are “in the zone” and we get out, we stop thinking directly about our project. And that’s when we see our teachers everywhere! Bar, beauty parlor, church. This happens because workshops, editors, conferences are all wonderful resources
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Planning your novel? Or pantsing?: The eternal battle of logic vs. intuition
by Grant Faulkner I’m often asked whether a writer should plan their novel—or how they should plan their novel— or, if they plan their novel, how much they should plan their novel, and many other questions about planning, pantsing (writing by the seat of your pants), and plantsing (somewhere in between planning and pantsing). It’s
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Time’s Up, Dystopia! A Call for Climate Change Novels and Memoirs
By Joey Garcia We’ve been warned about doomscrolling, the practice of spending excessive time on social media absorbing negative news. Doomscrolling is considered responsible for some harmful psychophysiological issues, especially in young adults. In Doombingeing: Why Dark TV Helps Us Cope with a World of Real Terrors, the TV correspondent for Vanity Fair, Joy Press,
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