Novelists, Inc. Blog

Let’s Start At The Very Beginning

Emilie Richards — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:00:35 +0000

Having taken a Mexican appetizers class with my lovely daughter-in-law, I was not surprised to discover a tortilla press and keeper among my birthday presents this month. Both of us had been fascinated by the process of making sopes, small freshly made tortillas with the edges turned up, then filled. Now I had my own [...]

Editor Of Many Hats

Vonna Harper — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 08:00:55 +0000

Jessica Page Morrell works as a developmental editor, teaches a series of workshops, is the founder of Summer in Words Writing Conference and blogs at http://thewritinglifetoo.blogspot.com She lives in Portland, Oregon where she is surrounded by writers and watches the sky in all its moods and shades. She writes on topics related to writing and creativity [...]

Conference Call: Y’All Come!

Charlotte Hubbard — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:00:04 +0000

This is the first in a series of posts to make you decide “YES! I need to be at the Ninc Conference in October!” Special Industry Focus Brainstorming: the Future of Publishing by Kasey Michaels, Conference Chair ***If you’re a published writer, you may join us for our “Brainstorming: the Future of Publishing” Day on [...]

Writing Bones

Vonna Harper — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:24:08 +0000

Countdown to Falcon’s Captive’s release. Just five more days, more or less. Last week I agreed to look at a manuscript written by a non-published writer. I have to admit I went into the project with mixed feelings. Hearing her talk about her work had impressed me. She’d done an incredible amount of research for [...]

5 Ways Of Thinking About A Writers’ Conference

Victoria Janssen — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 12:00:09 +0000

How do you decide whether you should attend a writers’ conference? 1. Do I have enough contacts with readers and other writers? Hint: The answer to this is always no. Can I afford the time and money to attend this conference? 2. Budget – where is the conference located? Are there alternative ways to get [...]

Author and Ebook Cover Artist Julie Ortolon

Dara Girard — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 10:00:51 +0000

Tell us about yourself I’m every bit as much an artist as a writer. They’re both in my blood, but the art came long before writing. I started in fine art as both an artist and an art dealer, but the day I discovered computer graphics I fell in love with doing layout and design. [...]

But how do I start writing? – part two

Jennifer Stevenson — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 05:00:04 +0000

Okay, say you’re one of those people so unlike me that you are painfully humble. You think nobody listens to you now, so why should they read what you write? You think you have no contribution to make to anything, not even the world of trashy entertainment, where I myself am struggling to make a [...]

What reading does for me

susanne dunlap — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:00:00 +0000

I don’t know many writers who don’t love to read. At least, not many REAL writers. When I was a child, reading was one of my primary activities, the way I could escape from the trials and tribulations of being a skinny nerd and find characters and worlds to immerse myself in. I’d discover a [...]

Meet Social Media Marketer Chris Isaac

BlogMistress — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:00:25 +0000

Chris Isaac spent 13 years doing everything from Sales to IT to Marketing for a family company, after which he headed up Internet Marketing efforts for a Florida-based lodging and consulting business. In June of 2009, Chris founded birdbathBUZZ as a way of helping businesses better understand and use social media to market their brand, [...]

Conferences of the Month

Rebecca York — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 08:35:28 +0000

Sometimes I ask myself, “Am I crazy?” There are a lot reasons why I might make that inquiry. This week, as I sit in a NY hotel room writing a blog entry, I’m wondering why I’m going to two conferences in July. The simple answer is that both International Thriller Writers and Romance Writers of [...]