Thanks to our wonderful speakers from last weekend’s meeting! Workshop speaker Ethel Lee Miller posted some nice comments and a picture to our FB page if you want to take a look.
Ethel talked about guest blogging. Well guess what? We’ve got space right here. I’ve been trying (and sometimes failing) to get a post up every week, usually just some links as you see below. However, if you’re a member and you’ve got some words of wit and wisdom on some aspect of writing, I’d love to give you some space to air it! If you’re interested, contact me (Kelly) at amwcommschair@gmail.com.
Now for the links….a few things that might be useful to you:
- Query Shark – A blog of an agent doing occasional query critiques. Lots of useful information-by-example if you go through the archives, including “queries that got to yes” (scroll down, list is on the left).
- Author Meg Gardiner and an editor doing first-page critiques (also good information-by-example).
- A writing income post by Kameron Hurley. Traditionally published fantasy/SF writer, but still some good data on the long haul – that most people aren’t going to be making big bucks right out of the gate, and it’s not going to be the same year-to-year.
- Please Shut Up: Why Self-Promotion as an Author Doesn’t Work. Granted, Delilah Dawson has a publisher and therefore has at least a bit of publicity and reach, but she also makes some good points about the use of social media.
- The Arizona Professional Writers are holding a luncheon on April 22 on “Writing the West” with some Tucson-based western history writers (presentations and open forum). More details at the link. (Appears to be free event, but you buy your own lunch.)
