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Of Time Lines, Platforms, Niche Craft, Too Many Ideas, and Getting in the Game

November 29, 2007 By Ruth Tuffnell

29 Nov

I’m back from my meeting with my agents. Actually, I only met with one; the other wasn’t feeling well. We went for a lovely lunch at a nice restaurant. He brought all the materials I had sent to him, and we ate and talked for almost two and a half hours. We never really did discuss time lines, though. I…
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Research vs. Procrastination and I’m Off to See The Agents, The Wonderful Agents of Mine (Sung to the Wizard of Oz)

November 28, 2007 By Ruth Tuffnell

28 Nov

Tomorrow, I’m off to see my agents in San Francisco We are supposed to discuss “time lines.” I guess that means how long I have to promote myself and my work before they can help me get this next project of mine off and running. If you recall, my agent did not manage to sell one of my projects, and…
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The Many Varied Forms of Nonfiction

November 27, 2007 By Ruth Tuffnell

27 Nov

The I received a request to write about the different forms of nonfiction. I teach this – at least in terms of article forms – in my “Writing for Publication” teleseminar and class, but I’ll give it a go here as well in shortened form and without telling you how to structure any of these articles or books. First, of…
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The Benefits of Attending a Writers Conference

November 26, 2007 By Ruth Tuffnell

26 Nov

Today I’d like to encourage you to attend a writers conference if at all possible. I know these can be expensive, but I feel they are well worth the money and the time. Given that I live in Northern California, for the last three years I’ve attended the San Francisco Writers Conference. When I lived in New York, I had…
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The Need for a Professional Editor

November 25, 2007 By Ruth Tuffnell

25 Nov

Okay, so I know that at least Linda is still reading this blog. (Thanks, Linda, for giving me reason to keep blogging! And congratulations on writing 45,000 words of fiction and finishing your nonfiction proposal all in less than 30 days. You deserve more than just a gold star!) Linda has asked me to go back to the topic of…
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