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May 9	No Book Is An Island: How Literary Friendships Helped Joie Jager-Hyman Jason Boog May 9, 2008 Know More: Five Easy Questions, Joie Jager-Hyman literary friendship, writing resources, writing tips In the pinnacle of my literary geekiness, I’ve started reading acknowledgements pages in books.You can learn a lot—how many people it takes to make a book, how many friends contribute and the professionals who supported the writer.Today, Joie Jager-Hyman tells... Continue Reading Posted at 7:23 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May 8	Joie Jager-Hyman's Tips For Finishing Your Book Jason Boog May 8, 2008 Here at The Publishing Spot, we specialize in one thing: practical tips for the working writer. This site is for writers with dayjobs, families and other commitments. Everytime I meet a published author, I ask them how they managed to... Continue Reading Posted at 7:23 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May 7	Joie Jager-Hyman Shows You How To Write About Your Work Without Sounding Boring Jason Boog May 7, 2008 Write about what you know. I can't tell you how many writing teachers told me that, and how long it took me to figure it out. It's even more important to think about while planning a non-fiction book. Readers respond... Continue Reading Posted at 7:23 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May 6	How To Find Characters For Your Non-Fiction Book: Joie Jager-Hyman's Story Jason Boog May 6, 2008 "If I knew nothing about these students, I could ignore the fact that the vast majority of them (about 80 percent of Dartmouth applicants at the time) would eventually be turned away. Like the students themselves, I focused on the... Continue Reading Posted at 7:29 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May 5	Joie Jager-Hyman Explains How She Pitched Her Non-Fiction Book Jason Boog May 5, 2008 "[I]t is harder today than ever before to get into a selective college. Harvard College turned down almost 21,000 candidates--including thousands of valedictorians and students with perfect SAT scores--in 2006-2007. That same year, Columbia University denied admission to about 16,500... Continue Reading Posted at 8:23 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May 2	Journalist Kate Torgovnick Explains Why You Should Find A Writing Group Jason Boog May 2, 2008 Even though writing is a pretty solitary profession, most writing manuals never mention out the importance of having a writing buddy. Today, journalist Kate Torgovnick explains how her writing buddy--and her writing group--helped her write her non-fiction book about the... Continue Reading Posted at 7:23 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	How To Promote Your Book: The Kate Torgovnick Method Kate Torgovnick and Flying Cheerleaders: How To Write Action Scenes How To Pitch Your Non-Fiction Book To A Publisher Kate Torgovnick Shows You How To Pick and Choose Interview Subjects Journalist Jeff Gordinier Shows You How To Write About Music and Promote Your Book "Magazine writers seemed to have more fun" : How Jeff Gordinier Built His Magazine Writing Career The Publishing Spot Library: Memoirist and Novelist Josh Kilmer-Purcell "When all else fails, check into a cheap motel" : How To Write a Book With A Day Job And A Family Journalist Jeff Gordinier Teaches You How To Write Funny Magazine Writer Jeff Gordinier Explains How To Build A Better Interview "Unplug yurself from that friggin' opium tube and start asking some questions for a change" : Jason Christopher Hartley and the Unwritten Iraq War Thinking and Writing about the Iraq War: Jason Christopher Hartley Shares HIs Literary Influences "The idea of reading a military blog makes me angry" : Jason Christopher Hartley on Web Writing "Think paint-ball meets Disneyland": Jason Christopher Hartley Shows You How a Soldier Feels Jason Christopher Hartley Explains How To Write About War Looking Behind The Pages: Janice Erlbaum Explains How To Build A Memoir Scene How To Negotiate A Book Deal: Janice Erlbaum Shares Her Experience Janice Erlbaum Shows You How To Become A Memoir Detective "One of the dirty little secrets of writing professionally" : Janice Erlbaum Talks About Surviving As A Freelance Writer "Write Like Nobody's Watching" : Janice Erlbaum Explains Why You Should Keep A Journal "Knee Deep In A Love Affair" : Felicia Sullivan Teaches How To Work With An Editor Felicia Sullivan Shows You How To Combat Writing Anxieties How Fellowships Help Writers: Advice from Felicia Sullivan Should You Get a Creative Writing MFA? : Felicia Sullivan Takes Us To School Anatomy of a Scene: Felicia Sullivan Explains How To Turn a Memory into a Memoir Scene Larry Smith Explains How Microblogging and Mobile Technology Can Help Fledgling Writers Inside the Mind of an Anthology Editor Rachel Fershleiser and Larry Smith Show You How To Balance Writing and a Dayjob "Part professionalism, part karma" : Larry Smith Explains Why Writers Need Community Rachel Fershleiser Explains How To Build A Reading Community The Fine Art of Writing Action Scenes: A Tutorial By Tony D'Souza Tony D'Souza Explains How To Write In An Airport Tony D'Souza Explains How To Break Into New Characaters: "I'll equate it to breaking and entering into someone's house" "It's Kind Of Like Picking A Wife": Tony D'Souza Explains How To Research Your Novel "You can literally spend all your time stewing in your own misery" : Jeffrey Yamaguchi Explains How To Write Your Book At The Dayjob The Andy Warhol Dr. Seuss Clown Cubicle: How To Revise Your Humorous Book "I don't think it's bad to write less frequently and in more concentrated bursts" : How To Balance A Day Job and Your Writing Life "I wasn't a dispassionate observer, after all; I had taken a side" : How To Become A Better Travel Writer How To Write About Fantastical Places Without Sounding Like A Big Nerd "Hilarious, scary, beautiful, and moving" : The World's First and Briefest Writing Workshop Dedicated Solely To The Art Of The Literary Headline

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