I recently interviewed Diane Hall, an enthusiastic, dynamic writing coach, copy editor, author, and writer’s mentor. Diane’s responses to my emailed questions are so direct and to-the-point that I decided to publish the interview with only the most minor editing, allowing her voice to come through.
FWP writers, note her special discount available to you.
FWP: Let’s
Continue reading Diane Hall: Writing Coach, Copy Editor, Cheerleader
387 views
The following Monthly Themes apply to the remainder of 2010. Plan ahead and publish a winning story best depicting the theme. But remember to tag the story so we don’t overlook it when judging a winner.
July – Independence/Rebellion
August – Respect
September – Forgiveness
October – Endings
November – In the Wild
December – Celebration
525 views
A free platform for ebook
Continue reading Ebook Platform – Lebrary
336 views
Fellow FWP Writers
A warm welcome to nearly a dozen new writers who have joined us in the last month or so. With co-editor Brenda Layman, I look forward to seeing your work published on our Fiction Writers’ Platform. FWP is truly a platform “by writers, for writers,” so please don’t hesitate
Continue reading Fiction Writers’ Platform April Update
643 views
You’ve finally finished your novel. Maybe you’ve been fortunate enough to land a publisher, or perhaps you’re self publishing. Either way, your book’s success will depend on building public awareness. You need publicity.
Unless your last name is Grisham or King, you’ll find that publicity is largely up to you. Publishers seldom
Continue reading Book Publicist Maryglenn McCombs on FWP and More
336 views
FWP Members: Show your support of the site and increase readership of your posted stories by carrying a small promotional button on your websites and blogs. I’m available to help if you need it.
We have two promotional styles available. This button is 180×100 px. Copy and paste the following HTML code to place this button
Continue reading Display an FWP Promotional Button
255 views
Award Winning Story
Editors’ Choice Award winners may now display this badge on their websites and blogs. Winners will receive the code to display this badge including a direct link to the winning story.
Proudly displaying the badge adds to your writing credentials, as well as providing more opportunities for readers to follow your work.
The more
Continue reading Display Your Editors’ Choice Badge
293 views
Writers Online Workshop is offering a 17% discount on their writing workshops from now until March 17th. Enter the promo code MAR10 when enrolling. I received a recent email indicating about 20 workshops were on sale during this period.
Examples include:
Creating Dynamic Characters, normally $250, now $208.
Focus On The Short Story, normally $425, now $353.
Essentials Of
Continue reading Writing Workshops Sale
700 views
Charlotte Mielziner’s The Knock at the Door won the Aspiring Writer’s first annual short story contest. Visit her website for more of
996 views
The weekend with Max seemed to last a month. Max wasn’t just out-of-sorts and irritable; he was mean and grumpy. Max had several years on me and showed it. I thought he was mad that I came and was just grouchy because he was old. But I was wrong.
Maybe I should start at the beginning.
Continue reading A Weekend with Max