Articles tagged: "writing ideas"

1: Writing Fiction For Middle Graders, Part Two

In the last article we talked about whether to use an outline when you're starting to think about your newest story for middle graders and the best place to get ideas Now let 's turn to that all important first chapter and believability

2: On The Planet Corporate: Survival Through Fiction

I found myself sitting in the HR department of one of the most famous companies in America My ice queen soon to be boss wanted me and I knew it

3: A Secret To Getting Published

When Warner Books, one of the world 's largest publishing companies, published my first book, The Angry Clam, back in 1998, the most common question I was asked was, "What were you smoking when you wrote this book" This was quickly followed by the second most common question, "How in the world did a 40-page, hand-written book with bad drawings of a clam get published

4: Seven Levels Of Rejection: And How To Make Them Work For You

Most people in the writing world talk about the three levels of rejection--form, personal, rewrite--but I've discovered seven types (after over 200 rejections before being published and about hundred after, I should know) Learning how to analyze rejection is a helpful skill for any writer because you'll learn what to ignore, what to consider, and what will put you on the right track or, as the case may be, off of it

5: Surviving The Day Job: Six Easy Lessons

Before I became a full-time writer, I had a job counting envelopes Not colored envelopes or large manila envelopes, mind you, but white #10 envelopes

6: I Quit And Other Sensible Ideas - Or, Five Reasons To Stay A Writer

It comes along more frequently than not: The thought that you’re insane and should pursue a career that doesn’t stomp on your pride or demolish your ego You have the hopes of fame and fortune to comfort you at times, but not often enough to keep doubt from gnawing at your mind