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10 Life Lessons from Syndicated Writer, Author, Teacher and Chef Monica Bhide

by MKMarketing | Nov 15, 2010 | Best Writer Tips, For the love of writing, Guest posts, Who is Writing What?

This must-read guest post comes from the impressive and always lovable Monica Bhide, author of three cookbooks, the blog A Life of Spice and syndicated columnist of SEASONINGS, distributed by the  Scripps Howard News Media to over 300 news outlets. In addition to her...

Lit Agent Tina Wexler’s 6.5 Tips for Impressing Agents

by MKMarketing | Nov 8, 2010 | Best Writer Tips, Fiction Novel Writing, Guest posts

Does your heart skip a beat when you come within pitching range of a literary agent? When you eye a coveted agent across the crowded room at the writer’s conference, are you prepared to introduce yourself with confidence? Literary agent Tina Wexler offers a bit...

14 Rocking Good NaNoWriMo Tips

by MKMarketing | Nov 1, 2010 | Best Writer Tips, Fiction Novel Writing, For the love of writing, Guest posts, Who is Writing What?

With an entirely out-of-control outline tipping the scales at over 12,000 words, I dove headfirst this fine November 1st on a journey to make a messy manuscript my own personal heaven. Yes,  I wrote fast and furiously, throwing editing, self-censorship and...

18 random thoughts about creativity – Not just for writers

by MKMarketing | Oct 18, 2010 | Best Writer Tips, For the love of writing

What can we say about creativity? Joel Friedlander, a self-published author and book designer who blogs about book design, self-publishing and the indie publishing life at  spends a lot of time being creative… and thinking about creativity. “Where do ideas...

Act One: 10 Essential Elements

by MKMarketing | Oct 8, 2010 | Best Writer Tips, Fiction Novel Writing, For the love of writing, Guest posts

I’m a little addicted to the The Script Lab. As I worry over and scrutinize my fiction novel, tweets about screen-writing from @TheScriptLab interject with lucid, helpful, applicable ideas. My blog is for creatives of all stripes, and ideas for good writing can...
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